HB 3587 Oregon House · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to rocky habitat management; declaring an emergency.

Summary

Directs the Department of Land Conservation and Development to take certain actions related to rocky habitat management. Authorizes the Oregon Ocean Science Trust to provide competitive grants for nonregulatory rocky habitat management programs. Appropriates moneys [ to the trust ] for the purpose of providing the grants. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Last action Jun 28, 2025

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Introduced → A-Engrossed · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to clarify the roles of state agencies and tribes in managing rocky ocean habitats, adjust funding recipients, and refine grant program requirements. The changes ensure better coordination with federally recognized Indian tribes and shift some administrative responsibilities to the Department of State Lands.

Scope change

The bill now explicitly includes federally recognized Indian tribes in planning and implementation processes, and clarifies that site management plans must be developed based on a specific 2023 Territorial Sea Plan amendment.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for the Department of Land Conservation and Development to coordinate with federally recognized Indian tribes when developing and implementing rocky habitat management plans.

Added specific reference to the April 20, 2023 Territorial Sea Plan amendment when defining which sites require management plans.

Reorganized the Oregon Ocean Science Trust's duties to remove specific grant program establishment language, as it is now handled through the Department of State Lands.

FISCAL

Changed the funding recipient from the Oregon Ocean Science Trust to the Department of State Lands for the $300,000 appropriation.

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Committee

Jun 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

In committee upon adjournment.

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Committee

Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Committee

Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Introduced

First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

lower

1 primary · 11 co-sponsors