Bill Text: OR HB2287 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to energy; declaring an emergency.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB2287 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-HB2287-Introduced.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

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LC 1896

                         House Bill 2287

Sponsored by Representative READ (Presession filed.)

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Requires State Department of Energy and Public Utility
Commission to jointly conduct study of issues related to
feasibility of electric companies implementing and maintaining
electricity storage systems. Directs department and commission to
report results of study to interim committees of Legislative
Assembly related to energy on or before November 1, 2014.
  Sunsets January 2, 2015.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to energy; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) The State Department of Energy and the
Public Utility Commission shall jointly conduct a study of issues
related to the feasibility of electric companies implementing and
maintaining pumped-storage hydroelectric systems, compressed air
energy storage systems, hydrogen storage systems, flywheel energy
storage systems and other electricity storage systems and the
increase in rates that would occur because of the implementation
and maintenance of such systems.
  (2) The department shall report the results of the study to the
interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to energy
on or before November 1, 2014. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + Section 1 of this 2013 Act is repealed on
January 2, 2015. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + This 2013 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2013 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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