71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .
 
LC 445
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         Senate Bill 52
                 Ordered by the Senate April 20
           Including Senate Amendments dated April 20
 
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the
  President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing
  rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part
  of the President (at the request of Joint Interim 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.
 
  Requires State Department of Agriculture to   { - develop - }
 { +  obtain information from specified agencies that shows
statistically valid + } scientific basis for concluding that
conditions of land contribute to impairment of water quality
prior to   { - designating - }   { + describing + } lands subject
to water quality management plan.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to water quality management plans; creating new
  provisions; and amending ORS 568.909.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 568.909 is amended to read:
  568.909. (1) The State Department of Agriculture may describe
the boundaries of agricultural and rural lands that are subject
to a water quality management plan:
  (a) Due to a determination by the Environmental Quality
Commission to establish a Total Maximum Daily Load for a body of
water under the federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1313);
  (b) Due to a declaration of a ground water management area
under ORS 468B.180; or
  (c) When an agricultural water quality management plan is
otherwise specifically required by state or federal law.
   { +  (2) Prior to describing the boundaries of agricultural
and rural lands that are subject to a water quality management
plan, the State Department of Agriculture shall obtain, from the
agency making a determination or declaration under subsection (1)
of this section, information that shows a statistically valid
scientific basis for concluding that the condition of the land
contributes to a water quality impairment that exceeds, or is
likely to exceed, applicable water quality standards. + }
    { - (2) - }   { + (3) + } For an area whose boundaries have
been designated under this section, the department shall develop
and carry out a plan for the prevention and control of water
pollution from agricultural activities   { - and soil erosion - }
. The plan shall be based upon scientific information.
  SECTION 2.  { + The amendments to ORS 568.909 by section 1 of
this 2001 Act apply to water quality management plans developed
on or after the effective date of this 2001 Act. + }
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