Committees · 2013 Regular Session
Energy and Environment
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Jules BaileyChair
Democrat · 42nd District
Deborah BooneVice-chair
Democrat · 32nd District
Mark JohnsonVice-chair
Republican · 52nd District
Republican · 60th District
Democrat · 45th District
Democrat · 47th District
Democrat · 48th District
Republican · 24th District
Republican · 56th District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2013 Regular Session.
Bills sent117
6% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out34%
40 of 117; 77 stopped in committee
Time in committee38 days
most between 17 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 2013 Regular Session, newest first.
117 bills
Senate Bill 692 · Establishes minimum energy efficiency standards for certain products.
Sent May 14, 2013 · Reported out after 3 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 561 · Modifies provision authorizing tariff schedules for use by public utilities that provide energy resource measures to individual property owners or customers.
Sent May 3, 2013 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 606 · Requires owners or operators of wave energy facilities and devices to demonstrate evidence of financial assurance for costs of closure and post-closure maintenance of facilities or devices.
Sent May 1, 2013 · Reported out after 16 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 230 · Provides that order of Public Utility Commission on petition for proposed transmission line for which petitioner also seeks approval from Energy Facility Siting Council is subject to judicial review in same manner as order in contested case.
Sent April 30, 2013 · Reported out after 17 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3511 · Establishes program to provide financial assistance to Oregon students pursuing post-secondary education, including technical, professional and career training.
Sent April 29, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 70 days
Senate Bill 117 · Provides that beverage container redemption center approved as pilot project is approved for certain purposes.
Sent April 24, 2013 · Reported out after 12 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 692 · Establishes minimum energy efficiency standards for certain products.
Sent April 24, 2013 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 840 · Imposes new water use limitations on fixtures.
Sent April 24, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 75 days
Senate Bill 605 · Clarifies that Land Conservation and Development Commission must make findings on Territorial Sea Plan and amendments to Territorial Sea Plan or Oregon Ocean Resources Management Plan recommended by Ocean Policy Advisory Council.
Sent April 23, 2013 · Reported out after 24 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 242 · Modifies definition of baseload electricity for purposes related to greenhouse gas emissions standards.
Sent April 18, 2013 · Reported out after 18 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 112 · Allows Oregon Liquor Control Commission to impose civil penalty for violations related to beverage containers.
Sent April 17, 2013 · Reported out after 19 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 580 · Prescribes duties for specified scientific and technical advisory committee and gives committee authority to nominate candidates for membership.
Sent April 10, 2013 · Reported out after 19 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3491 · Directs Governor to report to Legislative Assembly on matters related to Columbia River Treaty.
Sent April 8, 2013 · Reported out after 11 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 3492 · Creates new definitions for provisions related to reduction of use of toxic substances and reduction of generation of hazardous waste.
Sent April 8, 2013 · Reported out after 14 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 237 · Authorizes public utility to issue bill to current or former customer for amounts public utility underbilled customer and to refund current or former customer amounts public utility overbilled customer.
Sent March 27, 2013 · Reported out after 33 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 602 · Bans use of motors on Waldo Lake.
Sent March 27, 2013 · Reported out after 43 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3454 · Modifies certain provisions related to water quality.
Sent March 14, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 116 days
House Bill 3451 · Establishes Oceangoing Research Vessel Program to conduct certain marine research.
Sent March 13, 2013 · Reported out after 26 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3448 · Exempts diesel fuel sold to facilities that store more than 50 gallons of fuel for use in emergency power generation from requirement to contain certain percentage of biodiesel or to contain other diesel with specified percentage of renewable component.
Sent March 8, 2013 · Reported out after 11 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3423 · Creates income tax credit for investment in business that produces geothermal energy.
Sent March 6, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 124 days
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House Bill 3431 · Establishes Task Force on Geothermal Energy.
Sent March 6, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 124 days
House Bill 3432 · Establishes Task Force on Nuclear Power.
Sent March 6, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 124 days
Senate Bill 249 · Clarifies use of certain moneys in Clean Diesel Engine Fund.
