Oregon Senate Bill 969

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 4 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-04 - Referred to Energy and Environment.
Pending: Senate Energy and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Removes EFSC power over a project that makes clean power or is a power line, is only on U.S. lands and is reviewed under NEPA. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.0). Prohibits the Energy Facility Siting Council from exercising jurisdiction over an energy facility that is a renewable energy facility or transmission line, is sited wholly within federal lands and is subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act. Requires the person seeking federal approval for the facility to meet certain requirements.

Relating to the permitting of energy facilities.

Sen. David Smith [R]

Sen. Anthony Broadman [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-04	Senate	Referred to Energy and Environment.
2025-02-04	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB969
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB969/Introduced
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/85603