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Committee hears testimony supporting lowering required crematory temperature to 1,600°F
Summary
Witnesses from the funeral industry and business groups urged the committee to lower Oregon's crematory operating-temperature requirement from 1,800°F to 1,600°F, citing reduced natural gas use, lower greenhouse gas emissions, improved workplace safety, and no known opposition; DEQ said rulemaking is possible but requested apples-to-apples source
House Bill 3729 would prohibit the Department of Environmental Quality, the Environmental Quality Commission or a regional air quality authority from requiring an operator to run a crematory incinerator at temperatures greater than 1,600 degrees Fahrenheit. Proponents urged the committee to update Oregon’s standard, which they described as an outlier.
Angela McKenzie Tucker, director of operations for Service Corporation International and legislative chair of the Oregon Funeral Directors Association, testified the industry supports lowering the temperature requirement and that doing so would reduce fossil fuel use and create safer working conditions for crematory technicians.…
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