Sent March 6, 2013 · Reported out after 29 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2004 · Modifies circumstances under which additional moneys may be collected from residential electricity consumers under public purpose charge expenditure standard.
Sent March 4, 2013 · Reported out after 38 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2005 · Makes temporary findings of state's best interest regarding mechanical insulation standards and mechanical systems.
Sent March 4, 2013 · Reported out after 46 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3242 · Provides that Director of Department of State Lands may adopt rules for authorization of certain renewable energy facilities or devices within Oregon's territorial sea.
Sent March 4, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 126 days
House Bill 3251 · Provides that person may not operate motor vehicle with gross vehicle weight rating greater than 200 pounds or specified all-terrain vehicles in beds or banks of certain waterways.
Sent March 4, 2013 · Reported out after 38 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3268 · Prohibits state natural resource agencies from spending more than $50,000 that is received by agency as compensatory mitigation payment until agency reports on costs and benefits of proposed expenditure.
Sent March 4, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 126 days
House Bill 3323 · Prohibits Environmental Quality Commission from adopting any rule concerning air quality and water quality that imposes requirements, standards or any other limitation that exceeds requirements, standards or any other limitation imposed under federal law.
Sent March 4, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 126 days
House Bill 3325 · Clarifies state agency reference.
Sent March 4, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 126 days
House Bill 3335 · Provides that certain internal management directives of Environmental Quality Commission and Department of Environmental Quality must be adopted by rule.
Sent March 4, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 126 days
House Bill 3337 · Directs Governor's office to convene work group on ecosystem services.
Sent March 4, 2013 · Reported out after 38 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 3011 · Provides that state may not require certain persons to pay certain remedial action costs.
Sent March 1, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 129 days
House Bill 3081 · Requires State Parks and Recreation Commission to make reasonable efforts to arrive at agreement with Portland Parks and Recreation to acquire Forest Park.
Sent March 1, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 129 days
House Bill 3102 · Exempts energy savings performance contracts, under certain circumstances, from requirement to use competitive bidding process to award public improvement contracts.
Sent March 1, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 129 days
House Bill 3103 · Modifies terms related to oil spills.
Sent March 1, 2013 · Reported out after 45 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3104 · Makes legislative findings regarding tax credit allowed for biomass.
Sent March 1, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 129 days
House Bill 3107 · Removes requirement for State Department of Agriculture to monitor ethanol fuel production and issue notice when ethanol production reaches specified level.
Sent March 1, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 129 days
House Bill 3030 · Directs Oregon Business Development Department, in consultation with Department of Environmental Quality, to provide financial assistance to public and private owners of brownfields and other properties contaminated with hazardous substances to assess need for environmental action.
Sent February 27, 2013 · Reported out after 51 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3036 · Directs State Department of Energy to conduct study of renewable thermal energy and renewable gas.
Sent February 27, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 131 days
House Bill 3066 · Repeals statute establishing annual public purpose expenditure standard for electric companies and Oregon Community Power.
Sent February 27, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 131 days
House Bill 3171 · Creates exemption from state preemption for local laws designed to prevent or control presence of pesticides in potable water.
Sent February 27, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 131 days
House Bill 3186 · Directs Environmental Quality Commission to consider economic factors when adopting certain rules related to alternative sewage disposal systems.
Sent February 27, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 131 days
House Bill 2938 · Prohibits persons from knowingly disposing of rechargeable batteries as solid waste.
Sent February 25, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 133 days
House Bill 2939 · Requires Public Utility Commission to establish comparative energy usage disclosure program for purpose of informing residential customers of public utilities that distribute electricity or natural gas of comparative energy usage.
Sent February 25, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 133 days
House Bill 2940 · Modifies definition of "baseload electricity" for purposes of greenhouse gas emissions standards.
Sent February 25, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 133 days
House Bill 2941 · Raises total solar photovoltaic generating nameplate capacity of all electric companies in this state from 20 megawatts of alternating current to 40 megawatts of alternating current.
