SB 1547 B Ceases Electric Utilities From Acquiring Electricity From Coal-Fired Plants

VOTE:NO
Passed
 
SUMMARY: Directs PUC to develop renewable standards eliminating coal and increase renewable power to double that required by the Oregon Renewable Portfolio Standards.

PERSONAL CHOICE: Utilities can usually pass prudently incurred costs to ratepayers limiting them to a 10% profit. This bill has significant incentives to build solar and wind powered generation capacity without the prudent cost standard and removes approval of PUC allowing the pass-through of costs to their ratepayers plus their allowable profit margin.

The bill would force consumer owned utilities, like public utility districts and municipal utility districts, to pay enormous new costs in the event that they took a single ratepayer from a utility holding rate payers hostage and dooming utility districts.

It also encourages electric companies to build charging locations for vehicles, including trains and boats, and recovering the costs from ratepayers without input or recourse from the ratepayers, then donating the facilities to the owners of the properties they are located on when the facilities are fully depreciated. 

FREE MARKET: Investment-owned Utilities propose this bill to counter Initiative Petition 63.

FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY: Bill reverses the energy production tax credit, the most common is the federal credit of two cents per kilowatt hour. The bill allows utilities to shift the cost to ratepayers.Utilities are a monopoly with our protection from PUC. This bill removes our protection and gives free reign to the monopolies making it expensive for customers.

LIMITED GOVERNMENT: PUC indicates it eliminates their ability to maintain control of a reliability power grid that is unstable from intermittent wind and solar resources.

Fails to reduce overall greenhouse gas emission even though it serves to help meet goals. Facts show that complete depopulation of Oregon would not result in a measurable change in global greenhouse gas emissions.

The coal-fired plant in Boardman, Oregon, is already scheduled to close.

The bill also negates other decisions that PUC made through extensive public processes. This bill takes away the public’s voice.

Oregonian article: http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/02/state_utility_regulators_were.html

Comments

  1. Favicon image John Crider says:

    You should be clear that this page is stating opinion, not fact.

    1) This bill does not in any way alter the prudence standard. The PUC maintains full authority to find a utility’s investment prudent or not. If deemed imprudent, the utility cannot collect the cost through rates. There is no lessening of the burden on the utilty to prove least-cost and least-risk, and just because a company purchases a wind plant to satisfy the RPS it is not guaranteed cost recovery. Prudence must still be proved.

    2) This bill does NOT take away the Production tax credits. It moves the cost recovery from base rates to power cost, but 100% of the PTC is still passed on to customers.

    3) The PUC is not the agency responsibility for reliability – this is NERC. The PUC expects the utility to maintain reliability standards set by NERC and allows cost recovery for actions that do so.

    The important critique of the bill – which is missing on this page – is that the mandated levels of renewable generation will result in $2 billion of wind and solar plant development that *might not be needed* if the oversupply from California and Washington can be purchased on the market (for next to nothing since wind energy is “free”). If you want to oppose the bill, that is the strongest argument.

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HB 4146C Increases Lodging Tax

VOTE:NO
Passed
Status of bill:https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2016R1/Measures/Overview/HB4146
 
This bill increases state transient lodging tax rate to 1.8% from the current 1%. Amendment C will reduce the tax to 1.5% on July 1, 2020. It requires Oregon Tourism Commission to spend 20% on regional cooperative tourism program, up from 15% and reduces funds for state tourism programs from 80 to 65% requiring that 10% be used for a competitive grant program that help develop and improve the economies of communities. Includes a work group to best spend the tax, making the tax unjustified.


Personal Choice
This is a tax that will hit low income families the most as they are more limited to vacation within the state. At nearly double the tax, it results in less choices for them.
Fiscal Responsiblity
This is a tax anticipated to cost $33,412,500 for 2015-17. Of that amount, Revenue retains 2% or $668,250 for administrative functions with the remainder of $32,744,250 distributed to the Commission. There is a point when increases only means more waste and bureaucracy and doesn’t increase the return. Requires commission to consider demonstrated return on investment, geographic equity and community support in funding state tourism programs and awarding competitive grants
Limited Government
The measure includes a work group lead by the Legislative Revenue Office to study polices related to the distribution of revenue for the regional cooperative tourism program. A study should take place first to justify the increase. The only specific need for the increase is to fund the 2021 World Outdoor Championships, which only needs a portion of the increase and is a one-time event meaning the amount of the increase is not justified.
Local Control
The increase will reduce the small leeway that local communities have to address their own tourism needs. State, county and city taxes can cumulatively impact a visitor's decision.
Free Markets
Our neighbors to the north and south have zero lodging tax. Increasing our rate may cause tourist to travel through our state but not stop for night. It will make Portland less competitive for meetings and conventions with comparable markets in Seattle, and San Francisco

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HB 4004 Removes Jason Lee statue from DC

2/24/2016
VOTE: NO
Died In Committee

Status (overview) of bill: https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2016R1/Measures/Overview/HB4004

HB 4004 has passed the committee and is awaiting transfer to the House Desk.

Please contact your Legislators both House and Senate, as bills are moving very fast through committees and to a floor vote.

