Spilyay Tymoo
(Coyote Nezvs)
r.O. Box 870
Warm Springs, OR 97761
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Warm Springs, OR 97761
April 6, 2000
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Natural Resources announce highlights to resolution 9858 Tribal members support the
Hydro Purchase from PGE
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Tlic voting went over very well here
as tribal members approved the pro
posed aequisition of a portion of the
Pelton Round Butte Hydroeleteie
project partially located on tribal lands.
After all votes were tabulated and
checked after the election on Tuesday,
the tribal members voted 753 for and
127 against, to authorize the Tribal
Council to acquire majority ownership
in the project from Portland General
Electric over the next 37 years. The
Tribal Council ratified the vote Wednes
day. "The Pelton Round Butte project
has the potential to generate substantial
revenues in the near-term with the ex
pectation that revenues will only in
crease in the long-term as the Tribes
gain a greater share of ownership," said
Olncy Patt, Jr., Tribal Council Chair
man. With Tribal approval in place, PGE
and the Tribes will pursue a joint li
cense for the project from the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission. Last
year, they filed competing applications.
The agreement is also subject to the
approval of the Oregon Public Utility
Commission.
Under the agreement, the Tribes
will purchase a one-third interest in the
408 megawatt project on December
3 1 , 2(K)1 with the option 20 years later
to increase the share to 49.9 percent.
The Tribes could also elect to increase
ownership to 50.01 percent by 2037.
The referendum authorized the
Tribal Council to spend up to $90 mil
lion to purchase the majority share and
restore and protect natural resources.
The Tribes would purchase shares
of the project at net book value (initial
investment minus depreciation). In turn,
the proposal provides that PGE's cur
rent rent payments of $ 1 0 million to the
Tribes for use of Tribal Lands would
cease on December 3 1 , 200 1 . In lieu of
those payments, the Tribes would earn
revenue by marketing their share of the
power output from the project.
May 23 set for gaming vote
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Tribal Council has set a date of
May 23 to vote on expanding gaming
on tribal trust lands located in the
industrial area near Madras. The
proposal for a Madras gaming site
has been approved by the Tribal
Council and now goes to the people.
Purpose of the proposal is to
produce a new source of income for
the Tribe to offset anticipated revenue
shortfalls beginning in 2003.
'"Economic studies completed last
year show that among current gam
ing expansion sites under consider
ation, the site near Madras can pro
duce double the revenue of a new
development on the reservation.
In 1995, the membership voted to
enter into gaming with the primary
goal of producing revenue for the
Tribe. A secondary goal was to cre
ate employment opportunities for
Tribal members.
Last year, a second gaming ref
erendum asking voting members if
they wanted to continue gaming a
possibly expand it. The vote was an
overwhelming yes.
For this referendum, information
will be available through articles
released in the Spilyay Tymoo, in
KWSO interviews, in mailers sent to
head of household and in a series of
district and general council meetings.
"We are at the crossroads of
gaming expansion, for the Tribe,"
states Gaming Board Chairman,
Rudy Clements. He adds "It's criti
cal that members be well informed
on this issue before they cast their
vote. It's now up to the people."
Corwin Howtopat at Warm Springs repairing net as he prepares for the ceremonial fishing season that opened earlier this week. The root
feasts are set April 9th in Simnasho and The Agency Longhouse.
Tribes to buy Government Island
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Or
egon, Natural Resources Department
is pleased to announce the highlights
of Tribal Resolution 9858. Tribal
Resolution 9858 describes the har
vest regulations for the spring Chi
nook salmon ceremonial and sub
sistence fishery at Sherars Falls.
The following restrictive regula
tions were adopted by Tribal Coun
cil on March 28th, 2000.
1 . In recognition of the traditional
methods of fishing, fishing from
scaffolds using hoopnets and setnets
will be allowed seven days per week
from April 1 through June 15, 2000.
a. all wild steelhead must be re
leased and returned to the river un
harmed. b. The provisions of Warm Springs
Correction: The
Root Feast date is
for April 9, 2000.
