HB 3022 halt DEQ rulemaking

This bill prohibits the Oregon DEQ from adopting or enforcing rules or standards related to motor vehicle fuels or emissions unless authorized by the Legislative Assembly. Oregon’s Environmental Quality Commission recently adopted rules which will require all new cars sold in Oregon to be zero-emission vehicles by 2035.  This rule making exceeds the authority of an administrative agency. This is…

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DEQ Clean Fuels Program Expansion Rulemaking

DEQ invites public input on proposed permanent rule amendments and new Oregon Administrative Rules. The policy objective of the Clean Fuels Program Expansion 2022 Rulemaking is to expand the program’s carbon intensity reduction requirements beyond the currently adopted 10 percent reduction in average carbon intensity by 2025. The  new long-term targets will create certainty for investment in and deployment of…

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