OR SB5543

Appropriates $91,142,469 from the General Fund to the Water Resources Department for the 2025-2027 biennium, allocated across administrative services, field services, water rights and adjudications, technical services, and the director's office

Establishes $24,352,512 expenditure limit from lottery moneys for debt service and $123,997,025 limit from fees and other revenues including federal cooperative agreements with agencies like the Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Geological Survey

Authorizes $3,200,000 from American Rescue Plan Act funds for specific projects including a $600,000 grant to Umatilla County for the Ordnance Regional Water Infrastructure Project, $1.2 million for dam flood assessments, and $800,000 for water measurement cost-share programs

Allocates $182,028 from ARPA funds to the Water Well Abandonment, Repair and Replacement Fund

Declares an emergency with an effective date of July 1, 2025