AOC and Others Warn Against Slowing Oregon's Recent Momentum Notwithstanding Budget Issues AOC joined its water development coalition partners in stating strong support for continued investment in water supply before the Joint Ways & Means Capital [...]
More than 80 current and lifetime OACES members met recently for the Spring 2018 OACES Conference. The conference, held at Sunriver, provided three days for Road Officials, Engineers, and Surveyors to meet, discuss current [...]
The Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association (OCZMA) is holding its Annual Membership Meeting in Salem on Monday, May 22, 2017. MEETING MATERIALS For more information, contact Evyn Mitchell. Date: Monday, May 22, 2017 Time: 10:00 [...]
The Senate Finance & Revenue Committee on May 17th moved a gutted and stuffed Senate Bill (SB) 596A to the floor with a do pass recommendation. Committee members concluded that the bill would provide a [...]
Still Plenty of Bills and Plenty to Do The self-imposed legislative deadline for policy committees to schedule a work session on a bill in its committee from the other chamber passed on May 19th. This [...]
Senate Bill (SB) 235, which was originally a tobacco retail licensure (TRL) bill, continues through the process. The bill was “gut and stuffed” in the Senate Health Care Committee to simply put in statute a [...]
Both the Monday, May 15 and Wednesday, May 17 evening meetings of the Joint Transportation Preservation & Modernization (JTPM) Committee continued to focus on recommendations that came from the five workgroups. The goal is to [...]
This week marks the end of week 16 of the Legislative Session. Below is a review of the week. Senate Bill (SB) 5530 – Special Public Works Fund (SPWF) The Joint Ways and Means Capital [...]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development is accepting applications for its Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grant Program, which provides increased access to education, training, and healthcare resources in rural areas. The Distance Learning and [...]
The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is providing public notice of the proposed National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 1200-Z Industrial Stormwater Discharge General Permit. This NPDES permit regulates the discharge of stormwater runoff from [...]