Sorry for any inconvience
of the incorrect date.
Tribal Code (WSTC) 340.310 (8),
requiring that setnets and hoopnets
are attended continuously, will be
enforced.
2. A subsistence fishery will be
allowed up to a harvest cap of 496
adult wild spring Chinook salmon.
There will be unrestricted fishery for
hatchery spring Chinook salmon.
3. The Department of Natural
Resources will be responsible for
monitoring the fishery. Once the
harvest cap of 496 adult wild spring
Chinook salmon is reached, fishing
for adult wild spring Chinook salmon
will be closed and all adult wild spring
Chinook must be released and re
turned to the river unharmed. Fish
ing will remain open for hatchery
spring Chinook salmon.
4. Hook and Line fishing, one
Pitt show opens
The April 2000 feature at Art
Adventure Gallery, Madras will be
"A Gathering of Spirits," works in
ceramics and mixed media by well
known Northwest artist, Lillian Pitt.
An opening reception will be held
during the 1st Thursday Art Walk,
April 6, 2000 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Music will be provided by Foster
Kalama, Warm Springs on the Native
American Flute.
pole per person and single hook only
(no treble hooks), will be permitted.
5. Snagging of fish will be prohib
ited, any fish that is snagged inciden
tally must be returned to the river
unharmed.
6. The Natural Resources De
partment and Police Department shall
closely monitor the Sherars Falls
fishery and strictly enforce the
regulations requiring the release of
inmarked steelhead by hook and line
tishers.
7. The Warm Springs River and
all its tributaries will be closed to all
fishing.
8. Pursuant to Warm Springs
Tribal Ordinance 68, Section 490.500
and Section 490.510 (8), the sale of
fish caught for subsistence purposes'
is prohibited.
9. Monitoring of the tribal har
vest, fish escapement over Bonneville
and The Dalles Dam and fish returns
to Warm Springs National Fish
Hatchery and Round Butte Hatch
ery, will be used to determine if jn
season harvest modifications will be
necessary.
The Natural Resources Depart
ment is expecting the return of ap
proximately 10,000 hatchery spring
Chinook salmon and approximately
2,000 wild spring Chinook salmon,
to the Deschutes River. This years
return is expected to be the largest
return since 1990.
If anyone has any questions, please
call the Natural Resources Depart
ment at (541) 553-3548.
Chili Cook-off
. ChiUinnium 2000
Supporting Healthy Communities
National Alcohol Free Weekend April 8, 2000
In honor of National Alcohol Free Weekend, CHET will
be hosting their first Annual Chili Cook-Off.
The event is slated for Saturday, April 8, 2000 beginning at 8 a.m. with a
Family Fun Run. At 10 a.m. the Chili Cook-Off begins. CHET is
challenging other tribal departments to participate in this National
Holiday. If you want your team involved, please call them for entry
rules. Remote control car races for kids will be sponsored by Fire
Management The first 70 entries will get a free T-Shirt If you think you
can handle fun in the sun, good cooking by locals, and support the cause
to have an ALCOHOL FREE WEEKEND, then Mark your calendars
for Saturday, April 8, 2000. We will be located down at the Community
Center. If you have any questions or concerns, PLEASE do not hesitate
to call a member of CHET at 553-4922.
Red Cross
announce
challenge
Mount Bachelor and your local
American Red Cross announce a
Vertical Foot Challenge! Skiers and
boarders will collect pledges for a
fixed dollar amount or per foot
sponsorship. Then on April 15, they
will ski and ride "Cliffhanger" run to
raise funds for local Red Cross Di
saster response as well as Health and
Safety services.
This will be a fun event with lots
of drawings for great participant
prizes. Those registered by April 7
will be eligible for free bus rides, lift
ticket and equipment rental. Entry
forms and pledge sheets are available
at the Red Cross Office in Bend Ar
mory and many ski shops.
If you live in Deschutes, Grant,
Jefferson, Crook or Wheeler Coun
ties or are a part of the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs, accept the
challenge. Please participate or
sponsor someone. The money raised
could help you!
