Budget Amendment ID: FY2025-S4-68-R1

Redraft ENV 68

Keeping vulnerable populations safe during climate events

Messrs. Pacheco, Brady, Moore and Cyr, Ms. Edwards and Mr. Collins moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 2000-0102, by adding the following words:- "; provided further, that funds shall be expended to study strategies for easing the impact of extreme heat and other climate events on older adults and persons with disabilities, including, but not limited to, the feasibility of providing Medicaid recipients with supports to keep them safe during climate events; provided further, that the agency shall review the Oregon framework for addressing rapid climate change model as part of the study to help the commonwealth establish an adaptation plan to help keep vulnerable populations safe during climate events"