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Senators BATES, BOQUIST, FERRIOLI, VERGER (at the request of Oregon Rural <br />Electric Cooperatives Association, Oregon Municipal Electric Utilities Association) <br />URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb3100.dir/hb3155.intro.pdf <br />ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation <br />Ethan Nelson PDD-BPS 3/20/2009 Pri 2 Yes YesVII. A1 Oppose <br />Comments: <br />HB 3155 requires consumer owned utilities (such as EWEB) to adopt resolution to <br />establish a local conservation and energy efficiency plan. Currently, EWEB is a leader in <br />this area, and has made exceptional gains in conservation and energy efficiency <br />programs. As the municipal utility for Eugene, EWEB is opposed to this bill for the <br />following reasons: <br />This bill, while of good intent, has some unclear language that could be troublesome to <br />implement. For example, it sets spending targets based on the words “retail sales.” This <br />could be interpreted in administrative rules as either revenue or energy sales—with very <br />different outcomes. It does not clearly define a number of terms and does not indicate <br />who sets the standards for various measures or activities (for example, market <br />transformation, or high efficiency cogeneration,) <br />It should not be adopted at this time, since there is a great deal of work going on in the <br />region around transition to the post-2011 Bonneville conservation requirements. Utilities <br />and organizations representing them are meeting to establish regionally cohesive <br />approaches for acquiring conservation. This bill confuses that process by adding another <br />reporting structure and set of requirements for Oregon consumer owned utilities. It also <br />creates another layer for ODOE to monitor from the one established for the investor <br />owned utilities through the Energy Trust. <br />The regional work with the Council and Bonneville will result in the same amount of <br />conservation being installed with accountability for utilities actions. This bill is not needed <br />at this time. <br />The City of Eugene should not support HB 3155. <br />HB 3160 <br />Relating Clause: Relating to family leave benefits insurance; appropriating money; declaring an <br />emergency. <br />Title: <br />Creates Family Leave Benefits Insurance Program to provide benefits to employees <br />taking family leave. Establishes Family Leave Benefits Insurance Account. Requires <br />employers to pay premiums withheld from employee earnings into account. <br />Continuously appropriates moneys in account to Bureau of Labor and Industries and <br />requires bureau to administer claims for benefits. Establishes qualifications for benefits. <br />Creates unlawful employment practice. Authorizes bureau to assess civil penalties <br />against employers for failure to comply with withholding requirements. <br /> Establishes procedures and requirements for employers to file reports with Department <br />of Revenue. <br /> Declares emergency, effective on passage. <br />Sponsored by: Representatives TOMEI, CANNON, DEMBROW, Senator ROSENBAUM; <br />Representatives BAILEY, BOONE, BUCKLEY, CLEM, GALIZIO, GELSER, GREENLICK, <br />HARKER, HOLVEY, KAHL, KOTEK, NOLAN, READ, SCHAUFLER, SHIELDS, J SMITH, <br />STIEGLER, VANORMAN, WITT, Senators BATES, BONAMICI, DINGFELDER, <br />MONROE, PROZANSKI, WALKER <br />URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb3100.dir/hb3160.intro.pdf <br />ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation <br />Myrnie Daut Myrnie Daut CS-HRRS 3/24/2009 Pri 3 No No Monitor <br />Comments: <br />31 <br /> <br />