75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 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 3442
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         Senate Bill 545
                 Ordered by the Senate April 23
           Including Senate Amendments dated April 23
 
Sponsored by Senators MORSE, ATKINSON, BATES
 
 
                             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 Fish and Wildlife to study
certain topics related to pathogens that exist in fish
hatcheries.  Requires department to submit report on study to
Legislative Assembly. - }
   { +  Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to conduct
study of fish hatcheries for purposes relating to environmental
impact and fiscal feasibility of producing trout that are free,
or almost free, of pathogens. Directs Legislative Fiscal Office
to assist department in computing costs. Directs department to
report findings to Seventy-sixth Legislative Assembly on or
before February 1, 2011. + }
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to pathogens in fish hatcheries.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  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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