Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Modifies requirements relating to donating game meat to charitable organizations.
Requires labeling of pesticide products containing neonicotinoids. Requires labeling of agricultural seed, flower seed, mixed seed or vegetable seed containing or coated with neonicotinoid. Requires labeling of raw and agricultural or horticultural commodities treated with pesticide product containing neonicotinoid while grown or after harvest. Declares commodity misbranded if not labeled as required.
Imposes moratorium until December 31, 2027, on use of hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas exploration and production. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires Energy Facility Siting Council to update carbon dioxide emissions standard for base load gas plants no less than once every two years. Revises base monetary offset rate to $21.91 per ton of carbon dioxide emissions. Requires 100 percent of offset funds to be used for implementation of offsets. Expands definition of "gross carbon dioxide emissions" to include upstream emissions.
Ensures that private sector labor organizations and employers throughout state may enter into union security agreements to full extent allowed by federal law. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Allows local government to inhibit or prevent production or use of seed or seed products for purpose of protecting seed or products that are not genetically engineered from adverse impacts of genetically engineered seed or products or if enforcing local measure approved by county voters on May 20, 2014.
Requires Department of Revenue to submit to Legislative Revenue Officer information from Oregon tax returns about certain corporations doing business in Oregon. Requires Legislative Revenue Officer to make information available in public report. Specifies information that must be included in report. Requires initial submission by department of information not later than December 1, 2017, for 2015 tax year. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Transportation for deposit in Safe Routes to Schools Fund for grant awards under safe routes to schools program. Directs Department of Transportation to expend at least $20 million out of funds received from State Highway Fund for safe routes to schools infrastructure projects. Requires department to submit biennial report relating to progress and funding of safe routes to schools programs and infrastructure projects to Legislative Assembly. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Appropriates moneys to plan, establish and operate new school-based health centers, to increase student access to school-based mental health providers and to fund pilot program that uses trauma-informed approaches. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
