ORS 454.380: Limitation on spending for nonconstruction items; exception.

(1) Not more than 20 percent of an assessment imposed by a municipality through a local improvement district for the construction of treatment works in an affected area pursuant to an order of the Environmental Quality Commission under ORS 454.305 shall be used to pay for nonconstruction items. (2) As used in subsection (1) of this section, “nonconstruction items” includes engineering work, administrative expenses and legal fees. (3) If a municipality submits the final local improvement district report to the citizens sewer advisory committee before final action of the governing body on the final local improvement district report, the limitation contained in subsection (1) of this section shall not apply. If the committee requests further documentation and explanation regarding the report, the municipality shall provide such information. Any findings of the committee following this review shall be reported to the commission and to the governing body of the municipality, along with any recommendations the committee may offer. [1987 c.627 §7] BIOSOLIDS Sec. 1. Study of PFAS found in biosolids; reports. (1) The Oregon State University Extension Service and the College of Agricultural Sciences of Oregon State University shall conduct a statewide study to better understand the occurrence and distribution of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) found in biosolids applied to agricultural fields that do not produce crops intended for human consumption. (2) In conducting the study under this section, the extension service and the college shall collaborate with the Department of Environmental Quality and Oregon wastewater service providers to: (a) Identify and quantify PFAS concentrations in selected biosolids from wastewater treatment facilities in this state; (b) Identify and quantify PFAS concentrations in the soil profiles of selected agricultural fields that do not produce crops intended for human consumption, on which biosolids analyzed in paragraph (a) of this subsection have been applied to land as a soil amendment, and in adjacent agricultural fields without a history of biosolid application; (c) Utilizing the data collected under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection, determine the quantities of PFAS retained within and leached from soil profiles; and (d) Identify and quantify PFAS concentrations in crops not intended for human consumption grown in agricultural fields analyzed under paragraph (b) of this subsection. (3) Participation in the study by wastewater treatment service providers, farmers, land owners or land managers is voluntary. (4) To the greatest extent possible, the extension service and the college shall use data collection methods that do not disclose the precise location of agricultural fields or wastewater treatment facilities or identify the owners of agricultural fields or wastewater treatment facilities that are the subjects of the study. In the reports submitted under subsection (5) of this section, the extension service and the college shall present summarized information or aggregated data that does not directly identify the location of agricultural fields or wastewater treatment facilities or identify the owners of agricultural fields or wastewater treatment facilities. (5) The extension service and the college shall submit to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to agriculture, in the manner provided by ORS 192.245: (a) A progress report on the study conducted under this section, no later than December 15, 2026; and (b) A final report on the study conducted under this section, no later than September 1, 2028. The final report shall include, but need not be limited to: (A) PFAS concentrations in biosolids; (B) PFAS concentrations in background and biosolid-amended soil horizons; (C) PFAS concentrations in crops grown on biosolid-amended soils; and (D) Comparisons to published literature for context and interpretation. [2025 c.496 §1] Sec. 3. Section 1 of this 2025 Act is repealed on January 2, 2029. [2025 c.496 §3]