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Committee hears bill to inventory Oregon water infrastructure and study funding options
Summary
A House committee heard testimony on House Bill 3570, which would direct state agencies to produce an inventory of water and wastewater infrastructure and to study funding models and revenue options to address years of underinvestment.
The House Committee on Housing and Homelessness held a public hearing Monday on House Bill 3570, a measure that would direct Business Oregon to develop and regularly update an inventory of community water and wastewater infrastructure and require legislative offices to study funding models and revenue options to support those systems.
Proponents told the committee chronic underinvestment has left many systems aging and underfunded. "At least half of the water infrastructure in the state of all sizes is either halfway through or nearing its end of life," Representative Ken Helm (House District 27) said, calling HB 3570 "like a study bill on steroids." Representative Mark Owens (House District 60) said the…
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