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Section 469.010 - Policy. - (1) Continued growth in demand for nonrenewable energy forms poses...
Section 469.020 - Definitions. - (1) "Agency" includes a department or other agency of state...
Section 469.030 - State Department of Energy; duties. - (2) The State Department of Energy shall: (a) Be the...
Section 469.040 - Director; duties; appointment; rules. - (a) Supervise the day-to-day functions of the State Department of...
Section 469.050 - Limitations on subsequent employment of director; sanctions. - (a) An owner or operator of an energy facility; (b)...
Section 469.055 - Authority of department to require fingerprints. - (1)(a) Is employed or applying for employment by the department;...
Section 469.059 - Biennial comprehensive report; contents; compilation; public comment. - (2) Consistent with the legislatively approved budget, the report shall...
Section 469.080 - Energy resource information; subpoena power; depositions; limitations on obtaining information; protection from abuse. - (a) Sales volume; (b) Forecasts of energy resource requirements; (c)...
Section 469.085 - Procedure for imposing civil penalties; rules. - (2) Notwithstanding ORS 183.745 (2), the notice to the person...
Section 469.090 - Confidentiality of information submitted under ORS 469.080. - (a) The information is proprietary in nature; or (b) The...
Section 469.100 - Agency consideration of legislative policy; agency review of rules. - (2) All agencies shall review their rules and policies to...
Section 469.110 - Dealings with federal government; intervention by State Department of Energy in agency action. - (2) At the direction of the director, the department may...
Section 469.120 - State Department of Energy Account; appropriation; record of moneys. - (2) The account shall consist of all funds received by...
Section 469.135 - Energy Conservation Clearinghouse for Commerce and Industry. - (1) Current information to business and industry on: (a) State...
Section 469.137 - Biogas and renewable natural gas inventory; contents; use; advisory committee. - (a) "Biogas" means gas that is generated from organic waste...
Section 469.150 - Energy suppliers to provide conservation services and information; rules. - (2) Energy suppliers other than public utilities as defined in...
Section 469.155 - Advisory energy conservation standards for dwellings; rules. - (a) "Dwelling" means real or personal property inhabited as the...
Section 469.229 - Definitions for ORS 469.229 to 469.261. - (1) "À la carte charger" means a battery charger that...
Section 469.233 - Energy efficiency standards. - (1) Bottle-type water dispensers or water coolers manufactured on or...
Section 469.238 - Sale of products not meeting standards prohibited; exemptions. - (2) A person may sell or offer for sale a...
Section 469.239 - Installation of products not meeting standards prohibited; exemptions. - (2) A person may install a new product not meeting...
Section 469.255 - Manufacturers to test products; test methods; certification of products; rules. - (2) If the test methods for products required to be...
Section 469.261 - Department to review standards; rules; postponement of operative dates of standards; application for waiver of federal preemption. - (2)(a) After the review pursuant to subsection (1) of this...
Section 469.300 - Definitions. - (1) "Applicant" means any person who makes application for a...
Section 469.320 - Site certificate required; exceptions. - (2) A site certificate is not required for: (a) An...
Section 469.330 - Notice of intent to file application for site certificate; public notice; standards, application requirements and study requirements; project order; rules. - (2) The council shall cause public notice to be given...
Section 469.350 - Application for site certificate; comment and recommendation. - (2) Copies of the notice of intent and of the...
Section 469.360 - Evaluation of notice of intent, site application or expedited review request; costs; payment. - (2) Pursuant to a written contract or agreement, the council...
Section 469.370 - Draft proposed order for hearing; issues raised; final order; expedited processing. - (2) Following issuance of the draft proposed order, the Energy...
Section 469.373 - Expedited processing for certain natural gas energy facilities. - (a) Is a combustion turbine energy facility fueled by natural...
Section 469.375 - Required findings for radioactive waste disposal facility certificate. - (1) The site is: (a) Suitable for disposal of such...
Section 469.378 - Land use compatibility statement for energy facility. - Note: 469.378 was added to and made a part of...
Section 469.401 - Energy facility site certificate; conditions; effect of issuance on state and local government agencies. - (2) The site certificate or amended site certificate shall contain...
Section 469.402 - Delegation of review of future action required by site certificate. - Note: 469.402 was added to and made a part of...
Section 469.403 - Rehearing on approval or rejection of application for site certificate or amendment; appeal; judicial review vested in Supreme Court; stay of order. - (2) Any party to a contested case proceeding on a...
Section 469.405 - Amendment of site certificate; judicial review; exemption; rules. - (2) Notwithstanding ORS 34.020 or 197.825, or any other provision...
