Committees · 2007 Regular Session
Energy and the Environment
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Jackie DingfelderChair
Democrat · 45th District
Chuck BurleyVice-chair
Republican · 54th District
Ben CannonVice-chair
Democrat · 46th District
Democrat · 12th District
Republican · 58th District
Democrat · 38th District
Republican · 57th District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2007 Regular Session.
Bills sent86
4% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out57%
49 of 86; 37 stopped in committee
Time in committee37 days
most between 27 and 56 days
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term.
202172 bills
reported 36% · typically 50 days, most 44–79 · 0 amendments · 7 members
202011 bills
reported 64% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 9 members
201976 bills
reported 46% · typically 46 days, most 32–68 · 0 amendments · 9 members
20186 bills
reported 100% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 9 members
2017114 bills
reported 46% · typically 56 days, most 39–80 · 0 amendments · 9 members
20168 bills
reported 50% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 9 members
201587 bills
reported 47% · typically 49 days, most 35–64 · 0 amendments · 9 members
20149 bills
reported 56% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 10 members
2013117 bills
reported 34% · typically 38 days, most 17–56 · 0 amendments · 9 members
200786 bills
reported 57% · typically 37 days, most 27–56 · 0 amendments · 7 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2007 Regular Session, newest first.
86 bills
Senate Bill 812 · Modifies laws governing people's utility districts.
Sent May 16, 2007 · Reported out after 22 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 1044 · Modifies ratio of units for residential sale to units of overnight lodging.
Sent May 16, 2007 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 1011 · Authorizes counties and metropolitan service districts to designate rural reserves not included in urban growth boundaries or rural communities.
Sent May 14, 2007 · Reported out after 18 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 838 · Establishes renewable portfolio standard for electric utilities and electricity service suppliers.
Sent May 11, 2007 · Reported out after 7 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 375 · Establishes minimum energy efficiency standards for certain products.
Sent May 4, 2007 · Reported out after 20 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 704 · Requires dentist to have amalgam separator installed in wastewater drain if materials containing mercury pass through drain.
Sent May 4, 2007 · Reported out after 18 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 707 · Modifies definition of "beverage" for purposes of beverage container refunds to include water and flavored water.
Sent April 25, 2007 · Reported out after 23 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3545 · Establishes annual statewide limits for emissions of carbon dioxide by electricity providers.
Sent April 19, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 70 days
House Bill 3543 · Establishes greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals.
Sent April 17, 2007 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 838 · Establishes renewable portfolio standard for electric utilities and electricity service suppliers.
Sent April 11, 2007 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 156 · Creates State Drinking Water Advisory Committee to advise and assist Department of Human Services.
Sent April 9, 2007 · Reported out after 38 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 103 · Increases annual fee assessed to generators of hazardous waste.
Sent March 27, 2007 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 105 · Increases fees assessed on certain vessels and offshore and onshore facilities for certain programs related to oil spills.
Sent March 27, 2007 · Reported out after 37 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 106 · Increases filing fee for request of certification of heating oil tank decommissioning.
Sent March 27, 2007 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3464 · Limits authority of city to condemn property outside urban growth boundary of city.
Sent March 20, 2007 · Reported out after 30 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3525 · Directs Water Resources Department to issue permits to appropriate water from Upper Columbia River for use in Columbia Basin.
Sent March 20, 2007 · Reported out after 49 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 3238 · Allows State Parks and Recreation Department to enter into agreement with Willamette River Channel Maintenance Group for performance of maintenance activities needed to improve river navigability and safety, to improve marine access to public parks, landings and other accesses and to encourage tourism and transportation.
Sent March 19, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 101 days
House Bill 3245 · Creates personal and business tax credits for water conservation devices and systems.
Sent March 19, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 101 days
House Bill 3402 · Limits newly erected, constructed or installed pollution control facilities that qualify for tax credit to those facilities that meet certain standards above those required by law or are entirely voluntary and not otherwise required by law.
Sent March 19, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 101 days
House Bill 3404 · Modifies and redesigns pollution control tax credit into "beyond federal requirements device" tax credit.
Sent March 19, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 101 days
66 more
House Bill 3453 · Creates task force to study mortgage financing for houses that are not connected to electric power grid.
Sent March 19, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 101 days
House Bill 3467 · Modifies description of reservoirs eligible for alternate permit application process.
Sent March 19, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 101 days
House Bill 3469 · Authorizes Department of Human Services to grant variances from standards requiring use of specified water treatment technique in certain cases.
Sent March 19, 2007 · Reported out after 51 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3473 · Allows school districts to aggregate districts' energy requirements for purchase and delivery of utility services as one entity to qualify for lower industrial rates.
Sent March 19, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 101 days
House Bill 3488 · Exempts alternative energy system from property tax if system is net metering facility or other system primarily designed to offset onsite electricity use.