Sent February 25, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 133 days
House Bill 2952 · Requires bills introduced before Legislative Assembly that relate to environmental matters to have economic impact analysis.
Sent February 25, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 133 days
House Bill 2981 · Allows exception to employment requirements for rural renewable energy development zone exemption from property taxation if provided for in resolution of zone sponsor and business firm makes certain minimum investment in qualified property.
Sent February 25, 2013 · Reported out after 45 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2925 · Removes restrictions on hydroelectric electricity, including restriction that hydroelectric electricity be generated by facility that became operational on or after January 1, 1995, for purpose of qualifying for renewable portfolio standard.
Sent February 22, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 136 days
House Bill 2968 · Limits amount of fee or charge that electric utility may impose on customer-generator for offsetting costs related to interconnection and administration.
Sent February 19, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 139 days
House Bill 2842 · Prohibits Environmental Quality Commission and Department of Environmental Quality from adopting any rule or issuing any order concerning water quality that imposes requirements, standards or any other limitation that exceeds requirements, standards or any other limitation imposed under federal law.
Sent February 18, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 140 days
House Bill 2860 · Exempts diesel fuel sold for use in hospital facilities and long term care facilities from requirement to contain certain percentage of biodiesel or other diesel with specified percentage of renewable component.
Sent February 18, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 140 days
House Bill 2873 · Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to conduct study of issues related to financial viability of program that provides for the financing of small scale local energy projects.
Sent February 18, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 140 days
House Bill 2874 · Imposes tax on each fuel supplier and utility based on amount of carbon in carbon-based fuel that is sold by fuel supplier to consumers in state or that is used to produce carbon-generated electricity supplied by utility to consumers in state.
Sent February 18, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 140 days
House Bill 2894 · For purposes of tax credits for energy conservation projects, increases amount of eligible cost for which credit may be claimed using informational filing system in place of certification.
Sent February 18, 2013 · Reported out after 43 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 2791 · Repeals sunset on provisions related to low carbon fuel standards.
Sent February 15, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 2792 · Imposes tax on each fuel supplier and utility based on amount of carbon in carbon-based fuel that is sold by fuel supplier to consumers in state or that is used to produce carbon-generated electricity supplied by utility to consumers in state.
Sent February 15, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 2793 · Requires Housing and Community Services Department to adopt by rule certain criteria for assignment of energy performance scores for residential buildings.
Sent February 15, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 2794 · Requires State Department of Energy, after consultation with other state agencies, to develop strategic plan related to creation of energy conservation and efficiency innovation laboratory.
Sent February 15, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 2797 · Requires contracting agency to set aside 1.5 percent of public improvement contract price for including green energy technology in renovation of public building if cost of renovation exceeds $1 million.
Sent February 15, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 2798 · Provides alternative formula for determining assessed value of locally assessed alternative energy system.
Sent February 15, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 2799 · For purposes of eligibility for strategic investment program, lowers minimum required total cost of project that is solar photovoltaic project.
Sent February 15, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 2801 · Authorizes public purpose charge moneys invested on cost-effective local energy conservation that involve updating energy efficiency of residential or nonresidential building to be used for purpose of conducting whole building assessment of energy efficiency of building.
Sent February 15, 2013 · Reported out after 59 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2802 · Requires State Department of Energy to study certain issues related to energy conservation programs.
Sent February 15, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 2803 · Establishes Task Force on the Public Purpose Expenditure Standard.
Sent February 15, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 2804 · Creates severance tax on minerals, applicable to gold and uranium oxide, computed on gross value at mine or other point of extraction.
Sent February 15, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 2805 · Directs Public Utility Commission to allow electric utility to include in its rates costs incurred in implementing and maintaining electricity storage facilities, to extent that costs are prudently incurred.
Sent February 15, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 2806 · Makes legislative findings regarding climate accountability.
Sent February 15, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 2807 · Modifies provisions related to collection of energy resource supplier assessment.
