Oregon Marketplace: Options for Next Steps

There are several steps that could be taken now to begin advancing the creation of a multi-credit ecosystem marketplace in Oregon.  Options include the following: 

  • Governor Kulongoski could issue an executive order directing agencies to support an ecosystem marketplace in Oregon and assist in the implementation of a pilot project in the Willamette Basin to help clarify issues needing attention for a concept that could be presented in either an executive order or legislation);

  • Passing legislation to authorize a pilot project in the Willamette Basin and direct agencies to report back to the legislature with recommendations concerning broader application; 

  • Creating an interagency task force, including members from outside government, to address the limitations associated with the establishment of a multi-credit ecosystem marketplace in Oregon;

  • Initiating a process through which agencies and stakeholders examine ecosystem credit valuing options and develop a broadly accepted method of generating and transferring credits; and/or

  • Removing/changing regulatory limitations that prevent an agency's full participation in a marketplace.

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Conclusion
The opportunity exists within Oregon to make an ecosystem marketplace a reality.