75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
 
                            Enrolled
 
                     House Joint Memorial 11
 
Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON REVENUE
 
 
To the President of the United States and the Senate and the
  House of Representatives of the United States of America, in
  Congress assembled:
  We, your memorialists, the Seventy-fifth Legislative Assembly
of the State of Oregon, in legislative session assembled,
respectfully represent as follows:
  Whereas Oregon has been a leader in developing and enacting
legislation to protect the environment and to foster economic
development; and
  Whereas Oregon is active in efforts to address climate change
and is a partner in the Western Climate Initiative; and
  Whereas the Western Climate Initiative has developed design
recommendations for the management of greenhouse gas emissions
using the market-based concept known as 'cap-and-trade'; and
  Whereas discussions leading to the Western Climate Initiative's
design recommendations for the Regional Cap-and-Trade Program
have recognized the role that forests play in sequestering carbon
dioxide and thereby managing greenhouse gas emissions; and
  Whereas the Western Climate Initiative has identified a list of
projects as a priority for investigation and potential
participation in the offset program, including projects related
to forestry; and
  Whereas Oregon, as a Western Climate Initiative partner,
intends to promote and support federal greenhouse gas emission
reduction programs that are consistent with the Western Climate
Initiative's design recommendations; and
  Whereas Oregon's land base includes vast stretches of federally
owned and managed forests; and
  Whereas these federally owned and managed forests may generate
revenue from the carbon sequestration market; and
  Whereas revenue from these federally owned and managed forests
has historically been shared with Oregon's counties to support
infrastructure development, schools and public health and safety;
now, therefore,
 
Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of
  Oregon:
 
  (1) The President of the United States and the Congress of the
United States are respectfully urged to ensure that revenue
realized from carbon sequestration initiatives on federally owned
and managed forests is shared with state and county governments.
  (2) A copy of this memorial shall be sent to each member of the
Oregon Congressional Delegation.
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                                  Adopted by House May 14, 2009
 
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                                      Chief Clerk of House
 
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                                        Speaker of House
 
 
                                 Adopted by Senate June 4, 2009
 
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                                       President of Senate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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