Bill > HB3438

This bill modifies the existing Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) to create new provisions for establishing golf courses on exclusive farm use lands in Coos County. Specifically, the bill allows Coos County to approve a golf course on farmland under three distinct scenarios: (1) on land that is not considered high-value farmland, (2) on high-value farmland that meets certain specific conditions (such as being surrounded by an approved golf course and located west of U.S. Highway 101), and (3) on a specific type of land in Coos County west of U.S. Highway 101 that was previously used for growing certain perennial crops. The bill provides Coos County a two-year window to approve such golf courses under these new criteria and includes a sunset provision that makes the amendments operative on January 1, 2028. The legislation aims to provide more flexibility for golf course development on farmland in Coos County while maintaining some restrictions to protect agricultural land use.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3438