HB 3986
Makes counties approve applications to site renewable energy facilities filed before June 1, 2025, without applying the statewide land use planning goal related to agricultural use.
Jurisdiction
Oregon
Session
2025 Regular Session
Committee
Climate, Energy, and Environment
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Bill overview
This bill allows counties to approve applications to build renewable energy facilities that were filed before June 1, 2025, without needing to follow the state’s usual rules about protecting agricultural land. Specifically, it removes the requirement for counties to consider an exception to the statewide land use planning goal related to agriculture for these existing applications. The bill expires on January 2, 2028.
Key provisions
- Allows counties to approve renewable energy facility applications filed before June 1, 2025.
- Exempts these applications from the statewide land use planning goal related to agricultural use.
- Prevents counties from requiring exceptions to the agricultural land goal.
- Requires counties to approve applications that meet established standards.
- Limits review of county approvals to appeals based on specific criteria.
- Sets an expiration date for the bill’s provisions (January 2, 2028).
Who is affected
- Counties
- Renewable energy developers
- Agricultural landowners
- State government (regarding land use planning)
- Citizens interested in renewable energy development
Notable changes
- Removes the requirement to consider agricultural land preservation for pre-June 1, 2025 applications.
- Provides a temporary exception to the standard land use planning process.
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Primary sponsors
Emerson Levy
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