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Senate OKs bill letting state set fees, compensation for undersea cable easements

3861009 · June 17, 2025
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Summary

SB 793 gives the Department of State Lands rulemaking authority to set application and renewal fees and long-term compensation for undersea cable easements in Oregon's territorial sea, aligning Oregon with neighboring West Coast states.

The Oregon Senate approved Senate Bill 793 A to allow the Department of State Lands (DSL) to set application, renewal fees and compensation rates for undersea cable easements in Oregon's territorial sea through administrative rulemaking.

Senator Weber, sponsor of the measure, told the Senate that DSL stewards the territorial sea (from high tide to three nautical miles offshore) and that the current statutory framework…

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