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Marine Board, outfitters seek fee restructuring to resolve interstate commerce issue
Summary
House Bill 2558 would revamp Oregon's outfitter-and-guide registration fees, add a crew-member registration fee and increase penalties; the change aims to address dormant commerce-clause concerns and to provide stable funding for enforcement and program administration.
House Bill 2558 would restructure the registration fee framework for Oregon's outfitter-and-guide program, establish a registration fee for crew members and increase civil penalties for noncompliance, the Oregon State Marine Board told the committee.
"As introduced, the bill restructures fees so that the annual Outfitter Guide registration is the same for an Oregon resident and nonresident," Brian Paulson, boating safety program manager for the Oregon State Marine Board, told the committee. Paulson said the current nonresident fee structure presented an interstate-commerce (dormant Commerce Clause) concern because the program cannot demonstrate a valid burden that justifies…
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