HB5040 • 2025

Limits expenditures of lottery funds from the Watershed Conservation Grant Fund for local grant expenditures by the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board for a six-year period beginning July 1, 2025.

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Sponsor
Last action: 2025-08-07
Official status: Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Limits expenditures of lottery funds from the Watershed Conservation Grant Fund for local grant expenditures by the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board for a six-year period beginning July 1, 2025.

Digest: The Act creates an agency budget.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act creates an agency budget.
(Flesch Readability Score: 73.8).
Limits expenditures of lottery funds from the Watershed Conservation Grant Fund for local grant expenditures by the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board for a six-year period beginning July 1, 2025.
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-08-07 House
Chapter 528, (2025 Laws): Effective date July 17, 2025.
2025-07-17 House
Governor signed.
2025-06-24 Senate
President signed.
2025-06-23 House
Speaker signed.
2025-06-19 Senate
Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed. Ayes, 27; Nays, 2--Linthicum, Robinson; Excused, 1--Meek.
2025-06-18 Senate
Recommendation: Do pass.
2025-06-18 Senate
Second reading.
2025-06-16 Senate
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
2025-06-16 Senate
Referred to Ways and Means.
2025-06-12 House
Third reading. Carried by Levy E. Passed. Ayes, 56; Absent, 1--Boice; Excused, 3--McIntire, Nguyen H, Wallan.
2025-06-11 House
Recommendation: Do pass.
2025-06-11 House
Second reading.
2025-06-06 House
Work Session held.
2025-06-02 House
Work Session held.
2025-06-02 House
Returned to Full Committee.
2025-02-26 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-02-25 House
Informational Meeting held.
2025-01-18 House
Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources.
2025-01-17 House
Referred to Ways and Means.
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).
Limits expenditures of lottery funds from the Watershed Conservation Grant Fund for local grant expenditures by the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board for a six-year period beginning July 1, 2025.
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

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 5040
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 Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board; and declaring
an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of
$107,812,436 is established for a six-year period beginning July 1, 2025, as the maximum limit
for payment of expenses by the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board from lottery moneys
deposited into the Watershed Conservation Grant Fund from the Parks and Natural Re-
sources Fund, for local grant expenditure purposes listed in Article XV, section 4b, of the
Oregon Constitution.
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
July 1, 2025.
Passed by House June 12, 2025
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Timothy G. Sekerak, Chief Clerk of House
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Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
Passed by Senate June 19, 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
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