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Introduced
02/02/2026
02/02/2026
In Committee
02/16/2026
02/16/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
2026 Legislative Measures
Bill Summary
The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would have Business Oregon make a plan to boost industrial symbiosis, which means the use of the resources of one firm by a second firm. The Act would set up four pilots that would get tech help from the agency for symbiosis projects. The Act would grant funds to the Oregon Coast Visitors Association for a project that has to do with the food and nonfood use of fish. The Act would let certain county service districts fund their facilities with the charges they collect. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.1). Digest: The Act would have Business Oregon make a plan to boost industrial symbiosis, which means the use of the resources of one firm by a second firm. The Act would set up four pilots that would get tech help from the agency for symbiosis projects. The Act would grant funds to the Oregon Coast Visitors Association for a project that has to do with the food and nonfood use of fish. The Act would let certain county service districts fund their facilities with the charges they collect. The Act would change how many jobs there must be for employers who get financial aid at regionally signif- icant industrial sites. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.3). Directs the Oregon Business Development Department to develop a roadmap for the purpose of promoting industrial symbiosis activities in Oregon. Directs the department to provide technical assistance for priority capital projects to four industrial symbiosis pilot communities. Directs the department to award appropriated moneys to the Oregon Coast Visitors Association to replicate the success of the Iceland Ocean Cluster 100% Fish Project. Authorizes county service districts providing sewage and water management services to finance service facilities with charges imposed for the services. Changes the employment requirements for the financing programs available to eligible employers at regionally significant industrial sites. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
AI Summary
This bill aims to boost economic development in Oregon by promoting "industrial symbiosis," which is defined as businesses voluntarily collaborating to share resources like materials, energy, and water to reduce waste and improve economic and environmental outcomes. The Oregon Business Development Department will create a plan, called an Industrial Symbiosis Roadmap, to identify opportunities, study best practices, analyze barriers, and set goals for industrial symbiosis. The bill also establishes four pilot communities—COR Healthy Communities, Clatsop County, Klamath County, and the Port of Morrow—that will receive technical assistance from the department to develop and plan industrial symbiosis projects, with $900,000 appropriated for this purpose. Additionally, $640,000 is allocated to the Oregon Coast Visitors Association to replicate a successful Icelandic project that uses fish for both food and non-food products, aiming to create new business opportunities and improve environmental performance. Finally, the bill allows certain county service districts that provide sewage and water management to finance their facilities using charges collected for those services, and it modifies job requirements for businesses receiving financial aid at significant industrial sites. The provisions related to industrial symbiosis will be repealed on January 2, 2029, and the entire act takes effect 91 days after the legislative session concludes.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Business and Industry, Transportation and Infrastructure
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No sponsors listed
Last Action
Work Session scheduled. (on 03/02/2026)
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