HB3346 • 2025

Requires the Department of Land Conservation and Development, in consultation with the Department of Revenue, State Department of Energy and Water Resources Department, to study siting of energy facilities in designated critical ground water areas east of the Cascade Range.

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Passed Legislature

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires the Department of Land Conservation and Development, in consultation with the Department of Revenue, State Department of Energy and Water Resources Department, to study siting of energy facilities in designated critical ground water areas east of the Cascade Range.

Digest: This Act makes DLCD study land use for energy siting in areas short on ground water.

What This Bill Does

Digest: This Act makes DLCD study land use for energy siting in areas short on ground water.
(Flesch Readability Score: 68.9).
Requires the Department of Land Conservation and Development, in consultation with the Department of Revenue, State Department of Energy and Water Resources Department, to study siting of energy facilities in designated critical ground water areas east of the Cascade Range.
Directs the [department to submit] Department of Land Conservation and Development to summarize findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to land use not later than [September 15] November 30, 2026.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-06-27 House
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-04-02 House
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.
2025-04-02 House
Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.
2025-03-26 House
Work Session held.
2025-03-03 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-01-30 House
Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water.
2025-01-28 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: This Act makes DLCD study land use for energy siting in areas short on ground water. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.9).
Requires the Department of Land Conservation and Development<b>, in consultation with the Department of Revenue, State Department of Energy and Water Resources Department,</b> to study siting of energy facilities in designated critical ground water areas<b> east of the Cascade Range</b>. Directs the [<i>department to submit</i>]<b> Department of Land Conservation and Development to summarize</b> findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to land use not later than [<i>September 15</i>]<b> November 30</b>, 2026.
Relating to: Relating to siting of energy facilities in designated critical ground water areas.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
A-Engrossed
House Bill 3346
Ordered by the House April 2
Including House Amendments dated April 2
Sponsored by Representative OWENS; Representative BOICE
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: This Act makes DLCD study land use for energy siting in areas short on ground water.
(Flesch Readability Score: 68.9).
Requires the Department of Land Conservation and Development , in consultation with the
Department of Revenue, State Department of Energy and Water Resources Department, to
study siting of energy facilities in designated critical ground water areas east of the Cascade
Range. Directs the [ department to submit ] Department of Land Conservation and Development
to summarize findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to land use
not later than [ September 15] November 30 , 2026.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to siting of energy facilities in designated critical ground water areas.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) On or before November 30, 2026, the Department of Land Conservation
and Development, in consultation with the Department of Revenue, State Department of
Energy and Water Resources Department, shall prepare a study of issues regarding the
small-scale renewable energy facilities sited in areas classified as critical ground water areas
east of the Cascade Range, including:
(a) Options for changes that could be made in legislation, statewide land use planning
goals, Land Conservation and Development Commission rules, local government comprehen-
sive plans or land use regulations to facilitate the approval of facilities by a conditional use
process, rather than as a goal exception.
(b) Changes that could be made in legislation to reduce the property tax burdens for fa-
cilities, including reductions to special assessment disqualification and additional tax liabil-
ities for properties converted from farm use.
(c) The feasibility of development or investment participation in facilities by electric co-
operatives.
(d) Specific land use siting issues for:
(A) Various types of facilities, including solar, wind and geothermal; and
(B) Various generation capacities of facilities, including net metered systems, community
solar facilities and facilities generating over two megawatts of energy.
(2) On or before November 30, 2026, the Department of Land Conservation and Develop-
ment shall provide a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related
to land use in the manner provided in ORS 192.245 summarizing the results of the study
conducted under this section.
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 1674
A-Eng. HB 3346
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