75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
SA to A-Eng. SB 545
 
LC 3442/SB 545-A2
 
                      SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
                   A-ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 545
 
              By JOINT COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
 
                             June 26
 
  On page 1 of the printed A-engrossed bill, line 2, after '
hatcheries' insert '; and declaring an emergency'.
  Delete lines 4 through 25 and delete page 2 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + }  { + (1) The State Department of Fish
and Wildlife shall, utilizing information available on the
effective date of this 2009 Act, 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) 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.
  ' (g) Compare the capacity of state-owned hatcheries to produce
trout with the capacity of Desert Springs Trout Farm to produce
trout.
  ' (h) Assess, with an emphasis on reducing pathogens, the
potential costs and benefits of incorporating the Desert Springs
Trout Farm into this state's trout production program after
considering:
  ' (A) Fish health;
  ' (B) Environmental impacts;
  ' (C) Fish production quality, quantity and flexibility;
  ' (D) Fish distribution, holding, redistribution and release;
and
  ' (E) Anticipated necessary facility modifications and
upgrades.
  ' (2) The department shall submit the report required by
subsection (1) of this section to the interim legislative
committees on environment and natural resources in the manner
provided in ORS 192.245 on or before February 1, 2010. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 2. + }  { + 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 on its passage. + } ' .
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