- (1) The Authority shall Award a minimum of 60 percent (60%) of the dollar value of grants awarded from the Fund in any biennium to Levee Projects in rural areas or distressed areas as those terms are defined in ORS 285A.010.
(2) For Projects that plan for or provide flood protection to cities with a population not greater than 5,000, applicants are required to provide matching funds of not greater than:
- (a) Three percent of the amount of a grant Award of $100,000 or less.
- (b) Five percent of the amount of a grant Award greater than $100,000.
- (3) For Projects that plan for or provide flood protection to cities with a population greater than 5,000 but not greater than 7,500, applicants are required to provide matching funds of not greater than seven percent of the amount of the grant Award.
- (4) For Projects that plan for or provide flood protection to cities with a population greater than 7,500 but not greater than 10,000, applicants are required to provide matching funds of not greater than nine percent of the amount of the grant Award.
- (5) For Projects that plan for or provide flood protection to cities with a population greater than 10,000 but not greater than 20,000, applicants are required to provide matching funds of not greater than 12 percent of the amount of the grant Award.
- (6) Population shall be determined according to the most recent federal decennial census.
- (7) For all other Projects, Applicants must pledge matching funds to the Project of at least 20 percent (20%) of the Award amount.
- (8) For planning grants, the Authority will not Award more than $2,000,000 to any Applicant per biennium.
Statutory/Other Authority
ORS 285B.413
Statutes/Other Implemented
ORS 285B.420, ORS 285B.421 & Chapter 134, Oregon Laws 2026
History
OBDD 12-2026, adopt filed 06/18/2026, effective 06/18/2026