Rep. Mark Gamba

Provides that Legislative Assembly finds and declares that home rule cities and counties have constitutional authority to prohibit or limit use of fossil fuels in new buildings or installation of fossil fuel infrastructure. Permits cities and counties, whether home rule or not, to prohibit or limit use of fossil fuels in new buildings or installation of fossil fuel infrastructure. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Transfers revenue from levy of additional privilege tax under forest products harvest tax to State Forestry Department Account for distribution to Oregon Forest Resources Institute Fund, Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund and Higher Education Coordinating Commission for Oregon State University Extension Service to implement Oregon Environmental Literacy Plan. Expands board of directors of Oregon Forest Resources Institute to include as voting members one person who represents environmental community and one person who has experience with fishery or wildlife-related science. Prohibits institute from expending funds for certain advertising or outreach. Requires institute to maintain records of staff interactions with certain individuals, report to Governor on records and make report publicly available. Instructs State Forestry Department to review and consider factual accuracy of communications and publications produced or recommended by institute. Provides that department may approve or disapprove communications or publications.

Prohibits limitation on percentage of chinook and coho salmon that may be taken by commercial fisheries using alternative gears.

Instructs State Fish and Wildlife Commission to establish by rule certain requirements for sea urchin commercial fishery to address proliferation of purple sea urchins.

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.

Requires Housing and Community Services Department to study accessory dwelling units. Directs department to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to housing no later than September 15, 2024.

Directs Oregon State University to research reduced-risk pest management tools for Oregon's specialty crops and report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2027. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Establishes state policy regarding natural climate solutions. Establishes Natural and Working Lands Fund and provides for transfer of moneys from fund to certain state agencies. Prescribes uses of moneys from fund and requires Oregon Global Warming Commission to report to legislature on uses of moneys from fund. Directs State Department of Energy and commission to prepare baseline, activity-based metrics and community impact metrics for net biological carbon sequestration in natural and working lands and establish biological carbon sequestration goals. Directs State Department of Energy, in coordination with commission, to study workforce training programs needed to support adoption of natural climate solutions and provide results to committees of Legislative Assembly related to environment no later than September 15, 2024. Authorizes commission to appoint natural and working lands advisory committee. Directs State Department of Agriculture to establish competitive grant program for equipment to support soil health practices. Requires use of wood products certified by Forest Stewardship Council in public improvement contract for construction or renovation of public building. Requires Department of State Lands to require managed grazing techniques in lease of common school grazing lands on or after effective date of Act. Directs State Forester to consider impact of climate change in determinations of greatest permanent value of managed forest lands. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die. .

Establishes Agricultural Housing Repair Fund. Continuously appropriates money from fund to Housing and Community Services Department for grants for repair or replacement of agriculture workforce housing. ] Requires Housing and Community Services Department to provide grants for urban community housing supporting agricultural employees. Appropriates moneys to department for fund and ] grants. Sunsets fund and ] grants on January 2, 2028. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.

Requires Oregon Health Authority to ensure that communities in this state have access to safe drinking water. ] Directs authority ] Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board to establish grant program to provide grants to water suppliers to protect, restore or enhance sources of drinking water. Requires board to submit report on performance of grant program to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to water no later than April 1 of each even-numbered year. Establishes Community Drinking Water Enhancement and Protection Fund. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.