SB512: Relating to the Rock Creek Hatchery; declaring an emergency.

Legislative Summary

The Act tells an agency to study certain factors on fish released from the Rock Creek Hatchery, and to report on the study to the legislature. The Act gives money to the agency for the study. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.0). [Digest: The Act tells an agency to operate a fish hatchery at the Rock Creek Hatchery. The Act tells the agency to release the hatchery fish into a river. The Act gives money for those activities. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.4).] [Directs the State Fish and Wildlife Commission to operate a summer steelhead fish hatchery at the Rock Creek Hatchery and release the hatchery fish into the North Umpqua River.] Directs the State Department of Fish and Wildlife to study the impacts of temperature, predation and rearing practices associated with the Rock Creek Hatchery. Directs the department to report on the study to the Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2026. Appropriates moneys to the [commission] department out of the General Fund for [operating the hatchery and releasing the hatchery fish] conducting the study. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.