Section 469.407 - Amendment of application to increase capacity of facility. - (a) The facility will satisfy the conditions of the 500-megawatt...
Section 469.409 - Amendment of site certificate to demonstrate compliance with carbon dioxide emissions standard; binding arbitration to resolve disputes. - Note: See note under 469.407.
Section 469.410 - Energy facility site certificate applications filed or under construction prior to July 2, 1975; conditions of site certificate; monitoring programs. - (a) Any transmission lines for which application has been filed...
Section 469.413 - Power generation from fossil fuels; requirements for new and amended site certificates. - (1) Issue a site certificate for a new generating facility...
Section 469.421 - Fees; exemptions; assessment of certain utilities and suppliers; penalty. - (a) Legal expenses; (b) Expenses incurred in processing and evaluating...
Section 469.424 - Energy resource suppliers; notice regarding comments in proceedings; rules. - (2)(a) If the State Department of Energy submits comments or...
Section 469.426 - Advisory group; energy resource suppliers. - (2) The advisory work group shall review and make recommendations...
Section 469.430 - Site inspections; compliance reviews. - (a) Inspect, or direct the State Department of Energy to...
Section 469.440 - Grounds for revocation or suspension of certificates. - (1) For failure to comply with the terms or conditions...
Section 469.441 - Justification of fees charged; judicial review. - (2) If a dispute arises regarding the necessity or reasonableness...
Section 469.442 - Procedure prior to construction of transmission line in excess of 230,000 volts; review committee. - (a) Give public notice of the proposed action at least...
Section 469.450 - Energy Facility Siting Council; appointment; confirmation; term; restrictions. - (2) The term of office of each member is four...
Section 469.460 - Officers; meetings; compensation and expenses. - (2) Council members shall be entitled to compensation and expenses...
Section 469.470 - Powers and duties; rules. - (1) Conduct and prepare, independently or in cooperation with others,...
Section 469.480 - Local government advisory group; special advisory groups; compensation and expenses; Electric and Magnetic Field Committee; rules. - (2) In addition to advisory groups required by subsection (1)...
Section 469.501 - Energy facility siting, construction, operation and retirement standards; exemptions; rules. - (a) The organizational, managerial and technical expertise of the applicant...
Section 469.503 - Requirements for approval of energy facility site certificate; carbon dioxide emissions standard; offset funds; use of offset funds by qualifying organization; rules. - (1) The facility complies with the applicable standards adopted by...
Section 469.504 - Facility compliance with statewide planning goals; exception; amendment of local plan and land use regulations; conflicts; technical assistance; rules. - (a) The facility has received local land use approval under...
Section 469.505 - Consultation with other agencies. - (2) Before resolving any conflicting conditions in site certificates or...
Section 469.507 - Monitoring environmental and ecological effects of construction and operation of energy facilities. - (2) The site certificate holder shall perform the testing and...
Section 469.520 - Cooperation of state governmental bodies; adoption of rules by state agencies on energy facility development. - (2) Each state agency proposing to adopt, amend or rescind...
Section 469.525 - Prohibitions on radioactive waste disposal, arrangements for disposal, transportation for disposal and disposal facilities; exceptions; rules. - (a) Wastes generated before June 1, 1981, through industrial or...
Section 469.533 - State Department of Energy rules for health protection and evacuation procedures in nuclear emergency. - Note: The amendments to 469.533 by section 88a, chapter 539,...
Section 469.535 - Governor may assume control of emergency operations during nuclear accident or catastrophe. - (1) Assume complete control of all emergency operations in the...
Section 469.540 - Reductions or curtailment of operations for violation of safety standards; notice; time period for repairs; transport and disposal of radioactive materials. - (2) An order of reduction or curtailment shall be entered...
Section 469.550 - Order for halt of plant operations or activities with radioactive material; notice. - (2) Whenever, in the judgment of the director based upon...
Section 469.553 - Active uranium mill or mill tailings disposal facility site certification required; procedure for review; fees. - (2) The Energy Facility Siting Council shall review an application...
Section 469.559 - Cooperative agreements authorized between council and federal officials and agencies; rules; powers of Governor; exception for inactive or abandoned site. - (2) The Energy Facility Siting Council and the State Department...
Section 469.560 - Records; public inspection; confidential information. - (2) Any information, other than that relating to the public...
Section 469.561 - Property insurance required; exceptions; filing of policy. - (2) Insurance required under this section does not apply to:...
Section 469.562 - Eligible insurers. - (2) An insurer providing property insurance required under ORS 469.561...
