The Department of State Lands shall:

(1) Monitor removal and fill activities, including but not limited to prospecting and placer mining, within designated essential indigenous anadromous salmonid habitat areas to determine the effects of such activities on salmonid spawning and rearing habitat and compile the results in an annual report.

(2) Cooperate with the State Department of Fish and Wildlife and other interested parties to develop and distribute public education and information materials designed to increase understanding and awareness of permit requirements and acceptable removal and fill practices related to prospecting and placer mining.

(3) Report periodically to the appropriate legislative committee on the progress of the Department of State Lands in implementing ORS § 196.810. [Formerly 196.910]

196.931 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS Chapter 196 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

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