Bill > HB2332

This bill modifies Oregon's environmental regulations regarding air curtain incinerators by preventing the Department of Environmental Quality from requiring a Title V operating permit for certain air curtain incinerators. Specifically, the bill exempts air curtain incinerators from needing a Title V operating permit (a federal requirement for significant air pollution sources) if they only burn wood waste, clean lumber, or yard waste, and are not otherwise mandated to obtain such a permit by the federal Clean Air Act or Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations. The bill adds this provision to existing Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 468A.300 to 468A.330 and is set to take effect on the 91st day after the 2025 regular session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly adjourns. This legislation aims to reduce regulatory burden for certain types of air curtain incinerators that are used for burning specific types of organic waste materials.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2332