l9n/ Oregon

2007 Regular Session

Senate Bill 795

Requires applicant for energy facility site certificate to obtain land use approval from local government.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Environment and Natural Resources Committee on June 28, 2007. The 2007 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Requires applicant for energy facility site certificate to obtain land use approval from local government. Modifies provisions relating to exception process if local government fails to concur with Energy Facility Siting Council decision. Requires council to direct State Department of Energy to review environmental impact of proposed facility. Allows site certificate to be granted if facility meets council's recommended guidelines for energy generation, conservation and regional consumption. Specifies factors council must consider in adopting guidelines. Requires disclosure of financial ability and criminal history by applicant. Directs Energy Facility Siting Council to adopt standards requiring site certificate applicants to submit certain seismic risk information. Creates Task Force on Regional Energy Policy and specifies duties and powers of task force. Sunsets task force on date of convening of next regular biennial legislative session.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

2 co-sponsors

Ted Ferrioli, Joanne Verger

In the House of Representatives

4 co-sponsors

Phil Barnhart, Deborah Boone, Brian Boquist, Bill Garrard

Its course

March 5 to June 28, 2007, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action3 actions on 3 days

In the SenateMar 5 to Jun 28 · stopped115 days

Waiting for a committeeMar 5 to Mar 127 days

Environment and Natural ResourcesMar 12 to Jun 28 · stopped108 days

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the Senate Mar 5 – Jun 28

  1. Mar 5Introduced
  2. Mar 12Sent to Environment and Natural Resources
  3. Jun 28Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Mar 5Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Mar 12Referred to Environment and Natural Resources, then Ways and Means.Senate
  3. Jun 28In committee upon adjournment.Senate