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SB74 • 2025

Authorizes the Department of State Lands to find in a navigability determination draft report that the state's interest in the waterway extends to the current submerged and submersible lands within the waterway.

Authorizes the Department of State Lands to find in a navigability determination draft report that the state's interest in the waterway extends to the current submerged and submersible lands within the waterway.

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

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Last action
2025-06-06
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-06 Senate

    Chapter 164, 2025 Laws.

  2. 2025-06-06 Senate

    Effective date, January 1, 2026.

  3. 2025-05-27 Senate

    Governor signed.

  4. 2025-05-21 House

    Speaker signed.

  5. 2025-05-20 Senate

    President signed.

  6. 2025-05-19 House

    Third reading. Carried by Boice. Passed. Ayes, 38; Nays, 15--Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Cate, Diehl, Drazan, Edwards, Harbick, Helfrich, Lewis, Osborne, Reschke, Scharf, Skarlatos, Wright, Yunker; Excused, 5--Evans, Levy E, McIntire, Nguyen H, Wallan; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Elmer.

  7. 2025-05-15 House

    Second reading.

  8. 2025-05-14 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  9. 2025-05-12 House

    Work Session held.

  10. 2025-04-28 House

    Public Hearing held.

  11. 2025-04-23 House

    Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water.

  12. 2025-04-22 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. Ayes, 23; Nays, 6--Bonham, Hayden, Linthicum, Robinson, Smith DB, Thatcher.

  13. 2025-04-22 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  14. 2025-04-21 Senate

    Carried over to 04-22 by unanimous consent.

  15. 2025-04-17 Senate

    Second reading.

  16. 2025-04-16 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)

  17. 2025-04-08 Senate

    Work Session held.

  18. 2025-04-01 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  19. 2025-03-13 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  20. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire.

  21. 2025-01-13 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: This Act makes changes to how DSL can find the state's interest in waterways that are navigable. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1).</b>
[<i>Digest: This Act tells the DSL to study how to determine that a waterway is navigable. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8).</i>]
[<i>Requires the Department of State Lands to study determinations of navigability on Oregon waterways. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to natural resources not later than September 15, 2026.</i>]
[<i>Sunsets on January 2, 2027.</i>]
<b>Authorizes the Department of State Lands to find in a navigability determination draft report that the state's interest in the waterway extends to the current submerged and submersible lands within the waterway. Authorizes the department to negotiate with property owners affected by the finding and convey mineral and geothermal resource rights in a negotiated exchange of deeds. Requires the department to determine the state's interest in portions of the waterway according to principles of accretion and avulsion if the department is unable to reach an agreement with affected property owners.</b>
Relating to: Relating to determinations of navigability on Oregon waterways.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned