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HB2801 • 2025

Allows the Water Resources Department to approve leases or temporary transfers of certain water rights in the Upper Klamath Basin until a court issues a final water rights decree.

Allows the Water Resources Department to approve leases or temporary transfers of certain water rights in the Upper Klamath Basin until a court issues a final water rights decree.

Enacted

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

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Last action
2025-06-06
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
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Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Allows the Water Resources Department to approve leases or temporary transfers of certain water rights in the Upper Klamath Basin until a court issues a final water rights decree.

Digest: The Act extends the time for allowing changes to certain water rights in the Upper Klamath Basin.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: The Act extends the time for allowing changes to certain water rights in the Upper Klamath Basin.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1).
  • Allows the Water Resources Department to approve leases or temporary transfers of certain water rights in the Upper Klamath Basin until a court issues a final water rights decree.
  • .

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-06 House

    Chapter 79, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.

  2. 2025-05-14 House

    Governor signed.

  3. 2025-05-08 House

    Speaker signed.

  4. 2025-05-08 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-05-06 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. Ayes, 24; Nays, 4--Bonham, Linthicum, Robinson, Thatcher; Excused, 1--Gorsek.

  6. 2025-05-05 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  7. 2025-05-05 Senate

    Second reading.

  8. 2025-04-29 Senate

    Work Session held.

  9. 2025-04-24 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  10. 2025-04-21 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  11. 2025-04-21 Senate

    Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire.

  12. 2025-04-17 House

    Third reading. Carried by McIntire, Reschke. Passed. Ayes, 51; Excused, 7--Dobson, Grayber, Helfrich, McDonald, Nguyen D, Nguyen H, Valderrama; Excused for Business of the House, 2--Boshart Davis, Sanchez.

  13. 2025-04-16 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to April 17, 2025 Calendar.

  14. 2025-04-15 House

    Second reading.

  15. 2025-04-14 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  16. 2025-04-09 House

    Work Session held.

  17. 2025-01-29 House

    Public Hearing held.

  18. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water.

  19. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act extends the time for allowing changes to certain water rights in the Upper Klamath Basin. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1).
Allows the Water Resources Department to approve leases or temporary transfers of certain water rights in the Upper Klamath Basin until a court issues a final water rights decree. .
Relating to: Relating to the time frame for allowing changes to determined claims in the Upper Klamath Basin.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 2801
Introduced and printed pursuant to House Rule 12.00. Presession filed (at the request of Governor
Tina Kotek for Water Resources Department)
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to the time frame for allowing changes to determined claims in the Upper Klamath Basin;
amending section 2, chapter 445, Oregon Laws 2015.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. Section 2, chapter 445, Oregon Laws 2015, is amended to read:
Sec. 2. (1) Section 1 [ of this 2015 Act ], chapter 445, Oregon Laws 2015, is repealed [ January
2, 2026] on the date on which the Klamath County Circuit Court issues a water rights decree
affirming or modifying the Findings of Fact and Order of Determination for the Klamath
River Basin Adjudication (Case No. WA1300001).
(2) Not more than 30 days after the court issues the water rights decree described in
subsection (1) of this section, the Water Resources Director shall notify the committees or
interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to natural resources and the Legis-
lative Counsel of the date on which the court issued the water rights decree.
[(2)] (3) Notwithstanding the repeal of section 1 [ of this 2015 Act ], chapter 445, Oregon Laws
2015, by subsection (1) of this section, subject to modification or revocation under section 1 [ of this
2015 Act ], chapter 445, Oregon Laws 2015 , a lease or temporary transfer of a determined claim
under section 1 [ of this 2015 Act ], chapter 445, Oregon Laws 2015, for a term beginning prior to
[January 2, 2026 ] the repeal of section 1, chapter 445, Oregon Laws 2015, by subsection (1) of
this section , may continue in effect for the term of the lease or temporary transfer. If a court
judgment results in a modification of the determined claim, the parties may continue the lease or
temporary transfer of all or part of the water right as modified for all or part of the original term
of the lease or temporary transfer.
Enrolled House Bill 2801 (HB 2801-INTRO) Page 1
Passed by House April 17, 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 6, 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
Enrolled House Bill 2801 (HB 2801-INTRO) Page 2