Kulongoski gets bill introducted to ban aftermarket parts in Oregon
02-06-2009, 11:47 AM
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Kulongoski gets bill introducted to ban aftermarket parts in Oregon
<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/06/oregon-introduces-bill-to-ban-aftermarket-car-parts/">LINK HERE</a> [autoblog.com]
First it was the mileage tax, now this. I can't believe I voted for this nutbag. Kulongoski has got to be stopped.
Please write whatever letters, call whoever you have to.
First it was the mileage tax, now this. I can't believe I voted for this nutbag. Kulongoski has got to be stopped.
Please write whatever letters, call whoever you have to.
02-06-2009, 12:42 PM
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TEXT OF BILL
75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
NOTE: Matter within { + braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within { - braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
{ + braces and plus signs + } .
LC 605
House Bill 2186
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
Presession filed (at the request of Governor Theodore R.
Kulongoski for Department of Environmental Quality)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
Authorizes Environmental Quality Commission to adopt rules to
help state to achieve greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals.
Specifies rules that commission may adopt.
Declares emergency, effective on passage.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to greenhouse gas emissions; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + Sections 2 and 3 of this 2009 Act are added to
and made a part of ORS chapter 468A. + }
SECTION 2. { + As used in section 3 of this 2009 Act:
(1) 'Greenhouse gas' has the meaning given that term in ORS
468A.210.
(2) 'Heavy-duty truck' has the meaning given that term in ORS
468A.795.
(3) 'Medium-duty truck' has the meaning given that term in ORS
468A.795.
(4) 'Motor vehicle' has the meaning given that term in ORS
825.005. + }
SECTION 3. { + (1) The Environmental Quality Commission may
adopt by rule the following to help this state achieve the
greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals specified in ORS
468A.205:
(a) Low carbon fuel standards for fuel that is used for
transportation;
(b) Restrictions and prohibitions on the use of substances that
contain, release or cause to be released greenhouse gases, if
alternatives are available;
(c) Requirements to maintain or retrofit medium-duty and
heavy-duty trucks in order to reduce aerodynamic drag and
otherwise reduce greenhouse gas emissions from those trucks;
(d) Restrictions and prohibitions on the sale and distribution
of after-market motor vehicle parts, including but not limited to
tires, if alternatives are available that decrease greenhouse gas
emissions from motor vehicles;
(e) Requirements for motor vehicle service providers to check
and inflate tire pressure according to manufacturer recommended
specifications; and
(f) Restrictions on engine use by parked commercial vehicles,
including but not limited to medium-duty trucks and heavy-duty
trucks, and by commercial ships while at port, and requirements
that truck stops and ports provide alternatives to engine use
such as electric power.
(2) In adopting rules under this section, the commission:
(a) Shall consider safety, feasibility and cost-effectiveness;
and
(b) May differentiate between different areas of the state,
different greenhouse gases and different categories of
substances, fuels, motor vehicles or other equipment or
activities that contribute directly or indirectly to greenhouse
gas emissions. + }
SECTION 4. { + This 2009 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2009 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
NOTE: Matter within { + braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within { - braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
{ + braces and plus signs + } .
LC 605
House Bill 2186
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
Presession filed (at the request of Governor Theodore R.
Kulongoski for Department of Environmental Quality)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
Authorizes Environmental Quality Commission to adopt rules to
help state to achieve greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals.
Specifies rules that commission may adopt.
Declares emergency, effective on passage.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to greenhouse gas emissions; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + Sections 2 and 3 of this 2009 Act are added to
and made a part of ORS chapter 468A. + }
SECTION 2. { + As used in section 3 of this 2009 Act:
(1) 'Greenhouse gas' has the meaning given that term in ORS
468A.210.
(2) 'Heavy-duty truck' has the meaning given that term in ORS
468A.795.
(3) 'Medium-duty truck' has the meaning given that term in ORS
468A.795.
(4) 'Motor vehicle' has the meaning given that term in ORS
825.005. + }
SECTION 3. { + (1) The Environmental Quality Commission may
adopt by rule the following to help this state achieve the
greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals specified in ORS
468A.205:
(a) Low carbon fuel standards for fuel that is used for
transportation;
(b) Restrictions and prohibitions on the use of substances that
contain, release or cause to be released greenhouse gases, if
alternatives are available;
(c) Requirements to maintain or retrofit medium-duty and
heavy-duty trucks in order to reduce aerodynamic drag and
otherwise reduce greenhouse gas emissions from those trucks;
(d) Restrictions and prohibitions on the sale and distribution
of after-market motor vehicle parts, including but not limited to
tires, if alternatives are available that decrease greenhouse gas
emissions from motor vehicles;
(e) Requirements for motor vehicle service providers to check
and inflate tire pressure according to manufacturer recommended
specifications; and
(f) Restrictions on engine use by parked commercial vehicles,
including but not limited to medium-duty trucks and heavy-duty
trucks, and by commercial ships while at port, and requirements
that truck stops and ports provide alternatives to engine use
such as electric power.
(2) In adopting rules under this section, the commission:
(a) Shall consider safety, feasibility and cost-effectiveness;
and
(b) May differentiate between different areas of the state,
different greenhouse gases and different categories of
substances, fuels, motor vehicles or other equipment or
activities that contribute directly or indirectly to greenhouse
gas emissions. + }
SECTION 4. { + This 2009 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2009 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
