Chapter 469 — Chapter 469
299 sections in this chapter.
ORS 469.217 [1985 c.745 §8; renumbered 469B.164 in 2011]
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ORS 469.220 [1979 c.512 §9; 2010 c.76 §13; 2011 c.693 §3; renumbered 469B.167 in 2011]
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ORS 469.225 [1979 c.512 §10; 2003 c.186 §27; 2008 c.29 §5; 2010 c.76 §14; 2011 c.474 §31; renumbered 469B.169 in 2011]
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ORS 469.228 [1989 c.926 §1; 1991 c.67 §134; 1991 c.641 §5; 1993 c.617 §1; repealed by 1999 c.880 §2]
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS
ORS 469.229 Definitions for ORS 469.229 to 469.261. As used in ORS 469.229 to 469.261, unless the context clearly requires otherwise
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(1) “À la carte charger” means a battery charger that is individually packaged without batteries, including a multiport charger or a charger with multivoltage capability. (2) “Ballast” means a device used with an electric discharge lamp to obtain necessary circuit conditions for …
ORS 469.230 [1989 c.926 §3; repealed by 1999 c.880 §2]
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ORS 469.232 [1989 c.926 §§4,10; 1993 c.617 §2; 1997 c.249 §165; 1997 c.632 §9; repealed by 1999 c.880 §2]
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ORS 469.233 Energy efficiency standards. The following minimum energy efficiency standards for new products are established
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(1) Bottle-type water dispensers or water coolers manufactured on or after January 1, 2022, and included in the scope of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s “Energy Star Program Requirements Product Specification for Water Coolers, Version 2.0,” must have an “on m…
ORS 469.234 [1989 c.926 §§5,9; 1993 c.617 §4; repealed by 1999 c.880 §2]
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ORS 469.235 [2007 c.375 §4; repealed by 2021 c.108 §7]
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ORS 469.236 [1989 c.926 §6; repealed by 1999 c.880 §2]
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ORS 469.238 Sale of products not meeting standards prohibited; exemptions. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person may not sell or offer for sale a new bottle-type water dispenser, commercial hot food holding cabinet, compact audio product, digital versatile disc player, digital versatile disc recorder, portable electric spa, television, inductive charger system, large battery charger system, small battery charger system, high light output double-ended quartz halogen lamp, high color-rendering index fluorescent lamp, computer, computer monitor, lavatory faucet, kitchen faucet, public lavatory faucet, lavatory replacement aerator, kitchen replacement aerator, showerhead, commercial fryer, commercial steam cooker, commercial dishwasher, residential ventilation fan, electric storage water heater or spray sprinkler body unless the energy efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the minimum energy efficiency standards specified in ORS 469.233
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(2) A person may sell or offer for sale a new product not meeting efficiency standards specified in subsection (1) of this section if the product is: (a) Manufactured in this state and sold outside this state; (b) Manufactured outside this state and sold at wholesale inside this …
ORS 469.239 Installation of products not meeting standards prohibited; exemptions. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person may not install a new bottle-type water dispenser, commercial hot food holding cabinet, compact audio product, digital versatile disc player, digital versatile disc recorder, portable electric spa, television, inductive charger system, large battery charger system, small battery charger system, high light output double-ended quartz halogen lamp, high color-rendering index fluorescent lamp, computer, computer monitor, commercial fryer, commercial steam cooker, commercial dishwasher, residential ventilation fan or spray sprinkler body for compensation unless the energy efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the minimum energy efficiency standards specified in ORS 469.233
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(2) A person may install a new product not meeting efficiency standards specified in subsection (1) of this section if the product is: (a) Installed in a mobile or manufactured home at the time of construction; or (b) Designed expressly for installation and use in recreational ve…
ORS 469.240 [1989 c.926 §§11,12; repealed by 1999 c.880 §2]
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ORS 469.241 [1993 c.617 §22; repealed by 1999 c.880 §2]
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ORS 469.242 [1993 c.617 §20; repealed by 1999 c.880 §2]
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ORS 469.243 [1993 c.617 §21; repealed by 1999 c.880 §2]
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ORS 469.244 [1989 c.926 §§16,25; repealed by 1993 c.617 §28]
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ORS 469.245 [1993 c.617 §19; repealed by 1999 c.880 §2]
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ORS 469.246 [1989 c.926 §§13,18; 1991 c.67 §135; 1993 c.617 §5; repealed by 1999 c.880 §2]
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ORS 469.247 [1993 c.617 §16; repealed by 1999 c.880 §2]
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ORS 469.248 [1989 c.926 §39; 1991 c.67 §136; 1993 c.617 §6; repealed by 1999 c.880 §2]
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ORS 469.249 [1993 c.617 §18; repealed by 1999 c.880 §2]
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ORS 469.250 [1989 c.926 §§7,8; 1991 c.67 §137; repealed by 1999 c.880 §2]
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ORS 469.252 [1989 c.926 §§14,15; repealed by 1993 c.617 §28]
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ORS 469.253 [1993 c.617 §17; repealed by 1999 c.880 §2]
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ORS 469.254 [1989 c.926 §19; 1993 c.617 §7; 1997 c.838 §6; repealed by 1999 c.880 §2]
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ORS 469.255 Manufacturers to test products; test methods; certification of products; rules. (1) A manufacturer of a product specified in ORS 469.238 that is sold or offered for sale, or installed or offered for installation, in this state shall test samples of the manufacturer’s products in accordance with the test methods specified in ORS 469.233 or, if more stringent, those specified in the state building code
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(2) If the test methods for products required to be tested under this section are not provided for in ORS 469.233 or in the state building code, the State Department of Energy shall adopt test methods for these products. The department shall use test methods approved by the Unite…
