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HB5026 • 2025

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the State Parks and Recreation Department for certain biennial expenses.

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the State Parks and Recreation Department for certain biennial expenses.

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

Sponsor
Last action
2025-08-07
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.

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the State Parks and Recreation Department for certain biennial expenses.

Digest: The Act creates an agency budget.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: The Act creates an agency budget.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8).
  • Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the State Parks and Recreation Department for certain biennial expenses.
  • Limits certain biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the department.

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. 2025-08-07 House

    Chapter 524, (2025 Laws): Effective date July 17, 2025.

  2. 2025-07-17 House

    Governor signed.

  3. 2025-06-24 Senate

    President signed.

  4. 2025-06-23 House

    Speaker signed.

  5. 2025-06-19 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed. Ayes, 27; Nays, 2--Linthicum, Robinson; Excused, 1--Meek.

  6. 2025-06-19 Senate

    Vote explanation(s) filed by Thatcher.

  7. 2025-06-18 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.

  8. 2025-06-18 Senate

    Second reading.

  9. 2025-06-16 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  10. 2025-06-16 Senate

    Referred to Ways and Means.

  11. 2025-06-13 House

    Third reading. Carried by Levy E. Passed. Ayes, 37; Nays, 3--Drazan, Edwards, Harbick; Excused, 19--Boshart Davis, Diehl, Elmer, Helfrich, Levy B, Lewis, McIntire, Nguyen H, Osborne, Reschke, Ruiz, Scharf, Skarlatos, Sosa, Tran, Wallan, Walters, Wright, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Munoz.

  12. 2025-06-12 House

    Second reading.

  13. 2025-06-11 House

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

  14. 2025-06-06 House

    Work Session held.

  15. 2025-06-02 House

    Work Session held.

  16. 2025-06-02 House

    Returned to Full Committee.

  17. 2025-03-05 House

    Public Hearing held.

  18. 2025-03-04 House

    Informational Meeting held.

  19. 2025-03-03 House

    Informational Meeting held.

  20. 2025-01-18 House

    Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources.

  21. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Ways and Means.

  22. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act creates an agency budget. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8).
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the State Parks and Recreation Department for certain biennial expenses.
Limits certain biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the department.
Limits biennial expenditures by the department from lottery moneys for certain purposes.
Limits biennial expenditures by the department from federal funds for certain purposes.
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Relating to: Relating to the financial administration of the State Parks and Recreation Department; and declaring an emergency.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 5026
Introduced and printed pursuant to House Rule 12.00. Presession filed (at the request of Oregon
Department of Administrative Services)
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to the financial administration of the State Parks and Recreation Department; and declar-
ing an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. There is appropriated to the State Parks and Recreation Department, for
the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, out of the General Fund, the amount of $8,476,750 for
debtservice.
SECTION 2.
Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the following amounts
are established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, as the maximum limits for payment
of expenses from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but ex-
cluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the State Parks and Recre-
ation Department, for the following purposes:
(1) Director’s office ........................ $ 892,986
(2) Central services ........................ $ 26,853,104
(3) Parks development.................... $ 5,411,235
(4) Direct services .......................... $ 92,064,039
(5) Community support
and grants ................................. $ 25,487,306
SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the following amounts
are established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, as the maximum limits for payment
of expenses from lottery moneys allocated from the Parks and Natural Resources Fund to
the State Parks and Recreation Department, for the following purposes:
(1) Director’s office ........................ $ 1,577,131
(2) Central services ........................ $ 25,929,855
(3) Parks development.................... $ 17,665,008
(4) Direct services .......................... $ 75,719,583
(5) Community support
and grants ................................. $ 80,129,375
SECTION 4. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of
$5,467,397 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, as the maximum limit for
payment of expenses from lottery moneys allocated from the Administrative Services Eco-
nomic Development Fund to the State Parks and Recreation Department for the payment
of debt service.
Enrolled House Bill 5026 (HB 5026-A) Page 1
SECTION 5. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the following amounts
are established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, as the maximum limits for payment
of expenses from federal funds collected or received by the State Parks and Recreation De-
partment, for the following purposes:
(1) Parks development.................... $ 2,083,305
(2) Direct services .......................... $ 2,635,402
(3) Community support
and grants ................................. $ 24,064,435
SECTION 6. 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
July 1, 2025.
Passed by House June 13, 2025
..................................................................................
Timothy G. Sekerak, Chief Clerk of House
..................................................................................
Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
Passed by Senate June 19, 2025
..................................................................................
Rob Wagner, President of Senate
Received by Governor:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
Approved:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
..................................................................................
Tina Kotek, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
..................................................................................
Tobias Read, Secretary of State
Enrolled House Bill 5026 (HB 5026-A) Page 2