Oregon Senate Bill 355

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-10 - Public Hearing Scheduled.
Pending: Senate Energy and Environment Committee
Hearing: Feb 10 @ 3:00 pm in HR C
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

The Act tells an agency to create a pilot grant program to promote the use of air curtains to manage wildfire risk. The Act gives money for the program. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.3). Directs the State Forestry Department to establish a pilot grant program to manage wildfire risk by promoting the use of air curtains by persons that make biochar. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the department for funding the grant program. Sunsets the grant program on June 30, 2027. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to air curtains; declaring an emergency.

Sen. David Smith [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-10	Senate	Public Hearing Scheduled.
2025-01-17	Senate	Referred to Energy and Environment, then Ways and Means.
2025-01-13	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB355
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB355/Introduced
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/84552
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/289962