ORS 469.256 [1989 c.926 §29; repealed by 1993 c.617 §29]
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ORS 469.258 [1989 c.926 §20; 1991 c.641 §6; repealed by 1999 c.880 §2]
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ORS 469.259 [1991 c.641 §2; 1993 c.617 §8; repealed by 1999 c.880 §2]
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ORS 469.260 [1989 c.926 §21; 1991 c.67 §138; repealed by 1999 c.880 §2]
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ORS 469.261 Department to review standards; rules; postponement of operative dates of standards; application for waiver of federal preemption. (1) The State Department of Energy shall periodically review the minimum energy efficiency standards specified in ORS 469.233
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(2)(a) After the review pursuant to subsection (1) of this section and notwithstanding ORS 469.233, the Director of the State Department of Energy may adopt rules to update the minimum energy efficiency standards specified in ORS 469.233 if the director determines that the standa…
ORS 469.262 [1989 c.926 §24; repealed by 1999 c.880 §2]
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ORS 469.267 [1989 c.926 §26; 1993 c.617 §9; repealed by 1999 c.880 §2]
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ORS 469.269 [1989 c.926 §27; 1993 c.617 §10; repealed by 1999 c.880 §2]
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ORS 469.270 [1989 c.926 §28; 1991 c.67 §139; repealed by 1993 c.617 §29]
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ORS 469.274 [1989 c.926 §§31,32; 1991 c.641 §7; 1993 c.617 §11; repealed by 1999 c.880 §2]
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ENERGY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR COVERED COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
ORS 469.275 Definitions for ORS 469.275 to 469.291. As used in ORS 469.275 to 469.291
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(1)(a) “Agricultural building” means a structure that is used for: (A) Storing, maintaining or repairing farm or forestry machinery and equipment; (B) Raising, harvesting and selling crops or forest products; (C) Feeding, breeding, managing and selling livestock, poultry, fur-bea…
ORS 469.276 [1989 c.926 §33; repealed by 1999 c.880 §2]
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ORS 469.277 Department adoption of performance standards; enforcement; rules. (1)(a) Not later than December 31, 2024, the State Department of Energy, in consultation with the Department of Consumer and Business Services, shall adopt rules that use the American National Standards Institute’s standards for Energy Efficiency in Existing Buildings (ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 100) as an initial model for specifying an energy performance standard for covered commercial buildings. In rulemaking proceedings to adopt or update rules under this paragraph, the State Department of Energy shall disclose the sources of information, including the model described in this paragraph and any peer-reviewed science, that the department relies on in developing or updating the energy performance standard. The department shall update the energy performance standard not later than July 1, 2029, and by the same month and day in each successive period of five years
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(b) The energy performance standard described in paragraph (a) of this subsection must: (A) Comply with the requirements of ORS 469.275 to 469.279; (B) Seek to maximize reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from covered commercial buildings; (C) Include energy use intensity targ…
ORS 469.278 [1989 c.926 §34; repealed by 1999 c.880 §2]
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ORS 469.279 Tier 1 buildings report; exemptions; department support program; correction notice; civil penalties. (1) An eligible building owner of a tier 1 building shall report to the State Department of Energy concerning the eligible building owner’s compliance with the energy performance standard described in ORS 469.277. The eligible building owner shall submit the report in accordance with the schedule specified in subsection (4) of this section and shall submit a new report at the end of every successive five-year period. Each report the eligible building owner submits must include documentation that demonstrates that
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(a) The tier 1 building’s weather normalized energy use intensity during the previous calendar year is less than or equal to the applicable energy use intensity target; (b) The eligible building owner is taking actions and making investments in accordance with a conditional compl…
ORS 469.280 [1989 c.926 §35; repealed by 1999 c.880 §2]
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ORS 469.281 Implementation; enforcement; advisory committee; rules. (1) In addition to the energy performance standard the State Department of Energy adopts in accordance with ORS 469.277, the department shall adopt rules to implement ORS 469.275 to 469.279. The rules must
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(a) Ensure timely, accurate and complete reporting of compliance with the requirements of ORS 469.275 to 469.279 from all tier 1 buildings; (b) Enable the department to effectively enforce the energy performance standard and energy use intensity targets established under ORS 469.…
ORS 469.282 [1989 c.926 §36; repealed by 1999 c.880 §2]
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ORS 469.283 County assessors to provide information to department. At the request of the State Department of Energy, each county assessor in this state shall provide information from existing records data that the department requires to implement ORS 469.275 to 469.279, including information about covered commercial buildings within the county. [2023 c.442 §12]
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Note: See note under 469.275. Note: Section 13, chapter 442, Oregon Laws 2023, provides: Sec. 13. Annual report on implementation of energy performance standards. The State Department of Energy shall report not later than January 15, 2025, and by the same date in each succeeding …
ORS 469.284 [1989 c.926 §37; repealed by 1999 c.880 §2]
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ORS 469.285 When action to comply not required; incentives for voluntary or early compliance. (1) ORS 469.275 to 469.279 do not require an eligible building owner to take action to comply with ORS 469.275 to 469.279
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(a) If the eligible building owner owns a tier 2 building; or (b) Before the State Department of Energy adopts an energy performance standard under ORS 469.277, if the eligible building owner owns a tier 1 building. (2) The department may offer incentives for eligible building ow…
ORS 469.286 [1989 c.926 §38; 1991 c.67 §140; 1993 c.617 §12; repealed by 1999 c.880 §2]
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