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
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LC 2703
 
                           B-Engrossed
 
                         Senate Bill 620
                  Ordered by the House June 30
 Including Senate Amendments dated June 18 and House Amendments
                          dated June 30
 
Sponsored by Senator R BEYER
 
 
                             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 Water Resources Department to encourage United States
Army Corps of Engineers to make recreation highest priority use
of  { + unallocated + } waters of Detroit Lake.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to state agencies.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + In discussions held with the United States Army
Corps of Engineers over seasonal operations of impoundments
within the Willamette Basin reservoir system, including Detroit
Lake, the Water Resources Department shall:
  (1) Specify that the State of Oregon has determined that
Detroit Lake is an important recreational resource to the
citizens of Oregon.
  (2) Encourage the United States Army Corps of Engineers to
place recreation as the highest priority use of the unallocated
waters of Detroit Lake.
  (3) If the United States Army Corps of Engineers indicates that
recreational use of Detroit Lake will not receive the highest
priority, notify communities that may be detrimentally affected
by such a decision and hold public meetings within the affected
communities. + }
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