Chapter 534 Oregon Laws 2011

AN ACT

HB 3451

Relating to the McKenzie River Subbasin; appropriating money; and declaring an emergency.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. (1) The Task Force on the McKenzie River Subbasin is established. The task force shall consist of seven to ten members to be appointed by the Governor and shall represent the diversity of persons with a stakeholding interest in the McKenzie River. There shall be at least:

(a) One member who represents local economic interests;

(b) One member who is a local expert on the McKenzie River Subbasin;

(c) One member who represents local commercial use of the McKenzie River; and

(d) One member who represents local recreational use of the McKenzie River.

(2) The task force shall prepare a set of proposals related to the State Department of Fish and Wildlife’s implementation in the McKenzie River Subbasin of strategies specified in the Upper Willamette River Conservation and Recovery Plan for Chinook Salmon and Steelhead.

(3) A majority of the voting members of the task force constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.

(4) Official action by the task force requires the approval of a majority of the voting members of the task force.

(5) The task force shall elect one of its members to serve as chairperson.

(6) If there is a vacancy for any cause, the appointing authority shall make an appointment to become immediately effective.

(7) The task force shall meet at times and places specified by the call of the chairperson or of a majority of the voting members of the task force.

(8) The task force may adopt rules necessary for the operation of the task force.

(9) The task force shall submit a report, and may include recommendations for legislation, to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to fish and wildlife no later than October 1, 2012.

(10) The Legislative Administration Committee, through the Legislative Administrator, shall provide staff support to the task force.

(11) Members of the task force are not entitled to compensation, but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred by them in the performance of their official duties in the manner and amounts provided for in ORS 292.495 until moneys are no longer available for that purpose. Claims for expenses shall be paid out of the McKenzie River Subbasin Fund established under section 2 of this 2011 Act.

(12) Any agency of state government, as defined in ORS 174.111, may assist the task force in the performance of its duties and, to the extent permitted by laws relating to confidentiality, shall furnish such information and advice as the members of the task force consider necessary to perform their duties.

SECTION 2. (1) The McKenzie River Subbasin Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the McKenzie River Subbasin Fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Legislative Administration Committee to provide staff support to the Task Force on the McKenzie River Subbasin described in section 1 of this 2011 Act.

(2) The task force may accept grants, donations, contributions or gifts from any source for deposit in the fund established in subsection (1) of this section for the purpose of enabling the task force to carry out the actions required by section 1 of this 2011 Act, including for the purposes of:

(a) Hiring a mediator to assist the task force in coming to a consensus on the proposals to be prepared pursuant to section 1 (2) of this 2011 Act; and

(b) Reimbursing actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred by the members of the task force in the performance of their official duties pursuant to section 1 (11) of this 2011 Act.

SECTION 3. (1) Section 1 of this 2011 Act is repealed on January 2, 2014.

(2) The McKenzie River Subbasin Fund established under section 2 of this 2011 Act is abolished on January 2, 2014.

(3) Any unexpended moneys remaining in the McKenzie River Subbasin Fund on January 2, 2014, shall be transferred to the General Fund.

SECTION 4. This 2011 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2011 Act takes effect on its passage.

Approved by the Governor June 28, 2011

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 29, 2011

Effective date June 28, 2011

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