This may have to do with Senate Bill 626.
Relating to the Quality Fresh Waters Program.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + (1) To the extent practicable and at no
additional cost, using existing resources, the State Department
of Fish and Wildlife shall undertake a study of creating a
program, to be known as the Quality Fresh Waters Program, that is
devoted to enhancing the ability of the department to develop and
protect unique angling opportunities (McKenzie River native trout only?) that contribute to the
reputation of Oregon as a world-class angling destination.
(2)(a) The Quality Fresh Waters Program shall focus on the
following areas:
(A) Fish management practices;
(B) Fish research projects;
(C) The protection and restoration of fish habitat; and
(D) Enforcement efforts.
(b) The department shall study how to best implement each focus
area specified in this subsection within the context of the
Quality Fresh Waters Program.
(3) The department shall study the feasibility of increasing
the fees charged to nonresidents for angling licenses, as well as
other proposals, to fund the Quality Fresh Waters Program.
(4) The department shall report the results of the study, and
shall include recommendations for legislation, including but not
limited to those related to a long-term dedicated funding source
to implement the Quality Fresh Waters Program, to the interim
legislative committees on environment and natural resources on or
before November 1, 2012. + }
There should be more info and detail about all of this soon.
