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Committee advances two energy bills to the floor; work sessions report due‑pass recommendations
Summary
In work sessions the Senate Energy and Environment Committee recommended sending House Bill 2332 (air curtain incinerator permit limits) and House Bill 2375A (wind turbine light‑mitigation FAA/FCC approvals) to the Senate floor with due‑pass recommendations; roll calls were taken and motions carried.
During the April 28 meeting the Senate Energy and Environment Committee completed work sessions on two bills and moved both to the Senate floor with due‑pass recommendations.
House Bill 2332 prohibits the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality from requiring a Title V operating permit for an air curtain incinerator under specified circumstances. Committee staff reported no fiscal or revenue impact. Vice Chair Brock Smith moved HB 2332 to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation; the chair directed a roll call and the motion carried.
House Bill 2375A requires a person developing or repowering a wind energy facility to apply to the Federal Aviation Administration and, if applicable, the Federal Communications Commission for approval of light mitigation technology systems. The bill received a no‑revenue, minimal fiscal‑impact note. The committee adopted the amendment that had passed the House and moved HB 2375A to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation. Senators spoke in favor, and the roll call recorded unanimous support; the motion carried.
Both motions were recorded as carried on the committee floor. The transcript records the committee moving each bill to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation and the clerk taking roll calls; specific numerical tallies were not printed in the hearing excerpt but committee members announced "aye" votes and the chair stated "motion carries."
