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This bill allows Coos County to approve golf courses on certain exclusive farm use lands with new, specific criteria. The bill creates provisions that enable golf course development on agricultural land that meets particular conditions, such as not being high-value farmland, being west of U.S. Highway 101, or being part of a tract where specific perennial crops were grown on December 6, 2007. The legislation provides a two-year window for Coos County to approve such golf courses, with the new rules set to become operative on January 1, 2028. The bill modifies existing Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) related to land use, specifically focusing on golf course development in agricultural zones. By creating these new criteria, the bill provides more flexibility for golf course development in Coos County while attempting to balance agricultural land preservation and economic development interests. The provisions are technically complex but essentially create a narrow pathway for golf course construction on certain types of farmland that might otherwise be restricted from such development.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB877