Bill Text: OR SB580 | 2013 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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

Sponsorship: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2013-05-24 - Effective date, May 16, 2013. [SB580 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-SB580-Enrolled.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

                            Enrolled

                         Senate Bill 580

Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON RURAL COMMUNITIES AND ECONOMIC
  DEVELOPMENT

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

                             AN ACT

Relating to ocean resources; amending ORS 196.451; and declaring
  an emergency.

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

  SECTION 1. ORS 196.451 is amended to read:
  196.451. (1)   { - To aid and advise the Ocean Policy Advisory
Council in the performance of its functions, the council - }
 { +  The Ocean Policy Advisory Council + } shall establish a
permanent scientific and technical advisory committee chaired by
the director of the Sea Grant College program or other similarly
qualified member of the   { - Ocean Policy Advisory Council and
may establish additional committees as needed. - }  { +  council.
The committee shall:
  (a) Make recommendations to the council relating to the
performance of the council's functions; and
  (b) Make recommendations, subject to the availability of funds
and time, to state agencies on matters related to this state's
ocean or nearshore resources.
  (2) The committee shall consist of:
  (a) Members appointed by the council who are serving on the
effective date of this 2013 Act.
  (b) Such other persons nominated by the committee and appointed
by the council according to the procedures described in
subsections (3) and (4) of this section.
  (3) If there is a vacancy on the committee or if the committee
determines that a new scientific or technical discipline must be
represented on the committee in order for the committee to
perform its research duties, the committee shall do all of the
following:
  (a) Solicit the names of candidates for committee membership
from the public.
  (b) Evaluate the expertise of the candidates. To be eligible to
serve on the committee a candidate must possess a scientific and
technical background in a discipline relevant to the duties
specified in ORS 196.443 that is sufficient for the individual to
fulfill the duties of a member of the committee as specified in
subsection (1) of this section and to advise regarding marine
reserves as provided for in ORS 196.545.
  (c) Evaluate the candidate's availability to serve on the
committee and any potential or actual conflict of interest.
  (d) Nominate one or more candidates for committee membership
who fulfill the requirements of this subsection.

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  (e) Submit a list of nominees to the council for consideration.
  (4) Upon receipt of a list of nominees prepared by the
committee under subsection (3) of this section, the council may
appoint one or more new committee members selected from the list
of nominees. If the council does not select one or more new
committee members from the list of nominees, the committee shall
prepare a new list in the same manner provided for in subsection
(3) of this section until such time as the council appoints one
or more new members to the committee.
  (5) The council shall adopt rules for the administration of
subsection (4) of this section. + }
    { - (2) - }  { +  (6) The council may establish advisory
committees in addition to the committee provided for in
subsections (1) to (5) of this section. Members of any advisory
committee established under this section + }   { - Members of the
advisory committees - }  are not entitled to compensation, but in
the discretion of the council may be reimbursed from funds
available to council for actual and necessary travel and other
expenses incurred by them in the performance of their official
duties, subject to ORS 292.495.
  SECTION 2.  { + This 2013 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2013 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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Passed by Senate April 2, 2013

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

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

Passed by House May 6, 2013

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                                     Tina Kotek, Speaker of House

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Received by Governor:

......M.,............., 2013

Approved:

......M.,............., 2013

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

Filed in Office of Secretary of State:

......M.,............., 2013

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

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