Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife - A Study of Fish Resource Related Revenues and Costs: Sources, Uses, and Benefits

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Citation

Originator: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Publish Date: 1993

Online Link: None

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Contact Information

Agency: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Name: Cedric Cooney

Job Position: Natural Resources Data and Systems Manager

Telephone: 503-947-6094

E-Mail Address: Cedric.X.Cooney@odfw.oregon.gov

Description

Abstract: Considerable attention was focused by the Natural Resources and Economic Development Subcommittee of the Joint Committee on Ways and Means during the 1991 Oregon legislative session on projected shortfalls within the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's 1991-93 budget. The shortfalls, which would have reduced some of the Department's activities, including closures of two public hatcheries, were projected to result form reductions in available General Funds caused by Measure 5. The help offset this shortfall, the legislature considered increased fees on commercial fisheries and on hunting. Passage of Senate Bill 1202 provided anticipated increased revenues by changing commercial fisheries fees from poundage to ad valorem - with an overall fee increase to some fisheries and by increases in certain commercial fishing licenses. In the passage of SB1202 and the Department's budget bill (HB5041), discussion ensued regarding the relative contribution of commercial fishing to the costs of the management of fisheries. As a result of that discussion, a budget note was added to the budget narrative of HB5041 that requested an analysis of the relationship of sport and commercial fees to the costs and benefits of the Department's fish resource programs since the merger of fish and wildlife in 1976. The scope of the review was limited to Department activities associated with fish resources. While the Department is organized such that there is a Fish Division, other divisions have overlapping responsibilities. This required, at times, methodologies to be employed to split both revenues and costs between fish and other wildlife related resources. The methodology included an informal survey of program managers. Otherwise, study methodology used budget documents, cash receipts journals, and other special record keeping provided by the Department. The Acknowledgment Section of this report lists Department personnel that contributed to the study. Except as mentioned for very specific analysis, inflationary effects were not considered in displaying historical budgets. Finally, while the focus of the study was not to analyze user fee or other revenue policies, discussions of revenue restrictions and program responsibilities was included. The report is organized to first explain Department programs and responsibilities related to fish resources. The revenue and cost analysis used to support the programs is then discussed. Since such a large proportion of the Department's budget is used to support hatchery facilities and research, a separate chapter was devoted to the financial analysis of fish propagation programs. The report's last chapter is a lay reader presentation about the economic benefits of fish resource management and use.

Purpose: The 1991 Oregon Legislature instructed the Department of Fish and Wildlife to analyze how fees derived from commercial and sport fishing users have historically supported fishery related activities, assess the economic benefits of fishery related activities, and make findings about financing methods and program support to improve accountability and understanding of Department activities. The responsibility for completing the Study was assigned to the Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association, Newport, Oregon through an intergovernmental agreement. The OCZMA coordinated its investigation with Department personnel.

Time Period of Content: 1915 - 1993

Geographic Extent: Oregon

Status: Final

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Field Name	Value
Biblio ID	5066
Year	1993
Publisher
Request Type	Report
Location	Salem HQ
Date Created	1993
Date Cataloged	7/17/06
Date Published	1993
Type	black binding
Pages	153 pp
Volume
Status	2
Descriptor	Harvest; Oregon; fish resource;; revenue; costs; sources; uses; benefits
Date Entered	2006-07-17 00:00:00
Location In Clackamas Library	Pounds/Values Center Isle, facing N; W end
Author	Shannon Davis; Hans Radtke; Linda Snow
Duplicates	2
Number Remaining After Requests
Presumed All Distributed
Back Room Duplicates	0
Author	Davis, S.; Radtke, H.; Snow, L.
Risk	Harvest
Species
Disposition Of Requests	StreamNet Library: Requested, but no copies available

Is a physical copy maintained for reference at Headquarters? Yes