75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 3106
Sponsored by Representatives ROBLAN, BOONE; Representatives
COWAN, WITT, Senators JOHNSON, VERGER, WHITSETT
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AN ACT
Relating to nearshore research; appropriating money; and
declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + (1)(a) There is created the Task Force on
Nearshore Research consisting of the following 14 members:
(A) The superintendent of the Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment
Station or a designee.
(B) The director of the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology or a
designee.
(C) The director of Oregon Sea Grant or a designee.
(D) The manager of the State Department of Fish and Wildlife's
Marine Resources Program or a designee.
(E) The manager of the Ocean and Coastal Services Division of
the Department of Land Conservation and Development or a
designee.
(F) The executive director of the Oregon Coastal Zone
Management Association or a designee.
(G) The Director of the Department of State Lands or a
designee.
(H) The following seven members appointed by the Governor after
the Governor considers recommendations made by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives and the President of the Senate:
(i) One member representing local government;
(ii) One member representing conservation and environmental
organizations;
(iii) One member representing the commercial fishing and fish
processing industries;
(iv) One member representing sport fishers or the sport fishing
industry;
(v) One member representing community-based fishing interests;
(vi) One member representing nearshore industry other than the
fishing industry; and
(vii) One member representing nearshore recreation other than
fishing.
(b) In addition to the voting members specified in paragraph
(a) of this subsection, the Governor may invite representatives
of federal agencies to serve as additional nonvoting members of
the task force.
(2) The task force shall elect one of its members to serve as
chairperson.
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(3) The purpose of the task force is to make recommendations to
ensure the protection and utilization of Oregon's nearshore
resources.
(4) The task force shall recommend a long-term funding and
coordination strategy for implementing the nearshore priorities
of the state, including, but not limited to, the nearshore
priorities identified in:
(a) The Oregon Nearshore Marine Resource Management Strategy;
(b) The West Coast Governors' Agreement on Ocean Health Action
Plan;
(c) The Territorial Sea Plan as defined in ORS 196.405; and
(d) The West Coast regional marine research and information
plan developed by Sea Grant.
(5) The strategy recommended by the task force under subsection
(4) of this section must:
(a) Review, consolidate and anticipate nearshore priorities for
purposes relating to:
(A) Researching and monitoring nearshore resources;
(B) Management of nearshore resources and policy formation; and
(C) Education and outreach.
(b) Identify the funding needs of current and anticipated
nearshore programs.
(c) Determine transparent procedures and oversight mechanisms
for pursuing, securing and administering public and private
funds.
(d) Identify mechanisms for data sharing to coordinate,
collaborate and reevaluate priorities and programs among state
agencies, universities and other stakeholders with an interest in
nearshore resources.
(6) A majority of the members of the task force constitutes a
quorum for the transaction of business.
(7) Official action by the task force requires the approval of
a majority of the members of the task force.
(8) If there is a vacancy for any cause, the appointing
authority shall make an appointment to become immediately
effective.
(9) The task force shall meet at times and places specified by
the call of the chairperson or of a majority of the members of
the task force.
(10) The task force may adopt rules necessary for the operation
of the task force.
(11) The task force shall submit any recommendations for
legislation to the Governor and the Emergency Board no later than
August 1, 2010.
(12) The College of Agricultural Sciences of Oregon State
University shall provide the task force with staff support, by
using Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station employees or by
contract.
(13) Members of the task force are not entitled to
compensation, but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary
travel expenses incurred by them in the performance of their
official duties in the manner and amounts provided for in ORS
292.495. Claims for expenses shall be paid out of funds
appropriated to the Department of Higher Education for that
purpose.
(14) All agencies of state government, as defined in ORS
174.111, are directed to assist the task force in the performance
of its duties and, to the extent permitted by laws relating to
confidentiality, to furnish such information and advice as the
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members of the task force consider necessary to perform their
duties. + }
SECTION 2. { + (1) The Nearshore Resources Fund is established
in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General
Fund. Interest earned by the Nearshore Resources Fund shall be
credited to the fund. Moneys in the fund are continuously
appropriated to the Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station of
Oregon State University for the purpose of enabling the Task
Force on Nearshore Research to carry out the actions required by
section 1 of this 2009 Act.
(2) Oregon State University may accept grants, donations,
contributions or gifts from any source for deposit in the
Nearshore Resources Fund established in subsection (1) of this
section for the purpose of enabling the Task Force on Nearshore
Research to carry out the actions required by section 1 of this
2009 Act. + }
SECTION 3. { + Section 1 of this 2009 Act is repealed on
January 2, 2012. + }
SECTION 4. { + This 2009 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2009 Act takes effect July 1,
2009. + }
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Passed by House June 16, 2009
Repassed by House June 25, 2009
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Chief Clerk of House
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Speaker of House
Passed by Senate June 24, 2009
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President of Senate
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Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Secretary of State
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