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House concurs in Senate amendments to Monmouth UGB bill, repasses measure
Summary
Lawmakers concurred in Senate amendments to House Bill 26 47 b, a bill adjusting Monmouth’s urban growth boundary to set aside 90 acres as undevelopable and add 75 acres for potential housing; the House repassed the amended bill after brief floor remarks.
The Oregon House voted to concur in Senate amendments to House Bill 26 47 b and repassed the measure after brief floor remarks from Representative Marsh.
Representative Marsh summarized the change: the bill sets aside 90 acres that “by all reports cannot be developed” and adds 75 acres that the city hopes will support housing development. Senate amendments were technical, adjusting the percentage of land within the new 75-acre area that is classified as flood hazard or wetlands from 20% to 25% after a ground survey indicated the higher number, and clarifying that the expedited urban growth boundary trade does not relieve the city of subsequent land-use steps such as annexation and zoning.
There was no extended floor debate on the motion to concur; the clerk opened the voting system and the presiding officer declared House Bill 26 47 b repassed after it received the constitutional majority.
The transcript records the bill description and the chair’s announcement of passage; it does not include a line-by-line roll call tally in the excerpt provided.
