74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
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LC 1865
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         Senate Bill 790
                   Ordered by the Senate May 9
             Including Senate Amendments dated May 9
 
Sponsored by Senator DECKERT; Representatives BOONE, COWAN (at
  the request of Nadine Lefkowitz)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
 
  Places moratorium on leasing for purposes of exploration,
development or production of oil, gas or sulfur in territorial
sea.  { + Allows exploration, development or production if
Governor determines oil embargo substantially affects supply of
oil to United States. + } Excludes exploration for scientific or
academic research purposes, or geologic survey
activities. Requires that exploration for oil, gas or sulfur in
territorial sea conform to certain standards.
  Sunsets January 2,   { - 2012 - }  { +  2010 + }.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to leasing of ocean resources.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS
274.705 to 274.860 or 520.240, any form of leasing for purposes
of exploration, development or production of oil, gas or sulfur
is prohibited in the territorial sea.
  (2)(a) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section do not
apply to exploration for scientific or academic research
purposes, or geologic survey activities of the State Department
of Geology and Mineral Industries.
  (b) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section also do
not apply in the event the Governor determines that an oil
embargo substantially affects the supply of oil to the United
States.
  (3) Any exploration for oil, gas or sulfur in the territorial
sea allowed under ORS 274.705 to 274.860 and 274.885 to 274.895
by the State Land Board or the Department of State Lands must
conform to standards of the Oregon Ocean Resources Management
Program established under ORS 196.405 to 196.515.
  (4) For the purposes of this section:
  (a) 'Gas' means all natural gas, gas hydrates and all fluid
hydrocarbons not defined as oil in this subsection. 'Gas '
includes condensate originally in the gaseous phase in the
reservoir.
  (b) 'Oil' means crude petroleum oil and all other hydrocarbons,
regardless of gravity, that are produced in liquid form by
ordinary production methods. 'Oil' does not include liquid
hydrocarbons that were originally in a gaseous phase in the
reservoir.
  (c) 'Territorial sea' has the meaning given that term in ORS
196.405. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + Section 1 of this 2007 Act is repealed on
January 2, 2010. + }
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