Tribes Continue To Oppose “Water Grab And Hoarding Bills of 2003”
OLYMPIA (June 11, 2003)-- Passage of three water bills in the waning hours of Special Session Number One of the State Legislature last night sent a clear message to the…
Legislators, Tribes, Environmental Organizations And Others: Opposing The Water Bills
OLYMPIA (May 5,2003)-A coalition of legislators, Indian tribes, environmental organizations and fishing groups objected this morning to the potential passage of water bills to be considered in the special legislative session slated for May 12.
In a press conference in Olympia, State Senator Karen Fraser (D-Olympia), Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Chairman Billy Frank, Jr., Washington Environmental Council President Jay Manning and others said the bills serve the interests of big water users at the expense of the environment and everyone else in the state.