Bill Text: OR SB244 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to low carbon fuel standards; declaring an emergency.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [SB244 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-SB244-Introduced.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

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LC 1301

                         Senate Bill 244

Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the
  President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing
  rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part
  of the President (at the request of Senate Interim Committee on
  Business, Transportation and Economic Development)

                             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.

  Exempts railroad locomotives from provisions related to low
carbon fuel standards.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to low carbon fuel standards; amending section 6,
  chapter 754, Oregon Laws 2009; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. Section 6, chapter 754, Oregon Laws 2009, is amended
to read:
   { +  Sec. 6. + } (1) As used in this section:
  (a) 'Greenhouse gas' has the meaning given that term in ORS
468A.210.
  (b) 'Low carbon fuel standards' means standards for the
reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, on average, per unit of
fuel energy.
  (c) 'Motor vehicle' has the meaning given that term in ORS
801.360.
  (d) 'PADD 5 region' means the Petroleum Administration for
Defense District 5 states of Arizona, Nevada, Oregon and
Washington.
  (2)(a) The Environmental Quality Commission may adopt by rule
low carbon fuel standards for gasoline, diesel and fuels used as
substitutes for gasoline or diesel.
  (b) The commission may adopt the following related to the
standards, including but not limited to:
  (A) A schedule to phase in implementation of the standards in a
manner that reduces the average amount of greenhouse gas
emissions per unit of fuel energy of the fuels by 10 percent
below 2010 levels by the year 2020;
  (B) Standards for greenhouse gas emissions attributable to the
fuels throughout their lifecycles, including but not limited to
emissions from the production, storage, transportation and
combustion of the fuels and from changes in land use associated
with the fuels;
  (C) Provisions allowing the use of all types of low carbon
fuels to meet the low carbon fuel standards, including but not
limited to biofuels, biogas, compressed natural gas, gasoline,
diesel, hydrogen and electricity;
  (D) Standards for the issuance of deferrals, established with
adequate lead time, as necessary to ensure adequate fuel
supplies;
  (E) Exemptions for liquefied petroleum gas and other
alternative fuels that are used in volumes below thresholds
established by the commission;
  (F) Standards, specifications, testing requirements and other
measures as needed to ensure the quality of fuels produced in
accordance with the low carbon fuel standards, including but not
limited to the requirements of ORS 646.910 to 646.923 and
administrative rules adopted by the State Department of
Agriculture for motor fuel quality; and
  (G) Adjustments to the amounts of greenhouse gas emissions per
unit of fuel energy assigned to fuels for combustion and drive
train efficiency.
  (c) Before adopting standards under this section, the
commission shall consider the low carbon fuel standards of other
states, including but not limited to Washington, for the purpose
of determining schedules and goals for the reduction of the
average amount of greenhouse gas emissions per unit of fuel
energy and the default values for these reductions for applicable
fuels.
  (d) The commission shall provide exemptions and deferrals as
necessary to mitigate the costs of complying with the low carbon
fuel standards upon a finding by the commission that the 12-month
rolling weighted average price of gasoline or diesel in Oregon is
not competitive with the 12-month rolling weighted average price
in the PADD 5 region.
  (3) In adopting rules under this section, the Environmental
Quality Commission shall evaluate:
  (a) Safety, feasibility, net reduction of greenhouse gas
emissions and cost-effectiveness;
  (b) Potential adverse impacts to public health and the
environment, including but not limited to air quality, water
quality and the generation and disposal of waste in this state;
  (c) Flexible implementation approaches to minimize compliance
costs; and
  (d) Technical and economic studies of comparable greenhouse gas
emissions reduction measures implemented in other states and any
other studies as determined by the commission.
  (4) The provisions of this section do not apply to:
  (a) Motor vehicles registered as farm vehicles under the
provisions of ORS 805.300.
  (b) Farm tractors, as defined in ORS 801.265.
  (c) Implements of husbandry, as defined in ORS 801.310.
  (d) Motor trucks, as defined in ORS 801.355, used primarily to
transport logs.
   { +  (e) Railroad locomotives. + }
  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. + }
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