Oregon House Bill 3415 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10)
Status: Failed on July 6 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-07-06 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Requires State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries and Department of Environmental Quality to conduct review and prepare report on laws applicable to hydraulic fracturing in this state. Imposes 10-year moratorium on use of hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas exploration and production.] Requires departments to submit report to Legislative Assembly on or before September 15, 2016. Sunsets review and report requirement on December 31, 2016. Requires person seeking authorization to conduct hydraulic fracturing to demonstrate to State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries that certain best practices will be employed. Sunsets January 1, 2025. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to hydraulic fracturing; declaring an emergency.

Rep. Ken Helm [D]	Sen. Michael Dembrow [D]	Sen. Floyd Prozanski [D]	Sen. Charles Riley [D]
Sen. William Shields [D]	Sen. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward [D]	Rep. Philip Barnhart [D]	Rep. Paul Holvey [D]
Rep. Ann Lininger [D]	Sen. Kathleen Taylor [D]

2015-04-21 - House - House Committee Do pass as amended, be printed engrossed, and bill be referred to Ways and Means (Y: 5 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-07-06	House	In committee upon adjournment.
2015-06-08	House	Public Hearing held.
2015-06-05	House	Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources.
2015-04-27	House	Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.
2015-04-27	House	Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.
2015-04-21	House	Work Session held.
2015-04-07	House	Public Hearing held.
2015-03-06	House	Referred to Energy and Environment.
2015-02-27	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2015R1/Measures/Overview/HB3415
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2015R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3415/Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2015R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3415/A-Engrossed
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2015R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3415/House%20Amendments
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2015R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/22035