HB 3676
Directs the Oregon Health Authority, in coordination with the Department of Environmental Quality, to establish a program to provide grants to repair or replace certain community drinking water and wastewater facilities.
Jurisdiction
Oregon
Session
2025 Regular Session
Committee
Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
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Bill overview
This bill directs the Oregon Health Authority, working with the Department of Environmental Quality, to create a grant program called the Small Community Water Infrastructure Fund. This fund will provide financial assistance to cities with populations under 20,000 to repair or replace their community drinking water systems and sewage treatment works.
Key provisions
- Establishes the Small Community Water Infrastructure Fund.
- Defines ‘eligible community’ as a city with a population under 20,000.
- Requires the Oregon Health Authority to create a grant program.
- The grant program will fund repairs or replacements of water systems and sewage treatment works.
- Applications for grants must be submitted in a prescribed format.
- The Department of Environmental Quality must review grant applications for sewage treatment works.
- Funds for the program will come from the Small Community Water Infrastructure Fund.
- The fund is separate from the General Fund and earns interest.
Who is affected
- Cities with a population under 20,000
- Oregon Health Authority
- Department of Environmental Quality
- Residents of small communities
- Water and wastewater utilities
Notable changes
- Creates a dedicated funding source – the Small Community Water Infrastructure Fund – specifically for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements.
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