(1) The State Department of Agriculture, in conjunction with the State Weed Board, shall implement a board plan to improve the effectiveness of noxious weed control efforts by weed control districts, state agencies and others within this state. The department shall act as the primary state agency for assisting weed control districts, state agencies and others in coordinating their noxious weed control efforts.
(2) The department and the board shall initiate and actively pursue efforts to secure an optimum level of federal and private funding for noxious weed control efforts in this state. The department and the board shall give priority under this subsection to securing funding for noxious weed control projects that are consistent with the plan implemented under subsection (1) of this section. [2005 c.392 §1]
Note: 561.683 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 561 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
Note: Section 3, chapter 392, Oregon Laws 2005, provides:
Sec. 3. (1) The State Department of Agriculture shall report to an interim committee of the Seventy-fourth Legislative Assembly regarding implementation of the noxious weed control plan under section 1 of this 2005 Act [561.683]. The department shall report in the manner provided by ORS 192.245 no later than October 1, 2008. The report shall include any recommendations for proposed legislation to assist weed control districts in the enforcement of local noxious weed control programs. The report shall also include the results of efforts by the department to secure federal and private noxious weed control funding under section 1 of this 2005 Act. The report may be filed with any committee dealing with issues relating to agriculture or natural resources.
(2) The department shall consult with and seek the approval of the State Weed Board before filing the report described in this section. If the board does not approve of the report, the board shall file a dissenting report with the committee. [2005 c.392 §3]
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