October 4, 2010
Senate President Peter Courtney
900 Court St. NE, S-201
Salem, Oregon 97301
The Honorable Senator Peter Courtney:
This letter complies with the ORS 183.335(15) requirement to notify certain legislators when an agency proposes changes to Oregon Administrative Rules.
The Department of Environmental Quality proposes housekeeping and streamlining tax credit rules under division 16 of chapter 340. If approved, the rules would:
• Adopt and amend pollution control tax credits rules to allow DEQ perform certificate administration on behalf of the Environmental Quality Commission.
• Repeal the pollution prevention tax credit pilot program rules. The pilot program ended in 1999.
• Amend the truck engine tax credit rule to align rules to 2009 legislation that extends truck engine certification to December 31, 2013.
The enclosed rulemaking announcement includes a link to DEQ’s rulemaking website. The website includes all public notice documents and information on how to submit comment. The deadline for public comment is October 25. If you have questions or comments, please call Maggie Vandehey at (503) 229-229-6878.
Sincerely,
Maggie Vandehey, Agency Rules Coordinator
Enclosure
cc: Greg Aldrich, DEQ
October 4, 2010
Speaker of the House Dave Hunt
900 Court St. NE, H-269
Salem, Oregon 97301
The Honorable Representative Dave Hunt:
This letter complies with the ORS 183.335(15) requirement to notify certain legislators when an agency proposes changes to Oregon Administrative Rules.
The Department of Environmental Quality proposes housekeeping and streamlining tax credit rules under division 16 of chapter 340. If approved, the rules would:
• Adopt and amend pollution control tax credits rules to allow DEQ perform certificate administration on behalf of the Environmental Quality Commission.
• Repeal the pollution prevention tax credit pilot program rules. The pilot program ended in 1999.
• Amend the truck engine tax credit rule to align rules to 2009 legislation that extends truck engine certification to December 31, 2013.
The enclosed rulemaking announcement includes a link to DEQ’s rulemaking website. The website includes all public notice documents and information on how to submit comment. The deadline for public comment is October 25. If you have questions or comments, please call Maggie Vandehey at (503) 229-229-6878.
Sincerely,
Maggie Vandehey, Agency Rules Coordinator
Enclosure
cc: Greg Aldrich, DEQ
October 4, 2010
Senator Jackie Dingfelder
Chair, Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
900 Court St. NE, S-407
Salem, Oregon 97301
The Honorable Senator Jackie Dingfelder:
This letter complies with the ORS 183.335(15) requirement to notify certain legislators when an agency proposes changes to Oregon Administrative Rules.
The Department of Environmental Quality proposes housekeeping and streamlining tax credit rules under division 16 of chapter 340. If approved, the rules would:
• Adopt and amend pollution control tax credits rules to allow DEQ perform certificate administration on behalf of the Environmental Quality Commission.
• Repeal the pollution prevention tax credit pilot program rules. The pilot program ended in 1999.
• Amend the truck engine tax credit rule to align rules to 2009 legislation that extends truck engine certification to December 31, 2013.
The enclosed rulemaking announcement includes a link to DEQ’s rulemaking website. The website includes all public notice documents and information on how to submit comment. The deadline for public comment is October 25. If you have questions or comments, please call Maggie Vandehey at (503) 229-229-6878.
Sincerely,
Maggie Vandehey, Agency Rules Coordinator
Enclosure
cc: Greg Aldrich, DEQ
October 4, 2010
Representative Ben Cannon
Chair, House Committee on Environment and Water
900 Court St. NE, H-484
Salem, Oregon 97301
The Honorable Representative Ben Cannon:
This letter complies with the ORS 183.335(15) requirement to notify certain legislators when an agency proposes changes to Oregon Administrative Rules.
The Department of Environmental Quality proposes housekeeping and streamlining tax credit rules under division 16 of chapter 340. If approved, the rules would:
• Adopt and amend pollution control tax credits rules to allow DEQ perform certificate administration on behalf of the Environmental Quality Commission.
• Repeal the pollution prevention tax credit pilot program rules. The pilot program ended in 1999.
• Amend the truck engine tax credit rule to align rules to 2009 legislation that extends truck engine certification to December 31, 2013.
The enclosed rulemaking announcement includes a link to DEQ’s rulemaking website. The website includes all public notice documents and information on how to submit comment. The deadline for public comment is October 25. If you have questions or comments, please call Maggie Vandehey at (503) 229-229-6878.
Sincerely,
Maggie Vandehey, Agency Rules Coordinator
Enclosure
cc: Greg Aldrich, DEQ