Or. Admin. Code § 340-253-0000 - Overview
(1) Context. The
Oregon Legislature has found that climate change poses a serious threat to the
economic well-being, public health, natural resources and environment of
Oregon. Section 1, chapter 907, Oregon Laws 2007. The Oregon Clean Fuels
Program will reduce Oregon's contribution to the global levels of greenhouse
gas emissions and the impacts of those emissions in Oregon in concert with
other greenhouse gas reduction policies and actions by local governments, other
states and the federal government.
(2) Purpose. The purpose of the Oregon Clean
Fuels Program is to reduce the amount of lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions per
unit of energy by a minimum of 10 percent below 2010 levels by 2025. This
reduction goal applies to the average of all transportation fuels used in
Oregon, not to individual fuels. A fuel user does not violate the standard by
possessing fuel that has higher carbon content than the clean fuel standard
allows.
(3) Background. The 2009
Oregon Legislature adopted House Bill 2186 enacted as chapter 754 of Oregon
Laws 2009. The law authorizes the Environmental Quality Commission to adopt low
carbon fuel standards for gasoline, diesel fuel and fuels used as substitutes
for gasoline or diesel fuel. Sections 6 to 9 of chapter 754, Oregon Laws 2009
is printed as a note following ORS
468A.270 in the 2011 Edition.
The 2015 Oregon Legislature amended those provisions when it adopted Senate
Bill 324 (chapter 4, Oregon Laws 2015), which was codified in ORS
468A.275. ORS
468A.275 was further amended by
the 2017 Oregon Legislature in House Bill 2017. OAR division 253 of chapter 340
implements that law.
(4) LRAPA.
Notwithstanding Lane Regional Air Pollution Agency authorization in OAR
340-200-0010(3),
DEQ administers this division in all areas of the State of Oregon.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 468.020, 468A.266, 468A.268 & 468A.277
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 468.020 & ORS 468A.265 through 468A.277
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