HB 3305
Establishes the Oregon Desalination Authority.
Jurisdiction
Oregon
Session
2025 Regular Session
Committee
Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
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- Passed House
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- To Governor
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Bill overview
This bill establishes the Oregon Desalination Authority, a state agency tasked with studying and potentially developing desalination facilities in Oregon. The authority will investigate techniques for converting saline water into freshwater for drinking, irrigation, and other needs. It also directs the authority to plan for at least four major desalination facilities along the coast and associated distribution systems.
Key provisions
- Creates the Oregon Desalination Authority.
- Directs the authority to study desalination techniques.
- Authorizes the authority to establish desalination facilities (subject to funding).
- Requires the authority to study the development of a statewide desalination system.
- Specifies the location of at least four major desalination facilities.
- Mandates the submission of a report with recommendations to the legislature by June 30, 2027.
- Establishes a director for the authority with appointment and oversight procedures.
- Allows the authority to create advisory committees to provide guidance.
Who is affected
- Residents of Oregon
- Water resource managers
- Environmental organizations
- Local governments
- Potentially, the energy sector (due to desalination energy requirements)
Notable changes
- This is the first legislation to formally establish a state agency dedicated to exploring desalination in Oregon.
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