Section 469.564 - Records or information for enforcement; correction of violation; determination of compliance; costs. - (2) The director or the council may require a person...
Section 469.566 - Legislative findings. - (a) Consider the unique features of Oregon and the needs...
Section 469.568 - Construction of ORS 469.566 to 469.583. - Note: See note under 469.566.
Section 469.569 - Definitions for ORS 469.566 to 469.583. - (1) "Board" means the Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board. (2) "High-level...
Section 469.571 - Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board; members; appointment. - (1) The Director of the State Department of Energy or...
Section 469.572 - Compensation of board members. - (2) Each public member of the board shall receive compensation...
Section 469.573 - Purpose of Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board. - (1) Shall serve as the focal point for all policy...
Section 469.574 - Duties of Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board; coordination with Washington. - (1) Serve as the initial agency in this state to...
Section 469.575 - Duties of chairperson of Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board. - (1) Supervise the day-to-day functions of the board; (2) Hire,...
Section 469.576 - Review of Hanford as site selected for long-term disposal of high-level radioactive waste. - (a) Include a full scientific review of the adequacy of...
Section 469.577 - Lead agency; agreements with federal agencies related to long-term disposal of high-level radioactive waste. - (2) Any agreement or modification to an agreement negotiated by...
Section 469.578 - Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board to implement agreements with federal agencies. - Note: See note under 469.566.
Section 469.579 - Authority to accept moneys; disbursement of funds; rules. - Note: See note under 469.566.
Section 469.581 - Advisory and technical committees. - Note: See note under 469.566.
Section 469.582 - Cooperation with Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board; technical assistance from other state agencies. - Note: See note under 469.566.
Section 469.583 - Rules. - Note: See note under 469.566.
Section 469.584 - Findings. - (1) In order to solve the problem of high-level radioactive...
Section 469.585 - Activities of state related to selection of high-level radioactive waste disposal site. - (1) Suspend the preliminary site selection process for a high-level...
Section 469.586 - Findings. - (1) The maintenance of healthy, unpolluted river systems, airsheds and...
Section 469.587 - Position of State of Oregon related to operation of Hanford Nuclear Reservation. - (1) Declare that the State of Oregon is unalterably opposed...
Section 469.590 - Definitions for ORS 469.590 to 469.595. - (1) "High-level radioactive waste" means spent nuclear fuel or the...
Section 469.594 - Storage of high-level radioactive waste after expiration of license prohibited; continuing responsibility for storage; implementation agreements. - (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a person operating...
Section 469.597 - Election procedure; elector approval required. - (2) A site certificate for a nuclear-fueled thermal power plant...
Section 469.601 - Effect of ORS 469.595 on applications and applicants. - (1) The Energy Facility Siting Council from receiving and processing...
Section 469.605 - Permit to transport required; application; delegation of authority to issue permits; fees; rules. - (2) Such permit shall be issued for a period not...
Section 469.606 - Determination of best and safest route. - (a) The Oregon Department of Transportation, or a designee of...
Section 469.607 - Authority of council; rules. - (a) May fix requirements for notification, record keeping, reporting, packaging...
Section 469.609 - Annual report to state agencies and local governments on shipment of radioactive wastes. - (1) The type and quantity of material transported; (2) Any...
Section 469.611 - Emergency preparedness and response program; radiation emergency response team; training. - (1) The Director of the State Department of Energy shall...
Section 469.613 - Records; inspection; rules. - (2) The director may authorize any employee or agent of...
Section 469.615 - Indemnity for claims against state insurance coverage certification; reimbursement for costs incurred in nuclear incident. - (2) With respect to radioactive materials, the Director of the...
Section 469.617 - Report to legislature; content. - (1) A brief description and compilation of any accidents and...
Section 469.631 - Definitions for ORS 469.631 to 469.645. - (1) "Cash payment" means a payment made by the investor-owned...
Section 469.633 - Investor-owned utility program. - (1) Makes available to all residential customers of the utility...
Section 469.634 - Contributions for urban and community forest activities by customers of investor-owned utilities; rules; uses. - (2) The utility shall pay to the State Forester the...
Section 469.635 - Alternative program of investor-owned utilities. - (2) An investor-owned utility shall offer a dwelling owner a...
Section 469.636 - Additional financing program by investor-owned utility for rental dwelling. - (1) Offering low-interest loans to fund the entire cost of...
Section 469.639 - Billing for energy conservation measures. - (2) The commission shall allow an investor-owned utility to charge...
