ORS Chapter 469b — Energy Incentives; Tax

ORS 469b.139. (b) Is installed in a new single-family dwelling by, or at the direction of, the homebuilder constructing the dwelling. (10) Qualified transit pass contract means a purchase agreement entered into between a transportation provider and a person, the terms of which obligate the person to purchase transit passes on behalf or for the benefit of employees, students, patients or other individuals over a specified period of time. (11) Recycling facility means equipment used by a trade or business solely for recycling: (a) Including: (A) Equipment used solely for hauling and refining used oil; (B) New vehicles or modifications to existing vehicles used solely to transport used recyclable materials that cannot be used further in their present form or location such as glass, metal, paper, aluminum, rubber and plastic; (C) Trailers, racks or bins that are used for hauling used recyclable materials and are added to or attached to existing waste collection vehicles; and (D) Any equipment used solely for processing recyclable materials such as balers, flatteners, crushers, separators and scales. (b) But not including equipment used for transporting or processing scrap materials that are recycled as a part of the normal operation of a trade or business as defined by the director. (12)(a) Renewable energy resource includes, but is not limited to: (A) Straw, forest slash, wood waste or other wastes from farm or forest land, nonpetroleum plant or animal based biomass, ocean wave energy, solar energy, wind power, water power or geothermal energy; (B) A hydroelectric generating facility that obtains all applicable permits and complies with all state and federal statutory requirements for the protection of fish and wildlife and that: (i) Does not exceed 10 megawatts of installed capacity; or (ii) Qualifies as a research, development or demonstration facility; or (C) A renewable energy storage device as defined by the director by rule. (b) Renewable energy resource does not include a hydroelectric generating facility that is not described in paragraph (a) of this subsection. (13) Sustainable building practices facility means a commercial building in which building practices that reduce the amount of energy, water or other resources needed for construction and operation of the building are used. Sustainable building practices facility may be further defined by the State Department of Energy by rule, including rules that establish traditional building practice baselines in energy, water or other resource usage for comparative purposes for use in determining whether a facility is a sustainable building practices facility. (14) Transportation facility means a transportation project that reduces energy use during commuting to and from work or school, during work-related travel, or during travel to obtain medical or other services, and may be further defined by the department by rule. Transportation facility includes, but is not limited to: (a) A qualified transit pass contract or a transportation services contract; or (b) The purchase of efficient truck technology and related truck trailers, as defined in ORS 801.580, for commercial motor vehicles, as defined in ORS 801.208, that are registered under ORS 803.420, or for commercial motor vehicles that are proportionally registered under ORS 826.009 or 826.011. (15) Transportation provider means a public, private or nonprofit entity that provides transportation services to members of the public. (16) Transportation services contract means a contract that is related to a transportation facility, and may be further defined by the department by rule. [Formerly 469.185]