A NO vote is asked to allow for more public testimony on the removal of Statues at the National Statuary Hall, as the process needs to be in a Legislative session that allows for more announcement  and time to interact, not a short session. What exactly is the Emergency that will not allow any opposition by opponents?

HB 4004 Directs Legislative Administrator to use National Statuary Hall Replacement Fund moneys to commission statues of Chief Joseph and Mark Odom Hatfield to be placed on display in National Statuary Hall in United States Capitol.
Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Removes two Oregon Founding Fathers, Jason Lee and John McLoughlin who were chosen by a lengthy process of Public Testimony throughout Oregon, this is the fourth attempt to remove and replace the statues by legislative action, the previous bills have died in committee.

“Jason Lee was Oregon’s most heroic figure” Hon Ben Olcott, Governor of Oregon Adress.pdf
Salem Online History

John McLoughin  known as the “Father of Oregon” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McLoughlin

Chief Joseph was a Nez Perce chief who, in 1877, faced with settlement by whites of tribal lands in Oregon, led his followers in a dramatic effort to escape to Canada.  BIO online

Mark Hatfield was a career politician, served in both Oregon Legislative Assembly. houses of the He won election to the  Oregon Secretary of State’s office at the age of 34 and two years later was elected as the 29th Governor of Oregon. He was the youngest person to ever serve in either of those offices, and served two terms as governor before election to the United States Senate. In the Senate he served for 30 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Hatfield

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HB 4012 Dam removal monitoring projects and funding

2/22/2016
VOTE: NO
Died In Committee
HB 4012 has been gut and stuffed.

HB4012 would authorize the issuance of lottery bonds to finance water quality monitoring projects related to removal of dams and establish Water Quality Monitoring Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board.

Personal Choice and Responsibility

Clearly this amended bill coincides with the Press release from Governor Brown’s office that an Agreement in Principle (AIP) has been reached between the States of Oregon and California, PacifiCorp and the federal government to move forward with amending the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement (KHSA). The KHSA requires the demolition of the four PacifiCorp-owned dams on the Klamath River.
The removal of the Dams does not have the support of local communities, is controversial at least as the environmental damage from toxic contaminants stored can require an expensive cleanup.Also the loss of water storage may prove to be detrimental when there are drought conditions.

Fiscal Responsibility

ORS 757.732 (Definitions for ORS 757.732 to 757.744) to 757.744 (Disclaimers) do not authorize the expenditure of any public moneys for removal of Klamath River dams.

SB1580 was introduced that would cut off collection of the Public Purpose charge on our electric bills for blowing the dams.

Limited Government

The current KHSA proposal to destroy the four hydroelectric dams clearly requires the consent of the United States Congress before the process can even begin. For the past five years, the proposal has failed to even reach a floor vote in either Congressional chamber.Congress failed to act by the Dec.31 deadline, the need for imposing the surcharge on ratepayers no longer existed.

Local Control

This bill is an outright over reach of the administrative authority to bypass Congress approval to destroy the Klamath Dams.

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HB 4073A adds secular organizations to solemnize marriages

VOTE:NO
Died In Committee
 
This bill adds secular organizations to list of persons and entities authorized to solemnize marriages.


Personal Choice
In 2012 the U.K. Forced Marriage Unit reported 1,485 cases of forced marriage. The AHA Foundation, an advocacy organization founded by vocal women’s rights defenders, helped 54 victims in 2013 out of forced marriages. Why make Oregon a spawning ground for these abuses by allowing individuals not subject to an oath to perform ceremonies?
 

Limited Government
Those listed in statute authorized to solemnize a marriage are those that have taken an oath by their very position to be ethical and trustworthy and accountable to the public. This bill adds individuals that aren’t under an oath of trustworthiness nor committed to the public interest. Without this oath, we are opening up a sacred ceremony to abuses. Forced marriages happen, but currently most of them happen when the girl is shipped out of the United States.

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HB 4127 Redefines marriage

VOTE:NO
Passed

This bill makes changes to statutes adding gender neutral language regarding marriage. Redefines "marriage" as between two individuals legally recognized under the laws of this state.


Personal Choice
The State Constitution is "The People's" voice. This bill bends the voice of the people until it is in direct opposition to the constitution.
 

Limited Government
The definition of marriage in this bill alters the definition in the Oregon Constitution. The Oregon Constitution still states that marriage is between one man and one woman. It is not within the power of the legislature to change the constitution or make laws contrary to the constitution. Marriage is not a business of the state, but the state has used it for it's means. The state is violating the separation of church and state by using the Biblical marriage as a reference for taxation and benefits. There is still litigation as to the application of the Supreme Court decision being applied outside of the Sixth Circuit District. That litigation contends "that the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals “recently ruled that Obergefell did not directly invalidate the marriage laws of states under its jurisdiction.” 

