Legislative Deal Reported On Transportation

With a deal between Oregon Governor Kate Brown and eight key legislators to repeal the clean fuels program passed early in the session in order to raise 200 million dollars for transportation projects having been leaked to the media, the question of whether the deal can actually happen takes center stage.   The Oregonian and OregonLive.com reported this morning a series of closed-door talks led to the bargain, and 19 House Democrats have sent a letter to Brown threatening to scuttle the deal.  On Mid-Columbia Today this morning, Republican 26th District Senator Chuck Thomsen said he thinks the deal can gain approval, but it depends on how the Governor deals with members of her party in the House.  The Oregonian reports part of the deal would replace the clean fuel standard would be replace by a biofuel-blending program in which fuel distributors would be required to buy any available fuel the state Agriculture Department determines would have a lower carbon impact, be safe for engines, and not cost more.

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