Bill Text: OR HB3139 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to Troutdale sewage treatment plant; declaring an emergency.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB3139 Detail]
Download: Oregon-2013-HB3139-Introduced.html
77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session NOTE: Matter within { + braces and plus signs + } in an amended section is new. Matter within { - braces and minus signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within { + braces and plus signs + } . LC 3628 House Bill 3139 Sponsored by Representative GORSEK 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. Directs Oregon Business Development Department to submit report related to former Troutdale sewage treatment plant, availability of funds to decommission plant and how decommissioned plant could be used to expand Oregon's economy and provide opportunities for economic development. Requires submission of report to interim legislative committees no later than January 1, 2014. Declares emergency, effective on passage. A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to Troutdale sewage treatment plant; and declaring an emergency. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. { + (1) No later than January 1, 2014, the Oregon Business Development Department shall submit a report to the interim legislative committees that have authority over the subject area of economic development. The report must include: (a) A summary of the current status of the former Troutdale sewage treatment plant; (b) Identified sources of funding to decommission the plant, including but not limited to the availability of grants and loans from the Oregon Coalition Brownfields Cleanup Fund under ORS 285A.190; and (c) A plan describing how the plant could be decommissioned and used to expand Oregon's economy and provide opportunities for economic development. (2) When preparing the report, the Oregon Business Development Department shall consult with the Department of Environmental Quality. + } SECTION 2. { + 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. + } ----------