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Committee debates fee increases and a proposed $1.7 million general‑fund offset to slow water‑rights fee hikes
Summary
Co‑chairs described a plan to pair fee increases in HB 2,803 with a $1.7 million general‑fund allocation in HB 3,484 to buy back OWRD positions; members questioned sustainability and accountability and asked for more fiscal detail.
Committee Co‑chairs Helm and Owens described a package of fee bills and companion general‑fund proposals intended to reduce proposed fee increases and shore up staffing at the Oregon Water Resources Department (OWRD).
Co‑chairs said the pairing concept would use a $1.7 million general‑fund appropriation (proposed in HB 3,484 dash‑9) to buy back seven full‑time equivalent positions for OWRD so that the committee could reduce a proposed water‑rights transaction fee increase in HB 2,803. Co‑chairs described prior work group…
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