Oregon Statutes - Chapter 468A - Air Quality

468A.005 Definitions for air pollution laws.
As used in ORS chapters 468, 468A and 468B, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) �Air-cleaning device� means any method, process or equipment which removes,...
468A.010 Policy.
(1) In the interest of the public health and welfare of the people, it is declared to be the public policy of the State of...
468A.015 Purpose of air pollution laws.
It is the purpose of the air pollution laws contained in ORS 448.305, 454.010 to 454.040, 454.205 to 454.255, 454.505 to 454.535, 454.605 to 454.755...
468A.020 Application of air pollution laws.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the air quality laws contained in ORS chapters 468, 468A and 468B do not apply...
468A.025 Air purity standards; air quality standards; treatment and control of emissions; rules.
(1) By rule the Environmental Quality Commission may establish areas of the state and prescribe the degree of air pollution or air contamination that may...
468A.030 When liability for violation not applicable.
The several liabilities which may be imposed pursuant to ORS 448.305, 454.010 to 454.040, 454.205 to 454.255, 454.505 to 454.535, 454.605 to 454.755 and ORS...
468A.035 General comprehensive plan.
Subject to policy direction by the Environmental Quality Commission, the Department of Environmental Quality shall prepare and develop a general comprehensive plan for the control...
468A.040 Permits; rules.
(1) By rule the Environmental Quality Commission may require permits for air contamination sources classified by type of air contaminants, by type of air contamination...
468A.045 Activities prohibited without permit; limit on activities with permit.
(1) Without first obtaining a permit pursuant to ORS 468.065, 468A.040 or 468A.155, no person shall: (a) Discharge, emit or allow to be discharged or...
468A.050 Classification of air contamination sources; registration and reporting of sources; rules.
(1) By rule the Environmental Quality Commission may classify air contamination sources according to levels and types of emissions and other characteristics which cause or...
468A.055 Notice prior to construction of new sources; order authorizing or prohibiting construction; effect of no order; appeal.
(1) The Environmental Quality Commission may require notice prior to the construction of new air contamination sources specified by class or classes in its rules...
468A.060 Duty to comply with laws, rules and standards.
Any person who complies with the provisions of ORS 468A.055 and receives notification that construction may proceed in accordance therewith is not thereby relieved from...
468A.065 Furnishing copies of rules and standards to building permit issuing agencies.
Whenever under the provisions of ORS 468A.050 to 468A.070 rules or standards are adopted by either the Environmental Quality Commission or a regional authority, the...
468A.070 Measurement and testing of contamination sources; rules.
(1) Pursuant to rules adopted by the Environmental Quality Commission, the Department of Environmental Quality shall establish a program for measurement and testing of contamination...
468A.075 Variances from air contamination rules and standards; delegation to local governments; notices.
(1) The Environmental Quality Commission may grant specific variances which may be limited in time from the particular requirements of any rule or standard to...
468A.080 Air and water pollution control permit for geothermal well drilling and operation; enforcement authority of director.
(1) Upon issuance of a permit pursuant to ORS 522.115, the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality shall accept applications for such appropriate permits...
468A.085 Residential open burning of vegetative debris; rules; local government authority.
(1) The Environmental Quality Commission shall establish by rule periods during which open burning of vegetative debris from residential yard cleanup shall be allowed or...
468A.095 Legislative findings.
The Legislative Assembly finds that: (1) It is desirable to determine whether a tax credit program that encourages businesses to utilize technologies and processes that...
468A.096 Application for certification; eligible production technologies or processes; fees.
(1) Any person may apply for certification under ORS 468A.098 of the cost of production technologies or processes installed at a business location within this...
468A.098 Certification; rejection of application.
(1) The Environmental Quality Commission shall act on an application for certification before the 120th day after the filing of the application under ORS 468A.096....
468A.100 Definitions for ORS 468A.010 and 468A.100 to 468A.180.
As used in ORS 468A.010 and 468A.100 to 468A.180, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) �Board of directors� means the board of directors of a...
468A.105 Formation of regional air quality control authorities.
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any law or charter to the contrary, a regional air quality control authority may be formed of contiguous territory having...
468A.110 Waiver of population requirements.
The Environmental Quality Commission may waive the population requirement of ORS 468A.105 whenever it is satisfied that adequate financing is planned by the participating governments...
468A.115 Nature of authority.
A regional air quality control authority is a body corporate, having perpetual succession and may: (1) Sue and be sued. (2) Adopt a seal. (3)...
