Oregon Senate Bill 47 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on June 25 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-06-25 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs Environmental Quality Commission and State Department of Agriculture to enter into memorandum of understanding to allow department to exercise exclusive jurisdiction over air quality laws, water quality laws and land quality laws that apply to agricultural lands, operations and equipment. Directs Environmental Quality Commission and State Department of Agriculture to enter into memorandum of understanding to allow department to exercise exclusive jurisdiction over air quality laws, water quality laws and land quality laws that apply to agricultural lands, operations and equipment. Requires department to assume exclusive jurisdiction no later than January 1, 2026. Directs Department of Environmental Quality and State Department of Agriculture to report progress to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to agriculture no later than September 15, 2024.

Relating to environmental quality.

Sen. Lynn Findley [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-06-25	Senate	In committee upon adjournment.
2023-01-11	Senate	Referred to Natural Resources.
2023-01-09	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB47
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB47/Introduced
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/66025