76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session
 
HA to HB 3571
 
LC 3826/HB 3571-6
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                         HOUSE BILL 3571
 
          By COMMITTEE ON ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND WATER
 
                            April 25
 
  In line 2 of the printed bill, after 'certificates' insert ' ;
and declaring an emergency'.
  Delete lines 4 through 9 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + }  { + Section 2 of this 2011 Act is added
to and made a part of ORS 758.505 to 758.555. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 2. + }  { + (1) For contracts executed pursuant
to the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C.
2601 et seq.) and in effect prior to November 30, 2005, renewable
energy certificates created pursuant to a system established by
the State Department of Energy under ORS 469A.130, for generation
during the term of such a contract, are owned by the owner of a
qualifying facility, unless the owner has transferred a
certificate in a contract between the owner and another person.
  ' (2) Subsection (1) of this section applies to qualifying
facilities that:
  ' (a) Are located in this state;
  ' (b) Are certified as qualifying small power production
facilities or qualifying cogeneration facilities under the
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796) as in effect on the effective
date of this 2011 Act; and
  ' (c) Produce electricity that is priced under ORS 758.525. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 3. + }  { + This 2011 Act being necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and
safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2011 Act
takes effect on its passage. + } ' .
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