Bill > SB5520

This bill provides a comprehensive financial appropriation and expenditure plan for the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for the 2025-2027 biennium, establishing specific budget allocations and spending limits across multiple categories. The bill appropriates $26,566,173 from the General Fund for air quality, $47,345,738 for water quality, $2,943,780 for land quality, $2,296,337 for agency management, and $6,155,503 for debt service. Additionally, it sets maximum expenditure limits from various funding sources, including fees, miscellaneous receipts, specific federal grants, and lottery funds. The bill allows for nonlimited expenditures related to debt service and loans from the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund and Pollution Control Fund. Notably, the bill includes spending limits from different revenue streams: $128,108,307 for air quality, $40,413,657 for water quality, $124,002,267 for land quality, and $54,370,073 for agency management from fees and other revenues, and separate limits for federal funds and lottery moneys. The bill is declared an emergency measure, taking effect on July 1, 2025, to ensure the immediate financial operations of the DEQ.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB5520