Oregon House Bill 2887

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-17 - Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
Pending: House Climate, Energy, and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

The Act tells an agency to create a specific carbon sink as an area. The Act creates a task force related to the area. The Act sunsets the task force. The Act creates an advisory board related to the area. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.2). Requires the State Forestry Department to establish the Western Oregon Regional Carbon Sink as a geographical area and take certain actions regarding the area on or before January 1, 2037. Establishes the Task Force on the Western Oregon Regional Carbon Sink. Sunsets the task force on December 31, 2026. Establishes the Western Oregon Regional Carbon Sink Advisory Board. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to carbon sequestration; declaring an emergency.

Rep. Paul Evans [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-17	House	Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
2025-01-13	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2887
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2887/Introduced
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/83862