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Senate committee backs bill narrowing which ports must sign SIP agreements after counties object
Summary
House Bill 2725A would limit which ports must be a party to Strategic Investment Program agreements; supporters said the change fixes an unintended consequence of 2023 law, while several eastern Oregon counties urged delay and broader amendments, arguing the carve-out creates unequal treatment.
The Senate Committee on Finance and Revenue on June 23 heard testimony on House Bill 2725A, which narrows which public ports are required to be signatories to Strategic Investment Program (SIP) intergovernmental agreements distributing community services support fees.
Nut graf: HB 2725A responds to a 2023 change that allowed ports whose districts included a SIP project to be signatories; sponsors say the new language limits required signatories to “affected ports” (ports that own land where any part of the SIP project will be located) and lists specific ports by name to address a problem Hillsboro raised.
Lynn Oliver,…
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