74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
HA to HB 2294
 
LC 428/HB 2294-2
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                         HOUSE BILL 2294
 
           By COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
 
                            March 16
 
  On page 1 of the printed bill, line 2, after '315.138, ' insert
'496.085,'.
  On page 2, line 1, after 'after' delete the rest of the line
and insert 'January 1, 1996, unless the Fish Screening Task Force
finds there is good cause to allow an exception. The department
shall give preference to diversions of 30 cubic feet per second
or less when making cost-sharing program funds available.'.
  After line 28, insert:
  ' (7) A person who diverts water at a rate of 30 cubic feet per
second or more is responsible for all maintenance of an installed
screening or by-pass device.'.
  In line 29, delete '(7)' and insert '(8)'.
  In line 37, delete '(8)' and insert '(9)'.
  In line 41, delete '(9)(a)' and insert '(10)(a)'.
  On page 3, line 7, restore the bracketed material.
  In line 8, restore the bracketed material and delete '$25 ' and
insert '$150' and delete the rest of the line.
  In line 9, delete 'cost'.
  In line 15, delete '(10)' and insert '(11)'.
  In line 18, delete '(11)' and insert '(12)'.
  In line 22, delete '(12)' and insert '(13)'.
  In line 29, delete '(13)(a)' and insert '(14)(a)'.
  On page 4, line 24, delete '(14)' and insert '(15)'.
  On page 6, line 25, delete '(7)' and insert '(8)'.
  On page 10, line 9, before '498.316' insert '498.306,'.
  On page 11, line 13, before '498.316' insert '498.306,'.
  After line 38, insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 5a. + } ORS 496.085 is amended to read:
  ' 496.085. (1) There is established within the State Department
of Fish and Wildlife the Fish Screening Task Force consisting of
seven members appointed by the State Fish and Wildlife
Commission.
  ' (2) Three members shall be appointed to represent
agricultural interests, three shall be appointed to represent
fishing or fish conservation interests and one member shall be
appointed to represent the public. Members of the task force
shall serve for two-year terms. No member of the task force shall
serve for more than three consecutive two-year terms.
  ' (3) A member of the task force shall receive no compensation
for services as a member. However, subject to any applicable law
regulating travel and other expenses of state officers and
employees, a member shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary
travel and other expenses incurred in the performance of official
duties from such moneys as may be available therefor in the State
Wildlife Fund.
  ' (4) The task force shall meet at such times and places as may
be determined by the chair or by a majority of the members of the
task force.
  ' (5) The duties of the task force are:
 
  ' (a) To advise the department in the development of a
comprehensive cost-sharing program for the installation of fish
screening or by-pass devices in water diversions.
  ' (b) To advise the department in establishing a stable and
equitable funding system for the installation and maintenance of
fish screening and by-pass devices.
  ' (c) To advise the department in identifying sources and
applying for grants from local, state and federal governmental
agencies for funding the installation and maintenance of fish
screening and by-pass devices.
  ' (d) To advise the department in monitoring fish screening
programs.
  ' (e) To advise the department in a survey and study of fish
screening technology to determine the most cost-effective
alternatives for screening in the various situations that may be
encountered in the implementation of fish screening in this
state.
  ' (f) To advise the department in preparing a report on the
capital costs and effectiveness of the program provided in ORS
498.306.
  ' (g) To advise the department on the creation of the priority
criteria and the priority listing referred to in ORS 498.306
 { - (13)(a) or (d) - }  { +  (14)(a) or (d) + }.'.
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