Oregon Needs a Strong Clean Fules Program

DETP/19/6515

''Monday, July 08, 2019 at 3:26:29 PM (GMT+07:00) Goldstein, Meyer:'' Rule Caption: Oregon Clean Fuels Program for fuel suppliers and producers of transportation fuels. Adm. Order No.: DEQ 8-2012 Filed with Sec. of State: 12-11-2012 Certified to be Effective: 12-11-12 Notice Publication Date: 8-1-12 Rules Adopted: 340-253-0000, 340-253-0040, 340-253-0060, 340-253-0100, 340-253-0200, 340-253-0250, 340-253-0310, 340-253-0320, 340-253-0330, 340-253-0340, 340-253-0400, 340-253-0450, 340-253-0500, 340-253-0600, 340-253-0630, 340-253-0650, 340-253-1000, 340-253-1010, 340-253-1020, 340-253-1030, 340-253-3000, 340-253-3010, 340-253-3020, 340-253-030, 340-253-3040, 340-253-3050 Subject: Climate change poses a serious threat to Oregon’s economy, environment and public health. Transportation sources account for approximately one third of all greenhouse gas emissions in Oregon that lead to climate change. The 2009 Oregon Legislature passed HB 2186 that authorized the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission to adopt rules that would reduce lifecycle emissions of greenhouse gases from Oregon’s transportation fuels by 10 percent over a 10-year period. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality recommended that HB 2186 be implemented in two phases. The first phase contains the registration, recordkeeping and reporting requirements that serve as the administrative basis of the program. On December 7, 2012, the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission adopted this phase of the program. This first phase focuses on the development of recordkeeping and reporting protocols and systems to keep track of information about Oregon’s transportation fuels. The information will help inform decision makers about the feasibility of moving ahead with the next phase of the program. The goal of the second phase would be to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from Oregon’s transportation fuels. Rules for this phase were initially proposed to be adopted and deferred for future implementation; however, DEQ decided to not adopt this part of the rules at this time. If the legislature removes the December 31, 2015 sunset date in HB 2186, then DEQ may propose additional rules for the second phase of the program.