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Committee hears testimony supporting extension for Oregon offshore wind roadmap; bill would push report deadline to 2027
Summary
House Bill 3963 would extend by more than a year the Department of Land Conservation and Development's deadline to deliver an offshore wind roadmap, touting more time for community, tribal and stakeholder engagement after federal leasing delays; supporters said the extension carries no fiscal impact.
The House Committee on Rules held a public hearing May 19 on House Bill 3963, which would extend the Department of Land Conservation and Development's (DLCD) deadline to draft and submit an offshore wind roadmap from Sept. 1, 2025, to Jan. 1, 2027, and would extend the statute's sunset to Jan. 2, 2027.
Julia DeGraw, senior West Coast campaign manager for the National Wildlife Federation, testified on behalf of 22 organizations in support of the bill. "We urge that the bill pass out of committee with a due pass recommendation and that it be referred to Senate Rules…
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