Nez Perce Tribe water settlement finalized
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
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The Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho signed an agreement to formally end a water rights lawsuit.
The tribe agreed to give up its claims to water in the Snake River basin in exchange for about $83 million in cash, 11,000 acres of land and salmon conservation measures. The entire package is worth $193 million.
The state and individual water users also signed the agreement. It was ratified by Congress in 2005.
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Idaho, Nez Perce Tribe Sign Water Deal
(AP 5/1)
Relevant Links:
Nez Perce Tribe -
http://www.nezperce.org
The Nez Perce Water Rights Settlement -
http://www.idwr.idaho.gov/nezperce
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