Sent February 15, 2013 · Reported out after 67 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2809 · Eliminates requirement that certain water development projects receiving funding through Water Resources Department reserve increment of stored water for net environmental public benefit or enhancing in-stream flows.
Sent February 15, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 2812 · Requires establishment of program under which electric companies must purchase electricity from distributed generation facilities under standard contracts.
Sent February 15, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 2813 · Declares plant commonly known as Giant Cane or Giant Reed to be noxious weed, plant pest and invasive species meriting eradication.
Sent February 15, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 2815 · Requires Department of Environmental Quality to study certain issues related to reduction of carbon dioxide emissions.
Sent February 15, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 2816 · Requires Department of Environmental Quality to study certain issues related to carbon dioxide emissions from motor vehicles.
Sent February 15, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 2817 · Provides that real estate appraisal activity includes issuance of opinion as to value associated with energy efficiency of buildings located on real property.
Sent February 15, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 2818 · Requires State Department of Energy to conduct study of potential eligibility of energy projects for allowance of tax credits under Oregon Low Income Community Jobs Initiative.
Sent February 15, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 2819 · Increases minimum acreage that solar collecting facility must use to be included within definition of "energy facility" for purposes of state regulation of energy facilities.
Sent February 15, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 2795 · Establishes community net metering for purpose of allowing subscribing customers to receive on-bill credit for portion of electricity produced by community net metering facility.
Sent February 14, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 144 days
House Bill 2796 · Allows customer-generators to aggregate electricity generated by multiple net metering facilities if those net metering facilities are served by same electric utility.
Sent February 14, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 144 days
House Bill 2820 · Modifies definition of "energy facility" for purposes of site certificates issued by Energy Facility Siting Council.
Sent February 14, 2013 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2893 · Increases allowed cumulative nameplate capacity of qualifying solar photovoltaic energy systems enrolled in certain pilot programs established by Public Utility Commission.
Sent February 14, 2013 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2694 · Provides that persons authorized by public body to develop energy resources in Oregon's territorial sea shall share geological and geophysical data with Oregon territorial sea mapping project.
Sent February 11, 2013 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2704 · Establishes requirements by which person applying to establish associated transmission line in area zoned for exclusive farm use may demonstrate that associated transmission line is necessary for public service.
Sent February 11, 2013 · Reported out after 63 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2713 · Specifies that electricity from hydroelectric facility located on those portions of Columbia River that abut Oregon qualifies for renewable portfolio standard to extent that electricity generated is attributable to Oregon's share of electricity.
Sent February 11, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 147 days
House Bill 2047 · Extends term of certain loans from Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund from 20 years to 30 years.
Sent January 22, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 167 days
House Bill 2048 · Repeals sunset on architectural paint stewardship program.
Sent January 22, 2013 · Reported out after 83 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2105 · Requires State Department of Energy to review matters related to Energy Facility Siting Council and to report to certain interim legislative committees on or before November 1, 2013.
Sent January 22, 2013 · Reported out after 65 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2106 · Modifies provisions related to Energy Facility Siting Council's adoption of standards related to siting, construction, operation and retirement of facilities.
Sent January 22, 2013 · Reported out after 62 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2108 · Modifies renewable portfolio standard for small electric utilities to exclude certain sales to single large consumer from calculation of percentage of sales to all retail electricity consumers.
Sent January 22, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 167 days
House Bill 2203 · Requires certain persons who apply for permit with Energy Facility Siting Council or with county to build transmission line to notify people's utility district, municipal utility, electric cooperative and public utility in whose service territory transmission line will be constructed of intent to receive approval for construction.
Sent January 22, 2013 · Reported out after 83 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2220 · Requires State Department of Energy, after consultation with other state agencies, to develop strategic plan related to creation of energy conservation and efficiency innovation laboratory.
Sent January 22, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 167 days
House Bill 2224 · Extends sunset for tax credit for renewable energy resource equipment manufacturing facilities.
Sent January 22, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 167 days
House Bill 2237 · Repeals sunset on provisions related to low carbon fuel standards.
