l9n/ Oregon

2015 Regular Session

Senate Bill 204

Establishes task force to study multiple economic, social and environmental issues affecting continuing use of land as working farm and forests.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Ways and Means Committee on July 6, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<i>Establishes Working Forests and Farms Advisory Committee to provide advice regarding three new programs for maintaining or restoring conservation benefits of working forests and farms.</i>] <i>Requires Oregon Business Development Department to establish program to provide lenders with loan guarantees, insurance or coinsurance on loans to eligible borrowers for qualifying working forests or farms. Requires department to establish program for issuing fixed-rate loans to eligible borrowers for acquisition of qualifying working forests or farms.</i>] <i>Requires Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board to establish program for issuing grants to acquire or conserve working forests and farms dedicated, in part, for achievement of conservation benefits.</i>] <i>Creates funds for new programs and continuously appropriates fund moneys for use by administering entities to carry out programs.</i>] <b>Establishes task force to study multiple economic, social and environmental issues affecting continuing use of land as working farm and forests. Requires task force to report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to natural resources by December 31, 2016. Sunsets task force on January 2, 2017. <b>Establishes Clean Water Fund. Appropriates fund moneys to Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board for purchasing agreements regarding riparian areas on working farms and forests and for funding capital improvements in association with riparian area agreements to preserve ability to carry out working farm and forest operations on land. <b>Declares emergency, effective on passage.</b>

Its course

January 12 to July 6, 2015, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action6 actions on 5 days

In the SenateJan 12 to Jul 6 · stopped175 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 12 to Jan 208 days

Environment and Natural ResourcesJan 20 to Apr 1585 days

Ways and MeansApr 15 to Jul 6 · stopped82 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 15

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 12 – Jul 6

  1. Jan 12Introduced
  2. Jan 20Sent to Environment and Natural Resources
  3. Apr 13Heard in Environment and Natural Resources
  4. Apr 15Environment and Natural Resources recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  5. Sent to Ways and Means
  6. Jul 6Died when the session ended
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 12Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Jan 20Referred to Environment and Natural Resources.Senate
  3. Apr 13Public Hearing and Work Session held.Senate
  4. Apr 15Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  5. Apr 15Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.Senate
  6. Jul 6In committee upon adjournment.Senate