HJM009 Summary

• Urges the U.S. Department of State to support Idaho's positions in negotiations with Canada regarding modification of the Columbia River Treaty signed in 1961 and implemented in 1964.

• Opposes elevating ecosystem restoration to a primary treaty purpose alongside flood control and power generation, citing concerns it could override existing federal environmental laws and state water sovereignty.

• Calls for protection of irrigated agriculture in the United States and opposes Canadian proposals requiring all U.S. storage projects to provide system-wide flood control before Canadian reservoirs in post-2024 operations.

• Opposes any treaty modifications that would authorize tribes and federal agencies to design water allocation processes or require flow augmentation beyond existing agreements, and rejects efforts to reintroduce anadromous fish species above Hells Canyon or Dworshak.

• Directs the Chief Clerk of the House to forward copies of the memorial to Congress, Idaho's congressional delegation, the U.S. Department of State, the Bonneville Power Administration, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.