Rep. Em Levy

Maddy summaryHB 3980 expands eligibility for state financial assistance to help fund levee projects, specifically adding cities and towns (municipalities) as qualifying recipients alongside existing groups like drainage districts and private entities. The bill requires that levee projects receiving assistance must substantially improve infrastructure and be essential for farm, industrial, or commercial land use in Oregon. It amends state law to include municipalities in the list of eligible applicants for loans or grants under the Oregon Infrastructure Finance Authority. The bill declares an emergency, making it effective immediately upon passage to address urgent flood protection needs.

Directs the Oregon Drinking Water Services of the Oregon Health Authority to establish a pilot program for training drinking water system operators. Sunsets the program on January 2, 2028. Directs the Water Resources Department to establish a matching funds grant program that awards grants to certain municipal water providers. Extends the sunset on rules for the Deschutes Basin ground water study area to January 2, 2039. Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Health Authority out of the General Fund for distribution to the Oregon Drinking Water Services for the pilot program. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the department for the matching funds grant program. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to state agencies for purposes related to the treatment of western juniper. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Provides that a person must be 18 years of age or older in order for the person to commit the crime of prostitution. Authorizes the taking of a child into protective custody when the child has engaged in or is at risk of engaging in a commercial sex act. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Creates a civil cause of action against a person who removes a condom without the consent of the plaintiff. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Directs specified state agencies to collaborate with local and regional officials to develop the CORE3 center. Directs state agencies to incorporate the CORE3 center in agency emergency planning. Directs specified state agencies to evaluate whether financial participation in the CORE3 center is advisable. Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to issue a grant for the CORE3 center.

Maddy summaryHB 3861 changes qualifications for directors of Oregon's soil and water conservation districts. It requires most zone directors (except in Deschutes County) to either own or manage 10+ acres of land actively or have at least one year of prior conservation board experience plus an approved conservation plan. These rules apply directly to candidates running for district director positions. The bill ensures directors have direct land management or conservation experience, aligning with the district's purpose. (Note: This is a procedural qualification change, not a new program or funding measure.)

Creates an income or corporate excise tax credit for the amount paid by an owner of an eligible generation facility for transmission services. Directs that the amount paid, for purposes of the tax credit, shall be calculated as the sum of amounts paid by the owner to the Bonneville Power Administration or an electric utility for up to 600 megawatts of the eligible generation facility's nameplate capacity and to other parties. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and to eligible generation facilities first placed in service on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2032. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires health insurance coverage of specified fertility services and treatments with exemption for certain insurers. Directs the Oregon Health Authority and the Department of Consumer and Business Services to study access to fertility and reproductive endocrinology services and report findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to study the Climate Protection Program. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the environment not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.

Requires a person that proposes to construct a building or structure located within 1,000 feet of an interstate pipeline to notify the Oregon Utility Notification Center. Prohibits a state agency or municipality from issuing a building permit for a building or structure unless the agency or municipality receives a copy of the notice and a copy of a reply from the owner or operator of the interstate pipeline. Requires an owner or operator of an interstate pipeline each year to provide contact information to the Oregon Utility Notification Center. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.