l9n/ Oregon

2016 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1574

Repeals greenhouse gas emissions goals and requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule statewide greenhouse gas emissions goal for 2025, and limits for years 2035 and 2050.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Repeals greenhouse gas emissions goals and requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule statewide greenhouse gas emissions goal for 2025, and limits for years 2035 and 2050. Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt carbon pollution market by rule. Requires commission to consult with certain interested persons and be advised by advisory committee in adopting rules. Provides for minimum requirements of carbon pollution market. Declares legislative purposes of carbon pollution market. Requires Department of Environmental Quality to administer auctions of carbon allowances under carbon pollution market. Provides for distribution of auction proceeds. Requires entities covered by carbon pollution market to surrender compliance instruments to meet compliance obligations. Imposes penalties for failure to timely submit compliance instruments. Requires electric utilities and natural gas utilities to use proceeds from sale of allowances consigned to auction only for certain activities consistent with legislative purposes of carbon pollution market. Requires Public Utility Commission to adopt rules necessary to prescribe such uses. Establishes Climate Investments Account within State Highway Fund. Requires that certain auction proceeds be deposited in account for purpose of funding programs consistent with legislative purposes of carbon pollution market. Establishes Oregon Climate Investments Fund. Requires that certain auction proceeds be deposited in fund, to be distributed through Climate Investments Grant Program adopted by Environmental Quality Commission by rule. <b>Establishes Climate Investments in Disadvantaged Communities Advisory Committee. Requires committee to advise on distributions of certain auction proceeds.</b> Establishes Just Transition Fund. Requires that certain auction proceeds be deposited in fund, to be distributed through Just Transition Grant Program adopted by Oregon Business Development Department by rule. Makes all provisions related to carbon pollution market and distribution of auction proceeds operative January 1, 2020. Authorizes Environmental Quality Commission, Public Utility Commission and Oregon Business Development Department to adopt rules prior to operative date. Requires registration and reporting by certain sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Becomes operative January 1, 2017. Changes name of Oregon Global Warming Commission to Oregon Commission on Climate Change. Becomes operative January 1, 2017. 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 Senate

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 action9 actions on 7 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 Feb 1110 days

Ways and MeansFeb 11 to Mar 3 · stopped21 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 11

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. Feb 2Heard in Environment and Natural Resources
  5. Feb 3Heard in Environment and Natural Resources
  6. Feb 9Heard in Environment and Natural Resources
  7. Feb 11Environment and Natural Resources recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  8. Sent to Ways and Means
  9. Mar 3Died when the session ended
All 9 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 Ways and Means.Senate
  4. Feb 2Public Hearing held.Senate
  5. Feb 3Public Hearing held.Senate
  6. Feb 9Work Session held.Senate
  7. Feb 11Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  8. Feb 11Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.Senate
  9. Mar 3In committee upon adjournment.Senate