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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
HOUSE BILL 3910
By COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, LAND USE, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND
WATER
April 15
In line 2 of the printed bill, after “264.335” insert “and 264.336”.
Delete lines 5 through 16 and insert:
“SECTION 1. ORS 264.335 is amended to read:
“264.335. In addition to the other powers granted to districts under this chapter, after holding
a public hearing on the question, a district may exercise the powers granted to sanitary districts
under ORS 450.005 to 450.245 [when] if:
“(1) The district obtains all or part of its supply of water from a watershed[;] and:
“[(2)] (a) The watershed is located in a sole-source aquifer designated prior to September 29,
1991, by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under the Safe Drinking Water Act (42
U.S.C. 300f et seq.);
“[(3)] (b) The watershed is recognized under rules of the Environmental Quality Commission as
a watershed requiring protection from contamination in order to maintain high water quality; [and]
or
“[(4)](c) The district adopts a resolution declaring that the health of the residents of the district
[and] or the general public interest requires the district to protect the water quality of the
watershed[.];and
“(2) The district obtains written consent to its exercise of such powers from any sanitary
district or other service provider that has been providing sanitary service to territory that
will be served by the district pursuant to such exercise.
“SECTION 2. ORS 264.336 is amended to read:
“264.336. Notwithstanding ORS 264.335, a district may exercise the powers granted to sanitary
districts under ORS 450.005 to 450.245 if:
“(1) The district meets the requirements of ORS 264.335 (1), (3) and (4) (2023 Edition);
“(2) Any part of the territory of the district is covered by the major disaster declaration related
to wildfires requested by the Governor on September 14, 2020, and approved by the President of the
United States on September 15, 2020; and
“(3) The district is adjacent to a river that serves as a source of drinking water for a metro-
politan area with a population greater than 100,000.”.
In line 17, delete “2” and insert “3”.
LC 4743/HB 3910-3