Bill Summary

Requires Oregon Health Authority to analyze ground water contaminant data and provide education in areas with ground water contaminant problems. Authorizes authority to make grants and loans for purpose of assisting rental property owners and low-income property owners with installation of treatment systems. Authorizes authority to make grants to local public health authorities and other specified entities for purposes related to ensuring safe ground water. Establishes Safe Well Water Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to authority for purpose of making grants and loans. Appropriates moneys from General Fund for deposit in Safe Well Water Fund. Requires, for each dwelling unit rented by landlord for which source of drinking water is well, landlord to collect and test samples of drinking water from dwelling unit for arsenic, total coliform bacteria] E. coli and nitrates. Becomes operative March 1, 2020.

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Status

Votes

Date Action Vote Document
2019-04-09House Committee Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)Yea: 6 No: 3 Other: 0Document

Amendments

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Bill History

Date Action
2019-06-30In committee upon adjournment.
2019-04-16Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
2019-04-16Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
2019-04-09Work Session held.
2019-04-04Work Session held.
2019-04-04Work Session held.
2019-04-02Work Session held.
2019-02-21Public Hearing held.
2019-02-04Referred to Energy and Environment with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
2019-02-04First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Sponsors

Name District
John LivelyHD-012
Paul EvansHD-020
Paul HolveyHD-008
Andrea SalinasHD-038
Arnie RoblanSD-005