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Oregon transportation committee hears case for pause to clean-truck rule; no vote, work session continued
Summary
The Joint Committee on Transportation discussed a dash-6 amendment to Senate Bill 840 that would delay enforcement of the Advanced Clean Trucks rule by the Department of Environmental Quality until Jan. 1, 2027. Lawmakers debated infrastructure, supply and economic impacts but took no formal vote and rolled the item to a future meeting.
SALEM, Ore. — Lawmakers on the Joint Committee on Transportation on May 13 debated a proposal to delay parts of Oregon’s clean-truck regulatory rollout, but took no formal vote and postponed further action until a follow-up meeting next week.
The committee opened a work session on Senate Bill 840 to consider a dash-6 amendment that would bar the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) from implementing or enforcing the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) regulations adopted by the Environmental Quality Commission before Jan. 1, 2027. Committee members described supply-chain, manufacturing and infrastructure problems they said are preventing fleets from buying or using regulated electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.
Committee members said the issue matters because the rules affect manufacturers, dealers, freight operators and the state’s ability to deliver goods. Several lawmakers urged a temporary pause to allow technology and charging…
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