468A.120 Board of directors; term.
(1) The board of directors of a regional air quality control authority shall consist of not fewer than five nor more than nine members, designated...
468A.125 Board where population requirement waived.
ORS 468A.120 applies to the designation of the members of the board of directors of a regional air quality control authority formed under a waiver...
468A.130 Advisory committee; duties; members; term; chairperson; meetings.
(1) The board of directors of the regional authority shall appoint an advisory committee which shall advise the board in matters pertaining to the region...
468A.135 Function of authority; rules.
(1) When authorized to do so by the Environmental Quality Commission, a regional authority formed under ORS 468A.105 shall exercise the functions relating to air...
468A.140 Assumption, retention and transfer of control over classes of air contamination sources.
(1) The Environmental Quality Commission may assume and retain control over any class of air contamination source if it finds that such control is beyond...
468A.145 Contract for commission to retain authority under ORS 468A.135.
A regional authority may contract with the Environmental Quality Commission for the commission to retain all or part of the authority that would otherwise be...
468A.150 Conduct of public hearings; entry of orders.
(1) All public hearings other than those held prior to adoption of rules or standards shall be held by the board of directors or before...
468A.155 Rules authorizing regional permit programs.
(1) The Environmental Quality Commission by rule may authorize regional authorities to issue permits for air contamination sources within their areas of jurisdiction. (2) Permit...
468A.160 Expansion or dissolution of authority.
(1) The territory of a regional authority may be expanded in the manner provided for forming regions by inclusion of an additional contiguous county or...
468A.165 Compliance with state standards required; hearing; notice.
(1) The Environmental Quality Commission may require that necessary corrective measures be undertaken within a reasonable time if, after hearing, it finds that: (a) A...
468A.170 Payment of costs of services to authority by state.
Any consultation and services provided to regional authorities or local air quality control programs by the Environmental Quality Commission may be paid for either from...
468A.180 Payment of certain court costs not required.
A regional authority shall not be required to pay any filing, service or other fees or furnish any bond or undertaking upon appeal or otherwise...
468A.200 Legislative findings.
The Legislative Assembly finds that: (1) In December 2004 the Governor�s Advisory Group on Global Warming issued its report calling for immediate and significant action...
468A.205 Policy; greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals.
(1) The Legislative Assembly declares that it is the policy of this state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Oregon pursuant to the following greenhouse...
468A.210 Definitions for ORS 352.247 and 468A.200 to 468A.260.
As used in ORS 352.247 and 468A.200 to 468A.260: (1) �Global warming� means an increase in the average temperature of the earth�s atmosphere that is...
468A.215 Oregon Global Warming Commission; appointment; term; vacancies; expenses of members.
(1) There is created the Oregon Global Warming Commission. The commission shall consist of 25 members, including 11 voting members appointed by the Governor under...
468A.220 Ex officio members.
(1) In addition to the members appointed under ORS 468A.215, the Oregon Global Warming Commission shall include the following ex officio members: (a) The Director...
468A.225 Meetings; quorum; support of agencies.
(1) A majority of the members of the Oregon Global Warming Commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. (2) The commission shall meet...
468A.230 Rules.
The Oregon Global Warming Commission may adopt by rule such standards and procedures as it considers necessary for the operation of the commission. [2007 c.907...
468A.235 Coordination of state and local efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The Oregon Global Warming Commission shall recommend ways to coordinate state and local efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Oregon consistent with the greenhouse...
468A.240 Recommendations; public comment; examination of greenhouse gas cap-and-trade systems.
(1) In furtherance of the greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals established by ORS 468A.205, the Oregon Global Warming Commission may recommend statutory and administrative changes,...
468A.245 Outreach strategy.
The Oregon Global Warming Commission shall develop an outreach strategy to educate Oregonians about the scientific aspects and economic impacts of global warming and to...
468A.250 Mandate of Oregon Global Warming Commission.
(1) The Oregon Global Warming Commission shall track and evaluate: (a) Economic, environmental, health and social assessments of global warming impacts on Oregon and the...
468A.255 Citizen advisory groups.
The Oregon Global Warming Commission may recommend to the Governor the formation of citizen advisory groups to explore particular areas of concern with regard to...
468A.260 Report to Legislative Assembly.
The Oregon Global Warming Commission shall submit a report to the Legislative Assembly, in the manner provided by ORS 192.245, by March 31 of each...
468A.300 Definitions for federal operating permit program.
