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OR SB5520

Relating to the financial administration of the Department of Environmental Quality; declaring an emergency.


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Introduced
01/13/2025
In Committee
06/03/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

2025 Legislative Measures

Bill Summary

The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates an agency budget. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Environmental Quality for certain biennial expenses. Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Re- ceipts, specified bond proceeds and specified federal funds, but excluding lottery funds and other federal funds, collected or received by the department. Limits biennial expenditures from lottery moneys allocated from the Parks and Natural Re- sources Fund to the department. Authorizes specified nonlimited expenditures. Limits certain biennial expenditures by the department from federal funds. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

AI Summary

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.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Last Action

Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. Ayes, 17; Nays, 11--Anderson, Bonham, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, McLane, Nash, Robinson, Smith DB, Thatcher, Weber; Excused, 2--Patterson, Starr. (on 06/05/2025)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB5520
Open Government Impact Statement for SB5520 A https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/92830
BillText https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB5520/A-Engrossed
BillText https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB5520/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced
Budget Report for SB5520 A (Senate) https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/92762
Revenue Impact Statement for SB5520 A https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/92737
Joint Committee On Ways and Means (2025-05-30) https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/29361
SB 5520 Preliminary Budget Report https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/307428
SB 5520 Subcommittee Recommendation https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/307403
SB 5520 DEQ - LFO Recommendation https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/306465
Joint Subcommittee On Natural Resources (2025-05-21) https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/29177
DEQ Report - Title V Program - Agency Response to Member Questions 4.9.25 https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/304419
SB 5520 Witness Registration https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/301978
SB 5520 DEQ - LFO Budget Review https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/298812
Open Government Impact Statement for SB5520 INTRO https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/82913
BillText https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB5520/Introduced
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