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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3670
Sponsored by Representative EDWARDS
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 is about diverting bodies of water near high-value farmland. The Act says that
a company or state agency that diverts such a body of water has to do a study of impacts.(Flesch
Readability Score: 62.6).
Requires a company or state agency that diverts a body of water within 15 miles of high-value
farmland to conduct a study to ensure that the diversion will not negatively impact the high-value
farmland.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to high-value farmland.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. (1) As used in this section:
(a) “Company” includes corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability
companies and joint stock companies.
(b) “High-value farmland” has the meaning given that term in ORS 195.300.
(c) “State agency” means any state officer, board, commission, department, division, in-
stitution, branch or agency of the state government.
(2) A company or state agency that diverts a creek, stream, river or other body of water
within 15 miles of high-value farmland shall conduct a study to ensure that the diverted
creek, stream, river or other body of water will not negatively impact the topsoil or water
supply of the high-value farmland during years of high or low precipitation.
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 4372