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Rules for HB 2298 are tentatively scheduled for review during the March 2022 Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting.
December Fish Passage Task Force Meeting Work Products
On December 3, 2021, the Fish Passage Task Force reviewed the draft rules and voted unanimously to recommend that the Fish and Wildlife Commission adopt the rules as amended during the meeting.
November Public Comment Period
Prior to the December Fish Passage Task Force meeting, the draft rules were posted for public comment from November 5 to November 26.
Tentative Timeline for Rules Development (pdf)
September 14th Meeting Materials
August Public Comment Period:
ODFW invites the public to provide comments on the draft rules for the program. Comments are due by August 31, 2021.
The following documents contain the draft rules in two different formats.
The rules are designed to permit the construction of environmental restoration weirs in qualifying streams. Environmental restoration weirs cannot be built in streams with healthy native migratory fish populations, and they can only be as large as necessary to cause overbank flooding onto the ancient floodplain during ordinary high flow events.
If fish are present in the stream, environmental restoration weirs are required to provide fish passage. However, they will be exempt from the current fish passage requirements for streams with historic but not current fish presence.
Members of the public can send written comments to, or request additional information from, Katherine Nordholm, 4034 Fairview Industrial Dr., Salem, Ore. 97302, e-mail Katherine.e.nordholm@odfw.oregon.gov, or by calling (503) 947-6274.
July 27th Meeting Materials:
Background for House Bill 2298
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