HB 2168

Instructs the Oregon State University Extension Service to establish a program for providing assistance to households that rely on wells for drinking water or on septic systems for wastewater treatment.

Bill Text

• Introduced

Instructs Oregon State University Extension Service to establish a program providing assistance to households with wells and septic systems, with appropriations for implementation and repairs.

Original Bill Text

Overview#

Digest: The Act tells an entity to create a program for helping households that rely on water wells or septic systems. The Act gives money for other purposes related to water wells and septic systems. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.0). Instructs the Oregon State University Extension Service to establish a program for providing assistance to households that rely on wells for drinking water or on septic systems for wastewater treatment. Appropriates moneys to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission out of the General Fund for distribution to the extension service for implementing the program. Appropriates moneys to the Water Resources Department out of the General Fund for deposit into the Water Well Abandonment, Repair and Replacement Fund. Appropriates moneys to the Department of Environmental Quality out of the General Fund for the septic system low-interest loan programs. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

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