Item 3: Ratification of IGR Committee Actions and Direction on Legislative Policy

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system, an advisory group, building code updates, and dedicated timeline for implementation. Multiple council policies support this legislation including: IV.A Sustainable Development, IV.B Building Code, IV.C Housing, and VII.A1 Climate Change. Areas of consideration: 1. Sect 1: Provides property rating system for buildings, but does not specify mechanism for regulatory perspective or potential cost recovery. 2. Sect. 3: Advisory group to establish scores must include broad stakeholders including representatives from BOMA, HBA, Utilities, Municipalities, Real Estate, and State Gov. 3. Sect 6: Support: sets timeline for increase in building energy codes for non residential (30%) and residential (15%) by 1/1/2012. 4. Questions: How will the program verify new buildings, by the design model or by actual performance? If this is dependent upon a 3rd party verifier, how to ensure quality verification? SB 0080 Relating Clause: Relating to greenhouse gas emissions; appropriating money; declaring an emergency. Title: Directs Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule greenhouse gas cap-and-trade system to achieve greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. Requires application of cap- and-trade system to all energy facilities. Allows suspension of state's cap-and-trade system if federal cap-and-trade system is adopted. Allows commission to require registration and reporting relating to greenhouse gas emissions and to establish registration fees. Establishes Climate Improvement Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to Department of Environmental Quality for certain expenses related to greenhouse gas emissions. Creates Oregon Climate Initiative Task Force. Authorizes task force to develop and present design recommendations for greenhouse gas cap-and-trade system to department. Sunsets task force on January 2, 2012. Requires department to report on development of greenhouse gas cap-and-trade system and to submit to Seventy-sixth Legislative Assembly rules adopted by commission that implement cap-and-trade system. Declares emergency, effective on passage. Sponsored by: Governor Theodore R. Kulongoski URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0001.dir/sb0080.intro.pdf RespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Contact Lori Davis Peter Ruffier PWW 1/26/2009 Pri 2 Yes VII. A1 Monitor Comments: We concur with Felicity Fahy's comments, however the impact on wastewater treatment operations could be significant and potentially expensive depending upon how the cap and trade system is established. ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Glen Svendsen Glen Svendsen CS-FAC 1/21/2009 Pri 2 Support Comments: Agree with Felicity's comments. Also, this system would be adopted by sereval western states and canadian provinces, to create a regional, integreated cap and trade system. ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Felicity Fahy Felicity Fahy CS-CMO 1/20/2009 Pri 2 Yes VII. A1 Support Comments: 17