SB 76 - Klamath River Dams - Oregon Key Vote

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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: A BILL WITH AN EMERGENCY CLAUSE GOES INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON ENACTMENT OR ON A SPECIFIED DATE.

See How Your Politicians Voted

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: A BILL WITH AN EMERGENCY CLAUSE GOES INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON ENACTMENT OR ON A SPECIFIED DATE.

Title: Klamath River Dams

Highlights:

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