Chapter 469B — Chapter 469B
61 sections in this chapter.
ORS 469B.344 Limitation on amount of potential tax credits for transportation projects. (1)(a) The total amount of potential tax credits for all transportation projects in this state may not, at the time of preliminary certification under ORS 469B.329, exceed $20 million for any biennium
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(b) For each tax year, the Director of the State Department of Energy may allocate a percentage of the amount allowed in paragraph (a) of this subsection to alternative fuel vehicle projects and a percentage to transit services. (2) Notwithstanding ORS 315.336, in the event that …
ORS 469B.347 Policies and procedures; standards for single transportation project; rules. The State Department of Energy shall by rule establish policies and procedures for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of ORS 315.336 and 469B.320 to 469B.347, including standards for what constitutes a single transportation project. [2011 c.730 §65]
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BIOFUELS AND BIOMASS
ORS 469B.400 Fuel blends and solid biofuels; qualification for tax credits; rules. The State Department of Energy shall by rule identify categories of fuel blend and solid biofuel that qualify for the personal income tax credit allowed under ORS 315.465. [Formerly 469.785]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 469B.403 Biomass; eligibility for tax credits; rates. To be eligible for the tax credit under ORS 315.141, the biomass must be produced or collected in Oregon as a feedstock for bioenergy or biofuel production in Oregon. The credit rates for biomass are
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(1) For oilseed crops, $0.05 per pound. (2) For grain crops, including but not limited to wheat, barley and triticale, $0.90 per bushel. (3) For virgin oil or alcohol delivered for production in Oregon from Oregon-based feedstock, $0.10 per gallon. (4) For used cooking oil or was…
ORS 469B.407 [2016 c.29 §15; repealed by 2019 c.483 §25]
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REBATES FOR HOME ENERGY IMPROVEMENTS
ORS 469B.450 Rebates for home energy efficiency retrofits; rebates for high-efficiency appliance and nonappliance upgrades. (1) The State Department of Energy, in consultation with the Housing and Community Services Department, shall establish
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(a) A whole-home energy savings program to provide rebates to individual homeowners, multifamily building owners and aggregators for home energy efficiency retrofits; and (b) A high-efficiency electric home rebate program to provide rebates for the purchase and installation of ap…
ORS 469B.460 Heat Pump Deployment Program; eligibility requirements; performance agreement; use of grant funds; reports; rules. (1) As used in this section
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(a) “Bulk fuel” means liquid petroleum, propane, coal, wood, wood-based products or other fuel delivered and stored until used on-site by the final consumer to produce energy. (b) “Climate zone” means a heating or cooling climate zone assigned to a county by the Bonneville Power …
ORS 469B.463 Heat Pump Deployment Advisory Council. (1) The Heat Pump Deployment Advisory Council is established
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(2) The council consists of representatives from eligible entities administering grant funds under the Heat Pump Deployment Program established under ORS 469B.460. (3) The council shall study and identify: (a) Best practices for administering grant funds and providing financial a…
ORS 469B.466 Heat Pump Deployment Fund; biennial reports. (1) The Heat Pump Deployment Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Heat Pump Deployment Fund shall be credited to the fund. The fund consists of
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(a) Moneys appropriated or otherwise transferred to the fund by the Legislative Assembly; (b) Moneys received from federal, state or local sources; (c) Gifts, grants or other moneys contributed to the fund; and (d) Other amounts deposited in the fund from any source. (2) Moneys i…
ORS 469B.480 Grants to assist landlords with providing community cooling spaces. (1) The State Department of Energy shall provide a grant to the nongovernmental entity that administers public purpose charge moneys under ORS 757.612 (3)(d) to enable the nongovernmental entity to assist landlords in creating or operating, whenever there is an extreme heat event for the forecast zone of the premises as described in ORS 90.355, one or more private community cooling spaces available to the landlord’s tenants during the extreme heat event that are on or near the premises and that maintain a temperature of not higher than 80 degrees Fahrenheit
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(2) Assistance provided under this section may include: (a) Grants to landlords to create or operate community cooling spaces that will accommodate at least five individuals. (b) Information to landlords regarding: (A) Lists of providers and installers of suitable cooling devices…
ORS 469B.991 Civil penalty when contractor certificate revoked. (1) The Director of the State Department of Energy may impose a civil penalty against a contractor if a contractor certificate is revoked under ORS 469B.118. The amount of the penalty shall be equal to the total amount of tax relief estimated to have been provided under ORS 316.116 to the contractor or to purchasers of the system for which a contractor’s certificate has been revoked
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(2) The State Department of Energy may not collect any of the amount of a civil penalty imposed under subsection (1) of this section from a purchaser of the system for which the final certificate has been revoked. (3) Civil penalties under this section shall be imposed as provide…