Hansell Concerned With New Department In Clean Energy Jobs Bill

Oregon legislators are sorting through the Clean Energy Jobs Bill that would establish a “cap-and-invest” system on carbon emissions.  29th District State Senator Bill Hansell says he just received a 90-page draft of the bill and has not read it in its entirety yet, but notes one area of concern he has is the proposal to create a new department in the Governor’s office that would make decisions on standards, penalties and timelines instead of the Legislature.  He adds that takes away an accountability piece.  Oregon Environmental Council executive director Andrea Durbin issued a statement applauding the bill, saying it will cap greenhouse gas levels from the state’s largest polluters and makes them accountable for every ton of pollution they emit.

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