Dear Senator…: or Representative…:

The Department of Environmental Quality is proposing a temporary rule to implement the provisions of SB 249, considered and approved unanimously in the 2013 legislative session. SB 249 enrolled authorizes the Department to administer funding for clean diesel projects when derived from federal funds in accordance with federal grant guidelines. A temporary rule is proposed to support timely implementation of projects that will protect public health and reduce environmental harm otherwise associated with exposure to diesel engine exhaust. A permanent rulemaking is scheduled for consideration at the March 2014 meeting of the Environmental Quality Commission.

For more information about the rule, please contact Kevin Downing, 503.229.6549, downing.kevin@deq.state.or.us.