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

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Support and monitor for amendments. The development of an effective cap and trade system would be an important step towards implementing carbon reduction targets. The Eugene/Springfield waste water plant is currently the only city facility that would be initially required to report on emissions but others could be required. SB 0101 Relating Clause: Relating to greenhouse gas. Title: Makes legislative findings regarding global warming and electricity. Requires State Department of Energy to establish greenhouse gas emissions performance standard for generating facilities that produce baseload electricity. Prohibits electricity provider from entering into long-term financial commitment unless generating facility complies with greenhouse gas emissions performance standard. Prohibits Public Utility Commission from approving long-term financial commitment by electric company unless generating facility complies with greenhouse gas emissions performance standard. Requires State Department of Energy to ensure consumer-owned utility complies with greenhouse gas emissions performance standard. Modifies definition of 'energy facility' for purposes of regulation of energy facilities. Modifies circumstances in which site certificate not required. Sponsored by: Governor Theodore R. Kulongoski for State Department of Energy URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0100.dir/sb0101.intro.pdf ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Felicity Fahy Felicity Fahy CS-CMO 1/26/2009 Pri 3 Yes VII. A1 Support Comments: I agree with Ethan. ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Ethan Nelson Ethan Nelson PDD-BPS 1/26/2009 Pri 3 Yes VII. A1 Support Comments: The City should support this legislation. SB 101 directs the Oregon Department of Energy to establish rules on the production of greenhouse gas emissions from utilities producing baseload electricity. These rules will be for all electric utilities including municipal owned and cooperatives. The emission standard is based on combined cycle natural gas generation, which will benefit all production sources that are cleaner and penalize those that have higher GHG emissions (e.g. coal fired plants). The rules level the market by requiring the PUC to approve all long term financial commitments that comply with the standard. Those that don’t meet the standard will not be approved. This should increase the development of renewable and clean energy generation for Oregon markets. Eugene’s power profile includes a nominal amount of high GHG emitting generation sources; therefore there may be a slight rate increase over time for any purchases of coal fired power. SB 0103 Relating Clause: Relating to fees for air contamination sources; declaring an emergency. Title: Allows Environmental Quality Commission to establish schedule of fees for registration of classes of air contamination sources. Specifies basis for fees. Declares emergency, effective on passage. Sponsored by: Governor Theodore R. Kulongoski for Department of Environmental Quality URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0100.dir/sb0103.intro.pdf ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Peter Ruffier Peter Ruffier PWW 1/26/2009 Pri 3 Yes YesVII. B2 Monitor 18