(1) The State Department of Energy shall provide a grant to the nongovernmental entity that administers public purpose charge moneys under ORS § 757.612 (3)(d) to enable the nongovernmental entity to assist landlords in creating or operating, whenever there is an extreme heat event for the forecast zone of the premises as described in ORS § 90.355, one or more private community cooling spaces available to the landlord’s tenants during the extreme heat event that are on or near the premises and that maintain a temperature of not higher than 80 degrees Fahrenheit.

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(2) Assistance provided under this section may include:

(a) Grants to landlords to create or operate community cooling spaces that will accommodate at least five individuals.

(b) Information to landlords regarding:

(A) Lists of providers and installers of suitable cooling devices;

(B) Private and government programs that may be used to create or operate community cooling spaces; and

(C) Best practices and model technical specifications for installing and operating various temporary and permanent community cooling spaces.

(c) Promoting the services relating to community cooling spaces under this section that are provided by the nongovernmental entity.

(3) The nongovernmental entity receiving a grant under this section shall maintain separate accounting of the expenditures of the grant funds and shall report the accounting to the Public Utility Commission and the independent auditor described in ORS § 757.746 (1)(d). The nongovernmental entity may not utilize moneys received under ORS § 757.054 (4) or 757.612 (3)(d) for grant purposes under this section. [2022 c.86 § 24; 2023 c.442 § 77]

(Cooling and Electrical Needs Study)

Sections 26 and 28, chapter 86, Oregon Laws 2022, provide:

(1) The State Department of Energy shall study the cooling and electrical needs of publicly supported housing as defined in ORS § 456.250, manufactured dwelling parks and recreational vehicle parks. The study should detail information including but not limited to the following:

(a) The prevalence of cooling facilities;

(b) The need for cooling facilities;

(c) Barriers to transitioning housing and parks to include cooling facilities; and

(d) When possible, specific scenarios for properties in development or preservation to add cooling facilities.

(2) The Building Codes Division of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall provide assistance in conducting the study under this section. [2022 c.86 § 26]

Section 26 of this 2022 Act is repealed on January 2, 2025. [2022 c.86 § 28]

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