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Committee advances $2.5 million Walla Walla Basin appropriation and temporary water‑right lease provisions
Summary
Senate Bill 761, amended in committee, appropriates $2.5 million for Walla Walla Basin projects, authorizes agreements with Washington's Office of the Columbia River, and permits temporary conversion leases of existing water rights under specified conditions; committee sent the bill to Ways and Means with a do‑pass recommendation.
The Senate Committee on Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs adopted multiple amendments and voted to send Senate Bill 761 to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means with a do‑pass recommendation. Committee staff said the dash‑2 amendment appropriates $2.5 million from the general fund to the Oregon Water Resources Department (OWRD) for the 2025–27 biennium to fund projects benefiting water demands in the Walla Walla River Basin and to enter…
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