Increasing Law Enforcement Patrols at Oregon AIS Boat Inspection Stations

The summary for the Increasing Law Enforcement Patrols at Oregon AIS Boat Inspection Stations grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Bureau of Reclamation, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Increasing Law Enforcement Patrols at Oregon AIS Boat Inspection Stations: Four of Oregon's five aquatic invasive species inspection stations need additional enforcement hours; these would be at Brookings, Ashland, Ontario and Umatilla. The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Department would be the agency contracted with for this work. This agreement will add 140 hours annually of additional enforcement time at each of the four stations. These additional enforcement hours will be spread out the timing of enforcement hours between March – October at each station when the majority of boaters are traveling through our region. The Oregon State Marine Board (OSMB) has been managing five boat inspection stations to intercept aquatic invasive species and clean boats since 2010. In the state of Oregon, OSMB has the authority to manage these inspection stations, and OSMB has contracted with Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife as well as local police and law enforcement agencies to provide manpower for these stations. This award will allow OSMB to increase the amount of time these inspection stations are staffed which will increase their ability to stop aquatic invasive species from entering the state.