75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
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LC 3295
 
                         House Bill 2940
 
Sponsored by Representative C EDWARDS (at the request of Oregon
  Forest Industries Council)
 
 
                             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 as
introduced.
 
  Allows biomass electricity generating facility to comply with
renewable portfolio standard under certain conditions.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to renewable portfolio standards; amending ORS 469A.020.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 469A.020 is amended to read:
  469A.020. (1) Except as provided in this section, electricity
may be used to comply with a renewable portfolio standard only if
the electricity is generated by a facility that becomes
operational on or after January 1, 1995.
  (2) Electricity from a generating facility, other than a
hydroelectric facility, that became operational before January 1,
1995, may be used to comply with a renewable portfolio standard
if the electricity is attributable to capacity or efficiency
upgrades made on or after January 1, 1995.
  (3) Electricity from a hydroelectric facility that became
operational before January 1, 1995, may be used to comply with a
renewable portfolio standard if the electricity is attributable
to efficiency upgrades made on or after January 1, 1995. If an
efficiency upgrade is made to a Bonneville Power Administration
facility, only that portion of the electricity generation
attributable to Oregon's share of the electricity may be used to
comply with a renewable portfolio standard.
  (4) Subject to the limit imposed by ORS 469A.025 (5),
electricity from a hydroelectric facility that is owned by an
electric utility and that became operational before January 1,
1995, may be used to comply with a renewable portfolio standard
if the facility is certified as a low-impact hydroelectric
facility on or after January 1, 1995, by a national certification
organization recognized by the State Department of Energy by
rule.
   { +  (5) Electricity from a generating facility that uses
biomass and that became operational before January 1, 1995, may
be used to comply with a renewable portfolio standard if the
facility meets the requirements for a qualified facility under
the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-617)
on the effective date of this 2009 Act. + }
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