Relating to the financial administration of the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board; and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Directs Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board to allocate moneys from Watershed Conservation Operating Fund to various state agencies to implement Article XV, section 4b, of Oregon Constitution. Limits biennial expenditures by board from federal funds and lottery funds. Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by board. Directs board to establish by rule process for allocating available moneys in Natural Resources Subaccount of Parks and Natural Resources Fund. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jul 2019
House Passage
Jul 2019
Signed into Law
Aug 2019
Introduced Jan 14, 2019
Signed Aug 9, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 29, 2019 · House Jun 30, 2019
How they voted
27–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 30
Jun 29, 2019
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican11
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Aug 9, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Jul 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Jul 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Jun 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Reardon. Passed.
lower
Jun 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Jun 29, 2019
Introduced
Vote explanation filed by Steiner Hayward.
upper
Jun 29, 2019
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means.
lower
Jun 29, 2019
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Jun 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Steiner Hayward. Passed.
upper
Jun 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Jun 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
Returned to Full Committee.
upper
Jan 23, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources.
upper
Jan 15, 2019
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means.
upper
Jan 14, 2019
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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