[env-trinity] Times-Standard: Council talks Klamath restoration extension; unless Congress acts, agreement will sunset

[Tom Stokely]

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Council talks Klamath restoration extension; unless Congress acts, agreement will sunset
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The Klamath Basin Coordinating Council meets Wednesday to discuss amendments that would extend the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement.

The agreement, which is intended to restore the Klamath River's ecosystem and improve its fisheries, is scheduled to sunset Dec. 31 unless Congress acts on the proposed legislation.

According to a summary of the amendments, it is increasingly clear that Congress may not act on the legislation.

The amendment process began in October, and would extend the agreement until December 2014.

According to the council summary, the amendments would extend the time for passage of federal legislation, address tribal funding issues and clean up other provisions of the document. The amendments do not affect the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement, which lays out the steps for removal of dams on the Klamath River.

Humboldt County is one of 38 stakeholders that signed the agreement in February 2010.

The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors will discuss the proposed revisions to the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement at its meeting today.

The amendments will become effective if they are approved by all the parties that signed the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement.

Critics of the agreement have alleged that the Klamath Basin Coordinated Council are making decisions behind closed doors and that an amendment would delay restoration progress.

If you go:

What: Klamath Basin Coordinating Council meeting.

When: Wednesday at 9 a.m.

Where: Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center, 921 Waterfront Dr., Eureka.
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