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Oregon bill would fund mobile fuel storage at La Grande and Burns airports to support aerial firefighting
Summary
A public hearing on Senate Bill 10 35 focused on a pilot program directing the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to maintain mobile fuel fleets and fund upgrades to fuel storage at the La Grande and Burns municipal airports to support aerial firefighting operations.
Senate Committee Chair Manning opened a public hearing on Senate Bill 10 35 on March 13, 2025, after Senator Todd Nash explained that the bill would establish a pilot program to increase mobile fuel storage and grant funding to upgrade airport fuel capacity at La Grande (Union County) and Burns Municipal airports.
Committee members heard that the measure would direct the Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM) to maintain specified vehicle fleets, appropriate unspecified amounts to OEM for the fleets, and provide grants to upgrade airport fuel storage capacity. The proposal was presented to the committee as a pilot to study what is required to bring those airports up to sufficient capacity while also addressing delivery and driver shortages.
Supporters told the committee the La Grande tanker base serves a large portion of…
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