Bill Text: OR SB536 | 2013 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to state provision of energy for motor vehicles.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-03 - Effective date, January 1, 2014. [SB536 Detail]
Download: Oregon-2013-SB536-Enrolled.html
77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session
Enrolled
Senate Bill 536
Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
CHAPTER ................
AN ACT
Relating to state provision of energy for motor vehicles;
creating new provisions; and amending section 14, chapter 30,
Oregon Laws 2010.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + (1) A state agency may:
(a) Locate, on premises the state agency owns or controls,
devices or facilities that the state agency installs, or has
installed, specifically to deliver electricity to the public for
motor vehicles that use electricity for propulsion; and
(b) Contract with a vendor that will distribute, dispense or
otherwise make available electricity from devices or facilities
described in paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(2)(a) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services may
install or have installed devices or facilities described in
subsection (1)(a) of this section at not more than 10 locations
during a biennium.
(b) A state agency other than the department may install or
have installed devices or facilities described in subsection
(1)(a) of this section at not more than five locations during a
biennium.
(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection,
a state agency may install or have installed devices or
facilities described in subsection (1)(a) of this section at more
than the number of locations specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of
this subsection if the state agency obtains a grant to support
the installations at each additional location.
(3) A state agency that contracts with a vendor under
subsection (1) of this section shall require in the contract that
the vendor:
(a) Indemnify the state agency against any claim related to or
arising out of the vendor's operations on premises that the state
agency owns or controls; and
(b) Obtain a policy of liability insurance in an amount
sufficient to pay foreseeable claims that relate to or arise out
of the vendor's operations, name the state agency as an insured
party in the policy and maintain coverage under the policy during
the term of the contract and for two years after the contract
term expires.
(4) A state agency may by order establish and adjust prices for
using devices or facilities described in subsection (1)(a) of
this section that are located on premises the state agency owns
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or controls. The state agency shall set the price for using the
devices or facilities at a level that does not:
(a) Subsidize the operations of a private entity or the cost of
electricity to the public; or
(b) Substantially exceed the costs to the state agency of
making the electricity available to the public. + }
SECTION 2. Section 14, chapter 30, Oregon Laws 2010, is amended
to read:
{ + Sec. 14. + } Section 13 { - of this 2010 Act - } { + ,
chapter 30, Oregon Laws 2010, + } is repealed on January 2,
{ - 2014 - } { + 2018 + }.
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Passed by Senate April 8, 2013
Repassed by Senate June 19, 2013
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Robert Taylor, Secretary of Senate
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Peter Courtney, President of Senate
Passed by House June 14, 2013
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Tina Kotek, Speaker of House
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Received by Governor:
......M.,............., 2013
Approved:
......M.,............., 2013
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John Kitzhaber, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
......M.,............., 2013
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Kate Brown, Secretary of State
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