l9n/ Oregon

2016 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1520

Requires Governor, with assistance of State Forestry Department, to attempt state entry into federal Good Neighbor Authority agreement with United States Forest Service.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Environment and Natural Resources Committee on March 3, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Requires Governor, with assistance of State Forestry Department, to attempt state entry into federal Good Neighbor Authority agreement with United States Forest Service. Requires Secretary of State to conduct audit of State Forestry Department expenditures or obligations of certain lottery money allocations for purposes related to federal forestlands. Requires that audit include certain information concerning projects or parts of projects for which department expended or obligated moneys. Establishes deadline for reporting audit results and information to Legislative Assembly. Establishes tax credit for reforestation of commercial forestland following loss from catastrophic fire event. Makes tax credit applicable for losses from catastrophic fire events occurring in whole or in part on or after November 1, 2015, and on or before October 31, 2021. Makes tax credit available up to three tax years after year in which State Forester issues preliminary certificate for loss. Adds woody biomass to types of appropriate green energy technology for which contracting agency must set aside 1.5 percent of contract price for public building construction, reconstruction or renovation. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

9 co-sponsors

Brian Boquist, Ted Ferrioli, Fred Girod, Bill Hansell, Alan Olsen, Arnie Roblan, Kim Thatcher, Chuck Thomsen, Doug Whitsett

In the House of Representatives

6 co-sponsors

Margaret Doherty, Jodi Hack, Val Hoyle, Betty Komp, Julie Parrish, Gene Whisnant

Its course

January 27 to March 3, 2016, 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 action5 actions on 4 days

In the SenateJan 27 to Mar 3 · stopped36 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 27 to Feb 15 days

Environment and Natural ResourcesFeb 1 to Mar 3 · stopped31 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

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 Jan 27 – Mar 3

  1. Jan 27Filed before the session
  2. Feb 1Introduced
  3. Sent to Environment and Natural Resources
  4. Mar 3Died when the session ended
All 5 actions, as published
  1. Jan 27Presession Released to the Public.Senate
  2. Feb 1Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  3. Feb 1Referred to Environment and Natural Resources, then Finance and Revenue.Senate
  4. Feb 18Motion to withdraw from committee on Environment and Natural Resources failed.Senate
  5. Mar 3In committee upon adjournment.Senate