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HB3135 • 2025

Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to award grants to soil and water conservation districts that operate in certain counties.

Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to award grants to soil and water conservation districts that operate in certain counties.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Representative Breese-Iverson, Representative Hartman,, Levy B,, Levy E,, Owens,, Reschke,
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In House Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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

Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to award grants to soil and water conservation districts that operate in certain counties.

<b>Digest: The Act gives an agency money for grants to soil and water conservation districts in certain counties and for support and monitoring.

What This Bill Does

  • <b>Digest: The Act gives an agency money for grants to soil and water conservation districts in certain counties and for support and monitoring.
  • The Act takes effect when it is signed.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 64.7).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act tells an agency to award grants to soil and water conservation districts.
  • The Act gives the agency money for the grants.

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. 2025-06-27 House

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-04-10 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  3. 2025-04-10 House

    Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  4. 2025-04-07 House

    Work Session held.

  5. 2025-02-19 House

    Public Hearing held.

  6. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.

  7. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: The Act gives an agency money for grants to soil and water conservation districts in certain counties and for support and monitoring. The Act takes effect when it is signed. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.7).</b>
[<i>Digest: The Act tells an agency to award grants to soil and water conservation districts. The Act gives the agency money for the grants. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.1).</i>]
[<i>Directs</i>]<b> Appropriates moneys to</b> the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to award grants to soil and water conservation districts that operate in certain counties.<b> Appropriates moneys to the department for distribution to the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council for soil and water conservation districts for coordination and administrative support and to perform certain monitoring.</b>
[<i>Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the department for awarding the grants.</i>]
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Relating to: Relating to water conservation; declaring an emergency.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
A-Engrossed
House Bill 3135
Ordered by the House April 10
Including House Amendments dated April 10
Sponsored by Representative BREESE-IVERSON; Representatives LEVY B, LEVY E, RESCHKE (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 gives an agency money for grants to soil and water conservation districts
in certain counties and for support and monitoring. The Act takes effect when it is signed.
(Flesch Readability Score: 64.7).
[Digest: The Act tells an agency to award grants to soil and water conservation districts. The Act
gives the agency money for the grants. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.1). ]
[Directs] Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to award
grants to soil and water conservation districts that operate in certain counties. Appropriates
moneys to the department for distribution to the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council
for soil and water conservation districts for coordination and administrative support and to
perform certain monitoring.
[Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the department for awarding the grants. ]
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to water conservation; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropri-
ated to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, for the biennium beginning July
1, 2025, out of the General Fund, the following amounts which may be expended for the
purposes of providing grants pursuant to ORS 568.970, as follows:
(1) $1,235,000 for providing a grant to a soil and water conservation district located in
Crook County.
(2) $715,000 for providing a grant to a soil and water conservation district located in
Jefferson County.
(3) $585,000 for providing a grant to a soil and water conservation district located in
Klamath County.
(4) $585,000 for providing a grant to a soil and water conservation district located in
Deschutes County.
(5) $580,000 for providing a grant to a soil and water conservation district located in
Harney County.
(6) $455,000 for providing a grant to a soil and water conservation district located in Lake
County.
(7) $455,000 for providing a grant to a soil and water conservation district located in
Wheeler County.
SECTION 2. The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall provide the grants
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 3457
A-Eng. HB 3135
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described in section 1 of this 2025 Act no later than July 1, 2025, or 60 days after the effective
date of this 2025 Act, whichever is later.
SECTION 3.
In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropri-
ated to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, for the biennium beginning July
1, 2025, out of the General Fund, the amount of $150,000, for distribution to the Central
Oregon Intergovernmental Council for the purpose of coordination and administrative sup-
port for soil and water conservation districts related to implementing ORS 568.970.
SECTION 4. In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropri-
ated to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, for the biennium beginning July
1, 2025, out of the General Fund, the amount of $500,000 to be distributed to the Central
Oregon Intergovernmental Council for distribution to soil and water conservation districts
for monitoring, or contracting for monitoring, related to implementing ORS 568.970 and
568.972.
SECTION 5. This 2025 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2025 Act takes effect
on its passage.
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