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The bill transfers Clear Creek Hatchery ownership and increases transparency for the Nisqually Tribe and local residents, but places maintenance costs and potential legal limits on the Tribe's control of the property.
The Nisqually Indian Tribe gains ownership of the Clear Creek Hatchery infrastructure without payment, giving the Tribe direct local control over management and decisions for the facility.
Local residents and tribal stakeholders gain access to finalized maps and legal descriptions of the conveyed property, increasing transparency about boundaries and assets.
The Tribe assumes ongoing maintenance costs and liability for the hatchery infrastructure transferred without accompanying federal funding, creating an economic burden on the Tribe.
The conveyance is subject to 'valid existing rights', so remaining third-party rights could limit the Tribe's full control, use, or ability to alter the property.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Conveys specified Clear Creek Hatchery infrastructure to the Nisqually Indian Tribe within 90 days, at no cost and subject to valid existing rights, using maps dated Dec 3, 2024 as controlling.
Introduced March 5, 2026 by Maria E. Cantwell · Last progress March 5, 2026
Transfers specified Clear Creek Hatchery infrastructure from the United States to the Nisqually Indian Tribe. The conveyance must occur within 90 days of enactment, is for no consideration, and is subject to any valid existing rights; maps dated December 3, 2024 will be used to identify the property and control if there is a discrepancy. The Secretary of the Interior (through the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) must finalize maps and legal descriptions as soon as practicable, allow mutual corrections of minor errors, and keep the finalized map and legal description on file and available for public inspection in appropriate Fish and Wildlife Service offices.