HB 4080 Offshore wind energy construction standards

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Donna | 4 Comments

This bill creates a state policy on offshore wind energy. Tells the state agency on energy to make a road map on standards for offshore wind energy. Makes a person involved in an offshore wind energy or port project to meet certain labor and supply chain standards. Tells the state agency on land use to conduct, or support, federal reviews of…

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Governor Announces Historic Timber Agreement: Proposed changes to Forest Practices Act to be brought before Legislature

Posted on October 31, 2021 by BJ | 0 Comments

(Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown today (10-30-21) announced that nearly ten months of negotiations between private forestry representatives, small forestland owners, conservation leaders, and fishing organizations has resulted in a historic proposal for new protections for sensitive species on over 10 million acres of forestland in Oregon. The proposal seeks to meet the federal standards for a statewide Habitat…

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