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Water resources department seeks carryover authority for Harney Basin conservation payments
Summary
The Oregon Water Resources Department asked the Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water Committee on Jan. 29 to approve a technical change allowing unspent general fund dollars for the Harney Valley Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program to carry into an other-funds account.
The committee opened a public hearing Jan. 29 on House Bill 2813, an agency-sponsored technical change to the Harney Valley Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program. Ivan Gahl, director of the Oregon Water Resources Department, said the program helps retire groundwater rights in the Harney Basin through voluntary enrollment and financial compensation, with federal funds expected to cover 80 percent of payments and a 20 percent state match.
Gahl told the committee the legislature previously authorized the program in 2021 and the Department expects to…
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