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HB 4011A Reclassifies OR State Hospital employees as police

VOTE:NO
Died In committee
 
This bill as amended provides that employees of Oregon State Hospital qualify as police officers under Public Employees Retirement System. Declares emergency


Personal Choice
Increases taxpayer's burden by 20% for Oregon State Hospital employees to support PERS and give added benefits. Periodically, the number add to the police classification grows and is up to 16,000 P&F employees who have yet to retire (7.4% of total PERS employees).
Fiscal Responsiblity
Employees classified as P&F under PERS statutes can retire at an earlier age and have a 20% higher benefit factor used in calculating their retirement benefits. This bill reclassifies employees of the Oregon State Hospital as “police officers” under PERS statutes over a four year period. PERS is in an emergency deficit and this bill will add to the burden of taxpayer bailout. The hospital employees are compensated for the amount of risk of their job, so adding higher benefit factors will double compensate them at taxpayers expense.
Limited Government
In the first phase, the P&F benefits will apply to those prohibited from striking under ORS 243.726 or employed as registered nurses or licensed practical nurses. The second phase adds physicians licensed under ORS chapter 677 or employees who are required to be in areas populated by patients to perform the primary functions of their job. The final phase adds in all employees of the hospital.
Free Markets
Allowing doctors and nurses to retire early will drain the general pool of doctors and nurses, which are already in short demand.

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SB 1582 Fast Track Housing Program for affordable housing

VOTE: NO
Passed
 
Status (overview) of bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2016R1/Measures/Overview/SB1582

SUMMARY: This bill as amended creates the Local Innovation and Fast Track Housing Program (LIFT) to allow housing to be purchased or rented with state assistance making available needed housing for low-income households. Declares emergency.

Personal Choice
Increases available housing for low-income households at a large cost to taxpayers.

Fiscal Responsiblity
Authorizes the state to purchase and rent state-owned affordable housing for low-income households. Authorizes General Fund appropriation from proceeds of Article XI-Q bonds, backed by taxpayers.

An undeclosed high price tag to taxpayers that does nothing to provide jobs for the unemployed that are homeless. Oregon made headlines for 2014-15 as one of three states that declared homeless to have reached a state of emergency in their cities. Oregon’s homeless rose 8.7% in 2015, the third highest increase in the nation. This program does nothing to help the real problem that 55.9% of homeless have no shelter.

Limited Government
Sets limits on state’s legal interests in qualified property. The idea of communizing low income people in state housing is a page out of Agenda 21 (now 2030). We have our state government promoting economic segregation that will also filter down to the school. The New York Times reports that research shows middle-class schools are 22 times more likely to be high performing than high-poverty schools in segregated areas.

Housing will be available to low income individuals or families that have incomes below 60 percent of the average income in that area. Oregon’s average income from the 2013 US Census by county would mean if any of the minimum wage bills pass that only half the counties would have a qualifying low income population.

Local Control
The program has no restrictions on land purchases or local approval.
Free Markets
Allows state to interfere with the free market and own or operate qualified properties. The state should never use taxpayer funds to compete with the private sector. It interferes with the growth of the economy.

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SB 1510B TriMet Taxes

VOTE:NO
Died in Committee
 
TriMet is a State Municipal Corporation whose Board is appointed by the Governor. Now, SB 1510B has been amended to allow TriMet to tax citizens in its transit district to raise funds by revenue bonds, without representation of those being taxed, possibly to build the Columbia River Crossing.

Personal Choice:  TriMet has the authority to impose an excise tax on certain employers' gross payrolls by ordinance. Another bill currently being considered by the Legislature, SB 1521, would extend that authority to include an excise tax on the employees of the same companies. In short, as amended, this bill, together with SB 1521, will give TriMet everything it needs to self-fund the Columbia River Crossing without the consent of taxpayers.

Limited Government:  The original bill has been heavily modified by Amendment A, which removed all reference to Hwy 35 and the Hood River Bridge. Section 1 now changes maximum weight limitations of ORS 818 to allow a vehicle to exceed the limitation by up to 2,000 pounds if the vehicle uses natural gas as its fuel source. Section 2 of the bill now amends ORS 267.300 to allow new transit district revenue sources and new expenditures for those revenues.

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HB 4037 Directs Oregon Business Development Department to establish incentivize solar energy program.

VOTE:NO
Passed
This bill directs Oregon Business Development Department to establish program to incentivize solar energy. Establishes Solar Incentivization Fund for purposes of program. Sunsets 1/2/2023. Declares an emergency.

Free Markets: Bill creates a program that will incentivize generating electricity from solar energy, an effort that incentivizes an agenda rather than following a free market policy. Qualified facilities can be investor-owned or publicly-owned and must be located in Oregon, have a nameplate capacity of at least 2 megawatts but not more than 10 megawatts, be connected to the electrical system of a utility and must have a meter that monitors and measures the quantity of electricity generated. Once accepted into the program, the department will make monthly payments to the enrollee for 5 years. The rate will be ½ cent per kilowatt of electricity generated. (This rate would amount to $10 at 2Mwt and $50 at 10MWt.) Enrollment of new applicants will close on the date that the total nameplate capacity of all enrolled fields reaches 150MWt or 1/2/23.

Fiscal Responsibility:   With a capacity of 150MWt being generated by all enrollees, the payout will be $18,250 per year.  The bill establishes a Solar Incentivization Fund but does not allocate money to the fund.  It does allow the department to accept grants, donations or gifts of money for deposit in the fund

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