Columbia Basin Initiative
The Columbia Basin Initiative is a 2023 agreement between the U.S. government, four sovereign Tribe (Native American), Native American Tribes (Nez Perce, Yakama, Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Warm Springs and Umatilla people, Umatilla) and the U.S. states of Washington (state), Washington and Oregon to provide over $1 billion in funds for salmon restoration and clean energy production. The agreement comes after over twenty years of litigation with the U.S. government for violating the Endangered Species Act of 1973, Endangered Species Act. The agreement honors the treaty rights of the four tribes to fish and gather food in the Columbia River drainage basin, Columbia Basin. The funding also will be used to support Tribally-owned energy projects. History The Columbia Basin Project, Columbia Basin refers to the geographic area that spans Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. In the 1960s, the U.S. government built four dams on the Snake River. These dams provide hydroelectric power ...
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