72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
 
HA to HB 3047
 
LC 3306/HB 3047-3
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                         HOUSE BILL 3047
 
                      By COMMITTEE ON WATER
 
                              May 9
 
  On page 1 of the printed bill, line 2, after 'reuse' insert a
period and delete the rest of the line.
  In line 3, after 'Willamette' insert 'River'.
  Delete lines 8 and 9.
  Delete lines 15 through 30 and delete page 2 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + }  { + (1) The Department of Environmental
Quality shall foster and encourage wastewater reuse in urban
areas as a means of conserving potable water.
  ' (2) The Department of Environmental Quality shall work in
consultation with interested parties and state agencies to
examine the opportunities and barriers associated with wastewater
reuse in urban areas and shall submit a report to an interim
committee related to natural resources as appropriate, in the
manner provided by ORS 192.245, no later than December 31, 2004.
The report shall include:
  ' (a) An inventory of regulatory mechanisms that govern
wastewater issues at local, state and federal levels;
  ' (b) A list of issues, including regulatory barriers,
scientific concerns, issues of public perception and economic
issues, that could restrict wastewater reuse;
  ' (c) Readily available information on the current number,
types and locations of wastewater reuse activities in urban
areas;
  ' (d) A list of existing and potential incentives for
wastewater reuse; and
  ' (e) Recommendations for legislative or other regulatory
changes that may be needed to implement wastewater reuse.
  ' (3) The Department of Environmental Quality may seek federal
funding to be used for one or more wastewater reuse demonstration
projects within urban areas in the Willamette River Basin that
seek to illustrate the economic, environmental and other values
of wastewater reuse.
  ' (4) As used in this section, 'wastewater reuse' means the
recycling of treated wastewater derived from domestic sources,
including municipal and individual systems, and industrial
sources. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 2. + }  { + Section 1 of this 2003 Act is
repealed on January 2, 2005. + } ' .
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