Bill Text: OR HB3306 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

Oregon House Bill 3306 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to mining; declaring an emergency.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10)

Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB3306 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-HB3306-Introduced.html



     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

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LC 3697

                         House Bill 3306

Sponsored by Representative BARNHART; Representatives BARKER,
  DOHERTY, FREDERICK, GALLEGOS, KOMP, LIVELY, TOMEI, VEGA
  PEDERSON, Senator BURDICK

                             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.

  Establishes Task Force on Mining. Directs task force to study
matters related to mining.
  Sunsets task force on date of convening of 2015 regular session
of Legislative Assembly.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to mining; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) The Task Force on Mining is established,
consisting of 10 members appointed by the Governor as follows:
  (a) Three members who live in communities located near mining
operations.
  (b) Two members who represent the mining industry.
  (c) One member who represents a regional air quality control
authority established under the provisions of ORS 468A.105.
  (d) One member who is a building official as defined in ORS
455.715.
  (e) One member who represents the State Department of Geology
and Mineral Industries.
  (f) One member who represents the Department of Environmental
Quality.
  (g) One member who represents the State Department of Fish and
Wildlife.
  (2) The task force shall:
  (a) Review the impact of mining operations on communities
located near mining operations;
  (b) Review issues related to mining operations in relationship
to communities located near mining operations, including noise,
pollution and the use of roads;
  (c) Study processes by which individuals living in communities
located near mining operations may address problems related to
mining operations; and
  (d) Review statutory requirements related to mining operations,
including inspections of mining operations, conditions on
operating permits and the failure to comply with operating
permits.
  (3) A majority of the voting members of the task force
constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
  (4) Official action by the task force requires the approval of
a majority of the voting members of the task force.
  (5) The task force shall elect one of its members to serve as
chairperson.
  (6) If there is a vacancy for any cause, the appointing
authority shall make an appointment to become immediately
effective.
  (7) The task force shall meet at times and places specified by
the call of the chairperson or of a majority of the voting
members of the task force.
  (8) The task force may adopt rules necessary for the operation
of the task force.
  (9) The task force shall submit a report in the manner provided
in ORS 192.245, and shall include recommendations for
legislation, to an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly
related to the environment and natural resources no later than
September 1, 2014.
  (10) The State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
shall provide staff support to the task force.
  (11) Members of the task force are not entitled to
compensation, but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary
travel and other expenses incurred by them in the performance of
their official duties in the manner and amounts provided for in
ORS 292.495. Claims for expenses shall be paid out of funds
appropriated to the State Department of Geology and Mineral
Industries for purposes of the task force.
  (12) All agencies of state government, as defined in ORS
174.111, are directed to assist the task force in the performance
of its duties and, to the extent permitted by laws relating to
confidentiality, to furnish such information and advice as the
members of the task force consider necessary to perform their
duties. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + Section 1 of this 2013 Act is repealed on the
date of the convening of the 2015 regular session of the
Legislative Assembly as specified in ORS 171.010. + }
  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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