This bill is called the Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act of 2025. It changes the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 to reauthorize the Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group. The bill defines the Working Group as a board of 10 to 15 members. It specifies seats for certain interests: 2 environmental representatives, 2 irrigated agriculture representatives, 2 representatives from the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, 1 hydroelectric representative, 1 federal agency representative, 1 state agency representative (for example, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife or Oregon Water Resources Department), and 1 local government representative. The bill extends the group's authorization to the year 2032 (replacing an earlier date of 2016). It raises the limit on administrative costs from 5 percent to 10 percent. The bill text does not include any dollar amounts or other funding details.
The Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group would continue to exist and operate through 2032. The law sets who should be on the group's board and how many seats each interest gets. The bill allows up to 10 percent of funds to be used for administrative costs instead of the previous 5 percent. No publicly available information on other direct effects, timelines, or changes to programs is included in the bill text provided.
The bill does not list specific dollar amounts or new funding levels. It does increase the allowed administrative cost share from 5 percent to 10 percent. No publicly available information on total program costs, new Federal spending, or funding sources is included in the text provided.
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