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OregonSB 7932025 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Relating to easements on state land; and declaring an emergency.

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Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Utility easement applicants get new fee rules

Oregon authorizes one-time application fees for permission to build water, gas, electric, or communication facilities on state land. The fee is $750 outside Oregon’s territorial sea and $5,000 within it. The Department of State Lands cannot charge the application fee more than once per application. Each application must include all state-land crossings within a county. Applicants can also combine crossings of one continuous block of state land spanning two counties, paying only one application fee. For territorial-sea easements, the department must adopt new fee and compensation rules by January 1, 2027. Those rules cover construction, maintenance, and decommissioning, with charges reasonably calculated to cover the department’s costs of granting and renewing easements. The department must continue charging the one-time $5,000 fee until the new application-fee rules take effect. That temporary requirement is repealed on January 2, 2027. The department must report its progress to legislative environment, land-use, and natural-resources committees by February 15, 2026. The law takes effect on passage under an emergency clause.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

There is no primary sponsor on record.

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 78 • No: 31

House vote • 6/19/2025

Third reading. Carried by Hartman. Passed.

Yes: 39 • No: 14

Senate vote • 6/17/2025

Third reading. Carried by Weber. Passed.

Yes: 20 • No: 10

legislature vote • 6/13/2025

Ways and Means: Heard and Reported Out

Yes: 16 • No: 5

Senate vote • 2/25/2025

Natural Resources and Wildfire: Heard and Reported Out with Amendments

Yes: 3 • No: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date, July 31, 2025.

    8/13/2025Senate

  2. Chapter 620, 2025 Laws.

    8/13/2025Senate

  3. Governor signed.

    7/31/2025Senate

  4. Speaker signed.

    6/20/2025House

  5. President signed.

    6/20/2025Senate

  6. Third reading. Carried by Hartman. Passed.

    6/19/2025House

  7. Second reading.

    6/18/2025House

  8. Recommendation: Do pass.

    6/18/2025House

  9. Referred to Ways and Means.

    6/17/2025House

  10. First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

    6/17/2025House

  11. Third reading. Carried by Weber. Passed.

    6/17/2025Senate

  12. Second reading.

    6/16/2025Senate

  13. Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.

    6/16/2025Senate

  14. Work Session held.

    6/13/2025Senate

  15. Returned to Full Committee.

    6/5/2025Senate

  16. Work Session held.

    6/5/2025Senate

  17. Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources.

    6/3/2025Senate

  18. Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

    2/28/2025Senate

  19. Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)

    2/28/2025Senate

  20. Work Session held.

    2/25/2025Senate

  21. Work Session held.

    2/18/2025Senate

  22. Public Hearing held.

    1/30/2025Senate

  23. Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire, then Ways and Means.

    1/17/2025Senate

  24. Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

    1/13/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • SNRW Amendment -1 (Adopted)

    2/25/2025

    PDF

  • SNRW Amendment -2 (Proposed)

    2/25/2025

    PDF

  • SNRW Amendment -1 (Proposed)

    2/18/2025

    PDF

  • SNRW Amendment -2 (Proposed)

    2/18/2025

    PDF

  • SNRW Amendment -1 (Proposed)

    1/30/2025

    PDF

  • A-Engrossed

    PDF

  • Enrolled

    PDF

  • Introduced

    PDF

  • Senate Amendments to Introduced

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