Sent March 19, 2007 · Reported out after 51 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3499 · Establishes privilege tax for clearcutting of forestland to preserve water quality.
Sent March 19, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 101 days
House Bill 3500 · Modifies provisions relating to pollution control incentives.
Sent March 19, 2007 · Reported out after 50 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3244 · Creates Sustainability Board.
Sent March 16, 2007 · Reported out after 18 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3359 · Requires electric companies to prepare integrated resource plans.
Sent March 16, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 104 days
House Bill 3389 · Modifies list of exempt rigid plastic containers.
Sent March 16, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 104 days
House Bill 3390 · Defines "recycled in Oregon." Modifies provisions regarding rigid plastic containers sold, offered for sale or used in association with sale or offer for sale of products in Oregon.
Sent March 16, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 104 days
House Bill 3229 · Requires distributors to reimburse dealer additional eight cents per container when dealer returns containers to distributor.
Sent March 15, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 105 days
House Bill 3230 · Allows holder of off-premises sales license issued by Oregon Liquor Control Commission to pay manufacturer or wholesaler of alcoholic beverages not more than five business days after alcoholic beverages are delivered.
Sent March 15, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 105 days
House Bill 3231 · Requires dealer to pay distributor or manufacturer prior to delivery of beverages.
Sent March 15, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 105 days
House Bill 3292 · Includes irrigation districts and water control districts as municipalities for purposes of partially perfecting water rights.
Sent March 15, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 105 days
House Bill 2010 · Modifies priority of lands to be included within urban growth boundaries.
Sent March 13, 2007 · Reported out after 34 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3203 · Directs Water Resources Commission, in conjunction with Economic and Community Development Department, to provide grants for specified studies related to water conservation, reuse and storage.
Sent March 13, 2007 · Reported out after 56 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2018 · Increases limit on fees imposed by local government for implementing local community right to know regulatory program.
Sent March 12, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 108 days
House Bill 2932 · Places land in urban growth boundary of metropolitan service district if, on effective date of Act, land is within incorporated boundary of city wholly or partly within district and land is not subject to statewide land use planning goal relating to agriculture or forestry.
Sent March 12, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 108 days
House Bill 2931 · Amends definition of "renewable energy resource" to include any hydroelectric generating facility, regardless of installed capacity.
Sent March 8, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 112 days
House Bill 2958 · Reduces fee charged by Water Resources Department for examining certain new applications for in-stream water right lease.
Sent March 8, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 112 days
House Bill 3074 · Removes persistence of certain fish species as condition for extension of permit for construction of irrigation or other work.
Sent March 8, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 112 days
House Bill 3154 · Prohibits Water Resources Department from presuming that certain wells have potential to cause substantial interference with certain water sources.
Sent March 8, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 112 days
House Bill 2859 · Requires State Department of Energy to develop plan related to climate change.
Sent March 7, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 113 days
House Bill 2956 · Requires that water quality standards established by Environmental Quality Commission meet certain scientific criteria.
Sent March 7, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 113 days
House Bill 2957 · Defines "science" and "scientific" for purposes of statute laws of state.
Sent March 7, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 113 days
House Bill 2916 · Modifies definition of "rigid plastic container." Allows sale or offer for sale, or use in association with sale or offer for sale of products in Oregon, of rigid plastic container if package may be used by consumer for period of two years or more.
Sent March 6, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 114 days
House Bill 2960 · Requires Land Conservation and Development Commission to review and consider Forest Park for possible designation as area of critical state concern.
Sent March 6, 2007 · Reported out after 51 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2935 · Grants to City of Irrigon, Morrow County, for municipal and general use, six cubic feet per second of ground water hydraulically connected to Columbia River.
Sent March 5, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 115 days
House Bill 2876 · Requires state agency authorized to finance construction, purchase or renovation of structures used by state to reduce by June 30, 2015, amount of energy agency uses in facility by 20 percent from amount agency used in 2000.
Sent February 28, 2007 · Reported out after 63 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 2785 · Allows water right holder to apply to Water Resources Department for expedited application process for issuance of certificate to appropriate water within artificial delivery system for hydroelectric project purposes if certain conditions are met.
Sent February 26, 2007 · Reported out after 52 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2723 · Establishes process by which county or city may validate and owner may record established unit of land if unit was unlawfully created by previous owner on or before January 1, 2007.
Sent February 21, 2007 · Reported out after 57 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2730 · Requires that city with population greater than 100,000 include within its urban growth boundary certain tracts of land that are within corporate limits of city.
Sent February 19, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 129 days
House Bill 2628 · Declares legislative findings regarding outdoor lighting fixtures.
Sent February 15, 2007 · Reported out after 85 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 89 · Extends sunset on pilot project allowing temporary transfer of water rights in certain irrigation districts.
