Oregon Senate Bill 557 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Failed on July 7 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-07-07 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Repeals greenhouse gas emissions goals and requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule statewide greenhouse gas emissions goal for 2025, and limits for years 2035 and 2050. Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt carbon pollution market by rule. Requires commission to consult with certain interested persons and be advised by advisory committee in adopting rules. Establishes Greenhouse Gas Cap and Investment Program Oversight Committee. Provides for minimum requirements of carbon pollution market. Declares legislative purposes of carbon pollution market. Establishes Climate Investments Account within State Highway Fund. Requires that certain auction proceeds be deposited in account for purpose of funding programs consistent with legislative purposes of carbon pollution market. Establishes Oregon Climate Investments Fund. Requires that certain auction proceeds be deposited in fund, to be distributed through Climate Investments Grant Program adopted by Environmental Quality Commission by rule. Creates Climate Investments in Disadvantaged Communities Advisory Committee. Requires committee to advise on distributions of certain auction proceeds. Establishes Just Transition Fund. Requires that certain auction proceeds be deposited in fund, to be distributed through Just Transition Grant Program adopted by Oregon Business Development Department by rule. Makes all provisions related to carbon pollution market and distribution of auction proceeds operative January 1, 2021. Authorizes Environmental Quality Commission, Public Utility Commission and Oregon Business Development Department to adopt rules prior to operative date. Requires registration and reporting by certain sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Changes name of Oregon Global Warming Commission to Oregon Commission on Climate Change. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to entities that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions; declaring an emergency.

Sen. Leslee Beyer [D]

Sen. James Manning [D]

2017-04-12 - Senate - Senate Committee Without recommendation as to passage, request rescission of subsequent referral to Ways and Means and request referral to Rules (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-07	Senate	In committee upon adjournment.
2017-04-14	Senate	Recommedation: Without recommendation as to passage and rescind referral to Ways and Means and refer to Rules. Referral to Ways and Means rescinded and referred to Business and Transportation by Order of the President.
2017-04-12	Senate	Work Session held.
2017-03-01	Senate	Public Hearing held.
2017-01-17	Senate	Referred to Environment and Natural Resources, then Ways and Means.
2017-01-09	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/SB557
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB557/Introduced
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2017R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/25141