{"content":[{"text":"OFFICE OF THE HOUSE SPEAKER \n OFFICE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT \n 900 Court St., N.E. \n Salem OR 97301","bbox":{"left":0.368317,"top":0.101078,"width":0.5291170000000001,"height":0.1365}},{"text":"June 26, 2021","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.263616,"width":0.10940599999999999,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"Danny Moran \n danny.moran@oregonlegislature.gov","bbox":{"left":0.591095,"top":0.28104,"width":0.29131399999999996,"height":0.03748499999999999}},{"text":"Johnmartin Sherman-Lewis \n johnmartin.shermanlewis@oregonlegislature.gov","bbox":{"left":0.49518,"top":0.3332,"width":0.38729699999999995,"height":0.037636}},{"text":"Legislature invests over $600 million for \n wildfire recovery and prevention \n Dollars will support water infrastructure, housing, prevention efforts and more \n SALEM – The Oregon Legislature has approved more than $600 million to support communities \n impacted by the September 2020 wildfires, mitigate the effects of future wildfires, and increase \n community resiliency. \n The Labor Day wildfires of 2020 were the most destructive recorded in state history. They \n burned over one million acres and destroyed more than 4,000 homes in the Cascades, central \n coast, and southern regions of the state. Recognizing that climate change will only increase the \n length and severity of Oregon’s fire seasons moving forward, Governor Brown and legislative \n leaders made wildfire recovery and prevention one of the top priorities for the 2021 legislative \n session. \n “Oregon will see hotter, drier summers and more intense wildfire seasons because of climate \n change,” House Speaker Tina Kotek said. “This session we set a new standard for how the state \n must respond when wildfires devastate any of our communities, and we also started to charter a \n new course for smarter prevention and mitigation strategies.”","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.385661,"width":0.76187,"height":0.37217000000000006}},{"text":"“Last year’s fires were devastating. Oregon and her people are still recovering,” Senate President \n Peter Courtney said. “We made real progress this session to help our communities rebuild. We \n changed the way we respond to wildfires. The Legislature will help wildfire survivors get back \n on their feet.” \n Highlights of the recovery funding package include: \n • $150 million – Wildfire recovery housing supply and land acquisition","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.769049,"width":0.7615820000000001,"height":0.133208}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.150286,"top":0.090909,"width":0.175245,"height":0.135417}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.150286,"top":0.090909,"width":0.175245,"height":0.135417}]}