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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 2865
Sponsored by Representative EVANS (Presession filed.)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced.The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: The Act gives money to certain state agencies. The Act states that the money may be
spent for certain purposes related to fire protection, OrSAP and ODEM. (Flesch Readability Score:
64.6).
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to specified state agencies for specified purposes
related to emergency management for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025.
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to emergency management; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropri-
ated to the Department of the State Fire Marshal, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025,
out of the General Fund, the amount of $300,000 for the Oregon Safety Assessment Program
established under ORS 401.256.
SECTION 2.In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropri-
ated to the Water Resources Department, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, out of the
General Fund, the amount of $250,000 for distribution to the Nesika Beach Ophir Water
District for the purpose of funding fire protection infrastructure.
SECTION 3.In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropri-
ated to the Department of the State Fire Marshal, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025,
out of the General Fund, the amount of $25,000 to study and develop recommendations re-
garding ways to develop, enhance or expand the ability of rural fire protection districts to
use district assets to facilitate community development efforts following a natural disaster.
SECTION 4.In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropri-
ated to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management, for the biennium beginning July
1, 2025, out of the General Fund, the amount of $2,126,040 to fund 10 additional positions in
thedepartment.
SECTION 5.This 2025 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2025 Act takes effect
July 1, 2025.
NOTE:Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
LC 2111