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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
HOUSE BILL 2813
By COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, LAND USE, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND
WATER
March 6
On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 8 through 21 and insert:
“SECTION 2.(1) There is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from
the General Fund, the Groundwater Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Match
Fund. Interest earned by the Groundwater Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
Match Fund shall be credited to the fund.
“(2)(a) All moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Water Resources
Department to provide the state contribution for water users who cancel ground water
rights as part of enrollment in the federal Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (16
U.S.C. 3831a).
“(b) This subsection applies only to water users in areas in which the department is not
allowing new rights to use ground water for irrigation.
“(3) The fund shall consist of all moneys credited to the fund, including moneys appro-
priated or transferred to the fund by the Legislative Assembly.
“SECTION 3. In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appro-
priated to the Water Resources Department, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, out of
the General Fund, the amount of $500,000, for deposit in the Groundwater Conservation Re-
serve Enhancement Program Match Fund established under section 2 of this 2025 Act for the
purpose of providing the state contribution for water users who cancel ground water rights
as part of enrollment in the Harney Valley Groundwater Conservation Reserve Enhancement
Program.”.
On page 2, line 3, delete “Harney” and insert “Groundwater”.
LC 408/HB 2813-3