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Comments: <br />SB 742 is part of the Product Stewardship suite of bills that have been proposed this <br />session. Companion Bill to HB 3060. Product Stewardship generally means that product <br />producers must manage their product from cradle to grave. These types of programs are <br />generally successful, for they advance public interest in waste management policies and <br />allow private industry to develop and implement the programs themselves. Two high <br />profile examples of product stewardship laws/programs are the new E-Cycles program <br />for electronic recycling and the Oregon Bottle Bill. This type of legislation supports <br />recycling system efficiency and quality environmental management for recycling <br />activities. <br />This is the “Framework” product stewardship bill (i.e., sets up a system that can handle <br />multiple products) that has been discussed under my comments to SB 320. SB 742 <br />creates a comprehensive framework bill that multiple products can be included over time <br />as legislature reviews and adopts recommendations. The benefits of the framework bill <br />are two-fold: first, the language has been well thought out and vetted; and second, the <br />addition of new products over the years reduces the clutter in ORS from individual <br />product bills that vary slightly with implementation. <br />The City of Eugene should support SB 742. <br />ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation <br />Steve Gallup Steve Gallup PWE 3/19/2009 Pri 2 Support <br />Comments: <br />Traffic Operations does not use lighting that contains mercury. Defer to other staff for <br />recommendations. <br />SB 0743 <br />Relating Clause: Relating to electricity from low-impact hydroelectric facilities that may be used to comply <br />with renewable portfolio standards. <br />Title: Modifies provision related to qualifying electricity for purposes of compliance with <br />renewable portfolio standard. <br />Sponsored by: COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES <br />URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0700.dir/sb0743.intro.pdf <br />ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation <br />Ethan Nelson PDD-BPS 3/12/2009 Pri 3 Yes YesVII. A1 Oppose <br />Comments: <br />SB 743 revises what types of power generation technologies are allowable for <br />compliance with the renewable portfolio standard. I have a call into EWEB staff for <br />comment on this item, I will defer to EWEB’s recommendation on this issue. <br />In the absence of comments from EWEB, the City should oppose SB 743. The bill <br />requires that certified low impact hydroelectric facilities be both owned by an electric <br />utility and be located in Oregon. If EWEB purchases power from a qualified facility <br />(under PURPA), that is not an electric utility or located outside of Oregon, the power <br />purchase would not qualify to meeting the RPS. This could negatively impact EWEB <br />ratepayers by having to pay a premium for electricity that is generated under the <br />proposed guidelines. <br />SB 0761 <br />Relating Clause: Relating to annexation of contiguous territory. <br />Title: <br />Requires local government annexation election to include electors on property not <br />proposed for annexation, but abutting public right of way proposed for annexation. <br />Requires consent of electors residing on property not proposed for annexation, but <br />47 <br /> <br />