Bill Text: OR HB2694 | 2013 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to energy resources in Oregon's territorial sea; and declaring an emergency.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-22 - Chapter 208, (2013 Laws): Effective date May 22, 2013. [HB2694 Detail]
Download: Oregon-2013-HB2694-Enrolled.html
77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session Enrolled House Bill 2694 Sponsored by Representative BOONE; Representative GOMBERG CHAPTER ................ AN ACT Relating to energy resources in Oregon's territorial sea; and declaring an emergency. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. { + Any person authorized by a public body, as defined in ORS 174.109, to develop energy resources in Oregon's territorial sea, shall share any geological and geophysical data, including bathymetry, backscatter, seismic reflection and sample data, generated by the person regarding Oregon's territorial sea floor with the Oregon territorial sea mapping project at Oregon State University. + } SECTION 2. { + (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, section 1 of this 2013 Act becomes operative on January 1, 2014. (2) The Director of the Department of State Lands may adopt rules or take any other action before the operative date specified in subsection (1) of this section that is necessary to implement, on and after the operative date specified in subsection (1) of this section, section 1 of this 2013 Act. + } SECTION 3. { + This 2013 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2013 Act takes effect on its passage. + } ---------- Passed by House March 21, 2013 ............................................................. Ramona J. Line, Chief Clerk of House ............................................................. Tina Kotek, Speaker of House Passed by Senate May 15, 2013 ............................................................. Peter Courtney, President of Senate Enrolled House Bill 2694 (HB 2694-A) Page 1 Received by Governor: ......M.,............., 2013 Approved: ......M.,............., 2013 ............................................................. John Kitzhaber, Governor Filed in Office of Secretary of State: ......M.,............., 2013 ............................................................. Kate Brown, Secretary of State Enrolled House Bill 2694 (HB 2694-A) Page 2