February 12, 2018
Oregon
Progressive Party
Position on Bill at 2018
Session of Oregon Legislature:
HB
4002: Support
Dear
Committee:
The Oregon Progressive Party supports this bill, which:
- Specifies that fee schedules
required in ORS 468.025(2) include a fee that is reasonably calculated
to cover the direct and indirect costs of the Department of
Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Environmental Quality Commission
(Commission) to develop and implement a program and rules to reduce
public health risks of toxic air contaminants from industrial and
commercial sources.
- Requires fee to apply to any class
of air contamination source required to obtain a permit under state air
quality laws or subject to federal operating permit program and that
fee be in addition to, not in lieu of, other air quality fees.
- Directs Commission to consider
total fees for each air contamination source class before establishing
fees.
- Requires fees be collected as part
of fee for other permits.
- Requires any rule provisions
related to late payments to be applied to fees authorized in this Act
in same manner as other permit for late payment of specified fees.
- Authorizes DEQ to refuse to issue,
suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew other specified air quality permits
for late payment of fees authorized in this Act.
We support it
for the reasons set forth in the attached report by several
organizations.
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Oregon Progressive Party
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Daniel Meek
authorized legal representative
dan@meek.net
503-293-9021 |
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