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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3820
Sponsored by Representative LEVY E
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: This Act requires the DEQ to study and make a report on the Climate Protection Pro-
gram. (Flesch Readability Score:68.9).
Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to study the Climate Protection Program.
Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly
related to the environment not later than September 15, 2026.
Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the Climate Protection Program.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. The Department of Environmental Quality shall study the Climate Pro-
tection Program. The department shall submit a report in the manner provided by ORS
192.245, and may include recommendations for legislation, to the interim committees of the
Legislative Assembly related to the environment no later than September 15, 2026.
SECTION 2.Section 1 of this 2025 Act is repealed on January 2, 2027.
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 4447