HB 2816 Oregon House · 2023 Regular Session

Relating to high energy use facilities.

Summary
Requires person who owns, operates or controls high energy use facility to ensure that greenhouse gas emissions associated with electricity used by high energy use facility are reduced to 60 percent below baseline emissions levels by 2027, 80 percent below baseline emissions levels by 2030, 90 percent below baseline emissions levels by 2035 and 100 percent below baseline emissions levels by 2040. Requires person to provide annual report to Department of Environmental Quality to demonstrate compliance. Imposes civil penalty of $12,000 per megawatt-hour in violation for each day of violation. Excludes property that is or is part of high energy use facility from enterprise zone tax benefits unless amount of greenhouse gas emissions associated with electricity that high energy use facility uses complies with amount of greenhouse gas emissions associated with electricity permitted for high energy use facilities.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2023 Last action Jun 25, 2023
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Committee
2
Jun 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
In committee upon adjournment.
lower
Jan 12, 2023
Committee
Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment.
lower
Jan 9, 2023
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
3 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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