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Government the right to preempt State or tribal regulations which 

 would violate those obligations. Because p reemption is an 

 extraordinary power intended for only the mos t critic al 

 situations, the role reserved by H.R. 1093 to State and tribal 

 managers is fundamental to the successful implementation of the 

 Treaty. The proposed legislation provides for full participation 

 by the States and treaty Indian tribes in the development of 

 international obligations under 'the Pacific Salmon Treaty. 

 Indeed, as I shall describe, States and Indian treaty tribes are 

 assured greater power in the U.S. section, than is provided the 

 Federal Government. 



H.R. 1093 provides that the U.S. section of the Commission 

 will be composed of four persons appointed by the President. 

 There will be a federal official, a person appointed from a list 

 submitted by the Governors of Washington and Oregon, a person 

 appointed from a list submitted by the Governor of Alaska, and a 

 person appointed from a list provided by the treaty Indian tribes 

 of Idaho, Oregon, or Washington. 



Decisions of the U.S. section will be taken by consensus. 

 The federal commissioner will not have a vote, but will be 

 expected to play and important advisory and cnciliatory role. 



H.R. 1093 ensures that the composition and voting 

 arrangements for the Panels will also be fair and reasonable. 

 The bill provides an appropriate balance among the federal 

 agencies, the State and tribal management entities, and the 

 fishermen. 



