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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:12.0pt;background:
white;border:none;padding:0pt'><b><font size=3 color="#303f77"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#303F77;font-weight:
bold'>Below is the press release from Governor Kitzhaber and Representative
Cowan, including media contacts: <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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padding:0pt'><b><font size=4 color="#303f77" face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#303F77;font-weight:bold'>Press
Release: July 18, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white'><st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><strong><b><font size=1 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Oregon</span></font></b></strong></st1:place></st1:State><strong><b><font
size=1 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>'s Marine Reserves moving forward</span></font></b></strong><font
size=1 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white'><font size=1
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>(<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">SALEM</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Ore.</st1:State></st1:place>) – Under the
leadership of State Representative Jean Cowan, the Oregon Coastal Caucus, and
Governor Kitzhaber, <st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State> is moving forward
with the recommendations of the Ocean Policy Advisory Council (OPAC) to
establish marine reserves at Otter Rock, Redfish Rocks, <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Cape</st1:PlaceType>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Perpetua</st1:PlaceName>, Cascade Head, and <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Cape</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Falcon</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>.
The 2011 Legislature approved limited funding for the initial years of the
program in the midst of difficult budget deliberations. <br>
<br>
“Finding funding for the marine reserves program during a period of
significant reductions in state spending demonstrates <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State>’s commitment to completing the
hard work the public has put into this process” says Representative
Cowan, the chair of the Coastal Caucus. <br>
<br>
The Governor will work with legislators and OPAC to finalize the details of how
state agencies will continue marine reserves implementation, and determine what
additional legislative and administrative actions are needed to complete the
work.<br>
<br>
“The Coastal Caucus has provided great leadership in moving marine
reserves forward,” said Governor Kitzhaber. “We will continue
to work with them to develop the details of our next steps forward in a way
that respects the broad input that has gotten us to this point.”<br>
<br>
The details of the next steps for implementation are expected to be completed
by early Fall, following consultations between the Governor’s office, the
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, coastal legislators, OPAC and other
interested parties. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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background:white'><strong><b><font size=1 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Media Contacts:</span></font></b></strong><b><font
size=1 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'><br>
</span></font></b><font size=1 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Christine Miles,Governor
Kitzhaber, 503-559-8795<br>
Amy Wojcicki, Governor Kitzhaber, 503-689-5324<br>
Zach Reeves, Representative Cowan, 503-986-1410<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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