Instructs Water Resources Commission to make funding decisions for loans and grants awarded from Water Supply Development Account at least twice each year.
Extends privilege taxes on merchantable forest products harvested on forestlands. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to adopt rules to govern procurements of clean energy technology. Directs department to cooperate with state agencies with expertise in energy production and conservation and in reducing or mitigating environmental impacts. Specifies required contents of rules. Directs other state agencies to cooperate with department in adopting and implementing rules. Permits department to enter into cooperative procurements and intergovernmental agreements to procure clean energy technology in combination with other governmental bodies in this state, State of Washington and Province of British Columbia to provide incentive for clean energy technology manufacturers and suppliers to create and retain high-skilled manufacturing jobs. Establishes Task Force on Establishing, Attracting and Supporting Regional ] Sustaining Manufacturing of Clean Energy Technology. Specifies task force membership and requires task force to study and recommend methods to attract and foster manufacturing firms and operations to this state, with emphasis on using public procurements of clean energy technology to create market and to give incentives to prospective contractors to create and retain high-skill jobs ] of attracting, fostering and sustaining manufacturing firms and operations in this state, while maximizing additional benefits, including creating and sustaining living wage or union jobs, alleviating supply chain constraints and improving access to clean energy technologies, supporting technological innovation and diversifying economy of this state . Creates income and corporate excise tax credit for advanced manufacturing production, calculated as percentage of corresponding federal income tax credit. ] Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, and before January 1, 2030. ] Establishes Oregon Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing Opportunity Fund and appropriates moneys in fund to Oregon Business Development Department. Permits department to make expenditures from fund to foster, attract and sustain clean energy technology industries, early-stage companies that can grow into manufacturing operations and for other purposes, including making grants to certified community development financial institution for allocation to nonprofit organizations that promote clean energy technology manufacturing. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires power purchase agreements to permit qualifying facilities to provide energy or energy and capacity to third parties during periods of emergency. Requires qualifying facility to prioritize provision of energy to energy-dependent critical or essential public service providers during period of emergency if qualifying facility provides energy to third parties during period of emergency. Defines "period of emergency."
Directs Department of Environmental Quality to establish program to provide rebates to persons that purchase or lease qualifying medium or heavy duty zero-emission vehicles. Establishes Zero-Emission Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicle Incentive Fund.
Appropriates $30,000,000 to Department of Environmental Quality for deposit in Zero-Emission Incentive Fund. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Appropriates moneys to Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board for deposit in Oregon Agricultural Heritage Fund for hiring related to Oregon agricultural heritage programs. Appropriates moneys to board for deposit in Oregon Agricultural Heritage Fund for purposes related to grant programs. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Department of Environmental Quality, in consultation with Water Resources Department, to develop recommendations and other resources to expand beneficial water reuse or recycled water programs or projects in state. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Provides process and form by which associations may amend declarations and bylaws of planned community or condominium to remove unlawfully discriminatory provisions. Extends until December 31, 2024, deadline by which associations must review declarations and bylaws. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Directs Water Resources Department to produce state of water resources report and basin water assessments. Directs Legislative Policy and Research Office to report on water policy and management. Directs Water Resources Commission to arrange for independent audit. Directs department to temporarily pause consideration of certain applications and requests. Directs department to develop and maintain water allocation and accounting tool. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to department for purposes related to water resources report, basin water assessments, basin programs and water allocation and accounting tool. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to State Department of Fish and Wildlife for purposes related to water resources report and basin water assessments. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Environmental Quality for purposes related to water resources report and basin water assessments. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to State Department of Agriculture for purposes related to water resources report and basin water assessments. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon State University for purposes related to water resources report and basin water assessments. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon State University, for use by university's Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center, for purposes related to water resources report and basin water assessments. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
