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Lawmakers hear support for SB 361 funding assistance for coastal port dredging
Summary
Senate Bill 361 drew testimony from ports asking for partial state funding for needed maintenance dredging; proponents described planned projects and a dash amendment that would cover roughly half of identified project costs.
Senate Bill 361, heard March 25 by the Joint Committee on Transportation, would provide targeted state assistance for dredging projects at several Oregon ports; proponents described specific projects, planned permitting and a proposed amendment that would fund a portion of projected costs.
Senator David Brock Smith, sponsor of the bill, told the committee the dash amendment would direct funds to several ports and that dredging needs and methods vary port-to-port. "You're talking about the health life and safety of, of, not only our commercial fishing fleet, but also recreating voters and the economic impact that they bring," Smith said.
Mark Landauer of the Oregon Public Ports Association said a dash 2 amendment…
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