75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
SA to SB 545
 
LC 3442/SB 545-1
 
                      SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
                         SENATE BILL 545
 
        By COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
 
                            April 23
 
  Delete lines 4 through 15 of the printed bill and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + }  { + (1) The State Department of Fish
and Wildlife shall conduct a study of fish hatcheries and make a
report of its findings. The report must:
  ' (a) Summarize the environmental impact of producing trout
that carry pathogens.
  ' (b) Summarize the environmental impact of producing trout
that carry pathogens in a hatchery that also produces salmon and
other species of fish.
  ' (c) Summarize the impact on trout production resulting from
the production, in the same hatchery, of salmon that carry
pathogens.
  ' (d) Summarize the environmental benefits of producing
hatchery trout in a pathogen-free environment.
  ' (e) Evaluate the risks associated with pathogens carried by
trout produced by state-owned hatcheries.
  ' (f) Evaluate the risks associated with pathogens carried by
trout produced by Desert Springs Trout Farm.
  ' (g) Compare the risks associated with pathogens carried by
trout produced by state-owned hatcheries with the risks
associated with pathogens carried by trout produced by Desert
Springs Trout Farm.
  ' (h) Evaluate the feasibility of producing trout that are
free, or almost free, of pathogens at state-owned hatcheries.
  ' (i) Evaluate the feasibility of producing trout that are
free, or almost free, of pathogens at Desert Springs Trout Farm.
  ' (j) Compare the feasibility of producing trout that are free,
or almost free, of pathogens at state-owned hatcheries with the
feasibility of producing trout that are free, or almost free, of
pathogens at Desert Springs Trout Farm.
  ' (k) Compare the capacity of state-owned hatcheries to produce
trout with the capacity of Desert Springs Trout Farm to produce
trout.
  ' (L) Include:
  ' (A) An itemized list and description of hatchery
modifications necessary to minimize or eliminate pathogens
carried by hatchery fish.
  ' (B) The estimated cost of each modification listed under
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
  ' (C) The estimated cost of purchasing and operating Desert
Springs Trout Farm.
  ' (D) The estimated cost of transporting trout by truck from
state-owned hatcheries to the waters of this state. Costs
computed under this subparagraph shall be based on the maximum
gross vehicle weight of trucks and the weight of trailers filled
to capacity with water.
  ' (E) The estimated cost of transporting trout by truck from
state-owned hatcheries and the Desert Springs Trout Farm to the
waters of this state. Costs computed under this subparagraph
 
shall be based on the maximum gross vehicle weight of trucks and
the weight of trailers filled to capacity with water.
  ' (F) A pro forma financial statement that compares the
projected six-year cost of continuing to produce trout at
state-owned hatcheries with the projected six-year cost of
purchasing Desert Springs Trout Farm and using the trout farm to
facilitate and consolidate trout production.
  ' (2) The Legislative Fiscal Office shall assist the department
in computing the costs required by subsection (1)(L) of this
section.
  ' (3) The department shall submit the report required by
subsection (1) of this section to the Seventy-sixth Legislative
Assembly in the manner provided in ORS 192.245 on or before
February 1, 2011.
  ' (4) For purposes of this section, 'waters of this state ' has
the meaning given that term in ORS 196.800. + } ' .
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