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MPO GHG TASK FORCE <br />Legislative Concepts Report <br />Responding to House Bill 2186 Section 10 <br />TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />I. Executive Summary 1 <br />II. Introduction 3 <br />The Task Force 5 <br /> The Problem 5 <br />Benefits of Scenario Planning 6 <br />The Need for Action 7 <br />III. MPO Planning Today 9 <br />IV. Development of Alternative Land Use and Transportation Scenarios 12 <br />Scenario Planning 12 <br />Framework for Scenario Planning13 <br />Scenario Planning Under HB 200114 <br />State Planning Activities15 <br />MPO Planning Activities16 <br />V. Potential Fiscal and Other Resource Needs to Implement Scenarios 20 <br />VI. Scenario Planning Impediments 22 <br />VII. Recommendations and Legislative Concepts 25 <br />Process for Adoption and Implementation of Plans for Reducing GHG <br />in Metropolitan Areas 25 <br />Other Actions 29 <br />VIII. Appendices 31 <br />A - Glossary 32 <br />B – House Bill 2186 (Enrolled) Section 1035 <br />C – Background Information35 <br />D – Task Force Participants and Meetings37 <br />Figures and Tables <br />Figure 1. Light Vehicle Emissions as a percent of Oregon’s Total GHG Emissions 6 <br />Figure 2. Map of Oregon MPOs11 <br />Figure 3. Percentage of Light Vehicle Emissions for Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan <br /> Areas 13 <br />Figure 4. Phases of State Planning to Reduce GHG Emissions 18 <br />Figure 5. Phases of MPO Planning to Reduce GHG Emissions 19 <br />Table 1. Task Force Members and Participants5 <br />Table 2. Oregon MPO Characteristics11 <br />Page ii <br />