Bill > SB5543

This bill provides detailed financial appropriations and spending authorizations for the Water Resources Department for the 2025-2027 biennium, beginning July 1, 2025. The bill outlines specific funding allocations from different sources, including the General Fund, lottery moneys, fees, federal funds, and American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund moneys. The appropriations cover five main departmental areas: administrative services, field services, water rights and adjudications, technical services, and the director's office. Notable specific allocations include a $600,000 grant to Umatilla County for a regional water infrastructure project, $350,000 for place-based planning activities, $800,000 to support a water measurement cost-share program, $1.2 million for dam assessments and engineering analyses, and $250,000 for water data collection equipment. The bill also establishes maximum expenditure limits for each funding source and purpose, and includes an emergency clause making the act effective immediately on July 1, 2025, which allows the Water Resources Department to quickly implement its budgetary and operational plans for the upcoming biennium.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB5543