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S. Rept. 114-310 1 (2016-08-30)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxsjn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED US. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP Calendar No. 582 114TH CONGRESS REPORT 2d Session SENATE 114-310 MARITIME WASHINGTON NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA ACT AUGUST 30, 2016.-Ordered to be printed Filed, under authority of the order of the Senate of July 14, 2016 Ms. MURKOWSKI, from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 1623] The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was referred the bill (S. 1623) to establish the Maritime Washington National Heritage Area in the State of Washington, and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with amendments and recommends that the bill, as amended, do pass. The amendments are as follows: 1. On page 14, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following: (6) alters, modifies, diminishes, or extinguishes the treaty rights of any Indian tribe within the National Heritage Area. 2. On page 14, line 5, strike (6) and insert (7). 3. On page 14, line 9, strike (7) and insert (8). PURPOSE The purpose of S. 1623 is to establish the Maritime Washington National Heritage Area in the State of Washington. BACKGROUND AND NEED Western Washington State's heritage is shaped by its relation- ship to the waters of Puget Sound, the Straits of Juan de Fuca, and the Pacific Ocean. Native communities found a bounty of resources in the waters and shorelines of this area. While salmon and sea life provided an abundance of sustenance, western red cedar provided the material to establish permanent settlements and a maritime 59-010

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