Oregon Senate Bill 260 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: Failed on July 6 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-07-06 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs State Department of Energy by rule to establish and administer high performance schools program within clean energy deployment program to support energy efficiency and clean energy projects in public schools. Authorizes uses of funds received by schools under program. Specifies factors for department's consideration of project applications. Directs department by rule to establish and administer public schools grant program to support energy efficiency and clean energy projects in public schools not eligible to receive public purpose charge moneys. Authorizes certain uses of funds received under program. Establishes Public Schools Grant Fund. Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds for biennium beginning July 1, 2015, that produce $20 million in net proceeds and interest earnings to be deposited in fund. Authorizes department to use moneys in fund for public schools grant program. Repeals high performance schools pilot program. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to funding for energy projects in schools; declaring an emergency.

No sponsor information available at this time.

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-07-06	Senate	In committee upon adjournment.
2015-01-20	Senate	Referred to Environment and Natural Resources.
2015-01-12	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2015R1/Measures/Overview/SB260
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2015R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB260/Introduced