Sent January 22, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 167 days
House Bill 2238 · Changes name of Assessment Deferral Loan Program Revolving Fund to Small Community Clean Water Grant Program Revolving Fund.
Sent January 22, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 167 days
House Bill 2266 · Authorizes Public Utility Commission to prescribe by rule filing date for public utility budgetary and accounting documents.
Sent January 22, 2013 · Reported out after 72 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2274 · Modifies, for purpose of gathering information related to greenhouse gas emissions, information that Environmental Quality Commission may require to be reported.
Sent January 22, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 167 days
House Bill 2287 · Requires State Department of Energy and Public Utility Commission to jointly conduct study of issues related to feasibility of electric companies implementing and maintaining electricity storage systems.
Sent January 22, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 167 days
House Bill 2291 · Requires Oregon Business Development Department to conduct study of rural renewable energy development zones for purpose of determining whether property tax exemptions available in those zones are sufficient to encourage development of renewable energy resources.
Sent January 22, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 167 days
House Bill 2292 · Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study certain issues related to State Department of Energy.
Sent January 22, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 167 days
House Bill 2300 · Requires Director of the State Department of Energy to promote use of compressed natural gas.
Sent January 22, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 167 days
House Bill 2321 · Requires agencies of executive department to take certain actions to protect environment.
Sent January 22, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 167 days
House Bill 2336 · Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule provisions requiring that certain permit applications include analysis regarding toxic air emissions.
Sent January 22, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 167 days
House Bill 2343 · Revises requirement that contracting agency dedicate certain amount of contract price toward including green energy technology in public building.
Sent January 22, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 167 days
House Bill 2344 · Allows Director of State Department of Energy to enter into certain agreements related to small scale local energy projects with other state agencies, local governments, federal government and private organizations and entities.
Sent January 22, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 167 days
House Bill 2412 · Requires Environmental Quality Commission to contract with unit of local government or private individual, partnership or corporation to implement motor vehicle pollution control system inspection program.
Sent January 22, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 167 days
House Bill 2435 · Exempts from fuel excise tax diesel fuel blended with minimum 20 percent biodiesel derived from used cooking oil.
Sent January 22, 2013 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2436 · Modifies provisions of energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan program.
Sent January 22, 2013 · Reported out after 23 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2437 · Allows credit against income taxes for purchase of energy efficient home.
Sent January 22, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 167 days
House Bill 2438 · Provides, for waste plastics that cannot be economically recycled, that conversion of such waste plastics to oil using pyrolysis is considered recycling for certain purposes.
Sent January 22, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 167 days
House Bill 2439 · Transfers certain duties, functions and powers related to renewable energy from State Department of Energy to Public Utility Commission.
Sent January 22, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 167 days
House Bill 2440 · Requires Department of Land Conservation and Development, in cooperation with State Department of Energy, State Department of Agriculture and State Department of Fish and Wildlife, to review laws and rules regulating siting of solar energy projects in areas zoned for exclusive farm use and to make recommendations to legislative interim committees.
Sent January 22, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 167 days
House Bill 2472 · Extends sunset for tax credit for renewable energy resource equipment manufacturing facilities.
Sent January 22, 2013 · Reported out after 38 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2497 · Imposes tax on each fuel supplier and utility based on amount of carbon in carbon-based fuel that is sold by fuel supplier to consumers in state or that is used to produce carbon-generated electricity supplied by utility to consumers in state.
Sent January 22, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 167 days
House Bill 2516 · Allows moneys in Watershed Conservation Operating Fund and Watershed Conservation Grant Fund to be used for educating elementary school students concerning protection and restoration of native fish or wildlife habitats, watersheds or ecosystems.
Sent January 22, 2013 · Reported out after 56 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2658 · Provides credit against income taxes for taxpayer creating jobs for certain removal and remedial actions.
Sent January 22, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 167 days
House Bill 2659 · Requires Department of Environmental Quality to study issues related to contaminated properties and to report to certain interim legislative committees on or before November 1, 2013.
Sent January 22, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 167 days