2007 Oregon Code - Chapter 507 :: Chapter 507 - Compacts with Other States
Chapter 507 —
Compacts with Other States
2007 EDITION
COMPACTS WITH OTHER STATES
COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISHERIES
507.010Â Â Â Â Oregon-Washington
Columbia River fish compact
507.020Â Â Â Â Oregon-Washington
concurrent jurisdiction waters
507.030Â Â Â Â Modification
of Oregon-Washington Columbia River fish compact; hearing
507.040Â Â Â Â Pacific
Marine Fisheries Compact
507.050Â Â Â Â Representation
on Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission
     507.010
Oregon-Washington
     507.020
Oregon-Washington concurrent jurisdiction waters. The waters over which the States of Oregon
and Washington are deemed to have concurrent jurisdiction comprise the waters
of the
     507.030
Modification of Oregon-Washington
     (2) The commission, in entering into any
agreement with the constituted authority of the State of
     507.040
Pacific Marine Fisheries Compact. A compact, in form as in this section fully set forth, shall be in
effect when one or both of the States of California and Washington become
parties thereto, and the consent of Congress has been granted as required by
section 10, Article I, of the Constitution of the
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     The contracting states do hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
     The purposes of this compact are and shall
be to promote the better utilization of fisheries, marine, shell and
anadromous, which are of mutual concern, and to develop a joint program of
protection and prevention of physical waste of such fisheries in all of those
areas of the Pacific Ocean and adjacent waters over which the compacting states
jointly or separately now have or may hereafter acquire jurisdiction.
     Nothing herein contained shall be
construed so as to authorize the compacting states or any of them to limit the
production of fish or fish products for the purpose of establishing or fixing
the prices thereof or creating and perpetuating a monopoly.
ARTICLE II
     This agreement shall become operative
immediately as to those states executing it in the form that is in accordance
with the laws of the executing states and the Congress has given its consent.
ARTICLE III
     Each state joining herein shall appoint,
as determined by state statutes, one or more representatives to a commission
hereby constituted and designated as the Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission,
of whom one shall be the administrative or other officer of the agency of such
state charged with the conservation of the fisheries resources to which this
compact pertains. This commission shall be invested with the powers and duties
set forth herein.
     The term of each commissioner of the
Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission shall be four years. A commissioner shall
hold office until a successor shall be appointed and qualified but such
successorÂ’s term shall expire four years from legal date of expiration of the
term of the predecessor. Vacancies occurring in the office of such commissioner
from any reason or cause shall be filled for the unexpired term, or a
commissioner may be removed from office, as provided by the statutes of the
state concerned. Each commissioner may delegate in writing from time to time,
to a deputy, the power to be present and participate, including voting as the
representative or substitute, at any meeting of or hearing by or other
proceeding of the commission.
     Voting powers under this compact shall be
limited to one vote for each state regardless of the number of representatives.
ARTICLE IV
     The duty of the said commission shall be
to make inquiry and ascertain from time to time such methods, practices,
circumstances and conditions as may be disclosed for bringing about the
conservation and the prevention of the depletion and physical waste of the
fisheries, marine, shell, and anadromous, in all of those areas of the Pacific
Ocean over which the states signatory to this compact jointly or separately now
have or may hereafter acquire jurisdiction. The commission shall have power to
recommend the coordination of the exercise of the police powers of the several
states within their respective jurisdictions and said conservation zones to
promote the preservation of those fisheries and their protection against
over-fishing, waste, depletion or any abuse whatsoever and to assure a
continuing yield from the fisheries resources of the signatory parties hereto.
     To that end the commission shall draft
and, after consultation with the advisory committee hereinafter authorized,
recommend to the Governors and legislative branches of the various signatory
states hereto legislation dealing with the conservation of the marine, shell,
and anadromous fisheries in all of those areas of the Pacific Ocean over which
the signatory states jointly or separately now have or may hereafter acquire
jurisdiction. The commission shall, more than one month prior to any regular
meeting of the legislative branch in any state signatory hereto, present to the
Governor of such state its recommendations relating to enactments by the
legislative branch of that state in furthering the intents and purposes of this
compact.
     The commission shall consult with and
advise the pertinent administrative agencies in the signatory states with
regard to problems connected with the fisheries and recommend the adoption of
such regulations as it deems advisable and which lie within the jurisdiction of
such agencies.
     The commission shall have power to
recommend to the states signatory hereto the stocking of the waters of such
states with marine, shell or anadromous fish and fish eggs or joint stocking by
some or all of such states and when two or more of the said states shall
jointly stock waters the commission shall act as the coordinating agency for
such stocking.
ARTICLE V
     The commission shall elect from its number
a chairman and a vice chairman and shall appoint and at its pleasure remove or
discharge such officers and employees as may be required to carry the
provisions of this compact into effect and shall fix and determine their duties,
qualifications and compensation. Said commission shall adopt rules and
regulations for the conduct of its business. It may establish and maintain one
or more offices for the transaction of its business and may meet at any time or
place within the territorial limits of the signatory states but must meet at
least once a year.
ARTICLE VI
     No action shall be taken by the commission
except by the affirmative vote of a majority of the whole number of compacting
states represented at any meeting. No recommendation shall be made by the
commission in regard to any species of fish except by the vote of a majority of
the compacting states which have an interest in such species.
ARTICLE VII
     The fisheries research agencies of the
signatory states shall act in collaboration as the official research agency of
the Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission.
     An advisory committee to be representative
of the commercial fishermen, commercial fishing industry and such other
interests of each state as the commission deems advisable shall be established
by the commission as soon as practicable for the purpose of advising the
commission upon such recommendations as it may desire to make.
ARTICLE VIII
     Nothing in this compact shall be construed
to limit the powers of any state or to repeal or prevent the enactment of any
legislation or the enforcement of any requirement by any state imposing
additional conditions and restrictions to conserve its fisheries.
ARTICLE IX
     Continued absence of representation or of
any representative on the commission from any state party hereto, shall be
brought to the attention of the Governor thereof.
ARTICLE X
     The States agree to make available annual
funds for the support of the Commission on the following basis:
     Eighty percent (80%) of the annual budget
shall be shared equally by those member States having as a boundary the Pacific
Ocean; and five percent (5%) of the annual budget shall be contributed by each
other member State; the balance of the annual budget shall be shared by those
member States, having as a boundary the Pacific Ocean, in proportion to the
primary market value of the products of their commercial fisheries on the basis
of the latest five-year catch records.
     The annual contribution of each
     This amended article shall become
effective upon its enactment by the States of Alaska,
ARTICLE XI
     This compact shall continue in force and
remain binding upon each state until renounced by it. Renunciation of this
compact must be preceded by sending six monthsÂ’ notice in writing of intention
to withdraw from the compact to the other parties hereto.
ARTICLE XII
     The States of Alaska or
     This article shall become effective upon
its enactment by the States of California,
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[Amended by
1961 c.481 §1; 1969 c.129 §1]
     Note: The Pacific Marine Fisheries Compact was
enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly of Oregon by chapter 131, Oregon
Laws 1947 (approved by Governor on March 11, 1947). The compact was enacted
into law by the Washington State Legislature by chapter 29, Washington Laws
1947 (approved by Governor on February 20, 1947). The Congress of the
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Representation on Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission. The State Fish and Wildlife Director, one
legislator appointed as provided in this section and one public member
appointed by the Governor shall act as representatives of the State of
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