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OR HB3806

Relating to water banks.


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Introduced
02/27/2025
In Committee
04/10/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

Potential new amendment
2025 Legislative Measures

Bill Summary

The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act allows an agency to approve a Deschutes water bank pilot program. The Act sunsets the pilot program. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Authorizes the Water Resources Commission to approve a Deschutes River water bank pilot program. Establishes certain requirements for the pilot program. Sunsets the pilot program on January 2, 2034.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a Deschutes River water bank pilot program that allows water rights holders in central Oregon to participate in a collaborative water management system. The Water Resources Commission may approve a water bank charter after public comment and verification that the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs support the plan. Eligible participants include irrigation districts, the Warm Springs Tribes, central Oregon cities, specific public utilities, and the Deschutes River Conservancy. The water bank must operate under strict guidelines, including dedicating a portion of loaned water to legally protected in-stream flows, ensuring no injury to existing water rights, and maintaining the same total number of irrigated acres. The Deschutes River Conservancy will manage the water bank's operations, and participants must submit annual operating plans to the Water Resources Department for approval. The program requires detailed tracking of water usage, with provisions for measuring and reporting water transactions. Importantly, the water bank cannot increase water use, water diversion, or irrigated acreage, and it includes mechanisms to address potential water right injuries. The pilot program will sunset on January 2, 2034, giving stakeholders approximately a decade to test and evaluate this innovative water management approach in the Deschutes River basin.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance

Sponsors (5)

Last Action

Work Session held. (on 06/06/2025)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3806
Revenue Impact Statement for HB3806 B https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/92898
Joint Committee On Ways and Means (2025-06-06) https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/29459
HB 3806 Subcommittee Recommendation https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/307912
HB 3806 A Preliminary Budget Report https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/307867
Joint Subcommittee On Natural Resources (2025-05-29) https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/29351
HB 3806 Fiscal Impact Statement https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/307387
HB 3806 LFO Recommendation https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/307384
HB 3806 A Preliminary SMS https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/307164
Staff Measure Summary for HB3806 A (House) for the House Committee On Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/91311
Staff Measure Summary for HB3806 B (House) for the House Committee On Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/91282
Open Government Impact Statement for HB3806 A https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/90385
BillText https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3806/A-Engrossed
BillText https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3806/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced
Staff Measure Summary for HB3806 A (House) for the House Committee On Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/90026
Fiscal Impact Statement for HB3806 A https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/89549
Revenue Impact Statement for HB3806 A https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/89545
IS_Impact HB 3806 5 https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/299708
House Committee On Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water (2025-04-07) https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/28237
HB 3806 -5 Preliminary SMS https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/299386
House Committee On Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water (2025-04-07) https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/28110
HB 3806 -4 Preliminary SMS https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/299262
House Committee On Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water (2025-04-07) https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/27617
HB 3806 (witness registration) https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/294484
HB 3806 Preliminary SMS https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/294076
Open Government Impact Statement for HB3806 INTRO https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/86772
BillText https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3806/Introduced
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