Bill Text: OR SB1510 | 2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relating to ocean resources; and declaring an emergency.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-3)

Status: (Passed) 2012-03-13 - Effective date, March 5, 2012. [SB1510 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2012-SB1510-Enrolled.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2012 Regular Session

                            Enrolled

                        Senate Bill 1510

Sponsored by Senators JOHNSON, KRUSE, Representatives COWAN,
  KRIEGER; Senators VERGER, WHITSETT, Representatives BOONE,
  HUNT, ROBLAN, WITT (Presession filed.)

                     CHAPTER ................

                             AN ACT

Relating to ocean resources; creating new provisions; amending
  ORS 196.540; and declaring an emergency.

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

  SECTION 1. { +  (1) On or before February 1, 2013, the State
Department of Fish and Wildlife shall report to the Legislative
Assembly regarding:
  (a) The development of the work plan described in ORS 196.545;
and
  (b) The receipt and use of moneys necessary to carry out the
provisions of ORS 196.540, including any gifts, grants or
contributions accepted by the department pursuant to ORS 196.550.
  (2) The department shall make the report described in
subsection (1) of this section available to the public on its
website. + }
  SECTION 2. ORS 196.540 is amended to read:
  196.540. The State Department of Fish and Wildlife, State Fish
and Wildlife Commission, State Land Board and relevant state
agencies shall, consistent with existing statutory authority,
implement { + :
  (1) + } The November 29, 2008, recommendations from the Ocean
Policy Advisory Council on marine reserves by  { - : - }
    { - (1) - }  adopting rules to establish, study, monitor,
evaluate and enforce a pilot marine reserve at Otter Rock and a
pilot marine reserve and a marine protected area at Redfish Rocks
 { - ; - }  { + . + }
  (2)   { - Studying and evaluating potential marine reserves - }
 { + The January 25, 2011, recommendations, limited to those
related to boundaries and allowances, from the State Department
of Fish and Wildlife on marine reserves by adopting rules to
establish, study, monitor, evaluate and enforce:
  (a) A marine reserve and two marine protected areas  + }at Cape
Falcon  { - , Cascade Head and Cape Perpetua; and - }  { + ;
  (b) A marine reserve and three marine protected areas at
Cascade Head; and
  (c) A marine reserve, two marine protected areas and a seabird
protection area at Cape Perpetua. + }
    { - (3) Supporting the development of a marine reserve
proposal at Cape Arago-Seven Devils. - }
  SECTION 3. { +  (1) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission may
not impose prohibitions on fishing by rule pursuant to ORS

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196.540 until the baseline data specified in ORS 196.545 (2)(f)
have been collected consistent with scientifically based
monitoring plans.
  (2) In implementing the activities described in ORS 196.540
pursuant to ORS 196.545, the State Department of Fish and
Wildlife shall use local resources where feasible and
practical. + }
  SECTION 4.  { + (1) The scientific and technical advisory
committee of the Ocean Policy Advisory Council established under
ORS 196.451 shall submit a draft report to the interim committees
on environment and natural resources of the Legislative Assembly
no later than October 1, 2022, and a final report to the
Legislative Assembly in the manner provided by ORS 192.245 no
later than March 1, 2023, regarding the establishment, study,
monitoring, evaluation and enforcement of the pilot marine
reserves, marine reserves, marine protected areas and seabird
protection area described in ORS 196.540.
  (2) The reports described in subsection (1) of this section
shall:
  (a) Be researched and prepared, within existing resources and
without additional appropriation, by a public university listed
in ORS 352.002 chosen by the scientific and technical advisory
committee; and
  (b) Include:
  (A) An assessment of social, economic and environmental factors
related to the reserves and protected areas;
  (B) Recommendations for administrative actions and legislative
proposals related to the reserves and protected areas; and
  (C) Any other scientifically based information related to the
reserves and protected areas that the public university described
in this subsection deems relevant or material. + }
  SECTION 5.  { + This 2012 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2012 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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Passed by Senate February 7, 2012

    .............................................................
                               Robert Taylor, Secretary of Senate

    .............................................................
                              Peter Courtney, President of Senate

Passed by House February 21, 2012

    .............................................................
                                    Bruce Hanna, Speaker of House

    .............................................................
                                   Arnie Roblan, Speaker of House

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Received by Governor:

......M.,............., 2012

Approved:

......M.,............., 2012

    .............................................................
                                         John Kitzhaber, Governor

Filed in Office of Secretary of State:

......M.,............., 2012

    .............................................................
                                   Kate Brown, Secretary of State

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