(1) The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, shall appoint, respectively, two Senators and two Representatives to represent Oregon on the Columbia River Resource Task Force. The task force shall operate as a clearinghouse for issues of interest and concern on the Columbia River and shall include among its duties the duty to report to the legislatures of the participating jurisdictions and to the state delegations in the United States Congress concerning those interests and concerns in the participating jurisdictions.
(2) The appointments shall become operative when the presiding officers from Washington, Idaho and Montana, or any two of them, make legislative appointments for the same purpose.
(3) Participation in the activities of the task force by legislators appointed to represent the State of Oregon is subject to the following conditions:
(a) Legislative members must use existing staff personnel for administrative support work.
(b) Legislative members shall receive no compensation or per diem for service as a member unless the service is performed during a legislative session but may receive actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties under ORS 171.072 from funds appropriated therefor. [1991 c.926 §1]
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