SB400 • 2025

Exempts removal-fill projects from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Department of State Lands if the person is required to and does obtain a permit from the United States Army Corps of Engineers.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Senator Girod
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In Senate 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.

Exempts removal-fill projects from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Department of State Lands if the person is required to and does obtain a permit from the United States Army Corps of Engineers.

Digest: This Act exempts removal or fill projects from needing a DSL permit if they get a permit from the U.S.

What This Bill Does

Digest: This Act exempts removal or fill projects from needing a DSL permit if they get a permit from the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers.
(Flesch Readability Score: 62.6).
Exempts removal-fill projects from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Department of State Lands if the person is required to and does obtain a permit from the United States Army Corps of Engineers.

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

2025-06-27 Senate
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-01-17 Senate
Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire.
2025-01-13 Senate
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: This Act exempts removal or fill projects from needing a DSL permit if they get a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.6).
Exempts removal-fill projects from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Department of State Lands if the person is required to and does obtain a permit from the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Relating to: Relating to removal-fill permits; declaring an emergency.
Current location: In Senate Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 400
Sponsored by Senator GIROD (Presession filed.)
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 as introduced. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: This Act exempts removal or fill projects from needing a DSL permit if they get a permit
from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.6).
Exempts removal-fill projects from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Department of
State Lands if the person is required to and does obtain a permit from the United States Army Corps
of Engineers.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to removal-fill permits; and declaring an emergency.
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 196.600 to
196.921.
SECTION 2. (1) Notwithstanding ORS 196.810, 196.816 and 196.817, a person may remove
material from the beds or banks of any waters of this state or fill any waters of this state
without first obtaining a permit or general permit issued under the authority of the Director
of the Department of State Lands if the person is required to and does obtain a permit from
the United States Army Corps of Engineers for the removal or fill activity.
(2) The requirements of ORS 196.850 do not apply to any removal or fill activity carried
out pursuant to a permit from the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
SECTION 3. 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.
LC 2226