Each agency with legal authority to implement or enforce state statutes, state administrative rules or local government ordinances that must be satisfied in order for the Council to issue a site certificate for a proposed facility is encouraged to conduct its review of the application for a site certificate and other permit applications for the proposed facility filed with the agency on a timeline and in a manner that enables the agency to:

1. (1) Make recommendations to the Department of Energy and Council about compliance of the applications with the state statutes, administrative rules or ordinances administered by the agency.
2. (2) Recommend conditions for inclusion in the site certificate that will ensure compliance with such statutes, rules and ordinances.
3. (3) Present testimony and evidence at the contested case hearing on the site certificate.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 469.470 & ORS 469.501

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 469.501, ORS 469.505, ORS 469.504 & ORS 469.503

History

EFSC 4-2025, renumbered from 345-022-0005, filed 04/10/2025, effective 04/10/2025
EFSC 1-2023, adopt filed 08/29/2023, effective 08/29/2023