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Subcommittee accepts Business Oregon report on housing infrastructure funded under Senate Bill 1530
Summary
The Ways and Means Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development acknowledged a Business Oregon report showing 44 projects funded under a budget note in Senate Bill 1530, with $6.8 million reimbursed and an estimated capacity to support about 27,000 housing units.
The Ways and Means Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development on April 7 acknowledged a Business Oregon report on infrastructure projects funded under a budget note in Senate Bill 1530, accepting the report by unanimous consent.
Business Oregon’s infrastructure and program services director, Ed Taber, told the committee the report lists 44 projects, 39 of which are under contract. "As of 03/17/2025, 13 projects have requested and received a total of $6,800,000 in reimbursements with $81,000,000 remaining to draw," Taber said. He added two projects — the City of Salem and the City of Tillamook — have been completed.
The report, prepared pursuant to a budget note in Senate Bill 1530, summarizes projects that focus on water, sewer and transportation systems necessary to facilitate housing development. Recipients estimate the projects could support approximately 27,000 housing units, Taber said, but committee members and staff characterized those estimates as aspirational.
Co-chair David Gomberg asked how the $88.9 million appropriated under the legislation had been leveraged. Taber said he did not have an immediate total for leveraged funds and offered to provide that information later. A committee member later moved that the subcommittee accept the report; the motion carried with no objection.
Tamara Brickman of the Chief Financial Office recommended the committee acknowledge receipt of the report. A Legislative Fiscal Office staff member also recommended acknowledging receipt and noted that, because Business Oregon funds projects on a reimbursement basis, LFO expects a carry-forward package in Business Oregon’s 2025–27 budget request to cover unexpended funds for projects not yet completed.
Committee members discussed timelines and implementation. Taber said most projects are progressing and that spring and summer would be a prime construction season for advancing planning projects into built infrastructure. He reiterated that some projects already have development agreements in place while others do not, and that the unit estimates therefore vary by project.
The committee recorded the report as received and indicated it would carry the matter to the full Ways and Means Committee for further review.
