Bill Text: OR HB2694 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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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-Introduced.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

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LC 2102

                         House Bill 2694

Sponsored by Representative BOONE

                             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.

  Requires Department of State Lands to study certain issues
related to development of energy resources in Oregon's
territorial sea.
  Sunsets January 2, 2015.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.

                        A BILL FOR 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.  { + (1) The Department of State Lands shall study
issues related to requiring persons that engage in the
development of energy resources in Oregon's territorial sea to:
  (a) Share any data generated by the person regarding Oregon's
territorial sea floor with the Oregon territorial sea mapping
project at Oregon State University.
  (b) Pay a fee that will be used to pay the costs of the Oregon
territorial sea mapping project at Oregon State University, in
order to assist in the development of energy resources in
Oregon's territorial sea.
  (2) The Director of the Department of State Lands shall report
the results of the study, and include recommendations for
legislation, to the interim committees of the Legislative
Assembly related to environment and natural resources on or
before November 1, 2013. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + Section 1 of this 2013 Act is repealed on
January 2, 2015. + }
  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. + }
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