As used in ORS 468.065, 468A.040, 468A.300 to 468A.330, 468A.415, 468A.420 and 468A.485 to 468A.515: (1) �Administrator� means the administrator of the United States Environmental...
468A.305 Purpose.
The Legislative Assembly declares the purpose of ORS 184.730, 184.733, 468.065, 468A.020, 468A.040, 468A.045, 468A.155, 468A.300 to 468A.330, 468A.415, 468A.420 and 468A.475 to 468A.520 is...
468A.310 Federal operating permit program approval; rules; content of plan.
(1) The Department of Environmental Quality shall prepare and submit to the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency for approval a federal operating...
468A.315 Emission fees for major sources; base fees; basis of fees; rules.
(1) The fee schedule required under ORS 468.065 (2) for a source subject to the federal operating permit program shall be based on a schedule...
468A.320 Accountability for costs of program.
The Department of Environmental Quality shall establish a method to account for the costs of the federal operating permit program. The method shall, at a...
468A.325 Priority of department work schedule.
(1) Nothing in ORS 468A.040, 468A.300 to 468A.320 or this section shall require the Environmental Quality Commission or Department of Environmental Quality to make less...
468A.327 Requirement for adoption, amendment or repeal of rules; oral hearing.
(1) Prior to the adoption, amendment or repeal of any rule pursuant to ORS chapter 183 that applies to any facility required to pay fees...
468A.330 Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Program.
(1) Because of the extraordinary effect that the federal operating permit program may have on small business, there is hereby established within the Department of...
468A.350 Definitions for ORS 468A.350 to 468A.400.
As used in ORS 468A.350 to 468A.400: (1) �Certified system� means a motor vehicle pollution control system for which a certificate of approval has been...
468A.355 Legislative findings.
For purposes of ORS 468A.350 to 468A.400, the Legislative Assembly finds: (1) That the emission of pollutants from motor vehicles is a significant cause of...
468A.360 Motor vehicle emission and noise standards; copy to Department of Transportation.
(1) After public hearing and in accordance with the applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183, the Environmental Quality Commission may adopt motor vehicle emission standards....
468A.363 Purpose of ORS 468A.363, 468A.365, 468A.400 and 815.300.
The Legislative Assembly declares the purpose of ORS 468A.363, 468A.365, 468A.400 and 815.300 is to: (1) Insure that the health of citizens in the Portland...
468A.365 Certification of motor vehicle pollution control systems and inspection of motor vehicles; rules.
The Environmental Quality Commission shall: (1) Determine and adopt by rule criteria for certification of motor vehicle pollution control systems. In determining the criteria the...
468A.370 Cost-effective inspection program; contracts for inspections.
The Environmental Quality Commission shall determine the most cost-effective method of conducting a motor vehicle pollution control system inspection program as required by ORS 468A.365....
468A.375 Notice to state agencies concerning certifications.
The Department of Environmental Quality shall notify the Department of Transportation and the Oregon State Police whenever certificates of approval for motor vehicle pollution control...
468A.380 Licensing of personnel and equipment; certification of motor vehicles; rules.
(1) The Environmental Quality Commission by rule may: (a) Establish criteria and examinations for the qualification of persons eligible to inspect motor vehicles and motor...
468A.385 Determination of compliance of motor vehicles.
(1) The Environmental Quality Commission shall establish and maintain procedures and programs for determining whether motor vehicles meet the minimum requirements necessary to secure a...
468A.387 Operating schedules for testing stations.
(1) The Department of Environmental Quality shall establish flexible weekday operating schedules for testing stations that conduct motor vehicle pollution control system inspections described under...
468A.390 Designation of areas of the state subject to motor vehicle emission inspection program; rules.
(1) If the need for a motor vehicle pollution control system inspection program is identified for an area in the State of Oregon Clean Air...
468A.395 Bond or letter of credit; remedy against person licensed under ORS 468A.380; cancellation of license.
(1) Any person licensed to issue certificates of compliance pursuant to ORS 468A.380 shall file with the Department of Environmental Quality a surety bond or...
468A.400 Fees; collection; use.
(1) The Department of Environmental Quality shall: (a) Establish and collect fees for application, examination and licensing of persons, equipment, apparatus or methods in accordance...
468A.405 Authority to limit motor vehicle operation and traffic; rules.
The Environmental Quality Commission and regional air pollution control authorities organized pursuant to ORS 448.305, 454.010 to 454.040, 454.205 to 454.255, 454.505 to 454.535, 454.605...
468A.410 Administration and enforcement of rules adopted under ORS 468A.405.
