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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Good Afternoon,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">The Governor’s Natural Resources Office has prepared several budget memos describing 2013-15 funding proposals that support Oregon’s natural resource programs, including implementation of Oregon’s
Integrated Water Resources Strategy. These memos describe investments in water resources management & development, water quality programs, and water-related monitoring.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">These documents can be accessed via the Department’s Legislative Page:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/owrd/LAW/docs/Legislative_Updates/GNRO_2013_15_Interagency_Budget_Memos.pdf" target="_BLANK">http://www.oregon.gov/owrd/LAW/docs/Legislative_Updates/GNRO_2013_15_Interagency_Budget_Memos.pdf</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">The <a href="http://www.leg.state.or.us/comm/lfo/2013-2015/2013-15JWMCo-ChairsBudget_030413.pdf" target="_BLANK">
Co-Chairs' Budget for 2013-15</a> proposes to maintain this level of investment for natural resource agencies.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Budget hearings have been scheduled for the agencies tasked with development of the Strategy. Note that the budget hearing for the Oregon Department of Agriculture was held in late February.
Upcoming hearings are as follows:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Ways and Means Subcommittee on Natural Resources (H-170 @ 1:00pm)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Oregon Water Resources Department</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">March 25 – 28 </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Oregon Department of Environmental Quality</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">April 1 – 4 </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">April 8 – 11</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Thank you for continued interest!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Alyssa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#595959">______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#595959">Alyssa Mucken, Policy Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#595959">Integrated Water Resources Strategy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#595959">Oregon Water Resources Department<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#595959">725 Summer St. NE, Suite A, Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#595959">p: 503-986-0911; e: alyssa.m.mucken@state.or.us
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