25 CFR § 247.13 - Are the facilities available year around?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s247.13"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "25 CFR § 247.13 - Are the facilities available year around?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "247.13"
section_name: "Are the facilities available year around?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "J"
subchapter_name: "FISH AND WILDLIFE"
part_number: "247"
part_name: "USE OF COLUMBIA RIVER TREATY FISHING ACCESS SITES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "25 U.S.C. 2 and 9; Pub. L. 100-581, Title IV."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 50868, Sept. 29, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "247"
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# 247.13 Are the facilities available year around?

(a) The Area Director may close facilities at the sites for necessary maintenance during the winter or at other times if necessary. Before closing the facilities, the Area Director will consult with delegated tribal representatives, if possible.

(b) You will still be able to access your treaty fishing rights on the Columbia River through these sites while they are closed.

(c) If any sites are closed or restricted, any affected tribe can contact the Area Director and ask that the sites be opened. The Area Director will work together with the tribes to consider these requests.