HB4014 - Relating to fostering coexistence with beavers; prescribing an effective date.

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The Act allows agencies to award moneys under a grant program related to living with beavers on private land. The Act directs an agency and a committee to report on the grant program. The Act gives moneys to the agency for the grant program. The Act goes into effect on the 91st day after the 2024 session ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.3). Authorizes the State Department of Fish and Wildlife and the State Fish and Wildlife Commission to award moneys from the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund under a Landowners Living with Beavers Grant Program, on recommendations from the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee. Sunsets the grant program on June 30, 2029. Directs the department and the committee to jointly report on the grant program to committees or interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the environment on or before September 15, 2026. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the department for deposit in the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund for purposes related to the grant program. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.