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Oregon Incentives and Laws for Other

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Laws and Regulations

State Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Reduction Strategy

As directed by the legislature, the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) set targets for six individual metropolitan areas to reduce GHG emissions from light-duty vehicles. The targets are intended to help meet the state's goal of reducing GHG emissions to 75% below 1990 levels by 2050 and provide guidance to local governments on how to reduce GHG emissions. In the Portland metropolitan area, land use and transportation scenario planning to meet these targets is required. These activities are encouraged in the other areas.

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and DLCD were also directed to:
  • Develop and adopt a Statewide Transportation Strategy;
  • Develop a toolkit to assist local governments and metropolitan planning organizations in reducing GHGs from motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds (lbs.) or less;
  • Educate the public about the need to reduce GHG emissions from motor vehicles and the related costs and benefits; and
  • Report progress and recommendations to the state legislature.

(Reference Senate Bill 1059, 2010)

Establishment Low Carbon Transportation Fuel Standards

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) developed a proposed low carbon fuel standard for all transportation fuels, including a lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standard for the production, storage, transportation and combustion of fuels. DEQ will conduct a formal rulemaking process to seek review and comments in 2011. The proposed standards aim to reduce average GHG emissions per unit of fuel energy by 10% below 2012 levels by 2022. For more information, see the DEQ Low Carbon Fuel Standard website. (Reference House Bill 2186, 2009)

Biofuels Program Impact Studies

The Oregon Department of Energy (Department) must conduct periodic impact studies related to the biofuels industry in the state. These studies should evaluate such criteria as: jobs created; current and projected feedstock availability; amount of biofuels blends produced and consumed in the state; cost comparison of biofuels blends and petroleum fuel; environmental impacts; and the extent to which Oregon producers import biofuels or biofuels feedstocks from outside the state. The Department issued the first Biofuels Impact Study in 2010 and will conduct a study every two years through January 1, 2025. (Reference Oregon Revised Statutes 469.785)

Regional Climate Change Initiative

Governors of Oregon, Washington, and California approved a series of recommendations for action to combat global warming, as detailed in the West Coast Governors' Global Warming Initiative. Each state must act individually and regionally to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs). The initiative includes adopting standards to reduce GHG emissions from vehicles by expanding markets for efficiency, renewable energy and alternative fuels, including creating a working group on developing hydrogen fuel. Building upon this commitment, Oregon joined other western states and several Canadian provinces and signed an agreement establishing the Western Climate Initiative, a joint effort to reduce GHG emissions and address climate change.