Cities, counties, municipal corporations and other agencies, including the Department of State Police and the Department of Transportation, shall cooperate with the Environmental Quality Commission...
468A.415 Legislative findings.
The Legislative Assembly finds that extending additional statewide controls and fees on industrial and motor vehicle sources of air pollution may not be sufficient to...
468A.420 Oxygenated motor vehicle fuels; when required by rule.
(1) The Environmental Quality Commission shall adopt rules consistent with section 211 of the Clean Air Act to require oxygenated motor vehicle fuels to be...
468A.425 [1991 c.752 §14; repealed by 1995 c.79 §284]
468A.430 [1991 c.752 §14a; repealed by 1995 c.79 §284]
468A.435 [1991 c.752 §14b; repealed by 1995 c.79 §284]
468A.440 [1991 c.752 §14c; repealed by 1995 c.79 §284]
468A.445 [1991 c.752 §14d; repealed by 1995 c.79 §284]
468A.450 [1991 c.752 §14e; repealed by 1995 c.79 §284]
468A.455 Police enforcement.
The Oregon State Police, the county sheriff and municipal police are authorized to use such reasonable force as is required in the enforcement of any...
468A.460 Policy.
In the interest of the public health and welfare it is declared to be the public policy of the state to control, reduce and prevent...
468A.465 Prohibited acts relating to uncertified and unlabeled woodstove.
On and after July 1, 1986, a person may not advertise to sell, offer to sell or sell a new woodstove in Oregon unless: (1)...
468A.470 Evaluation of woodstove emission performance; fee; rules.
(1) After July 1, 1984, a woodstove manufacturer or dealer may request the Department of Environmental Quality to evaluate the emission performance of a new...
468A.475 Use of net emission reductions in airshed.
(1) The Environmental Quality Commission shall use a portion of the net emission reductions in an airshed achieved by the woodstove certification program to provide...
468A.480 Standards and certification program; rules; fee.
(1) The Environmental Quality Commission shall establish by rule: (a) Emission performance standards for new woodstoves; (b) Criteria and procedures for testing a new woodstove...
468A.485 Definitions for ORS 468A.490.
As used in ORS 468A.490: (1) �Area that exceeds the PM10 standard� means an area of the state that exceeds, on or after January 1,...
468A.490 Residential Wood Heating Air Quality Improvement Fund; uses.
(1) There is created within the State Treasury a fund known as the Residential Wood Heating Air Quality Improvement Fund, separate and distinct from the...
468A.495 Prohibition on installation of used woodstoves.
On and after September 29, 1991, the state building code under ORS 455.010 shall prohibit installations of used woodstoves that were not certified for sale...
468A.500 Prohibition on sale of non-certified woodstove.
On and after September 29, 1991, no person shall advertise for sale, offer to sell or sell, within this state, a used woodstove that was...
468A.505 Removal of noncertified woodstoves.
After December 31, 1994, all woodstoves, other than cookstoves, not certified for sale as new on or after July 1, 1986, under ORS 468A.480 (1)...
468A.510 Antique woodstove exemption.
ORS 468A.495 to 468A.505 shall not apply to antique woodstoves. As used in this section, �antique woodstove� means a woodstove built before 1940 that has...
468A.515 Wood heating curtailment program requirements; exemptions; rules.
(1) Any programs adopted by the Environmental Quality Commission to curtail residential wood heating during periods of air stagnation shall provide for two stages of...
468A.520 Residential wood heating advisory committee.
(1) The Department of Environmental Quality shall establish a residential wood heating emission advisory committee to advise the Environmental Quality Commission and the Department of...
468A.550 Definitions for ORS 468A.555 to 468A.620 and 468A.992.
As used in this section and ORS 468A.555 to 468A.620 and 468A.992: (1) �Field burning� and �open field burning� do not include: (a) Propane flaming...
468A.555 Policy to reduce open field burning.
The Legislative Assembly declares it to be the public policy of this state to reduce the practice of open field burning while developing and providing...
468A.560 Applicability of open field burning, propane flaming and stack and pile burning statutes.
(1) Except for the fee imposed under ORS 468A.615 (1)(c), the provisions of ORS 468A.550 to 468A.620 and 468A.992 shall apply only to open field...
468A.565 Use of certified alternative thermal field sanitizer.
Notwithstanding any provision of ORS 468A.550 to 468A.620 and 468A.992, any acreage sanitized by the use of an alternative thermal field sanitizer certified by the...
468A.570 Classification of atmospheric conditions; marginal day.
