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Ways and Means subcommittee advances DLCD budget bill SB 5528, seeks interim oversight of housing office
Summary
The Ways and Means Subcommittee on Natural Resources on June 9, 2025, voted to move Senate Bill 5528, the Department of Land Conservation and Development budget, to the full committee with a due‑pass recommendation.
The Ways and Means Subcommittee on Natural Resources on June 9, 2025, voted to move Senate Bill 5528 — the budget for the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) — to the full Ways and Means Committee with a due-pass recommendation. The Legislative Fiscal Office recommended $44,426,500 in general fund, $12,891,944 in other funds and $9,641,022 in federal funds for a total of 105 full‑time‑equivalent positions.
The budget matters because it funds DLCD’s statewide land‑use planning work and several housing and coastal programs that lawmakers said merit continued oversight. Haley Morse Miller of the Legislative Fiscal Office summarized the proposal: “SB 5,528, which is being developed for the Department of Land Conservation and Development. DLCD administers Oregon's statewide land use planning program and Oregon's federally approved coastal management program.”
The subcommittee discussion focused on housing‑related policy option packages and staffing. Major inclusions in…
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