2007 Oregon Legislative session

The 2007 Oregon Legislative session was overall very successful for environmental advocates. Landmark clean energy and toxics legislation was passed. The following are several of the bills the Oregon Chapter Sierra Club worked on during the session.

Name		Bill	Issue	Status	Our Position
Toxic Mixing Zones - Pollution Prevention and Reduction		SB 737	Water	6/28/07 - Signed into law by Governor Kulongoski	support
	action needed on SB 737: Find out more.
Renewable Energy Standard		SB 838	Energy	6/6/07 - SB 838 signed into law by Governor Kulongoski!	support
	action needed on SB 838: Find out more.
Clean Air Agriculture Exemption		SB 235	Agriculture	6/28/07 - Watered down version passed both houses, losing Sierra Club support	monitor
	action needed on SB 235: Find out more.
Wildlife - Cougar Hunting		HB2971	Wildlife	6/27/07 - signed into law by the Governor	oppose
	action needed on HB2971: Find out more.
Biofuels		HB 2210	Energy	7/3/07 - signed into law by Governor Kulongoski	monitor
	action needed on HB 2210: Find out more.
Raid on the Public Purpose Charge for Energy Conservation		SB 994	Energy	8/10/07 - Governor Kulongoski vetoed the provision to spend $4.5 million in 'public purpose charge' energy conservation and efficiency money to help pay off a loan at OMSI.	oppose
	action needed on SB 994: Find out more.
Wolf plan		HB 2295	Wildlife	5/1/07 - this bill died at the end of April without passing out of committee	oppose
	action needed on HB 2295: Find out more.
Mandatory Fluoridation		HB 3099 & SB 33	Water	6/25/07 - Died in Ways and Means committee	oppose
	action needed on HB 3099 & SB 33: Find out more.
Measure 37 Time Out		SB 505	Land Use	4/30/07 - This bill stalled and a bill providing a 1 year extension on processing Measure 37 claims, HB 3546, passed instead	support
	action needed on SB 505: Find out more.
Tillamook Logging Bill		HB 2975	Forests	Governor Ted Kulongoski threatened a veto of this bill and no vote in committee was held before April 30, so it died for the session	oppose
	action needed on HB 2975: Find out more.
Toxic Mixing Zones - Right to Know		SB 317	Water	4/30/07 - This bill received no hearing in the Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee, effectively killing it for the session	support
	action needed on SB 317: No further action needed. SB 317 died when a hearing was not scheduled before April 30. Find out more.

2007 Oregon Legislative session

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