75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
SA to B-Eng. HB 3153
 
LC 1777/HB 3153-B11
 
                      SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
                   B-ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 3153
 
                      By COMMITTEE ON RULES
 
                             June 17
 
  Delete lines 4 through 15 of the printed B-engrossed bill and
insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + }  { + (1) As used in this section:
  ' (a) 'Consult' means to make an effort to contact for purpose
of notifying the record owner of the opportunity to meet.
  ' (b) 'High-value farmland' has the meaning given that term in
ORS 195.300.
  ' (c) 'Transmission line' means a linear utility facility by
which a utility provider transfers the utility product in bulk
from a point of origin or generation, or between transfer
stations, to the point at which the utility product is
transferred to distribution lines for delivery to end users.
  ' (2) If the criteria described in ORS 215.275 for siting a
utility facility on land zoned for exclusive farm use are met for
a utility facility that is a transmission line, the utility
provider shall, after the route is approved by the siting
authorities and before construction of the transmission line
begins, consult the record owner of high-value farmland in the
planned route for the purpose of locating and constructing the
transmission line in a manner that minimizes the impact on
farming operations on high-value farmland. If the record owner
does not respond within two weeks after the first documented
effort to consult the record owner, the utility provider shall
notify the record owner by certified mail of the opportunity to
consult. If the record owner does not respond within two weeks
after the certified mail is sent, the utility provider has
satisfied the provider's obligation to consult.
  ' (3) The requirement to consult under this section is in
addition to and not in lieu of any other legally required
consultation process. + } ' .
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