House Bill 3058 has been scheduled for a hearing this Friday at 3:00 pm. The hearing will be held in Hearing Room B at the Oregon State Capitol.
Currently, there are three Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) proposals for 600 miles of pipelines across Oregon farms, forests, and hundreds of rivers. The Legislature is considering a bill that will fast track the permitting of LNG-related pipelines through rivers and wetlands by someone other than the landowner.
Problem: House Bill 3058 was proposed by the LNG companies to allow them to apply for permits to fill wetlands and dredge streams without permission from the landowner. The end result is faster and cheaper for LNG companies and fewer rights for landowners. Under present law, Oregon only allows a landowner or someone with permission from a landowner to apply for a permit to fill wetlands or river beds.
Solution: Oregon should leave the current law in place and not fast track LNG pipelines.
Action Needed: Ask the Rules Committee and your own representative to oppose HB 3058. We don’t need to create a haphazard rush for LNG pipeline permits on private land.
HB 3153 A - Requires utility provider to make reasonable effort to locate utility transmission and distribution lines in exclusive farm use zones so that lines have least practical impact on farming operations - will be considered in the same hearing, so write in support of this bill.
Download the Rules Committee notice document HERE.
Rules Committee:
Chair: Representative Arnie Roblan (House District 9/Coos Bay): 503-986-1409.
Email : rep.arnieroblan@state.or.us
Vice-Chair: Representative Vicki Berger (HD20-Salem): 503-986-1420
Email: rep.vickiberger@state.or.us
Vice-Chair : Representative Chris Edwards (HD14-Eugene): 503-986-1414
Email: rep.chrisedwards@state.or.us
Representative Tobias Read (HD27-Beaverton): 503-986-1427
Email: rep.tobiasread@state.or.us
Representative Mary Nolan (HD36-Portland): 503-986-1436
Email: rep.marynolan@state.or.us
Representative Bill Garrard (HD56-Klamath Falls): 503-986-1456
Email: rep.billgarrard@state.or.us
Representative Bob Jenson (HD58-Pendleton): 503-986-1458
Email: rep.bobjenson@state.or.us
Representative Sara Gelser (HD16-Corvallis): 503-986-1416
Email: rep.saragelser@state.or.us
