Requires certain public improvement contracts to meet certain requirements related to use of diesel engines in course of performing public improvement contract. Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt indirect source review program by rule. Requires certain nonroad diesel engines to be registered with Department of Environmental Quality. Authorizes commission to adopt rules and registration fees. Directs commission to adopt by rule diesel engine emission standards for medium-duty trucks, heavy-duty trucks and nonroad diesel engines. Requires commission to phase in implementation of certain standards. Makes certain provisions operative January 1, 2019. Authorizes additional uses of moneys received by state pursuant to Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust Agreement. Repeals state preemption of local regulation of idling by primary engines in commercial vehicles. Takes effect July 1, 2018.
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Permits disadvantaged business enterprise, minority-owned business, woman-owned business, business that service-disabled veteran owns or emerging small business to retain certification despite exceeding applicable cap on gross receipts if enterprise or business subcontracts to another certified enterprise or business not less than 20 percent of subcontract in which enterprise or business participates as required participant, enters into mentor relationship with other enterprise or business and otherwise remains eligible for certification. Requires contracting agency to establish technical assistance fund and reimburse expenses that enterprise or business incurs in connection with mentor relationship. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires statement of economic interest to include certain information about sources of income for business in which public official or candidate, or member of household of public official or candidate, is officer or holds directorship if source of income has legislative or administrative interest and 10 percent or more of total gross annual income of business comes from that source of income.
Requires hospitals, no later than January 1, 2019, to have charity care policy written in plain language and provided upon admission and with every billing or notice of amount owed to hospital by patient. Requires Oregon Health Authority to make available uniform charity care application created by hospital trade association. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Allows certain police officers commissioned by Oregon Health and Science University to elect to discontinue participation in alternative retirement program and elect to participate in Public Employees Retirement System for purposes of service performed as police officer commissioned by Oregon Health and Science University on and after date of election.
Establishes Task Force on Rural Education. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires state agencies that purchase prescription drugs and Public Employees' Benefit Board, Oregon Educators Benefit Board, Public Employees Retirement System and Oregon Health and Science University to purchase prescription drugs through Oregon Prescription Drug Program. Authorizes exemptions. ] Requires administrator of Oregon Prescription Drug Program to establish advisory committee to study and make recommendations regarding changes to program. Requires administrator to submit final report to interim committee of House of Representatives related to health within 18 months. Permits coordinated care organizations to participate in program. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule program that places cap on greenhouse gas emissions and that provides market-based mechanism for covered entities to demonstrate compliance. Establishes program advisory committee. Declares legislative purposes of program and related investments of moneys received as proceeds under market-based compliance mechanism. Establishes certain statutory funds in State Treasury. Requires certain moneys received as proceeds under market-based compliance mechanism to be deposited in certain funds. Requires certain uses of moneys deposited in funds. Requires program advisory committee to submit biennial report to Governor and Legislative Assembly each even-numbered year. Requires Governor to consider investment and expenditures recommendations in biennial report during preparation of Governor's budget. Makes all provisions related to program adopted by commission and distribution of proceeds operative January 1, 2021. Authorizes commission and certain other agencies to adopt rules prior to operative date. Repeals greenhouse gas emissions goals and requires commission to adopt by rule statewide greenhouse gas emissions goal for 2025 and limits for years 2035 and 2050. Defines "greenhouse gas" for air pollution laws. Establishes Joint Legislative Committee on Climate. Modifies registration and greenhouse gas reporting requirements for certain persons. Makes provisions related to Joint Legislative Committee on Climate, greenhouse gas definition, emissions limits and registration and reporting operative January 1, 2019. Requires certain persons to pay annual program development fee to Department of Environmental Quality. Becomes operative July 1, 2019. Sunsets January 2, 2021. Provides for expedited review of Act by Supreme Court upon petition by adversely affected party. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires Department of Human Services to use savings in temporary assistance for needy families program to increase amount of cash grants or to make additional investments in JOBS program . Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes product stewardship program for household hazardous waste. Establishes Household Hazardous Waste Stewardship Fund. Becomes operative January 1, 2019. Requires initial plans for household hazardous waste stewardship programs to be submitted to Department of Environmental Quality no later than April 1, 2020. Requires household hazardous waste stewardship program pursuant to approved plan to be implemented no earlier than January 1, 2021. Imposes penalty for violation of program provisions not to exceed $25,000 per day for each day of violation. Declares emergency, effective on passage.