Section 469.641 - Conditions for cash payments to dwelling owner by investor-owned utility. - (1) The measures were provided in the dwelling on or...
Section 469.643 - Formula for customer charges; rules. - (1) The cost to the investor-owned utility of the services...
Section 469.649 - Definitions for ORS 469.649 to 469.659. - (1) "Cash payment" means a payment made by the publicly...
Section 469.651 - Publicly owned utility program. - (1) Makes available to all residential customers of the utility...
Section 469.652 - Contributions for urban and community forest activities by customers of publicly owned utilities; rules; uses. - (2) The utility shall pay to the State Forester the...
Section 469.653 - Alternative program of publicly owned utility. - (2) A publicly owned utility shall offer a dwelling owner...
Section 469.657 - Conditions for cash payments to dwelling owner by publicly owned utility. - (1) The measures were provided in the dwelling on or...
Section 469.700 - Energy efficiency ratings; public information; "single family residence" defined. - (2) The rating system shall provide a single numerical value...
Section 469.703 - Home energy performance score system; home energy assessors; reports; database; rules. - (a) "Home energy assessor" has the meaning given that term...
Section 469.710 - Definitions for ORS 469.710 to 469.720. - (1) "Annual rate" means the yearly interest rate specified on...
Section 469.715 - Low interest loans for cost-effective energy conservation; rate. - (2) The annual rate shall not exceed six and one-half...
Section 469.717 - When installation to be completed. - (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section,...
Section 469.720 - Energy audit required; permission to inspect required; owner not to receive other incentives. - (a) The dwelling owner, customer or resident has first requested...
Section 469.735 - Definitions for ORS 469.730 to 469.745. - (1) "Department" means the Department of Consumer and Business Services....
Section 469.740 - Rules establishing energy conservation standards for public buildings; bases. - (1) The climatic conditions of the areas in which particular...
Section 469.750 - State purchase of alternative fuels. - (2) As used in this section: (a) "Alternative fuels" includes...
Section 469.752 - Definitions for ORS 469.752 to 469.756. - (1) "Project" means a state agency’s improvement of the efficiency...
Section 469.754 - Authority of state agencies to establish projects; use of savings; rules. - (2)(a) For as long as a project established under ORS...
Section 469.756 - Rules; technical assistance; evaluations. - Note: See note under 469.752.
Section 469.805 - State members of council; confirmation; qualifications. - (2) In making the appointments under subsection (1) of this...
Section 469.810 - Conflicts of interest prohibited. - (2) A council member or a member of the council...
Section 469.815 - Status of members; duties; attendance at public meetings; technical assistance. - (2) If public meetings are held in the State of...
Section 469.820 - Term; reappointment; vacancy. - (2) A council member is eligible for reappointment, subject to...
Section 469.825 - Prohibited activities of members. - (2) A person who has been a council member shall...
Section 469.830 - Removal of members; grounds; procedure. - (2) The Governor shall remove a council member for the...
Section 469.835 - Salary of members; staff. - (2) Each council member is entitled to appoint one secretarial...
Section 469.840 - Northwest Regional Power and Conservation Account; uses. - (2) The account created by subsection (1) of this section...
Section 469.860 - Definitions for ORS 469.860 to 469.900. - (a) "Commercial building" means a public building as defined in...
Section 469.863 - Gas utility to adopt commercial energy audit program; rules. - (2) Within 180 days after the effective date of the...
Section 469.865 - Electric utility to adopt commercial energy conservation services program. - (a) Make information about energy conservation available to any commercial...
Section 469.885 - Publicly owned utility to adopt commercial energy audit program; fee. - (a) Make information about energy conservation available to any commercial...
Section 469.890 - Publicly owned utility to adopt commercial energy conservation program; fees; rules. - (a) Make information about energy conservation available to all commercial...
Section 469.895 - Application of ORS 469.890 to 469.900 to publicly owned utility. - (2) ORS 469.890 and 469.900 (3) and this section shall...
Section 469.900 - Duty of commission to avoid conflict with federal requirements. - (2) The commission shall insure that each gas utility’s commercial...
Section 469.930 - Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management. - ______________________________________________________________________________ ARTICLE I Policy and Purpose The party states recognize...
Section 469.950 - Authority to enter into interstate cooperative agreements to control power costs and rates; Bonneville Power Administration. - (1) Federal attempts to increase arbitrarily the interest rates on...
Section 469.990 - Penalties. - (2)(a) Willful disclosure of confidential information in violation of ORS...
Section 469.992 - Civil penalties. - (2) Subject to ORS 153.022, violation of an order entered...