You can thank The Oregon Association of REALTORS® and their members for helping to defeat the following proposals in the most recent legislative session:
House Bill 3661 -- New Restrictions on Domestic Wells -- Following an unsuccessful attempt to place new restrictions on domestic wells in the 2009 Legislative Session, the concept emerged and was defeated once again in 2010. Domestic wells have been demonstrated to have a negligible impact on Oregon’s water resources and a new, permitting process would be a costly, lengthy and unnecessary process for landowners.
Senate Bill 1060: Navigability -- An effort to create a statutory right to recreational use of Oregon waterways (up to the high mark and beyond) was defeated in the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. If successful, this legislation would have granted public access to land that is privately owned and would severely limit the private property rights of landowners adjacent to ANY body of water in Oregon. Additionally, efforts to establish a task force to review the issue of navigability during the 2010 interim fell short in the Senate by a vote of 15 to 15.
House Bill 3661 -- New Restrictions on Domestic Wells -- Following an unsuccessful attempt to place new restrictions on domestic wells in the 2009 Legislative Session, the concept emerged and was defeated once again in 2010. Domestic wells have been demonstrated to have a negligible impact on Oregon’s water resources and a new, permitting process would be a costly, lengthy and unnecessary process for landowners.
Senate Bill 1060: Navigability -- An effort to create a statutory right to recreational use of Oregon waterways (up to the high mark and beyond) was defeated in the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. If successful, this legislation would have granted public access to land that is privately owned and would severely limit the private property rights of landowners adjacent to ANY body of water in Oregon. Additionally, efforts to establish a task force to review the issue of navigability during the 2010 interim fell short in the Senate by a vote of 15 to 15.
