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Introduced
01/28/2025
01/28/2025
In Committee
01/30/2025
01/30/2025
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 tells agencies to study how wildfire affects water quality. The Act tells the agencies to report on the study. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.2). Requires the State Department of Fish and Wildlife and Department of Environmental Quality to study the impacts of wildfire on water quality of streams and tributaries. Directs the departments to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to water not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets January 2, 2027.
AI Summary
This bill requires the State Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Department of Environmental Quality to conduct a comprehensive study on how wildfires impact water quality in streams and tributaries. The agencies will jointly investigate the water quality changes caused by the first post-wildfire rainfall, with a specific focus on measuring turbidity and sediment levels. The study will pay particular attention to how sediment changes might affect salmonid (salmon and trout) habitats, including potential infilling of deeper, colder pools and impacts on spawning gravel beds. The departments are mandated to submit a report to the legislative water-related interim committees by September 15, 2026, which may include legislative recommendations. The bill includes a sunset provision, meaning the study requirements will automatically be repealed on January 2, 2027, effectively making this a time-limited research initiative designed to better understand the environmental consequences of wildfires on water ecosystems.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. (on 01/30/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3353 |
| Open Government Impact Statement for HB3353 INTRO | https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/85325 |
| BillText | https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3353/Introduced |
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