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| OAR 660-044 Metropolitan Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets |
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On May 19, 2011, the Land Conservation and Development Commission adopted OAR 660-044 which establishes greenhouse gas reduction targets for Oregon’s six largest metropolitan areas.
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| LCDC Adopts GHG Targets to Guide Metropolitan Planning |
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On May 19, 2011, the Land Conservation and Development Commission adopted new rules, codified at OAR 660-044, setting targets to guide long range planning by Oregon’s largest urban areas to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from auto travel. The rule calls for local planners to explore ways to reduce emissions from auto and light truck travel by 17 percent to 21 percent per person by the year 2035.
The greenhouse gas reduction targets will help guide the state’s six metropolitan areas; Portland, Salem-Keizer, Corvallis, Eugene-Springfield, Rogue Valley and Bend as they update land use and transportation plans over the next several years.
The Department’s Acting Director Jerry Lidz emphasized that the targets are a starting point for planning. “Targets are just that – targets. They simply identify the level of reductions we are trying to achieve and except for the Portland metropolitan area planning to meet the targets is voluntary.”
Targets and scenario planning are one part of state, regional and local efforts to substantially shrink the state’s carbon footprint over the next 40 years. The Legislature directed LCDC to set targets to identify the amount of greenhouse gas reduction metropolitan areas need to achieve in order for the state to meet its overall reduction goal. The state’s long term goal, established by Oregon lawmakers in 2007, is to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emission to 75% below 1990 levels.
The targets and scenario planning are one step in this larger statewide effort, to figure out how the state will meet its emission reduction goals. “Fundamentally, scenario planning is about exploring the available options,” said Lidz. “Through scenario planning, we expect local planners will figure out what it would take to meet the targets. We expect they will evaluate a range of changes to land use and transportation plans, identify those that would be most effective, and estimate the costs and potential benefits of different choices
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| Background |
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Senate Bill 1059 (2010) and House Bill 2001 (2009) direct Oregon's Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) to adopt rules by June 1, 2011 that set targets for metropolitan areas to plan for reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from light vehicles (cars and light trucks).
Both bills anticipate that local governments in metropolitan areas will engage in land use and transportation scenario planning to evaluate and select a preferred scenario for achieving the adopted targets.
HB 2001, which applies primarily to the Portland Metropolitan area, requires development and adoption of scenario plans. SB 1059, which applies to the state’s other five metropolitan areas (Salem-Keizer, Eugene-Springfield, Medford, Bend and Corvallis), anticipates but does not require preparation of scenario plans at this time.
In addition to target rulemaking by LCDC, SB 1059 directs the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to work together with local governments in metropolitan areas to produce several other products to support scenario planning and GHG reduction efforts. These include:
- Preparation by ODOT, Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Department of Energy (DOE) of estimates of future vehicle and fuel technology to inform the target setting rulemaking. (This is also required by HB 2001.)
- Development by ODOT and the Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) of a statewide strategy for GHG reduction. OTC will appoint an advisory committee to assist in this effort. Given the close relationship between the target rulemaking and the state strategy, the department expects that several people will serve on both advisory committees.
- Preparation by ODOT and DLCD of guidance for scenario planning, including scenario planning guidelines and a toolkit of recommended practices and evaluation techniques for GHG reduction.
- A scenario planning funding report, due in January 2011, which estimates the amount of funding that local governments in metropolitan areas will need to conduct scenario planning.
- A public education effort to inform the public about the need to reduce GHG emissions and the costs and benefits of reducing GHG emissions.
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| Target Rulemaking Advisory Committee (TRAC) |
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Membership
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Organization
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John VanLandingham
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Land Conservation and Development Commission
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Gail Achterman
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Oregon Transportation Commission
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Ken Williamson
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Environmental Quality Commission
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Angus Duncan
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Global Warming Commission
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Carlotta Collette
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Metro Council
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Mark Capell
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Bend City Council
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Linda Modrell
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Benton County Board of Commissioners
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Dan Clem
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Salem City Council
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Al Densmore
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Medford City Council
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Alan Zelenka
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Eugene City Council
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Andrea Riner
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Lane Council of Governments
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Tony Hyde
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Columbia County
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John Oberst
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Mayor, City of Monmouth
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Tom Schwetz
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Lane Transit District
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Kelly Clifton
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Portland State University
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Craig Campbell
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Victory Group
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Mary Kyle McCurdy
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1000 Friends of Oregon
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Don Greene
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Citizen Involvement Advisory Committee
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Legislature
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Rep. Terry Beyer
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Staff Contact
For further information about the Target Rulemaking Advisory Committee (TRAC) or related work contact Bob Cortright by email or phone at (503) 373-0050 ext. 241.
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| Link to Meetings Page |
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For information about the TRAC meetings and materials, click on the link TRAC Public Meetings.
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