l9n/ Oregon

2018 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1541

Authorizes Environmental Quality Commission to adopt program and rules to reduce public health risks from emissions of toxic air contaminants from individual stationary industrial and commercial air contamination sources.

Became law as Chapter 102, Oregon Laws 2018, signed April 10, 2018, 78 days after it was filed. In force from April 10, 2018.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Authorizes Environmental Quality Commission to adopt program and rules to reduce public health risks from emissions of toxic air contaminants from individual stationary industrial and commercial air contamination sources. Authorizes commission to establish by rule pilot program for evaluating and controlling public health risks from toxic air contaminant emissions from multiple stationary air contamination sources. Allows Department of Environmental Quality, pursuant to rules adopted by commission, to regulate individual existing air contamination source under program or pilot program based on adjusted benchmark for excess noncancer risk. Sunsets January 1, 2029. Authorizes commission to establish fee applicable to certain air contamination sources to cover direct and indirect costs of developing and implementing individual air contamination source program and rules<b> or pilot program</b>.<b> Provides that fees first become due and payable no earlier than July 1, 2019. Places temporary limits on fee increases. Sunsets temporary limits on January 2, 2024. Requires certain air contamination sources to pay to department one-time supplemental fee to pay expenses of department and commission in developing and implementing individual air contamination source program or pilot program. Sets forth supplemental fee to be paid based on permit type applicable to source. Limits certain biennial expenditures.</b> 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

In the House of Representatives

5 co-sponsors

Julie Parrish, Jeffrey Helfrich, Jennifer Williamson, E. Werner Reschke, Ron Noble

Its course

January 22 to April 17, 2018, 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 action25 actions on 14 days

In the SenateJan 22 to Mar 138 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 22 to Feb 514 days

Environment and Natural ResourcesFeb 5 to Feb 1510 days

Ways and MeansFeb 15 to Feb 26 · moved on11 days

Natural ResourcesFeb 26 to Feb 27 · moved on1 day

Ways and MeansFeb 27 to Mar 12 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 1 to Mar 32 days

Waiting for a committeeMar 1 to Mar 10 days

Ways and MeansMar 1 to Mar 21 day

With the GovernorMar 3 to Apr 1038 days

Votes

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

  • Senate, third reading29–0

    Passed · Mar 1 · 1 present

  • House of Representatives, third reading55–3

    Passed · Mar 3 · 2 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 15

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 1

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 Senate Jan 22 – Mar 1

  1. Filed before the session
  2. Introduced
  3. Sent to Environment and Natural Resources
  4. Heard in Environment and Natural Resources
  5. Heard in Environment and Natural Resources
  6. Environment and Natural Resources recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  7. Sent to Ways and Means
  8. Sent to Natural Resources Subcommittee
  9. Heard in Natural Resources Subcommittee
  10. Returned to Ways and Means
  11. Heard in Ways and Means
  12. Ways and Means recommended it as amended
  13. Read a second time
  14. Passed the Senate, 29 to 0

In the House of Representatives Mar 1 – Mar 3

  1. Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Ways and Means recommended it
  4. Read a second time
  5. Passed the House of Representatives, 55 to 3

To the Governor Mar 6 – Apr 17

  1. Signed in the Senate
  2. Signed in the House of Representatives
  3. Signed by the Governor
  4. Became chapter 102 of Oregon Laws 2018
  5. In force from April 10, 2018
All 25 actions, as published