Oregon House Bill 3721

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on February 25 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-27 - Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water.
Pending: House Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

The Act tells an agency to study some impacts of removing certain dams. The Act prohibits a person from removing a certain type of dam until after the study. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.8). Directs the Water Resources Department to study the socioeconomic impacts of the removal of the Klamath River dams. Directs the department to submit a report on the study to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to natural resources not later than September 15, 2026. Prohibits a person from removing a certain type of dam until after the report is submitted. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Relating to dams; prescribing an effective date.

Rep. Ed Diehl [R]	Rep. Christine Drazan [R]	Rep. Werner Reschke [R]	Rep. Emily McIntire [R]
Rep. Alek Skarlatos [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-27	House	Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water.
2025-02-25	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3721
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3721/Introduced
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/86568