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Establishes Energy Transmission and Distribution Facilities Siting Authority. Specifies duties of authority. Specifies process for review of decisions related to energy transmission and distribution facilities. Declares emergency, effective on passage. COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND LABOR Sponsored by: http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb3100.dir/hb3134.intro.pdf URL: ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Ethan Nelson PDD-BPS 4/7/2009 Pri 3 No No Oppose Comments: I agree with Steve Nystrom on why the City of Eugene should oppose. Section 6 outlines the public input process, but in subsection 3 proposed conditions through the process can be not adopted if the Siting Authority provides a reason to not adopt. This could include financial, human health, environmental, or expediency. The next layer of recourse for the public or local government is to file a petition with the Oregon Supreme Court. In the effort to fast track the siting process, it seems that additional safeguards are implemented before the bill can be supported. ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Steve Nystrom Steve Nystrom PDD-ADM 4/3/2009 Pri 3 Yes YesIV. D6 Oppose Comments: Defer to Ethan regarding overall recommendation, but from a planning perspective, this bill would enable the state to supersede local land use processes and regulations to site energy transmission and distribution facilities. While the bill enables input from local jurisdictions and appears to give some preference to sites where local governments have provided support, ultimately the state would have jurisdiction to decide where such facilities are located. HB 3182 Relating to notice of local government decision-making. Relating Clause: Requires notification to residents of property, in addition to property owners, of proposed Title: land use decisions, limited land use decisions and other governmental decisions affecting real property. Representative THATCHER Sponsored by: http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb3100.dir/hb3182.intro.pdf URL: ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Steve Nystrom Steve Nystrom PDD-ADM 4/2/2009 Yes YesIV. D2 Monitor Comments: HB 3182 requires that residents of property (in addition to property owners) be notified of proposed land use decisions. Specifically, this bill would require notice to residents of multiple family and manufactured dwellings. Eugene has required notification of owners and residents for many years. In fact, Eugene's requirements would still be broader than that envisioned in this bill. Specifically, notice is required to be sent to residents of all housing types, as well as tenants of non-residential properties. In addition, Eugene requires a much wider radius of notice than current state law. Therefore, this bill has no impact on Eugene's current policies and procedures. Although this bill does impact local home rule authority, staff would recommend a neutral position on this bill. ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Lauren Sommers ATTNY 3/31/2009 No No Monitor Comments: When a piece of property is the subject of a limited land use decision or quasi-judicial land use hearing, the City is currently required to notify the owners of all properties located within a certain distance of that property. This bill would also require the City to notify residents of properties located within a certain distance of a property that is the 5