For Immediate Release
For More Information Contact
Fred Seeger, Port of Bellingham, 360-676-2500
Merle Jefferson, Lummi Nation, 360-410-1706
Both Governments Approved Agreements August 4
[Bellingham, Wash.] The Lummi Nation and the Port of Bellingham both approved two important new agreements that underscore their commitment to an expanded cooperative partnership on Bellingham Bay.
In separate meetings, they approved a Framework Agreement that recognizes the common goals of both parties, the importance of their working relationship, and the shared principles that will be used to support federally recognized Tribal treaty interests and to help move priority Port projects from concept to reality.
In those same meetings, they also approved Implementation Agreement #1 that provides a compensation package to the Lummi Nation, which will address potential impacts to treaty fishing rights, and a combination of technical services and project support from the Tribe to the Port.
Click here for more information about the two agreements.
Click here for the full text of the approved agreements.
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