(1) As used in this section: (a) �Marginal conditions� means atmospheric conditions such that smoke and particulate matter escape into the upper atmosphere with some...
468A.575 Permits for open burning, propane flaming or stack or pile burning; rules.
(1) Permits for open burning, propane flaming or stack or pile burning of the residue from perennial grass seed crops, annual grass seed crops and...
468A.580 Permits; inspections; planting restrictions.
(1) Permits under ORS 468A.575 for open field burning of cereal grain crops shall be issued in the counties listed in ORS 468A.595 (2) only...
468A.585 Memorandum of understanding with State Department of Agriculture.
(1) The Environmental Quality Commission shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the State Department of Agriculture that provides for the State Department of...
468A.590 Duties of State Department of Agriculture.
Pursuant to the memorandum of understanding established under ORS 468A.585, the State Department of Agriculture: (1) Shall: (a) Conduct the smoke management program established by...
468A.595 Commission rules to regulate burning pursuant to ORS 468A.610.
In order to regulate open field burning pursuant to ORS 468A.610: (1) In such areas of the state and for such periods of time as...
468A.597 Duty to dispose of straw.
Unless otherwise specifically agreed by the parties, after straw is removed from the fields of the grower, the responsibility for the further disposition of the...
468A.600 Standards of practice and performance.
The Environmental Quality Commission shall establish standards of practice and performance for open field burning, propane flaming, stack or pile burning and certified alternative methods...
468A.605 Duties of Department of Environmental Quality.
The Department of Environmental Quality, in coordinating efforts under ORS 468.140, 468.150, 468A.020, 468A.555 to 468A.620 and 468A.992, shall: (1) Enforce all field burning rules...
468A.610 Reduction in acreage to be open burned, propane flamed or stack or pile burned.
(1) Except as provided under ORS 468A.620, no person shall open burn or cause to be open burned, propane flamed or stack or pile burned...
468A.615 Registration of acreage to be burned; fees.
(1)(a) On or before April 1 of each year, the grower of a grass seed crop shall register with the county court or board of...
468A.620 Experimental field sanitization; rules.
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 468A.610, for the purpose of improving by demonstration or investigation the environmental or agronomic effects of alternative methods of...
468A.625 Definitions for ORS 468A.630 to 468A.645.
As used in ORS 468A.630 to 468A.645: (1) �Chlorofluorocarbons� includes: (a) CFC-11 (trichlorofluoromethane); (b) CFC-12 (dichlorodifluoromethane); (c) CFC-113 (trichlorotrifluoroethane); (d) CFC-114 (dichlorotetrafluoroethane); and (e) CFC-115...
468A.630 Legislative findings.
(1) The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that chlorofluorocarbons and halons are being unnecessarily released into the atmosphere, destroying the Earth�s protective ozone layer and...
468A.635 Restrictions on sale, installation and repairing of items containing chlorofluorocarbons and halon; rules.
(1) After July 1, 1990, no person shall sell at wholesale, and after January 1, 1991, no person shall sell any of the following: (a)...
468A.640 Department program to reduce use of and recycle compounds.
Subject to available funding, the Department of Environmental Quality may establish a program to carry out the purposes of ORS 468A.625 to 468A.645, including enforcement...
468A.650 Legislative findings.
The Legislative Assembly finds that: (1) Scientific studies have revealed that certain chlorofluorocarbon compounds used in aerosol sprays may be destroying the ozone layer in...
468A.655 Prohibition on sale or promotion; exemption for medical use.
(1) Unless otherwise provided by law, after March 1, 1977, no person shall sell or offer to sell or give as a sales inducement in...
468A.660 Wholesale transactions permitted.
Nothing in ORS 468A.655 shall prevent wholesale transactions, including but not limited to the transportation, warehousing, sale, and delivery of any aerosol spray described in...
468A.700 Definitions for ORS 468A.700 to 468A.760.
As used in ORS 468A.700 to 468A.760: (1) �Accredited� means a provider of asbestos abatement training courses is authorized by the Department of Environmental Quality...
468A.705 Legislative findings.
The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that: (1) Asbestos-containing material in a friable condition, or when physically or chemically altered, can release asbestos fibers into...
468A.707 Asbestos abatement program; rules; contractor licensing; worker certification.
(1) The Environmental Quality Commission by rule shall: (a) Establish an asbestos abatement program that assures the proper and safe abatement of asbestos hazards through...
468A.710 License required for asbestos abatement project.
