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HB5039 • 2025

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board for certain biennial expenses.

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board for certain biennial expenses.

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Enacted

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

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Bill History

  1. 2025-08-07 House

    Chapter 527, (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. 2025-06-18 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.

  7. 2025-06-18 Senate

    Second reading.

  8. 2025-06-16 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  9. 2025-06-16 Senate

    Referred to Ways and Means.

  10. 2025-06-13 House

    Third reading. Carried by Breese-Iverson. Passed. Ayes, 41; Excused, 19--Boshart Davis, Diehl, Elmer, Helfrich, Levy B, Lewis, McIntire, Nguyen H, Osborne, Reschke, Ruiz, Scharf, Skarlatos, Sosa, Tran, Wallan, Walters, Wright, Yunker.

  11. 2025-06-12 House

    Second reading.

  12. 2025-06-11 House

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

  13. 2025-06-06 House

    Work Session held.

  14. 2025-06-02 House

    Work Session held.

  15. 2025-06-02 House

    Returned to Full Committee.

  16. 2025-02-26 House

    Public Hearing held.

  17. 2025-02-25 House

    Informational Meeting held.

  18. 2025-01-18 House

    Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources.

  19. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Ways and Means.

  20. 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 Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board for certain biennial expenses.
Directs board to allocate moneys from the Watershed Conservation Operating Fund to various state agencies to implement Article XV, section 4b, of the Oregon Constitution.
Limits biennial expenditures by the board from federal funds and lottery moneys.
Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the board.
Directs the board to establish by rule a process for allocating available moneys in the Natural Resources Subaccount of the Parks and Natural Resources Fund.
<b>Authorizes specified nonlimited expenditures.</b>
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Relating to: Relating to the financial administration of the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board; and declaring an emergency.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned