Lawmakers recently levied fees on the human-powered vessels to raise funds to fight invasive species.
By Nigel Jaquiss
Oregon Journalism Project
A trio of petitioners aims to repeal a new law that would require paddle-boarders and flatwater kayakers to pay state permit fees starting in January.
“I think it goes against our constitutional rights,” says Angela Epperson, a Hermiston resident who enjoys kayaking on the Columbia and Umatilla Rivers. “I just think they’ve gone…