Sky guy,
I was thinking about your statement earilier

********"From what I have heard, The Skok wish to implement a paid permitting system to limit access to the river, and to cover some expenses with operating a fishery there.****

This could be a very dangerous proposition. It seems that the tribe, if they wished, could easily have implemented such an idea on their own without the State's approval. I doubt that the Makah's, Quinault or Collville tribes ask the state for permission on fees for fishing on their land. My guess is that the Tribe wants the State to agree to the terms and post it in the regulations or to codify such an agreement, thereby implying they agree with the Tribe's ownership of the land.