Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Water Resources Department for specified purposes relating to water resources data collection and monitoring for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Directs the Water Resources Department to study water banks. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to water not later than September 15, 2026.
Directs the Environmental Quality Commission to establish a program to provide rebate vouchers for the replacement of combustion lawn and garden equipment with zero-emission lawn and garden equipment. Establishes the Lawn and Garden Equipment Rebate Fund. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution to the University of Oregon and Portland State University for water-related research and grants. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to [ enter into a contract with ] distribute moneys to the Oregon Association of Water Utilities to provide technical assistance, or enter into a contract with a third party to provide technical assistance, to address the needs and vulnerabilities of small and very small community water systems, construct and equip a water utility training center and employ three staff to provide related support and resources. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the department to carry out the [ contract ] Act . Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Makes counties approve applications to site renewable energy facilities filed before June 1, 2025, without applying the statewide land use planning goal related to agricultural use. Sunsets January 2, 2028. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Modifies the meaning of "sexually explicit conduct" for certain crimes involving children. Directs the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to classify invasion of personal privacy in the first degree as a crime category 8 on the sentencing guidelines grid when the victim is a minor. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Imposes additional personal income tax. Adjusts the rate of the tax annually for inflation. Transfers the proceeds of the new income tax, less the amount of the new income tax credits allowed to taxpayers, to the State Wildlife Fund. Directs specific percentages of the proceeds to various programs of the State Department of Fish and Wildlife. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. Creates a credit against personal income taxes for the purchase of a license, tag or permit under the wildlife laws. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2032. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Creates a state and federal grants coordinator position in the Regional Solutions Program. Directs the coordinator to identify barriers that communities face in applying for and managing state and federal funding. Allocates lottery funds to provide matches for federal funds available through the Federal Readiness and Leverage Fund. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Directs the Commission on Indian Services to employ a natural resources management tribal liaison officer to facilitate opportunities for integrated natural resources management between Indian tribes and state agencies with natural resources management duties. Appropriates moneys to fund the work of the liaison officer. Declares an emergency, effective on July 1, 2025.
