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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 1064
Sponsored by Senator SMITH DB
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 concerns permits to use water. The Act tells an agency that issues the permits
to consider water basins.(Flesch Readability Score: 65.5).
Directs the Water Resources Department to consider water basins in which permitted activity
will occur when issuing certain permits.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to water.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, when issuing a permit under
a provision of ORS chapter 536 or 537, the Water Resources Department shall consider the
water basin in which the permitted activity would occur.
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 3698