Bill Text: OR SB212 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to motor vehicle pollution control; declaring an emergency.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [SB212 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-SB212-Introduced.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

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LC 2231

                         Senate Bill 212

Sponsored by Senators THOMSEN, OLSEN (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 Environmental Quality Commission to prepare certain
revisions to Oregon's State Implementation Plan under federal
Clean Air Act.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to motor vehicle pollution control; and declaring an
  emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Notwithstanding any provision of ORS 468A.350
to 468A.400 or any other provision of law, the Environmental
Quality Commission shall prepare revisions to Oregon's State
Implementation Plan under the federal Clean Air Act, 42
U.S.C. 7401 et seq., as in effect on the effective date of this
2013 Act, for submission to the United States Environmental
Protection Agency for approval, by adopting criteria, methods and
standards for inspecting motor vehicles for certification of
motor vehicle pollution control systems that are modeled, to the
greatest extent practicable, on those of the State of Washington
as set forth in the Washington Administrative Code, sections
173-422A-010 to 173-422A-500. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + The Environmental Quality Commission shall
submit the revisions specified in section 1 of this 2013 Act to
the United States Environmental Protection Agency no later
than ___. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + The Department of Environmental Quality shall
report to the Legislative Assembly in the manner provided by ORS
192.245 within 60 days after the United States Environmental
Protection Agency acts on the revisions specified in section 1 of
this 2013 Act. If the agency approves the revisions, the
department shall include in the report any recommendations for
legislation the department deems advisable. + }
  SECTION 4.  { + 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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