Bill Text: OR SB737 | 2013 | Regular Session | Amended

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

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2013-08-21 - Effective date, August 14, 2013. [SB737 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-SB737-Amended.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

SA to SB 737

LC 3668/SB 737-5

                      SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
                         SENATE BILL 737

   By COMMITTEE ON RURAL COMMUNITIES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

                            April 23

  On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 4 through 29 and
delete pages 2 through 6 and insert:

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 { +  OREGON OCEAN SCIENCE TRUST + }

  '  { +  SECTION 1. + }  { + (1) The Oregon Ocean Science Trust
is established, consisting of five members appointed by the State
Land Board.
  ' (2) The term of office of each member is four years, but a
member serves at the pleasure of the board. Before the expiration
of the term of a member, the board shall appoint a successor
whose term begins on January 1 next following. A member is
eligible for reappointment. If there is a vacancy for any cause,
the board shall make an appointment to become immediately
effective for the unexpired term.
  ' (3) The members specified in subsection (1) of this section
must:
  ' (a) Be residents of this state who demonstrate a commitment
and interest in the stewardship of Oregon's ocean and coastal
resources; and
  ' (b) Have not less than five years' experience in competitive
granting, marine science, foundations or fiscal assurance.
  ' (4) A majority of the members of the trust constitutes a
quorum for the transaction of business.
  ' (5) The trust shall select one of its members to be the
executive director of the trust, for such terms and with the
duties and powers that the trust determines are necessary for the
performance of the office.
  ' (6) The trust shall meet at least twice each year at a place,
day and hour determined by the trust. The trust may also meet at
other times and places specified by the call of the executive
director or of a majority of the members of the trust.
  ' (7) The trust may adopt any rules necessary to carry out the
duties of the trust.
  ' (8) Members of the trust are not entitled to compensation or
reimbursement for expenses and serve as volunteers for the trust.
  ' (9) The Department of State Lands shall provide clerical,
technical and management personnel as needed to serve the trust.
Other agencies shall provide support as requested by the trust in
order to provide the trust with assistance on the priority marine
science needs of the state. + }

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 { +  DUTIES OF THE TRUST + }

  '  { +  SECTION 2. + }  { + The Oregon Ocean Science Trust
shall:

  ' (1) Promote peer-reviewed, competitive research and
monitoring that leads to increased knowledge and understanding of
Oregon's ocean and coastal resources;
  ' (2) Promote innovative, collaborative, community-oriented,
multi-institutional approaches to research and monitoring related
to Oregon's ocean and coastal resources;
  ' (3) Enhance this state's capacity for peer-reviewed
scientific ocean and coastal research; and
  ' (4) Subject to available funding, establish and execute a
competitive grant program to conduct research and monitoring
related to Oregon's ocean and coastal resources. + }

                                '
 { +  OREGON OCEAN SCIENCE FUND + }

  '  { +  SECTION 3. + }  { + (1) The Oregon Ocean Science Fund
is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from
the General Fund. Interest earned by the Oregon Ocean Science
Fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys in the fund are
continuously appropriated to the Oregon Ocean Science Trust for
the purpose of carrying out the provisions of sections 1, 2, 4
and 5 of this 2013 Act.
  ' (2) The trust may accept grants, donations, contributions or
gifts from any source for deposit in the fund.
  ' (3) The fund shall consist of:
  ' (a) Moneys accepted by the trust pursuant to subsection (2)
of this section;
  ' (b) Moneys appropriated by the Legislative Assembly;
  ' (c) Interest earned on moneys in the fund; and
  ' (d) Any moneys described in subsection (4) of this section.
  ' (4) Subject to and consistent with federal law, any moneys
received by the State of Oregon from the federal government that
constitute the state's distributive share of the amounts
collected under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 43 U.S.C.
1331 et seq., shall be deposited in the fund.
  ' (5) Of the moneys in the fund that are derived from the
state's distributive share of the amounts collected under the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq., the
coastal county adjacent to the lands containing tracts for which
the moneys are received by the state shall receive 30 percent of
the distributive share received by the state for those lands.
Where the lands containing tracts for which moneys are received
are located adjacent to more than one county of this state, each
county adjacent to the lands shall receive a portion of the 30
percent allocation that is proportionate to the area of the lands
that are adjacent to the county. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 4. + }  { + (1) Moneys deposited in the Oregon
Ocean Science Fund may be used to reimburse:
  ' (a) The State Treasurer for the costs of administering the
fund as provided in section 3 of this 2013 Act.
  ' (b) The Department of State Lands for the costs of
administering the Oregon Ocean Science Trust as provided in
section 1 (9) of this 2013 Act.
  ' (c) Other agencies for the costs of providing support to the
trust as requested under section 1 (9) of this 2013 Act.
  ' (2) The total amount of costs paid under this section may not
exceed five percent of the total amount of moneys deposited in
the fund during the biennium. + }

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 { +  REPORT TO LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY + }

  '  { +  SECTION 5. + }  { + The Oregon Ocean Science Trust
shall submit a report to the Legislative Assembly, in the manner
provided by ORS 192.245, by March 31 of each even-numbered year,
describing the progress of the trust in carrying out its duties
specified in section 2 of this 2013 Act. The report may include
relevant issues and trends of significance, including emerging
scientific research and public policy. + }

                                '
 { +  MISCELLANEOUS + }

  '  { +  SECTION 6. + }  { + Notwithstanding the term of office
specified by section 1 of this 2013 Act, of the members first
appointed to the Oregon Ocean Science Trust:
  ' (1) Two shall serve for a term ending December 31, 2014.
  ' (2) Three shall serve for a term ending December 31,
2015. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 7. + }  { + The unit captions used in this 2013
Act are provided only for the convenience of the reader and do
not become part of the statutory law of this state or express any
legislative intent in the enactment of this 2013 Act. + }

                                '
 { +  EMERGENCY CLAUSE + }

  '  { +  SECTION 8. + }  { + 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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