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Committee pauses SB 221 work session while members seek clearer limits on fish incubation nurseries
Summary
A dash‑4 amendment to SB 221 would direct the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to encourage and provide limited technical assistance for community fish incubation nurseries in Coos County; senators sought explicit language limiting rearing to fall Chinook and discussed minimal fiscal impacts and departmental roles.
Senate Bill 221 (dash‑4 amendment) would direct the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) to encourage entities to establish and fund fish incubation nursery projects to rear salmonids in Coos County and to report back to the Legislature by Sept. 15, 2026. The committee heard March 17 that the dash‑4 amendment focuses on fall Chinook rearing, uses third‑party funding for incubators, and anticipates minimal fiscal impact to ODFW.
Deputy Director Sean Clements of ODFW joined the committee remotely to answer detailed questions about the department’s role. Clements said the dash‑4 amendment was intended to leverage the…
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