Oregon Senate Bill 1507 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Unknown
Status: Failed on March 3 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-03 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule program that places cap on greenhouse gas emissions and that provides market-based mechanism for covered entities to demonstrate compliance. Establishes program advisory committee. Declares legislative purposes of program and related investments of moneys received as proceeds under market-based compliance mechanism. Establishes certain statutory funds in State Treasury. Requires certain moneys received as proceeds under market-based compliance mechanism to be deposited in certain funds. Requires certain uses of moneys deposited in funds. Requires program advisory committee to submit biennial report to Governor, Oregon Transportation Commission and Legislative Assembly each even-numbered year. Requires Oregon Transportation Commission to prepare and submit biennial transportation decarbonization investment proposal to Joint Legislative Committee on Climate and Oregon Department of Administrative Services. Requires Governor to consider investment and expenditures recommendations in biennial report during preparation of Governor's budget. Makes all provisions related to program adopted by commission and distribution of proceeds operative January 1, 2021. Authorizes commission and certain other agencies to adopt rules prior to operative date. Repeals greenhouse gas emissions goals and requires commission to adopt by rule statewide greenhouse gas emissions goal for 2025 and limits for years 2035 and 2050. Defines "greenhouse gas" for air pollution laws. Establishes Joint Legislative Committee on Climate. Modifies registration and greenhouse gas reporting requirements for certain persons. Makes provisions related to Joint Legislative Committee on Climate, "greenhouse gas" definition, emissions limits and registration and reporting operative January 1, 2019. Requires certain persons to pay annual program development fee to Department of Environmental Quality. Becomes operative July 1, 2019] 2018. Sunsets January 2, 2021. Provides for expedited review of Act by Supreme Court upon petition by adversely affected party. Declares emergency, effective on passage.] Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Relating to greenhouse gas emissions; prescribing an effective date.

No sponsor information available at this time.

2018-02-14 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. Refer to Rules then to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 4 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-03	Senate	In committee upon adjournment.
2018-02-16	Senate	Referred to Rules by order of the President, then Ways and Means by prior.
2018-02-16	Senate	Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)
2018-02-14	Senate	Work Session held.
2018-02-12	Senate	Work Session held.
2018-02-07	Senate	Public Hearing held.
2018-02-05	Senate	Informational Meeting scheduled.
2018-02-05	Senate	Referred to Environment and Natural Resources, then Ways and Means.
2018-02-05	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
2018-01-22	Senate	Presession Released to the Public.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2018R1/Measures/Overview/SB1507
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1507/Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1507/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1507/A-Engrossed
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2018R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/27176