(1) Except as provided in ORS 468A.707 (1)(c) and (3), after the Environmental Quality Commission adopts rules under ORS 468A.707 and 468A.745, no contractor shall...
468A.715 Licensed contractor required; exception.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, an owner or operator of a facility containing asbestos shall require only licensed contractors to...
468A.720 Qualifications for license; application.
(1) The Department of Environmental Quality shall issue an asbestos abatement license to a contractor who: (a) Successfully completes an accredited training course for contractors....
468A.725 Grounds for license suspension or revocation.
(1) The Department of Environmental Quality may suspend or revoke an asbestos abatement license issued to a contractor under ORS 468A.720 if the licensee: (a)...
468A.730 Worker certificate required; qualifications; renewal application; suspension or revocation.
(1) Except as provided in ORS 468A.707 (1)(c) and (3), after the Environmental Quality Commission adopts rules under ORS 468A.745, no worker shall work on...
468A.735 Alternatives to protection requirements; approval.
Subject to the direction of the Environmental Quality Commission, the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality may approve, on a case-by-case basis, an alternative...
468A.740 Accreditation requirements; rules.
(1) The Environmental Quality Commission by rule shall provide for accreditation of courses that satisfy training requirements contractors must comply with to qualify for an...
468A.745 Rules; variances; training; standards; procedures.
The Environmental Quality Commission shall adopt rules to carry out its duties under ORS 279B.055 (2)(g), 279B.060 (2)(g), 279C.365 (1)(j), 468A.135 and 468A.700 to 468A.760....
468A.750 Fee schedule; waiver; disposition.
(1) By rule and after hearing, the Environmental Quality Commission shall establish a schedule of fees for: (a) Licenses issued under ORS 468A.720; (b) Worker...
468A.755 Exemptions.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, ORS 468A.700 to 468A.750 do not apply to an asbestos abatement project in a private...
468A.760 Content of bid advertisement.
Any public agency requesting bids or proposals for a proposed project shall first make a determination of whether or not the project requires a contractor...
468A.775 Indoor air quality sampling; accreditation and certification programs.
(1) The Environmental Quality Commission shall establish a voluntary accreditation program for those providing indoor air quality sampling services or ventilation system evaluations for public...
468A.780 Schedule of fees; accreditation and certification programs.
The Environmental Quality Commission shall establish by rule a schedule of annual fees, not to exceed $500 per participating contractor, to pay the Department of...
468A.785 Pilot programs.
(1) Upon the advice of the Indoor Air Pollution Task Force, the Environmental Quality Commission may establish a pilot program for any product designed for...
468A.790 Memorandum of understanding with State Department of Agriculture; rules.
(1) The Environmental Quality Commission and the State Department of Agriculture shall enter into a memorandum of understanding that addresses the administration and enforcement of...
468A.793 Goal to reduce excess lifetime risk of cancer due to exposure to diesel engine emissions.
The Environmental Quality Commission shall establish a goal to reduce excess lifetime risk of cancer due to exposure to diesel engine emissions to no more...
468A.795 Definitions.
As used in ORS 468A.795 to 468A.803 and sections 11 to 16, chapter 855, Oregon Laws 2007: (1) �Combined weight� has the meaning given that...
468A.797 Standards for certified cost of qualifying repower or retrofit; rules.
(1) The Environmental Quality Commission by rule shall establish standards related to the certified cost necessary to perform a qualifying repower or retrofit, including but...
468A.799 Standards for qualifying repower of nonroad diesel engine or retrofit of diesel engine; rules.
(1) The Environmental Quality Commission by rule shall establish standards for the qualifying repower of a nonroad Oregon diesel engine or retrofit of an Oregon...
468A.801 Clean Diesel Engine Fund; interest.
(1) The Clean Diesel Engine Fund is established in the State Treasury separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Clean Diesel...
468A.803 Uses of Clean Diesel Engine Fund; rules.
(1) The Department of Environmental Quality shall use the moneys in the Clean Diesel Engine Fund to award: (a) Grants and loans to the owners...
468A.820 Community emission reduction credit banks; establishment; rules; credits.
(1) The Department of Environmental Quality shall establish a community emission reduction credit bank upon written request to the department by the appropriate board or...
468A.990 Penalties for air pollution offenses.
(1) Violation of any rule or standard adopted or any order issued by a regional authority relating to air pollution is a Class A misdemeanor....
468A.992 Civil penalties for open field burning violations.
(1) In addition to any liability or penalty provided by law, the State Department of Agriculture may impose a civil penalty on any person who...

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