House Bill 4061

<i>Authorizes Water Resources Director to petition for warrant authorizing entry onto land or inspection.</i>] Requires <i>person that owns or operates place of use at which hauled water is used for irrigation, nursery or agricultural purposes, or that hauls water to be used for irrigation, nursery or agricultural purposes,</i>]<b> certain water suppliers</b> to maintain<b> certain</b> records for at least 12 months and provide records to <b>law enforcement or</b> Water Resources Department upon request. <b>Requires person that purchases water from water supplier at distribution location to be hauled for irrigation or nursery purposes to keep certain records for at least 12 months and provide records to law enforcement or department upon request.</b> Prohibits person <i>that owns or operates place of use at which hauled water is used for irrigation, nursery or agricultural purposes from soliciting or accepting hauled water from illegal source</i>]<b> from hauling water to, or arranging for hauling of water to, certain grow sites</b>.<b> Provides that violation with criminal negligence under certain circumstances is subject to maximum penalty of 364 days' imprisonment, $25,000 fine, or both.</b> Prohibits person from <i>making false verbal or written statement or representation</i>]<b> willfully or negligently providing false information</b> to <b>law enforcement or</b> department regarding <i>hauled water or</i>] hauling of water<b> related to plants in plant Cannabis family Cannabaceae</b>. Authorizes imposition of civil penalties for violation <i>of requirements or prohibitions</i>]. Provides that violation <i>of false statement or representation prohibition is subject to maximum penalty of 364 days' imprisonment, $25,000 fine, or both</i>]<b> is subject to maximum penalty of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both</b>. Instructs Water Resources Commission to notify certain violators of time allowed to correct violation within 10 business days after commission becomes aware of violation. <i>Provides that civil penalty for certain violations related to water resources may not exceed $5,000 per day for each day of violation. Establishes exception for violation related to crop of plants in plant Cannabis family Cannabaceae, for which civil penalty may not exceed $20,000 per day for each day of violation or economic value of crop, whichever is greater.</i>] <i>Instructs commission to consider value of any crop of plants in plant Cannabis family Cannabaceae to which certain violations may relate when imposing civil penalty for violation.</i>] <i>Provides that certain violations related to water resources are Class A misdemeanors, that each day of violation constitutes separate offense and that maximum fine is $25,000.</i>] <b>Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.</b>

• House of Representatives, third reading57–0

  Passed · Feb 21 · 3 present

• Senate, third reading26–0

  Passed · Feb 28 · 4 present

• House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Feb 16

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In the House of Representatives Feb 1 – Feb 21

1. Feb 1Introduced
2. Sent to Agriculture, Land Use, and Water
3. Feb 9Heard in Agriculture, Land Use, and Water
4. Feb 14Heard in Agriculture, Land Use, and Water
5. Feb 16Agriculture, Land Use, and Water recommended it as amended
6. Feb 17Read a second time
7. Feb 21Passed the House of Representatives, 57 to 0

In the Senate Feb 21 – Feb 28

1. Feb 21Arrived in the Senate
2. Sent to Rules
3. Feb 24Heard in Rules
4. Feb 25Rules recommended it
5. Read a second time
6. Feb 28Passed the Senate, 26 to 0

To the Governor Mar 2 – Apr 1

1. Mar 2Signed in the House of Representatives
2. Signed in the Senate
3. Mar 23Signed by the Governor
4. Apr 1Became chapter 52 of Oregon Laws 2022, in force from June 3, 2022