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Committee advances bill to create wildfire-prepared-structure retrofit grant program
Summary
House Bill 3,172, which would require the Oregon Office of the State Fire Marshal to establish a Wildfire Prepared Structure grant program, had its dash-2 amendment adopted and was moved to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means with a due-pass recommendation.
The House Climate, Energy and Environment Committee on March 20 adopted a dash-2 amendment to House Bill 3,172 and voted to send the bill to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means with a due-pass recommendation.
Erin (staff) told the committee the bill would require the Oregon Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM), in collaboration with the Department of Consumer and Business Services, to establish and implement a Wildfire Prepared Structure grant program. The program would facilitate retrofitting specified dwellings and structures to be resistant and resilient to wildfire and would appropriate an unspecified amount of funds to OSFM for implementation. Erin said the dash-2 amendment modifies eligibility and award criteria that OSFM must use in establishing the program.
Nut graf: The bill is a state effort to fund structural retrofits for wildfire resilience; the committee adopted technical eligibility changes and referred the bill for fiscal review.
Vice Chair Gamba moved the dash-2 amendment, which the committee adopted without recorded objection. The committee then moved House Bill 3,172 as amended to the floor with a due-pass recommendation and prior reference to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means.
A roll call recorded multiple ayes and two excused members; the chair announced the motion carried. The committee closed its work session on the bill and opened the next item on the agenda.
Ending: The measure will be reviewed by Ways and Means for any fiscal commitments and implementation details from OSFM.
