Oregon Senate Bill 99 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: Failed on June 30 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-06-30 - 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 high hazard train routes in this state. Defines "high hazard train route" and "listed sensitive area" for purposes of contingency plans. Requires railroads that own or operate high hazard train routes to annually submit financial responsibility statements to Department of Environmental Quality. Requires department to levy and collect annual assessment equal to $___ per year. Requires railroads that own and operate high hazard train routes to pay share of annual assessment proportionate to high hazard train route track miles operated by railroads. Establishes High Hazard Train Route Oil Spill Prevention Fund. Requires moneys collected to be deposited in High Hazard Train Route Oil Spill Prevention Fund. Prescribes uses of fund. Requires facilities receiving crude oil from railroad cars to provide advance notice to department. Becomes operative January 1, 2020. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Relating to safe transportation of oil; prescribing an effective date.

No sponsor information available at this time.

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-30	Senate	In committee upon adjournment.
2019-01-15	Senate	Referred to Environment and Natural Resources.
2019-01-14	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/SB99
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB99/Introduced