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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
A-Engrossed
House Bill 2969
Ordered by the House April 1
Including House Amendments dated April 1
Sponsored by Representative GOMBERG; Representatives BOICE, DIEHL, JAVADI (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. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards.
Digest: The Act would grant funds to the Oregon Coast Visitors Association for a project
to use fish to make nonfood products. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6).
[Digest: The Act would require a study of economic development in this state with a report to be
turned in next year.(Flesch Readability Score: 64.6).]
[Requires the Oregon Business Development Department to study economic development in Oregon.
Directs the department to submit a report of the study to the Legislative Assembly no later than Sep-
tember 15, 2026.]
Appropriates moneys for distribution to the Oregon Coast Visitors Association to be used
to replicate the success of the 100% Fish Project of the Iceland Ocean Cluster in utilizing fish
for nonfood product manufacturing.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to economic development.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. There is appropriated to the Oregon Business Development Department, for
the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, out of the General Fund, the amount of $840,000 for
distribution to the Oregon Coast Visitors Association to be used in accordance with section
2 of this 2025 Act.
SECTION 2. (1) The Oregon Coast Visitors Association shall use the moneys received
under section 1 of this 2025 Act for research and development funding, light infrastructure
investment and accompanying coordination capacity to replicate the success of the 100% Fish
Project of the Iceland Ocean Cluster in utilizing fish for nonfood product manufacturing.
(2) The association’s budget for expenditure of the moneys received under section 1 of
this 2025 Act shall be as follows:
Budget item Expenditure amount
Employee compensation ............$ 200,000
Research and development
fees............................................$ 300,000
Marketing and
communications........................$ 70,000
Working assets.........................$ 270,000
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 3706 A-Eng. HB 2969
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