Key Votes
SB 76 - Klamath River Dams - Key Vote
Oregon Key Votes
Stages
- June 22, 2009 Senate Concurrence Vote Passed
- June 12, 2009 House Bill Passed
- Feb. 17, 2009 Passage
- Jan. 12, 2009 Introduced
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Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (Senate) (19-9) - June 22, 2009 (Key vote)
Title: Klamath River Dams
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that accounts for the financial burdens incurred by the Klamath Agreement in Principle, which calls for the removal of dams on the Klamath River.
Highlights:
-Requires the establishment of rates and tariffs for the recovery of Oregon's share of the money invested by PacifiCorp in a Klamath River dam (Sec. 3).
-Requires PacifiCorp to account to the Public Utility Commission for future losses in removing the dams (Sec. 4).
-Allows for imposing set surcharges per kilowatt-hour to retail customers (Sec. 4).
Note:
NOTE: A BILL WITH AN EMERGENCY CLAUSE GOES INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON ENACTMENT OR ON A SPECIFIED DATE.
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (34-24) - June 12, 2009 (Key vote)
Title: Klamath River Dams
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that accounts for the financial burdens incurred by the Klamath Agreement in Principle, which calls for the removal of dams on the Klamath River.
Highlights:
-Compensates for costs of depreciation and loss of investment in the dams by a private contractor, PacifiCorp (Sec. 3).
-Requires PacifiCorp to account to the Public Utility Commission for future losses in removing the dams (Sec. 4).
-Allows for imposing set surcharges per kilowatt-hour to retail customers (Sec. 4).
-Takes effect upon passage (Sec. 10).
Note:
NOTE: A BILL WITH AN EMERGENCY CLAUSE GOES INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON ENACTMENT OR ON A SPECIFIED DATE.
Legislation - Passage (Senate) (18-12) - Feb. 17, 2009
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Jan. 12, 2009
Title: Klamath River Dams
Highlights:
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- Theodore 'Ted' Kulongoski (OR - D) (Out Of Office)
