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Committee advances bill renaming and extending Oregon Hatchery Research Center Fund
Summary
The committee moved House Bill 2345 forward with a due‑pass recommendation and requested referral to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means; the bill renames the Oregon Hatchery Research Center Fund, modifies authorized expenditures, removes certain reporting requirements and extends the fund's sunset to 2039.
In a work session on April 22 the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Wildfire advanced House Bill 2345 with a due‑pass recommendation and requested referral to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means.
Committee staff summarized that HB 2345 renames the Oregon Hatchery Research Center Fund to the Oregon Hatchery Monitoring and Maintenance Fund, modifies authorized expenditures, removes certain reporting requirements, and extends the fund’s sunset date from Jan. 2, 2027 to Jan. 2, 2039.
The chair moved the bill to the floor with the due‑pass recommendation and asked that the bill be referred to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means. The clerk called the roll; several senators gave courtesy aye votes and one senator provided a recorded explanation noting concern about timing and process though supporting the bill’s purpose. The transcript records the bill as passed out of the committee and referred to Joint Ways and Means.
Ending notes: A committee member provided a brief explanation of a courtesy vote, expressing concern about how the change was being accomplished even while supporting the fund’s goals. The committee closed the work session on HB 2345.
