Relating to wildfire; and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Directs Public Utility Commission to convene workshops. Requires public utility that provides electricity to have wildfire protection plan. Provides that violation is subject to civil penalty not to exceed $10,000. Requires consumer-owned utility to have wildfire mitigation plan. Directs State Board of Forestry to establish criteria for developing statewide map of wildfire risk, establish Certified Burn Manager program and report to Legislative Assembly on or before December 1, 2021. Directs State Fire Marshal to establish defensible space requirements, administer community risk reduction program and biannually report to Legislative Assembly, State Wildfire Programs Director and Wildfire Programs Advisory Council. Establishes Community Risk Reduction Fund in State Treasury. Directs Department of Land Conservation and Development to identify certain land use updates and report to Legislative Assembly, State Wildfire Programs Director and Wildfire Programs Advisory Council on or before October 1, 2022. Directs Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt certain building code standards. Directs Department of Environmental Quality to undertake programs concerning impacts of wildfire smoke, readiness and mitigation capacity for smoke and ambient air quality. Directs Department of Human Services to establish grant program related to clean air shelters and smoke filtration systems and report to Legislative Assembly, State Wildfire Programs Director and Wildfire Programs Advisory Council no later than June 30, 2023. Directs Office of Emergency Management to update statewide emergency plan to prepare for or respond to wildfire emergencies. Directs State Forestry Department to implement program to reduce wildfire risk, report to Legislative Assembly, Governor, State Wildfire Programs Director and Wildfire Programs Advisory Council no later than January 15, 2022, and July 15, 2023, establish small forestland grant program, adopt certain rules concerning prescribed fires, establish system of smoke detection cameras and assess and improve wildfire response capacity. Establishes Oregon Conservation Corps Program and Oregon Conservation Corps Advisory Committee. Establishes Oregon Conservation Corps Fund in State Treasury. Makes certain changes concerning wildland-urban interface. Directs Governor to appoint State Wildfire Programs Director. Establishes Wildfire Programs Advisory Council. Requires council to annually report to Governor and Legislative Assembly. For certain entities, for specified purposes, appropriates moneys from General Fund, increases appropriations from General Fund and increases limitations on expenditures. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jul 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Feb 18, 2021
Signed Jul 19, 2021
Floor votes · House Jun 26, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Jul 19, 2021
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Jul 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Jun 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Jun 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed.
lower
Jun 25, 2021
Introduced
Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
upper
Jun 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Jun 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to SB 762.
lower
Jun 25, 2021
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Jun 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Golden. Passed.
upper
Jun 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the B-Eng. bill. (Printed C-Eng.)
upper
Jun 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Motion to refer to Committee on SB 762 carried.
upper
Jun 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
upper
Jun 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned to Full Committee.
upper
Jun 18, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.
upper
Apr 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.
upper
Apr 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire Recovery.
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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