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HB3328 • 2025

Adds Grant County to the list of counties that may use road fund moneys from federal forest reserves payments for patrolling on the county's roads.

Adds Grant County to the list of counties that may use road fund moneys from federal forest reserves payments for patrolling on the county's roads.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Owens
Last action
2025-05-20
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
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.

Adds Grant County to the list of counties that may use road fund moneys from federal forest reserves payments for patrolling on the county's roads.

Digest: The Act would let Grant County use road fund moneys from federal forest reserves payments to patrol roads in the county.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: The Act would let Grant County use road fund moneys from federal forest reserves payments to patrol roads in the county.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6).
  • Adds Grant County to the list of counties that may use road fund moneys from federal forest reserves payments for patrolling on the county's roads.
  • [<i>Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</i>].

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. 2025-05-20 House

    Chapter 29, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.

  2. 2025-05-07 House

    Governor signed.

  3. 2025-05-01 House

    Speaker signed.

  4. 2025-05-01 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-04-30 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Smith DB, Meek. Passed. Ayes, 27; Excused, 2--Frederick, Starr.

  6. 2025-04-29 Senate

    Carried over to 04-30 by unanimous consent.

  7. 2025-04-28 Senate

    Carried over to 04-29 by unanimous consent.

  8. 2025-04-24 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.

  9. 2025-04-24 Senate

    Second reading.

  10. 2025-04-22 Senate

    Work Session held.

  11. 2025-04-15 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  12. 2025-04-10 House

    Third reading. Carried by Skarlatos. Passed. Ayes, 54; Excused, 4--Cate, Lewis, Nguyen H, Owens; Excused for Business of the House, 2--Drazan, Speaker Fahey.

  13. 2025-04-10 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  14. 2025-04-10 Senate

    Referred to Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs.

  15. 2025-04-09 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to April 10, 2025 Calendar.

  16. 2025-04-08 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to April 9, 2025 Calendar.

  17. 2025-04-07 House

    Second reading.

  18. 2025-04-04 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.

  19. 2025-04-01 House

    Work Session held.

  20. 2025-03-25 House

    Public Hearing held.

  21. 2025-02-27 House

    Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans.

  22. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans by order of Speaker.

  23. 2025-02-26 House

    Work Session held.

  24. 2025-01-24 House

    Referred to Rules.

  25. 2025-01-21 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act would let Grant County use road fund moneys from federal forest reserves payments to patrol roads in the county. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6).
Adds Grant County to the list of counties that may use road fund moneys from federal forest reserves payments for patrolling on the county's roads.
[<i>Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</i>].
Relating to: Relating to expending county road fund moneys for patrolling.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 3328
Sponsored by Representative OWENS (at the request of Commissioner Jim Hamsher)
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to expending county road fund moneys for patrolling; amending ORS 368.706.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
ORS 368.706 is amended to read:
368.706. (1) Notwithstanding ORS 294.060 and 368.705, moneys described in ORS 294.060 (1) that
are received by a county listed in subsection (2) of this section and deposited into that county’s road
fund may be expended for patrolling within the county by the county’s law enforcement officials.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section applies to:
(a) Coos County;
(b) Curry County;
(c) Douglas County;
(d) Grant County;
[(d)] (e) Josephine County;
[(e)] (f) Klamath County;
[(f)] (g) Lane County; and
[(g)] (h) Linn County.
(3) Moneys in a county’s road fund and expended for patrolling under subsection (1) of this
section may be used solely for direct costs and indirect costs associated with patrolling.
(4) As used in this section:
(a)(A) “Direct costs” means costs that can, with a high degree of accuracy, be identified spe-
cifically with or directly assigned to a particular award, project, program, service or other organ-
izational activity.
(B) “Direct costs” includes, but is not limited to, salaries, travel, equipment and supplies directly
related to patrolling by the county’s law enforcement officials.
(b)(A) “Indirect costs” means costs incurred for common or joint objectives that are not direct
costs.
(B) “Indirect costs” includes, but is not limited to, the costs of operating and maintaining facil-
ities, depreciation, administrative expenses and dispatch.
(c) “Patrolling” means the activities of a county law enforcement official that are in response
to calls for service or initiated by the county law enforcement official.
Enrolled House Bill 3328 (HB 3328-A) Page 1
Passed by House April 10, 2025
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Timothy G. Sekerak, Chief Clerk of House
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Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
Passed by Senate April 30, 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 3328 (HB 3328-A) Page 2