Like other Oregon state agencies, ODOE operates under a one-biennium (two-year) budget process.
2023-25 ODOE Budget
ODOE held a public budget meeting on July 25, 2022 to share information about our requested budget, including programs, staffing, and funding types that support our work. The meeting was held in accordance with the public meeting requirement in
ORS 469.421(8). View a
recording of the meeting and access the
meeting slides.
ODOE presented our 2023-25 Budget (
HB 5016) to the Joint Subcommittee on Natural Resources in
February 2023, with a public hearing on the budget on
March 6.
Governor
Kotek signed the Oregon Department of Energy’s budget bill (
HB 5016) on July
27, 2023. Also affected by the End of Session bill (
HB 5506) and two
omnibus climate and energy bills (
HB 3630 and
HB 3409), ODOE’s budget for the
2023-2025 biennium is $204 million.
More information and links coming soon.
The Biennial Budget Process
We begin developing our next biennium budget about a year in advance. The budget development process has three major phases:
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Agency Request Budget - ODOE starts with the previous biennium's budget, then adds, removes, or adjusts the budget based on program needs and policy responsibilities.
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Governor's Recommended Budget - The Governor's Office and the Chief Financial Office build on and may revise the Agency Request Budget. The results are presented to the Legislature for consideration.
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Legislatively Adopted Budget - Legislative committees review proposed budgets and hold public hearings before the full Legislature votes on each agency's budget.