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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Work Session: Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Legislative Actions Update Meeting Date: April 12, 2010 Agenda Item Number: B Department: Intergovernmental Relations Staff Contact: Brenda Wilson www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-8441 ISSUE STATEMENT The purpose of this work session is to update the Mayor and City Council on actions taken by the Oregon State Legislature and the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Task Force since the 2009 Legislative Session to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. BACKGROUND The Oregon State Legislature passed House Bills (HB) 2001 and 2186 during the 2009 Legislative Session and Senate Bill (SB) 1059 during the 2010 Special Legislative Session. HB 2001 and SB 1059 require actions on the part of the Central Lane Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and local jurisdictions within the MPO to begin planning processes to reduce GHG emissions. House Bill 2001 HB 2001, also known as the Oregon Jobs and Transportation Act, is the transportation funding plan adopted by the 2009 Legislature. Section 38a of HB 2001 (attached) requires the Central Lane MPO to develop modeling and technical capabilities by July 1, 2013, and to report to the Legislature on development and selection scenarios by February 1, 2014. City of Eugene staff successfully lobbied the Joint Transportation Committee to include a “hold harmless” provision in the bill if funding was not provided to the Central Lane MPO to carry out the provisions of the bill. To date, we have not received funding from ODOT. House Bill 2186 HB 2186 (attached) established a 16-member statewide Greenhouse Gas Emissions Task Force. The task force included two members of the State Senate appointed by the president of the Senate; two members of the House, appointed by the House Speaker; four representatives of transportation and land use stakeholders; chairs of the Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) and Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC); and one representative from each of the state's six MPO's. Eugene City Councilor Alan Zelenka served as the Central Lane MPO's representative. Under House Bill 2186, the main charge of the Greenhouse Gas Task Force was to study and evaluate the development of alternative land use and transportation scenarios that accommodate population and employment growth while reducing greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or less and report back to the Legislature in the 2010 Special Session. Z:\CMO\2010 Council Agendas\M100412\S100412B.doc