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Governor and business groups back HB 4,084 to speed permitting and boost industrial site readiness
Summary
House Bill 4,084 would create a joint permitting council for a fast‑track permitting program, require state permit inventories and reporting, and invest $40 million in industrial site readiness; Governor Kotek and a broad coalition of cities, ports, trade associations and firms testified in support.
Governor Tina Kotek and a broad coalition of business, local government and industry witnesses told the committee House Bill 4,084 would improve Oregon’s competitiveness by speeding permitting, modernizing enterprise‑zone rules and funding industrial site readiness.
Staff summarized the bill as establishing a joint permitting council and a fast‑track permitting program, requiring agencies to publish a permit inventory and identify opportunities to expedite and provide fee relief, modifying enterprise‑zone eligibility and appropriations, and allocating $40,000,000 to the industrial site loan…
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