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Rep. Evans unveils wide‑ranging preparedness authority bill, seeks $300 million over 10 years
Summary
Rep. Paul Evans presented House Bill 2,858 — a proposed Oregon Statewide Preparedness Authority (branded 'Spartacus' in testimony) — that would create regional training satellites, a statewide preparedness database, advisory groups and a proposal for roughly $300 million over 10 years to build facilities and fund staff and programs.
Representative Paul Evans presented House Bill 2,858 to the House Committee on Emergency Management, General Government and Veterans on Feb. 6 and described a multi‑part proposal he said would sustain Oregon's all‑hazards response capacity and training infrastructure.
"What I'm bringing forward today is a vision," Representative Paul Evans said. "It will not pass as is, but if we can make progress on this, it is the next logical step after the work we spent the last five years on..." He outlined a package he said would seek $300,000,000 over 10 years, including $200,000,000 for capital construction and $100,000,000 for programming and…
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