71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
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LC 3469
 
                           B-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 3002
                  Ordered by the Senate June 12
  Including House Amendments dated May 23 and Senate Amendments
                          dated June 12
 
Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON STREAM RESTORATION AND SPECIES RECOVERY
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
 
  Creates Salmon Recovery Task Force to define recovery for
anadromous salmonid populations, establish criteria for
evaluation of recovery and develop legislation for recommendation
to Legislative Assembly.
  Sunsets December 31, 2002.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the Oregon Plan; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) There is created the Salmon Recovery Task
Force consisting of 13 members. Members shall be persons who are
well-experienced with and very knowledgeable about salmon
recovery and the Oregon Plan. Members shall be appointed jointly
by the Governor, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of
the House of Representatives and shall include:
  (a) One member of the Senate;
  (b) Two members of the House of Representatives;
  (c) One representative of the Department of Environmental
Quality;
  (d) One representative of the State Department of Agriculture;
  (e) One representative of the State Forestry Department;
  (f) One representative of the State Department of Fish and
Wildlife;
  (g) One representative of the Oregon Watershed Enhancement
Board;
  (h) One representative of the Indian tribes;
  (i) One representative of the sportfishing community;
  (j) One representative of the commercial fishing community;
  (k) One representative of local governments; and
  (L) One representative of the environmental and conservation
community.
  (2) The Governor, the President of the Senate and the Speaker
of the House of Representatives shall make every effort to
encourage the involvement, in an advisory capacity to the task
force, of persons from federal agencies that are involved in
salmon recovery efforts. Members of the Legislative Assembly who
are appointed to the task force may act in an advisory capacity
only.
  (3) The task force shall:
  (a) Define 'recovery' for purposes of restoring anadromous
salmonid populations to a point at which the populations may be
removed from endangered or threatened status under the federal
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-205, 16 U.S.C. 1531 to
1544);
  (b) Develop and coordinate a scientific workshop with the
Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team;
  (c) Establish criteria for evaluation of salmon recovery; and
  (d) Develop legislation for recommendation to the
Seventy-second Legislative Assembly.
  (4) The task force is subject to the provisions of ORS 171.605
to 171.635 and has the authority contained in ORS 171.505 and
171.510.
  (5) The task force shall use the services of permanent
legislative staff to the greatest extent practicable.
  (6) A member of the Legislative Assembly who is appointed to
the task force shall be entitled to an allowance as authorized by
ORS 171.072 from funds appropriated to the Legislative Assembly.
Other members of the task force are not entitled to compensation
but may receive actual and necessary travel or other expenses
incurred in the performance of their official duties as provided
in ORS 292.495.
  (7) All agencies, departments and officers of this state are
directed to assist the task force in the performance of its
functions and to furnish such information and advice as the
members of the task force consider necessary to perform their
functions.
  (8) Official action by the task force as outlined in subsection
(3) of this section shall require the approval of a majority of
the nonadvisory members of the task force. All legislation
recommended by official action of the task force must indicate
that it is introduced at the request of the task force.  Such
legislation shall be prepared in time for presession filing
pursuant to ORS 171.130.
  (9) The task force shall report to the joint legislative
committee established under ORS 171.551 or an interim committee
as appropriate. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + Section 1 of this 2001 Act is repealed on
December 31, 2002. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + This 2001 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2001 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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