Substitute House Bill 2199 would change the definition of derelict vessel to allow removal when registration has lapsed for two years or more and remove the requirement that an owner be known and locatable; ports, county officials and DNR partners testified the change would let local entities intervene earlier to avoid costly sinkings and environmental damage.

A Gold Beach commercial fisherman told commissioners that crowded conditions and lack of marine patrols at the Rogue River bar created dangerous navigation conditions; commissioners pledged to contact the Oregon State Marine Board, the Coast Guard and seek letters from local operators to support enforcement.