For more information call (541)
382-2142.
Due to circumstances
beyond our control,
we will not have
datelogs for this year.
The Confederated Tribes of The
Warm Springs Reservation decided to
purchase Government Island, in Cas
cade Locks, for $1.9 million.
There are no specific plans for the
Property at the present time, however,
they do believe that it has all kinds of
opportunities for economic develop
ment. The 30 acre Government Island
is on the east edge of Cascade Locks
and was part of the 10 million acres of
land the tribes ceded to the U.S. Gov
ernment in the treaty of 1 855.
Title IX committee
to meet
The Title IX Parent Advisory
Committee will meet at Warm
Springs Elementary Library on
Tuesday, April 11, 2000 at 7 p.m. A
public hearing will be held regarding
the 2000-01 budget.
Title IX meetings are open to all
members of the public. The Com
mittee meets at 7 p.m. at the Warm
Springs Elementary Library on the
second Tuesday of each month. If
you have a disability, please advise
the District 509-J Support Services
Office about special arrangements
that may allow you to fully participate
in the meeting. Please call Georgia
Sosa at 475-6192.
The Island is where the tribes pro
posed to set up a casino which received
a big welcome from residents as they
saw good job opportunities that they
lack there. The Gov. John Kitzhaber
denied permission to build the gaming
facility there last November.
What ever the tribes decide to do
with Government Island, they will work
with the people in Cascade Locks. A
joint planning board is most likely by
the tribes and Cascade Locks residents.
Council passes
"Rules of Court"
Pursuant to the Warm Springs
Tribal Courts "Rules of Court" passed
by Tribal Council, all persons seek
ing admission to practice law in Tribal
Court in addition to filing fees, must
pass a prescribed test.
In order to assist lawyers and ad
vocates to prepare for the upcoming
"test" the Tribal Court will schedule
a minimum of two sessions. These
sessions are intended to help poten
tial practitioners to learn what ma
terial needs to be reviewed and
studied in order to gain a passing
score on the exam.
The second session is scheduled
for 6:00 p.m. Monday, April 10 in
Court Room l.
Corps Extend Snake River Comment
Period Time until April 30. 2000
The public comment period on the juvenile salmon and steelhead slocks cultu
public comment period
draft of the Lower Snake River Juve
nile Salmon Migration Feasibility Re
port and Environmental Impact State
ment has been extended to April 30,
and officilial from the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers said.
The Corps extended the comment
period originally scheduled to end
March 31 after receiving several
requests from regional agencies and
groups. The Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife sent in a formal re
quest that was approved today by Lt
Col. WilliamEBulen.Jr., Walla Walla
District commander.
The Corps" draft FR7EIS was re
leased in December 1 999. It focuses on
ways to modify the four lower Snake
River dams to improve migration con
ditions for endangered or threatened
juvenile :
listed under the Endangered Species
Act.
According to Brig. Gen. Carl A.
Strock, commander of the Corps'
Northwestern Division, the next step is
to analyze and respond to the com
ments and identify concerns.
"We intend to have a preferred al
ternative identified and documented
later this year, follow ing with record of
a decision in 2001," said Strock.
The Corps selection of a preferred
alternative will not be based on a head
count or show of hands, Strock empha
sized. "The Corp's EIS is a public process
in which we carefully consider a range
of alternatives in light of the engineer
ing requirements, biologicalenviron
mental effects, economic effects, the
cultural and social effects. Included in
this analysis are treaty obligations, the
Endangered Species Act, the Clean
Water Act, the Clean Air Act and the
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act,"
said Strock.
Public meetings for the Corps' draft
FREIS were held throughout the re
gion in February and March. More than
8,700 people attended the meetings. To
date,, the Corps has received more than
50,000 written comments and expects
that number to double by the end of the
extended comment period.
The Corps request that comments
be sent to the Department of the Army,
Walla Walla, WA 99362, or by faxing
comments to (509) 527-7832.
For more information on the Corps'
Lower Snake River FREIS visit
www.nww.usace. army.mil.
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