House Bill 2020

Establishes Climate Policy Office within Oregon Department of Administrative Services and directs office to adopt Oregon Climate Action Program by rule. Creates Oregon Climate Board to advise office. Modifies statewide greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. Establishes Joint Committee on Climate Action. Becomes operative on effective date of Act. Establishes purposes of Oregon Climate Action Program and provisions for investment of moneys received by state as proceeds from auctions conducted under program. Requires program to place cap on greenhouse gas emissions that are regulated emissions and to provide market-based mechanism for covered entities to demonstrate compliance with program. Sets forth certain other requirements for program and for rules adopted by office related to program. Establishes certain funds. Sets forth requirements for uses of moneys deposited in funds. Sets forth certain duties of Public Utility Commission related to program. Authorizes commission to allow rate or rate schedule to include differential rates or to reflect amounts for programs that enable public utilities to assist low-income residential customers. Authorizes commission to allow rate or rate schedule to reflect amounts for investments in infrastructure measures that support adoption of alternative forms of transportation vehicles. Amends greenhouse gas reporting statute. Repeals Energy Facility Siting Council carbon dioxide emissions standards. Includes provisions for treatment of site certificate conditions affected by repeal of carbon dioxide emissions standards. Repeals authority for State Forester to establish forestry carbon offset program. Becomes operative January 1, 2021. Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule standards and requirements for reducing methane gas emissions from landfills. Becomes operative on effective date of Act. Abolishes Oregon Global Warming Commission and transfers duties to Oregon Climate Board. Becomes operative January 1, 2020. Transfers to Climate Policy Office duties, functions and powers of Environmental Quality Commission and Department of Environmental Quality related to greenhouse gas reporting. Becomes operative January 1, 2022. Provides for expedited review of certain questions on Act to Supreme Court upon petition by adversely affected party. <b>If Supreme Court declares upon expedited review that auctions conducted under Act do not impose tax subject to Article IX, section 3a, Oregon Constitution, requires Climate Policy Office to identify certain specific opportunities for using certain state proceeds from auctions.</b> Requires certain reports and proposals.<b> Modifies study related to highway maintenance, operation and improvement costs.</b> Declares emergency, effective on passage.

In the House of Representatives

• Ways and Means22–37

  Jun 17 · 1 present

• Health Care22–38

  Jun 17

• Transportation24–36

  Jun 17

• Revenue22–38

  Jun 17

• Energy and Environment22–35

  Jun 17 · 3 present

• House of Representatives, third reading24–36

  Jun 17

• House of Representatives, third reading36–24

  Passed · Jun 17

• Rules17–10

  Jun 29 · 3 present

• House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted May 21

• House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Jun 12

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In the House of Representatives Feb 4 – Jun 17

1. Feb 4Introduced
2. Sent to Carbon Reduction
3. Feb 8Heard in Carbon Reduction
4. Feb 11Heard in Carbon Reduction
5. Feb 15Heard in Carbon Reduction
6. Feb 18Heard in Carbon Reduction
7. Feb 22Heard in Carbon Reduction
8. Feb 23Heard in Carbon Reduction
9. Feb 25Heard in Carbon Reduction
10. Mar 1Heard in Carbon Reduction
11. Mar 2Heard in Carbon Reduction
12. Mar 25Heard in Carbon Reduction
13. Mar 29Heard in Carbon Reduction
14. Apr 1Heard in Carbon Reduction
15. Apr 5Heard in Carbon Reduction
16. May 3Heard in Carbon Reduction
17. May 6Heard in Carbon Reduction
18. May 10Heard in Carbon Reduction
19. May 13Heard in Carbon Reduction
20. May 17Heard in Carbon Reduction
21. May 21Carbon Reduction recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
22. Sent to Ways and Means
23. Jun 3Sent to Natural Resources Subcommittee
24. Jun 5Heard in Natural Resources Subcommittee
25. Jun 11Heard in Natural Resources Subcommittee
26. Returned to Ways and Means
27. Jun 12Heard in Ways and Means
28. Ways and Means recommended it as amended
29. Jun 13Read a second time
30. Jun 17Read a third time
31. Passed the House of Representatives, 36 to 24

In the Senate Jun 18 – Jun 30

1. Jun 18Arrived in the Senate
2. Sent to Ways and Means
3. Jun 19Ways and Means recommended it
4. Read a second time
5. Jun 29Sent to Rules
6. Jun 30Died when the session ended