Lawmakers, advocates clash over bill reviving Metolius transferable development opportunity
Rep. Ken Helm’s bill would revive a long‑standing transferable development opportunity (TDO) tied to protection of the Metolius Basin and allow a large workforce housing project elsewhere in the state; proponents argued it fulfills a legislative promise and secures conservation, while multiple conservation groups and former lawmakers urged rejection.
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Representative Ken Helm and supporters framed House Bill 4113 as an attempt to complete a 17‑year‑old bargain tied to the 2009 designation of the Metolius River Basin as an area of critical statewide concern (ACSC). Helm said the bill would revive a transferable development opportunity (TDO) so the state can secure permanent conservation of roughly a square mile of the Metolius headwaters while enabling workforce housing elsewhere in Oregon.
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