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No change of position or recommendation. The IGR Committee approved a Priority <br />Comments: <br />3/support position on the original bill at its 11 March meeting. The A-Engrossed version <br />deals with a more narrow range of conduct than did the original bill. This amended version <br />enhances the sentencing category for a person convicted of being a felon in possession of a <br />firearm if s/he has been previously convicted of a person felony. We support the concept in <br />this bill of an enhanced penalty for this situation. (The original bill dealt instead with the <br />broader statute of unlawful possession of firearms.) <br />HB 2952A <br />Relating to small scale local energy projects. <br />Relating Clause: <br />{ - Adds requirement that applicant filing application to obtain loan funds for small scale <br />Title: <br />local energy project include proof that any necessary electrical, plumbing or other permits <br />have been obtained. - } { + Specifies conditions under which certain small scale local <br />energy projects located in heavily polluted areas, and infrastructure related to those <br />projects, meet air quality standards established by Environmental Quality Commission. + } <br />Sponsored By:COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND LABOR <br />URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb2900.dir/hb2952.a.pdf <br />ContactRespondent Dept Updated Priority Policy Policy No Recommendation <br />PDD-BPS <br />Ethan Nelson 5/15/2009 Pri 3 Yes VII. A2 Support <br />Comments:Input from LRAPA is: <br />"I believe the air quality issues are addressed satisfactorily in the version of this bill passed <br />by the House. The bill is designed to streamline the review process for small scale <br />renewable energy projects (e.g., capture of methane gas at a landfill for energy generation) <br />while still ensuring a net air quality benefit." <br />Input from DEQ is: <br />"Here is the version that passed the House. It is likely to pass like this with no changes. <br />Bottom line – it will resolve the Dry Creek Landfill issue. It exempts small scale renewable <br />energy projects located in a nonattainment/maintenance area that trigger NSR/PSD from <br />modeling impacts if they get an offset somewhere in the nonattainment/maintenance area. <br />We get can override this if the source will create a major air quality problem (e.g. a <br />biomass combustor in a PM2.5 sensitive area), but if we take no action the modeling isn’t <br />required to demonstrate net air quality benefit." <br /> 6 <br /> <br />