Oregon House Bill 4004 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Failed on March 3 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-03 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs Environmental Quality Commission to adopt rules applying certain oil spill prevention and emergency response planning requirements to railroads that own or operate high hazard train routes in this state. Modifies certain requirements under oil or hazardous material spillage statutes. Requires railroads that own or operate high hazard train routes to submit annually certain proof of financial responsibility for high hazard train routes. Establishes High Hazard Train Route Oil Spill Prevention Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to Department of Environmental Quality to be used for costs related to contingency planning and preparedness for high hazard train routes. Becomes operative January 1, 2019. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Relating to safe transportation of hazardous substances; prescribing an effective date.

Rep. Barbara Warner [D]

Rep. Philip Barnhart [D]

Rep. Ken Helm [D]

Rep. Alissa Keny-Guyer [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-03	House	In committee upon adjournment.
2018-02-08	House	Public Hearing held.
2018-02-05	House	Referred to Veterans and Emergency Preparedness with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
2018-02-05	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
2018-01-22	House	Presession Released to the Public.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2018R1/Measures/Overview/HB4004
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4004/Introduced