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Lawmakers hear funding, prevention proposals as Oregon girds against invasive mussels
Summary
House Bill 2981 would fund invasive aquatic species prevention, monitoring and rapid-response planning; witnesses told the committee the threat is imminent and cited high response costs in neighboring states and a plan to expand inspections and early-detection monitoring.
Representative Bobby Levy introduced House Bill 2981 to the House Climate, Energy, and Environment Committee, saying the dash-2 amendment provides targeted funding for prevention, monitoring and response to aquatic invasive species, including zebra, quagga and the newly detected golden mussel.
The bill and its dash-2 amendment: the amendment described in committee text would appropriate funds to multiple entities to build prevention and rapid-response capacity. Representative Levy summarized proposed allocations including $175,000 to the Department of Environmental Quality for vessel inspection and compliance work, $800,000 to the Portland State University Center for Lakes and Reservoirs for monitoring, $200,000 to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to update the state vulnerability assessment, and $50,000 and $20,000 to the Oregon Invasive Species Council for preparedness and response exercises.
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