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Committee hears competing views on resolving ownership of historically filled lands
Summary
Testimony on Senate Bill 165 focused on ending most state ownership claims to historically filled lands created before 1963, while preserving state claims for higher‑value lands in city limits zoned commercial, industrial, or marine industrial.
Chair Senator Floyd Prozanski opened a public hearing on Senate Bill 165, which would limit and clarify the State of Oregon—s pursuit of ownership in historically filled lands — lands created by filling publicly owned waterways prior to 1963.
The nut graf — SB 165 seeks a final, pragmatic resolution: it would terminate the state's ability to pursue ownership claims for most historically filled lands while retaining the state—s claim for filled lands inside city limits that are zoned commercial, industrial, or marine industrial. The bill would also require the Department of State Lands to record a county‑level notice summarizing potentially historically filled lands no later than Dec. 31, 2028.
Department of State Lands (DSL) staff described implementation history and the reasons for the proposed…
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