Chapter 834 Oregon Laws 1999

Session Law

AN ACT

HB 2881

Relating to standards for storm water treatment.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. (1) The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall direct the appropriate interim committee to study issues related to the management of storm water and sediment control in Oregon.

(2) The committee shall study the management of storm water and sediment control by land developers, home builders, builders of commercial and industrial property and other private and public sector construction site owners and operators. The study shall include but need not be limited to the following issues related to storm water management:

(a) The need for general standards for local governments to follow in adopting local storm water runoff regulations;

(b) The establishment of a set of risk factors to be applied to a site that will be used to determine storm water management problems and solutions at the site and fees tied to such risk factors;

(c) Whether to restrict the level of fees a local government may impose to the level of risk posed by a site;

(d) Whether to require local governments to levy a fee to fund the state's participation in ongoing monitoring of local storm water management programs and regulations;

(e) The development of a set of model rules for local government storm water management programs; and

(f) Whether a different regulatory structure should be applied to small sites located within urban growth boundaries.

(3) The committee shall use the services of permanent legislative staff to the greatest extent practicable. All agencies, departments and officers of this state are directed to assist the committee in the performance of its functions, and to furnish such information and advice as the members of the committee consider necessary to perform their functions.

SECTION 2. Section 1 of this 1999 Act is repealed on December 31, 2001.

Approved by the Governor July 21, 1999

Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 21, 1999

Effective date October 23, 1999

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