HB3814 • 2025

Authorizes the Environmental Quality Commission and the Department of Environmental Quality to allow for a mixing zone to meet bacteria water quality criteria in a permit applicable to a seafood processing facility.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Representative Gomberg,, Senator Smith DB,, Representative Dobson,, Javadi, Representative Boice,, Boshart Davis,, Helm,, Levy B,, Osborne,, Owens,, Wallan,, Senator Anderson,, Meek,, Weber
Last action: 2025-06-06
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.

Authorizes the Environmental Quality Commission and the Department of Environmental Quality to allow for a mixing zone to meet bacteria water quality criteria in a permit applicable to a seafood processing facility.

Digest: This Act allows the EQC and DEQ to allow for a mixing zone in a permit for a seafood processor.

What This Bill Does

Digest: This Act allows the EQC and DEQ to allow for a mixing zone in a permit for a seafood processor.
(Flesch Readability Score: 72.3).
Authorizes the Environmental Quality Commission and the Department of Environmental Quality to allow for a mixing zone to meet bacteria water quality criteria in a permit applicable to a seafood processing facility.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

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

2025-06-06 House
Chapter 84, (2025 Laws): effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
2025-05-14 House
Governor signed.
2025-05-08 House
Speaker signed.
2025-05-08 Senate
President signed.
2025-05-06 House
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. Ayes, 48; Excused, 10--Diehl, Evans, Helfrich, Levy B, Lewis, Nguyen H, Ruiz, Sosa, Valderrama, Wallan; Excused for Business of the House, 2--Harbick, Speaker Fahey.
2025-05-01 Senate
Third reading. Carried by Weber, Smith DB. Passed. Ayes, 26; Excused, 3--Anderson, Meek, Thatcher.
2025-04-30 Senate
Second reading.
2025-04-29 Senate
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
2025-04-24 Senate
Work Session held.
2025-04-22 Senate
Public Hearing held.
2025-04-14 Senate
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
2025-04-14 Senate
Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire.
2025-04-10 House
Third reading. Carried by Gomberg. Passed. Ayes, 51; Excused, 9--Cate, Evans, Helm, McIntire, Nguyen H, Owens, Reschke, Wallan, Walters.
2025-04-09 House
Rules suspended. Carried over to April 10, 2025 Calendar.
2025-04-08 House
Rules suspended. Carried over to April 9, 2025 Calendar.
2025-04-07 House
Second reading.
2025-04-04 House
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
2025-04-01 House
Work Session held.
2025-03-20 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-03-04 House
Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment.
2025-02-27 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: This Act allows the EQC and DEQ to allow for a mixing zone in a permit for a seafood processor. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.3).
Authorizes the Environmental Quality Commission and the Department of Environmental Quality to allow for a mixing zone to meet bacteria water quality criteria in a permit applicable to a seafood processing facility.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Relating to: Relating to seafood processors; and prescribing an effective date.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 3814
Sponsored by Representative GOMBERG, Senator SMITH DB, Representatives DOBSON, JAVADI;
Representatives BOICE, BOSHART DAVIS, HELM, LEVY B, OSBORNE, OWENS, WALLAN,
Senators ANDERSON, MEEK, WEBER
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to seafood processors; and prescribing an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
Section 2 of this 2025 Act is added to and made a part of ORS chapter 468B.
SECTION 2. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, and unless prohib-
ited by federal law, the Environmental Quality Commission and the Department of Environ-
mental Quality may, in a permit applicable to a seafood processing facility for the discharge
of wastewater effluent into the waters of the state, allow a portion of the water body re-
ceiving the wastewater effluent to serve as a mixing zone in order to satisfy the bacteria
water quality criteria for the water body if the department determines that the mixing zone
would not adversely affect public health. The department’s determination must be based on
a review of information that clearly demonstrates that the mixing zone would not adversely
affect public health.
(2) A seafood processing facility subject to a permit described in subsection (1) of this
section shall implement best management practices to prevent the inclusion of bacteria in
wastewater effluent from external fecal sources. Best management practices must be in-
formed by a site-specific investigation of sources of bacteria.
SECTION 3. This 2025 Act takes effect on the 91st day after the date on which the 2025
regular session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly adjourns sine die.
Enrolled House Bill 3814 (HB 3814-B) Page 1
Passed by House April 10, 2025
Repassed by House May 6, 2025
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Timothy G. Sekerak, Chief Clerk of House
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Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
Passed by Senate May 1, 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 3814 (HB 3814-B) Page 2