Sent February 15, 2007 · Reported out after 26 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2543 · Creates additional exemption from leasing requirements for submersible lands.
Sent February 12, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 136 days
House Bill 2625 · Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds for grants to agencies in executive department and certain private companies to acquire fuel cell systems.
Sent February 12, 2007 · Reported out after 37 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2620 · Provides that public improvement contracts for construction or certain reconstruction or major renovation of public buildings are considered to contain amount equal to at least 1.5 percent of total contract price for inclusion of appropriate solar energy technology.
Sent February 9, 2007 · Reported out after 82 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2626 · Establishes statewide system administered by Department of Environmental Quality for collection, transportation and recycling of certain electronic devices.
Sent February 9, 2007 · Reported out after 62 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2564 · Directs Water Resources Department to establish requirements for measuring water use of significant diversions.
Sent February 8, 2007 · Reported out after 92 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2565 · Establishes minimum energy efficiency standards for certain products.
Sent February 8, 2007 · Reported out after 12 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2566 · Modifies exemptions from requirement for registration, certificate or permit for use of ground water.
Sent February 8, 2007 · Reported out after 89 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2483 · Increases business energy tax credit.
Sent January 26, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 153 days
House Bill 2375 · Creates income and corporate excise tax credit for employers that establish recycling programs for use by employees.
Sent January 17, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 162 days
House Bill 2395 · Establishes statewide system for collection, transportation and recycling of certain electronic products.
Sent January 17, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 162 days
House Bill 2426 · Establishes credit against income taxes and corporate excise taxes for agricultural producers of plant or animal matter used for biodiesel or ethanol production in this state.
Sent January 17, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 162 days
House Bill 2427 · Establishes credit against income taxes and corporate excise taxes for agricultural producers of plant or animal matter used for biodiesel or ethanol production in this state.
Sent January 17, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 162 days
House Bill 2428 · Expands property tax exemption for ethanol production facilities to include biofuel production facilities, including oil seed crushing facilities.
Sent January 17, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 162 days
House Bill 2294 · Modifies tax credit requirements for fish screening and by-pass devices.
Sent January 16, 2007 · Reported out after 59 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2251 · Allows Department of State Lands to establish removal-fill permit pilot program for processing applications for removal-fill permits and other state agency authorizations that may be necessary for projects that require removal-fill permit.
Sent January 12, 2007 · Reported out after 49 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2049 · Establishes regional land use planning commissions.
Sent January 11, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 168 days
House Bill 2051 · Requires Metro to complete first inventory, determination and analysis of housing capacity and need within urban growth boundary that is due on or after December 1, 2007, by December 31, 2009.
Sent January 11, 2007 · Reported out after 54 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2101 · Creates new fees and increases amount of certain fees collected by Water Resources Department.
Sent January 11, 2007 · Reported out after 57 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2118 · Vests specific authority with Environmental Quality Commission to implement underground injection control program portion of federal Safe Drinking Water Act.
Sent January 11, 2007 · Reported out after 61 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2172 · Directs Environmental Quality Commission to establish goal to reduce diesel emissions.
Sent January 11, 2007 · Reported out after 61 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2187 · Authorizes Department of Human Services to impose fee on water suppliers for costs of conducting sanitary surveys.
Sent January 11, 2007 · Reported out after 62 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2210 · Creates income tax credit for production or collection of biomass used to produce biofuel.
Sent January 11, 2007 · Reported out after 29 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2211 · Increases annual cap on amount of business energy tax credit that may be claimed for certified facilities using renewable energy resources or renewable energy resource equipment manufacturing facilities.
Sent January 11, 2007 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 2212 · Expands residential alternative energy device tax credit to permit increased capacity wind electric systems and fuel cell systems to qualify for credit.
Sent January 11, 2007 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 2097 · Extends sunset on split use leasing of in-stream water right under certain circumstances during same water or calendar year.
Sent January 10, 2007 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2098 · Requires that extension of irrigation season by Water Resources Commission be made by rule instead of by order.
Sent January 10, 2007 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2099 · Provides that Water Resources Director may refund protest fee if order of Water Resources Commission establishes that all or part of water right has not been canceled or modified.
Sent January 10, 2007 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2100 · Provides that use of water for nonemergency fire-fighting training is exempt from requirements for application, permit or certificate.
Sent January 10, 2007 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2105 · Increases base fee and volume fee for permits to remove or fill material.
Sent January 10, 2007 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2106 · Establishes fee for review of wetland delineation reports submitted to Department of State Lands.
Sent January 10, 2007 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2209 · Requires State Department of Energy to create renewable portfolio standard under which electric utilities must derive 25 percent of annual retail electricity sales from renewable energy resources by calendar year 2025.
Sent January 10, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 169 days