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Oregon Revised Statutes Public Health and Safety § 468A.210

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

As used in ORS 352.823 and 468A.200 to 468A.260:

(1) “Global warming” means an increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere that is associated with the release of greenhouse gases.

(2) “Greenhouse gas” means any gas that contributes to anthropogenic global warming including, but not limited to, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulfur hexafluoride.

(3) “Greenhouse gas cap-and-trade system” means a system that:

(a) Establishes a total cap on greenhouse gas emissions from an identified group of emitters;

(b) Establishes a market for allowances that represent emissions; and

(c) Allows trading of allowances among greenhouse gas emitters.

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