Reports evaluating certain funding programs. (1) At least every eight years, the Water Resources Department shall report, in the manner provided by ORS 192.245, to a committee or interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to water, and to the Water Resources Commission, on the funding programs described in ORS 537.766, 537.767, 537.872, 537.873, 541.561 to 541.581 and 541.651 to 541.696

(2) The report must:

(a) Evaluate the funding programs.

(b) Identify any improvements to statute and rule that are needed to better implement the purposes of the funding programs. [2025 c.82 §11]

Note: Section 12, chapter 82, Oregon Laws 2025, provides:

Sec. 12. The Water Resources Department shall submit the first report required by section 11 of this 2025 Act [537.875] no later than eight years after the effective date of this 2025 Act [September 26, 2025]. [2025 c.82 §12]

Note: 537.875 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 537 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

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