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Conservation Commission seeks recurring funds to repair aging dams, expand cedar-control program
Summary
Executive Director Trey Lamb told the subcommittee the Oregon Conservation Commission manages 2,107 small flood-control dams statewide, has a growing backlog of urgent repairs and seeks $3 million (one-time/recurring discussed) for priority dam repairs plus funds to expand cedar-control technicians and unpaved‑road work.
Trey Lamb, executive director of the Oklahoma Conservation Commission, told the Appropriations and Budget subcommittee the agency’s locally led conservation districts manage more than 2,100 small flood-control dams and other watershed infrastructure across the state and face a growing backlog of repairs.
"We have 2,107 small flood control dams across Oklahoma," Lamb said, calling them ‘‘$2 billion of public infrastructure’’ that provides annual benefits and protects roads, bridges and communities. Lamb and staff showed maps and photos of dams with wave and erosion damage and said some repairs now cost hundreds of thousands of dollars per structure.
The commission described work its district network…
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