Section 757.960 – Commission to convene workshops; wildfire protection and mitigation best practices.
The Public Utility Commission shall periodically convene workshops for the purpose of helping public utilities that provide electricity, municipal electric utilities, people’s utility districts organized under ORS chapter 261 that sell electricity, electric cooperatives organized under ORS chapter 62 and operators of electrical transmission and distribution systems to develop and share information for the identification, […]
Section 757.963 – Public utility required to develop wildfire protection plan; rules.
(1) A public utility that provides electricity must have and operate in compliance with a risk-based wildfire protection plan that is filed with the Public Utility Commission and has been evaluated by the commission. The plan must be based on reasonable and prudent practices identified through workshops conducted by the commission pursuant to ORS 757.960 […]
Section 757.966 – Consumer-owned utility required to develop wildfire mitigation plan.
(1) As used in this section, “consumer-owned utility” and “governing body” have the meanings given those terms in ORS 757.600. (2) A consumer-owned utility must have and operate in compliance with a risk-based wildfire mitigation plan approved by the governing body of the utility. The plan must be designed to protect public safety, reduce risk […]
Section 757.968 – Electric utility easement over private land.
(1) As used in this section, “electric utility” has the meaning given that term in ORS 757.600. (2) ORS 757.963 and 757.966 do not affect the terms or conditions of an easement held by an electric utility over private land as of July 19, 2021. [2021 c.592 §6a] Note: 757.968 and 757.969 were enacted into […]
Section 757.969 – Municipally owned utility exempt from requirements.
ORS 757.963 and 757.995 do not apply to municipally owned utilities organized under ORS chapter 225. [2021 c.592 §6b] Note: See note under 757.968.
Section 757.990 – Penalties.
(1) Any person or municipality, or their agents, lessees, trustees or receivers, who omits, fails or refuses to do any act required by ORS 757.035, or fails to comply with any orders, rules or regulations of the Public Utility Commission made in pursuance of ORS 757.035, shall forfeit and pay into the State Treasury a […]
Section 757.991 – Civil penalty for noncompliance with gas regulations.
(1)(a) Any person or municipality, or any agent, lessee, trustee or receiver of the person or municipality, engaged in the management, operation, ownership or control of facilities for the transmission or distribution of gas by pipeline, or of facilities for the storage or treatment of gas to be transmitted or distributed by pipeline, that fails […]
Section 757.992
[Formerly 758.990; renumbered 165.990]
Section 757.993 – Penalty for violation of utility excavation notification provisions.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section and in addition to all other penalties provided by law, every person who violates or who procures, aids or abets in the violation of any rule of the Oregon Utility Notification Center shall incur a penalty of not more than $1,000 for the first violation […]
Section 757.994 – Civil penalty for violation of statute, rule or order related to water utilities.
(1) In addition to all other penalties provided by law, a person who violates any statute, rule or order of the Public Utility Commission related to water utilities is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $500 for each violation. The commission may require that penalties imposed under this section be used for […]