Bill Text: OR HB3613 | 2010 | 1st Special Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relating to leasing of ocean resources; and declaring an emergency.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-1)

Status: (Passed) 2010-03-04 - Chapter 11, (2010 Laws): Effective date March 4, 2010. [HB3613 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2010-HB3613-Enrolled.html

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     75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2010 Special Session

                            Enrolled

                         House Bill 3613

Sponsored by Representative CANNON; Representatives BARNHART,
  BOONE, BUCKLEY, COWAN, DEMBROW, DOHERTY, FREDERICK, GREENLICK,
  HARKER, HOLVEY, KAHL, KOTEK, NOLAN, ROBLAN, J SMITH, STIEGLER,
  THOMPSON, TOMEI, VANORMAN, WITT, Senators BONAMICI, DINGFELDER,
  EDWARDS, MORRISETTE, ROSENBAUM (Presession filed.)

                     CHAPTER ................

                             AN ACT

Relating to leasing of ocean resources; and declaring an
  emergency.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

  SECTION 1.  { + (1) Notwithstanding ORS 274.705 to 274.860 or
520.240, any form of leasing for purposes of exploration,
development or production of oil, gas or sulfur is prohibited in
the territorial sea.
  (2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section do not
apply:
  (a) To exploration for scientific or academic research
purposes, or geologic survey activities of the State Department
of Geology and Mineral Industries.
  (b) In the event the Governor determines that an oil embargo
substantially affects the supply of oil to the United States.
  (3) Any exploration for oil, gas or sulfur in the territorial
sea allowed under ORS 274.705 to 274.860 by the State Land Board
or the Department of State Lands must conform to standards of the
Oregon Ocean Resources Management Program established under ORS
196.405 to 196.515.
  (4) For the purposes of this section:
  (a) 'Gas' means:
  (A) All natural gas, gas hydrates and all fluid hydrocarbons
not defined as oil in this subsection; and
  (B) Condensate originally in the gaseous phase in the
reservoir.
  (b) 'Oil' means crude petroleum oil and all other hydrocarbons
produced in liquid form by ordinary production methods,
regardless of gravity, other than liquid hydrocarbons originally
in a gaseous phase in the reservoir.
  (c) 'Territorial sea' has the meaning given that term in ORS
196.405. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + Section 1 of this 2010 Act is repealed on
January 2, 2020. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + This 2010 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2010 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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Passed by House February 8, 2010

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                                             Chief Clerk of House

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                                                 Speaker of House

Passed by Senate February 18, 2010

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                                              President of Senate

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Received by Governor:

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Approved:

......M.,............., 2010

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                                                         Governor

Filed in Office of Secretary of State:

......M.,............., 2010

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                                               Secretary of State

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