l9n/ Oregon

2015 Regular Session

House Bill 3546

Finds and declares that Baker, Crook, Harney, Lake and Malheur Counties are qualitatively different and unique sage grouse habitat, making counties separate and distinct class for purposes of levying state tax assessment.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Revenue Committee on July 6, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Finds and declares that Baker, Crook, Harney, Lake and Malheur Counties are qualitatively different and unique sage grouse habitat, making counties separate and distinct class for purposes of levying state tax assessment. Requires State Department of Agriculture to impose assessment on cattle raised in Baker, Crook, Harney, Lake or Malheur County. Provides for establishing zero assessment rate if greater sage grouse is listed as endangered under federal Endangered Species Act. Establishes Sage Grouse Habitat Conservation and Restoration Fund to receive moneys collected from assessment. Appropriates fund moneys to department for purposes of distributing grants to soil and water conservation districts where assessed cattle were raised. Provides for districts to use grant moneys to fund projects for sage grouse conservation or sage grouse habitat conservation or restoration in areas where sage grouse listing would affect or potentially would affect cattle production activities. Requires department to make assessment effective beginning January 1, 2016. Sunsets assessment on January 2, 2021. Sunsets other provisions on January 2, 2022. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Sponsors

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

In the House of Representatives

13 co-sponsors

Jeff Barker, Sal Esquivel, Lew Frederick, Vic Gilliam, John Huffman, Mark Johnson, Bill Kennemer, Betty Komp, Wayne Krieger, Julie Parrish, Gregory Smith, Jessica Vega Pederson, Gene Whisnant

In the Senate

    6 co-sponsors

    Fred Girod, Bill Hansell, Jeff Kruse, Alan Olsen, Doug Whitsett, Jackie Winters

    Its course

    April 22 to July 6, 2015, 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 House of RepresentativesApr 22 to Jul 6 · stopped75 days

    Waiting for a committeeApr 22 to Apr 286 days

    RevenueApr 28 to Jul 6 · stopped69 days

    Text

    Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

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

    In the House of Representatives Apr 22 – Jul 6

    1. Apr 22Introduced
    2. Apr 28Sent to Revenue
    3. Jul 6Died when the session ended
    All 3 actions, as published
    1. Apr 22First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Apr 28Referred to Revenue.House of Representatives
    3. Jul 6In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives