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HB3350 • 2025

Appropriates moneys out of the General Fund to the State Forestry Department for deposit in the Rangeland Protection Association Fund.

Appropriates moneys out of the General Fund to the State Forestry Department for deposit in the Rangeland Protection Association Fund.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Representative Owens, Representative Breese-Iverson,, Grayber,, Levy B,, McIntire,, Smith G
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 out of the General Fund to the State Forestry Department for deposit in the Rangeland Protection Association Fund.

Digest: The Act gives moneys to an agency for deposit in a new fund related to groups that fight fires in certain rural areas.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: The Act gives moneys to an agency for deposit in a new fund related to groups that fight fires in certain rural areas.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1).
  • Appropriates moneys out of the General Fund to the State Forestry Department for deposit in the Rangeland Protection Association Fund.
  • Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

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. 2025-04-04 House

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

  3. 2025-04-04 House

    Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  4. 2025-04-01 House

    Work Session held.

  5. 2025-03-25 House

    Public Hearing held.

  6. 2025-01-30 House

    Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.

  7. 2025-01-28 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act gives moneys to an agency for deposit in a new fund related to groups that fight fires in certain rural areas. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1).
Appropriates moneys out of the General Fund to the State Forestry Department for deposit in the Rangeland Protection Association Fund.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Relating to: Relating to fire protection; 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 3350
Ordered by the House April 4
Including House Amendments dated April 4
Sponsored by Representative OWENS; Representatives BREESE-IVERSON, GRAYBER, LEVY B, MCINTIRE,
SMITH G (at the request of former Senator Lynn Findley)
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 moneys to an agency for deposit in a new fund related to groups that fight
fires in certain rural areas. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1).
Appropriates moneys out of the General Fund to the State Forestry Department for deposit in
the Rangeland Protection Association Fund.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to fire protection; 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 State Forestry Department, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, out of the
General Fund, the amount of $1,000,000, for deposit in the Rangeland Protection Association
Fund established by section 4, chapter ___, Oregon Laws 2025 (Enrolled House Bill 3349).
SECTION 2. 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.
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.
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