ORS tit. 20, ch. 215, COUNTY PLANNING, TEMPORARY PROVISIONS RELATING to COUNTY GRANTS FOR ENERGY RESILIENCE PLANS ARE COMPILED AS NOTES FOLLOWING ORS 215.141
ORS tit. 20, ch. 215, COUNTY PLANNING, TEMPORARY PROVISIONS RELATING to COUNTY GRANTS FOR ENERGY RESILIENCE PLANS ARE COMPILED AS NOTES FOLLOWING ORS 215.141
Sections 6 and 7, chapter 562, Oregon Laws 2023, provide:
Sec. 6. County grants for energy resilience plans. (1) The State Department of Energy shall establish a program for awarding grants to counties to cover the costs of developing energy resilience plans that meet the requirements under section 5 (3) of this 2023 Act [215.141 (3)].
(2) Under the program:
(a) A county shall use grant moneys to cover the costs of developing an energy resilience plan that meets the requirements listed under section 5 (3) of this 2023 Act;
(b) A county may be awarded a total of no more than $50,000;
(c) Counties may combine and use together grant moneys that have been awarded to the counties;
(d) A county may use grant award moneys to cover:
(A) The salaries and expenses of county employees for the time the employees work on developing an energy resilience plan;
(B) The costs to hire or contract with a technical assistance provider; and
(C) Any other necessary costs as approved by the department; and
(e) The department may issue grant award moneys to a county or directly to a technical assistance provider or providers hired or contracted by the county.
(3) The department shall establish the:
(a) Application process;
(b) Eligibility criteria for awarding grants;
(c) Process of awarding grants; and
(d) Requirements for reporting on the use of grant award moneys by grantees.
(4) No later than September 15, 2025, the department shall submit a report in the manner provided by ORS 192.245 to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to energy. The report must, at a minimum:
(a) Identify the counties that have received grants under the program and describe the status of the counties' energy resilience plans;
(b) Identify opportunities to incorporate county energy resilience plans into a state energy resilience plan and other planning efforts; and
(c) Make recommendations for improvements to the program and investments that would improve future planning efforts. [2023 c. 562, § 6]
Sec. 7. Section 6 of this 2023 Act is repealed on January 2, 2026. [2023 c. 562, § 7]