Bill > HB3980

This bill modifies Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 285B.420 to expand financial assistance for levee projects by allowing municipalities to qualify for loans and grants from the Oregon Infrastructure Finance Authority, whereas previously only drainage districts, corporations, companies, and certain entities involved with levee ownership or maintenance were eligible. To receive financial assistance, municipalities must demonstrate that their levee project significantly contributes to improving, expanding, or repairing infrastructure systems and is essential for the use or development of farm, industrial, or commercial land in Oregon. The bill applies these changes retroactively to financial assistance provided before, on, or after the effective date, and includes an emergency clause that allows the legislation to take effect immediately upon passage, citing the urgent need to preserve public peace, health, and safety. The key change is broadening the pool of potential recipients for levee project funding to include municipalities, which may help support infrastructure improvements in local communities.

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3980