HB2415 • 2025

Replaces the dollar cap on grants awarded to ports from the Port Planning and Marketing Fund with a maximum amount adopted by the Oregon Business Development Department by rule.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Last action: 2025-06-11
Official status: Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Replaces the dollar cap on grants awarded to ports from the Port Planning and Marketing Fund with a maximum amount adopted by the Oregon Business Development Department by rule.

Digest: The Act would let Business Oregon set the dollar cap on grants to ports from the Port Planning and Marketing Fund by rule.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act would let Business Oregon set the dollar cap on grants to ports from the Port Planning and Marketing Fund by rule.
(Flesch Readability Score: 69.4). [Digest: The Act tells DAS to do a study on ports.
(Flesch Readability Score: 100.0).] [Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study ports.
Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to ports not later than September 15, 2026.] [Sunsets on January 2, 2027.] Replaces the dollar cap on grants awarded to ports from the Port Planning and Marketing Fund with a maximum amount adopted by the Oregon Business Development Department by rule. Relating to: Relating to ports.

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Bill History

2025-06-11 House
Chapter 148, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.
2025-05-22 House
Governor signed.
2025-05-15 House
Speaker signed.
2025-05-15 Senate
President signed.
2025-05-14 Senate
Third reading. Carried by Bonham. Passed. Ayes, 30.
2025-05-13 Senate
Carried over to 05-14 by unanimous consent.
2025-05-12 Senate
Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
2025-05-12 Senate
Second reading.
2025-05-06 Senate
Work Session held.
2025-04-29 Senate
Public Hearing held.
2025-04-21 Senate
Referred to Labor and Business.
2025-04-16 Senate
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
2025-04-15 House
Potential conflict(s) of interest declared by Smith G.
2025-04-15 House
Third reading. Carried by Nguyen D. Passed. Ayes, 53; Excused, 3--Cate, Nguyen H, Walters; Excused for Business of the House, 4--Breese-Iverson, Helm, Sanchez, Wallan.
2025-04-14 House
Second reading.
2025-04-10 House
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
2025-04-07 House
Work Session held.
2025-04-02 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-01-17 House
Referred to Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade.
2025-01-13 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: The Act would let Business Oregon set the dollar cap on grants to ports from the Port Planning and Marketing Fund by rule. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.4).</b>
[<i>Digest: The Act tells DAS to do a study on ports. (Flesch Readability Score: 100.0).</i>]
[<i>Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study ports. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to ports not later than September 15, 2026.</i>]
[<i>Sunsets on January 2, 2027.</i>]
<b>Replaces the dollar cap on grants awarded to ports from the Port Planning and Marketing Fund with a maximum amount adopted by the Oregon Business Development Department by rule.</b>
Relating to: Relating to ports.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 2415
Introduced and printed pursuant to House Rule 12.00. Presession filed (at the request of House In-
terim Committee on Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade for Representative
Daniel Nguyen)
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to ports; amending ORS 285A.657.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
ORS 285A.657 is amended to read:
285A.657. (1) The Oregon Infrastructure Finance Authority may make grants, as funds are
available, to any port formed under ORS chapter 777 or 778 for:
(a) A planning project conducted under ORS 285A.627 or any other planning project necessary
for improving the port’s capability to carry out its authorized functions and activities relating to
trade and commerce; or
(b) A marketing project necessary for improving the port’s capability to carry out its authorized
functions and activities relating to trade and commerce.
(2) Any port may file with the authority an application for a grant from the Port Planning and
Marketing Fund to finance a specific planning project or marketing project.
(3) An application under this section shall be filed in such a manner and contain or be accom-
panied by such information as the authority may prescribe.
(4) Upon receipt of an application, the authority shall determine whether the planning project
or marketing project is eligible for funding under ORS 285A.654 to 285A.660. If the authority de-
termines that the project is not eligible, it shall within 60 days:
(a) Reject the application; or
(b) Require the applicant to submit additional information as may be necessary.
(5) The authority may approve a grant for a planning project or a marketing project described
in an application filed under this section if, after investigation, the authority finds that:
(a) The project meets the standards and criteria established by the authority for grant financing
from the Port Planning and Marketing Fund; and
(b) Moneys in the Port Planning and Marketing Fund are or will be available for the project.
(6) Grants to ports under ORS 285A.654 to 285A.660 shall not exceed [ $50,000 and shall not ex-
ceed] the lesser of:
(a) 75 percent of the total cost of the project ; or
(b) A maximum amount for such grants adopted by the Oregon Business Development
Department by rule .
(7) The authority shall not fund any program that subsidizes regular port operating expenses.
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(8) In lieu of all or part of the grant financing approved under ORS 285A.654 to 285A.660 for a
planning or marketing project, the authority may purchase goods or services to assist a port in im-
plementing a project.
Passed by House April 15, 2025
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Timothy G. Sekerak, Chief Clerk of House
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Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
Passed by Senate May 14, 2025
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Rob Wagner, President of Senate
Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Tina Kotek, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Tobias Read, Secretary of State
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