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Regional partners present framework to reconvey Columbia River shoreline to local control; draft tribal protections included
Summary
Tri-City Development Council representatives briefed Pasco on a multi-jurisdiction effort to transfer Corps-managed shoreline land to local governments, describing draft agreements (MOA, cultural-practices easement, disturbance protocols), an estimated collective maintenance cost of about $2 million annually, and a congressional strategy with tribal partnership.
Representatives from the Tri-City Development Council briefed the Pasco City Council on a multi-year effort to reconvey Columbia River shoreline lands now owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to local governments and tribal partners.
Carl Dye and David Replog described the historical context: large federal acquisitions after mid-20th-century floods left much shoreline under Corps ownership, even where local governments had been maintaining parks and recreation areas. The working group — including local governments and tribal nations — has drafted three governing documents intended to govern transfers and protections: a…
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