; Whereas the construction of the Locks altered the Lake Washington system, eliminating fish habitat and native fisheries, including those on the Black River, which was the natural outlet of Lake Washington until it was permanently dewatered by the Locks; Whereas ensuring adequate fish passage through the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks is a key to meeting Federal trust responsibilities under treaties between the United States Government and federally recognized Tribes, including the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe and the Suquamish Tribe; Whereas the Muckleshoot Tribe partners with the United States Army Corps of Engineers to study salmon runs, water quality, and other factors that affect Tribal activities under treaty protection; Whereas the Locks’ fish ladder is the only ingress and egress point for migrating salmon that spawn in the Lake Washington, Cedar, and Sammamish watershed; Whereas both Tribes conduct subsistence and commercial fishing activities, which depend on fish which migrate through the Locks; Whereas all salmon in the 692-square-mile watershed must travel through the Locks twice in their lives; and Whereas although the Locks have attracted $125 million in Federal, State, and local funding for habitat protection and restoration projects initiated since 1998 in the watershed, significant fish passage problems persist and there is a need to continue to invest in improved fish passage: Now, therefore, be it