Bill Text: OR SB571 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the Invasive Species Council.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2013-05-24 - Effective date, January 1, 2014. [SB571 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-SB571-Introduced.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 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 3110

                         Senate Bill 571

Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

                             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 as
introduced.

  Adds State Marine Director, or designated representative, and
one appointed member to Invasive Species Council.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the Invasive Species Council; amending ORS 570.770
  and 570.780.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 570.770 is amended to read:
  570.770. (1) The Invasive Species Council is established within
the State Department of Agriculture. Except as provided in ORS
570.780 (1), the council shall consist of   { - 15 - }  { +
17 + } members. The following persons are voting ex officio
members of the council:
  (a) The Director of Agriculture or a designated representative.
  (b) The president of Portland State University or a designated
representative.
  (c) The State Fish and Wildlife Director or a designated
representative.
  (d) The administrative head of the Sea Grant College of Oregon
State University or a designated representative.
  (e) The State Forester or a designated representative.
  (f) The Director of the Department of Environmental Quality or
a designated representative.
   { +  (g) The State Marine Director or a designated
representative. + }
  (2) The voting ex officio members of the council described in
subsection (1) of this section shall collectively appoint
 { - nine - }  { +  10 + } members to the council.
  (3) The term of office of each appointed member is two years,
but an appointed member serves at the pleasure of the voting ex
officio members of the council. Before the expiration of a term,
the voting ex officio members of the council shall appoint a
successor whose term begins on January 1 next following. An
appointed member may not serve more than two successive terms on
the council. If there is a vacancy in an appointed member
position for any cause, the voting ex officio members of the
council shall make an appointment to become immediately effective
for the unexpired term.
  (4) In making appointments to the council, the voting ex
officio members of the council shall endeavor to appoint persons
representative of the geographic, cultural and economic diversity
of this state. The voting ex officio members of the council may
give consideration to nominations submitted by federal and state
agencies, local governments, universities, industry and other
groups having an interest in invasive species.
  (5) An appointed member of the council is not entitled to
compensation under ORS 292.495. A member of the council is not
entitled to reimbursement for expenses. At the discretion of the
council, council members may be reimbursed from funds available
to the council for actual and necessary travel and other expenses
incurred by members of the council in the performance of their
official duties, subject to the limits described in ORS 292.495.
  SECTION 2. ORS 570.780 is amended to read:
  570.780. (1) Subject to available funding, the Invasive Species
Council may appoint a State Invasive Species Coordinator to serve
at the pleasure of the voting members of the council. If the
council appoints a coordinator, the coordinator shall serve as a
nonvoting ex officio member of the council.
  (2) The State Department of Agriculture is responsible for
ensuring payment of the administrative expenses of the council.
The State Department of Agriculture may enter into interagency
agreements under ORS 190.110 with the State Department of Fish
and Wildlife, the State Forestry Department, the Department of
Environmental Quality,  { + the State Marine Board, + } Portland
State University and Oregon State University for sharing the
administrative expenses of the council.
  (3) The State Department of Agriculture shall act as the fiscal
agent of the council for purposes of:
  (a) Budgeting, interagency agreements for sharing
administrative expenses or other mechanisms for paying the
administrative and other expenses of the council;
  (b) Drafting and processing contracts, other agreements, grant
applications or other documents;
  (c) Receiving gifts, grants, donations or other moneys on
behalf of the council and ensuring the appropriate crediting of
those moneys to the Invasive Species Council Account or the trust
account described in ORS 570.800; and
  (d) Taking all reasonable actions to ensure the council is in
compliance with state financial administration laws.
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