Establishes the Oregon Public Utility Homeland Security Commission in the Oregon Department of Emergency Management.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Representative Evans
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In House Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The plain English breakdown is still being put together. The official documents below are already here.

Bill History

2025-06-27 House
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-01-17 House
Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
2025-01-13 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: Tells ODEM to give grants to consumer-owned utilities to build projects in response to natural disasters. Creates a commission and fund for the grant program. Allows for the use of moneys from lottery bonds. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.9).
Establishes the Oregon Public Utility Homeland Security Commission in the Oregon Department of Emergency Management.
Establishes the Oregon Public Utility Homeland Security Fund.
Establishes a grant program for the purpose of providing financial assistance to consumer-owned utilities for developing projects associated with mitigating damage resulting from natural disasters or responding to or recovering from natural disasters.
Authorizes the issuance of lottery bonds to finance projects associated with mitigating damage resulting from natural disasters or responding to or recovering from natural disasters.
Relating to: Relating to utilities.
Current location: In House Committee