l9n/ Oregon

2019 Regular Session

House Bill 2819

Requires Water Resources Department to establish pilot program to make conserved Columbia River water available to holder of water right in critical ground water area in exchange for holder reducing appropriation of ground water.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Energy and Environment Committee on June 30, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Requires Water Resources Department to establish pilot program to make conserved Columbia River water available to holder of water right in critical ground water area in exchange for holder reducing appropriation of ground water. Requires department to monitor ground water level changes in pilot program area. Requires department to annually report on pilot program to interim committee of Legislative Assembly. Sunsets pilot program January 2, 2025. Sunsets reporting requirement January 2, 2026. Appropriates moneys to department for biennium beginning July 1, 2019, for grants to implement and operate pilot program. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

January 28 to June 30, 2019, 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 action4 actions on 4 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 28 to Jun 30 · stopped153 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 28 to Feb 47 days

Energy and EnvironmentFeb 4 to Jun 30 · stopped146 days

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 House of Representatives Jan 28 – Jun 30

  1. Jan 28Introduced
  2. Feb 4Sent to Energy and Environment
  3. Feb 12Heard in Energy and Environment
  4. Jun 30Died when the session ended
All 4 actions, as published
  1. Jan 28First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Feb 4Referred to Energy and Environment with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 12Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Jun 30In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives