HERMISTON, Ore. (AP) - The U.S. House has passed a bill to enable Oregon State University to sell its farm research station in Hermiston and move out of what’s become Eastern Oregon’s largest city.
The school says a move may be 20 years off. The bill means it could use the proceeds from a sale to buy new property.
The East Oregonian reports (https://bit.ly/ShUNDS) that the city of 17,000 people annexed the Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center last year.
The federal government gave Oregon State the land in 1954 but said the property would revert to federal ownership if it were ever used for something other than farm research.
In a voice vote Wednesday, the House agreed to drop that stipulation. The measure now goes to the Senate.
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Information from: East Oregonian, https://www.eastoregonian.info
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