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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
A-Engrossed
House Bill 2343
Ordered by the House February 18
Including House Amendments dated February 18
Introduced and printed pursuant to House Rule 12.00. Presession filed (at the request of Governor Tina Kotek for
State Department of Fish and Wildlife)
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. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards.
Digest: The Act extends a sunset on a fund. The Act extends a sunset on certain agency au-
thority. The Act extends a sunset on an exemption. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.4).
Extends a sunset on the Columbia River Fisheries Enhancement Fund.
Extends a sunset on State Fish and Wildlife Commission authority to charge for endorsements
to certain Columbia Basin fishing licenses and deposit endorsement moneys in the fund.
Extends a sunset on youth license and pioneer license exemptions from endorsement charges.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the Columbia Basin endorsement; amending section 8, chapter 672, Oregon Laws 2013,
and sections 6 and 8, chapter 169, Oregon Laws 2021.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. Section 8, chapter 672, Oregon Laws 2013, as amended by section 2, chapter 169,
Oregon Laws 2021, is amended to read:
Sec. 8. (1) Section 7, chapter 672, Oregon Laws 2013, as amended by section 1, chapter 169,
Oregon Laws 2021, is repealed on January 2, [2026] 2032.
(2) The Columbia River Fisheries Enhancement Fund established under section 7, chapter 672,
Oregon Laws 2013, is abolished January 2, [2026] 2032.
(3) Any unexpended moneys remaining in the Columbia River Fisheries Enhancement Fund on
January 2, [2026] 2032, shall be transferred to the State Wildlife Fund.
SECTION 2. Section 6, chapter 169, Oregon Laws 2021, is amended to read:
Sec. 6. The amendments to ORS 496.146 by section 5 [of this 2021 Act], chapter 169, Oregon
Laws 2021, become operative on January 2, [2026] 2032.
SECTION 3. Section 8, chapter 169, Oregon Laws 2021, is amended to read:
Sec. 8. Section 22, chapter 779, Oregon Laws 2015, as amended by section 7, chapter 169,
Oregon Laws 2021, is repealed on January 2, [2026] 2032.
NOTE:Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
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