HB2969 • 2025

Appropriates moneys for distribution to the Oregon Coast Visitors Association to be used to replicate the success of the 100% Fish Project of the Iceland Ocean Cluster in utilizing fish for nonfood product manufacturing.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Representative Gomberg, Representative Boice,, Diehl,, Javadi,
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In House Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Appropriates moneys for distribution to the Oregon Coast Visitors Association to be used to replicate the success of the 100% Fish Project of the Iceland Ocean Cluster in utilizing fish for nonfood product manufacturing.

Digest: The Act would grant funds to the Oregon Coast Visitors Association for a project to use fish to make nonfood products.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act would grant funds to the Oregon Coast Visitors Association for a project to use fish to make nonfood products.
(Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). [Digest: The Act would require a study of economic development in this state with a report to be turned in next year.
(Flesch Readability Score: 64.6).] [Requires the Oregon Business Development Department to study economic development in Oregon.
Directs the department to submit a report of the study to the Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2026.] Appropriates moneys for distribution to the Oregon Coast Visitors Association to be used to replicate the success of the 100% Fish Project of the Iceland Ocean Cluster in utilizing fish for nonfood product manufacturing. Relating to: Relating to economic development.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-06-27 House
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-04-01 House
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.
2025-04-01 House
Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.
2025-03-26 House
Work Session held.
2025-03-12 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 grant funds to the Oregon Coast Visitors Association for a project to use fish to make nonfood products. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6).</b>
[<i>Digest: The Act would require a study of economic development in this state with a report to be turned in next year. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6).</i>]
[<i>Requires the Oregon Business Development Department to study economic development in Oregon. Directs the department to submit a report of the study to the Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2026.</i>]
<b>Appropriates moneys for distribution to the Oregon Coast Visitors Association to be used to replicate the success of the 100% Fish Project of the Iceland Ocean Cluster in utilizing fish for nonfood product manufacturing.</b>
Relating to: Relating to economic development.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
A-Engrossed
House Bill 2969
Ordered by the House April 1
Including House Amendments dated April 1
Sponsored by Representative GOMBERG; Representatives BOICE, DIEHL, JAVADI (Presession filed.)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards.
Digest: The Act would grant funds to the Oregon Coast Visitors Association for a project
to use fish to make nonfood products. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6).
[Digest: The Act would require a study of economic development in this state with a report to be
turned in next year. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6). ]
[Requires the Oregon Business Development Department to study economic development in Oregon.
Directs the department to submit a report of the study to the Legislative Assembly no later than Sep-
tember 15, 2026.]
Appropriates moneys for distribution to the Oregon Coast Visitors Association to be used
to replicate the success of the 100% Fish Project of the Iceland Ocean Cluster in utilizing fish
for nonfood product manufacturing.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to economic development.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
There is appropriated to the Oregon Business Development Department, for
the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, out of the General Fund, the amount of $840,000 for
distribution to the Oregon Coast Visitors Association to be used in accordance with section
2 of this 2025 Act.
SECTION 2. (1) The Oregon Coast Visitors Association shall use the moneys received
under section 1 of this 2025 Act for research and development funding, light infrastructure
investment and accompanying coordination capacity to replicate the success of the 100% Fish
Project of the Iceland Ocean Cluster in utilizing fish for nonfood product manufacturing.
(2) The association’s budget for expenditure of the moneys received under section 1 of
this 2025 Act shall be as follows:
Budget item Expenditure amount
Employee compensation............ $ 200,000
Research and development
fees............................................ $ 300,000
Marketing and
communications........................ $ 70,000
Working assets ......................... $ 270,000
NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [ italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
LC 3706
A-Eng. HB 2969
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