Directs Oregon Transportation Commission to adopt rules establishing quantitative system for scoring and ranking transportation projects that are being considered by commission for inclusion in Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. Directs Department of Transportation to post certain information on its website about selection process for transportation projects and about transportation projects selected for inclusion in Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. Directs department to use least-cost planning and practical design for all projects. Directs department to report to Legislative Assembly and commission on results of using least-cost planning and practical design. Directs department to update highway design manual.
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Directs State Department of Energy to develop climate test to conduct reviews for approval of proposed fossil fuel infrastructure projects. Requires department to adopt rules to establish standards and criteria for developing and administering test.
Directs Health Licensing Office to issue lactation consultant license to qualified applicant. Requires lactation consultant to complete cultural competency and trauma-informed care continuing education courses. Imposes civil penalty for violation of licensure requirements. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Housing and Community Services Department to establish Affordable Homeownership Grant Program to provide grants to eligible nonprofit organizations with affordable homeownership programs to provide opportunities for homeownership to persons in low income households. Delineates program requirements. Requires nonprofit organization grant recipients to create revolving fund to purchase or leverage mortgage loans or purchase, construct or rehabilitate homes and manufactured homes for sale to persons in low income households that are first-time homeowners. Establishes Affordable Homeownership Grant Program Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to department. Appropriates moneys to department to make grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to participate in program.
Requires pharmacy to report de-identified information to prescription monitoring program upon dispensing prescribed naloxone. Requires pharmacy to report certain other identifying information to prescription monitoring program upon dispensing prescribed controlled substance classified in schedules II through IV. Requires information to be disclosed from prescription monitoring program to medical director or pharmacy director. Requires information to be disclosed from prescription monitoring program for certain other purposes. Requires licensing information of licensees who are authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances to be provided to Oregon Health Authority for purpose of qualifying licensees to report information to, or receive information from, prescription monitoring program. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt carbon pollution market by rule. Requires commission to consult with certain interested persons and be advised by advisory committee in adopting rules. Establishes Greenhouse Gas Cap and Investment Program Oversight Committee. Provides for minimum requirements of carbon pollution market. Declares legislative purposes of carbon pollution market. Establishes Climate Investments Account within State Highway Fund. Requires that certain auction proceeds be deposited in account for purpose of funding programs consistent with legislative purposes of carbon pollution market. Establishes Oregon Climate Investments Fund. Requires that certain auction proceeds be deposited in fund, to be distributed through Climate Investments Grant Program adopted by Environmental Quality Commission by rule. Creates Climate Investments in Impacted Communities Advisory Committee. Requires committee to advise on distributions of certain auction proceeds. Establishes Just Transition Fund. Requires that certain auction proceeds be deposited in fund, to be distributed through Just Transition Grant Program adopted by Oregon Business Development Department by rule. Makes all provisions related to carbon pollution market and distribution of auction proceeds operative January 1, 2021. Authorizes Environmental Quality Commission, Public Utility Commission, Department of Transportation and Oregon Business Development Department to adopt rules prior to operative date. Repeals greenhouse gas emissions goals and requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule statewide greenhouse gas emissions goal for 2025, and limits for years 2035 and 2050. Defines "greenhouse gas" for purposes of air pollution laws. Requires registration and reporting by certain sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Requires certain sources to pay annual fee to Department of Environmental Quality to pay costs of department and Environmental Quality Commission in developing and preparing for implementation of carbon pollution market required by Act. Make provisions related to greenhouse gas definition, emissions limits and registration and reporting operative January 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires prospective contractor to state in bid or proposal for public contract whether and extent to which prospective contractor will use conflict minerals in performing public contract and whether prospective contractor's disclosures, policies, practices and procedures with respect to procuring conflict minerals comply with rules that Securities and Exchange Commission promulgates under provisions of Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Provides that certain statements of prospective contractor are conclusive evidence of disclosures, policies, practices and procedures. Requires contracting agency to give preference to prospective contractor that complies with provisions of Act and permits contracting agency to give additional weight in evaluating bid or proposal to prospective contractor with most thorough description of disclosures, policies, practices and procedures. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires person that engages in business as vehicle repair shop to obtain certificate from Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services. Specifies information, fees and other items applicant must submit to director. Permits director to specify expiration date for certificate and to renew certificate. Permits director to petition court for injunction against person that engages in business as vehicle repair shop without certificate and permits court to impose penalty of not more than $15,000 if director proves by preponderance of evidence that person did not possess certificate. Permits department to inspect certificate holder's facility or premises for specified purposes. Permits director to suspend, revoke, refuse to renew or condition renewal of certificate under certain circumstances. Requires certificate holder to maintain corporate surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit in specified amount. Permits person that suffered ascertainable loss of money or property as result of certificate holder's actions to bring action against certificate holder's bond or letter of credit. Specifies limits on certain recoveries against bond or letter of credit. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Provides that Director of the Oregon Health Authority may enter into agreements governing sharing and use of information reported to prescription monitoring program with regulatory authorities of other states that administer prescription monitoring programs. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Increases speed limit on Oregon Route 138 between Roseburg and Glide.