71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 2841
Sponsored by Representative G SMITH; Senator FERRIOLI
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AN ACT
Relating to funding of regional boards; creating new provisions;
and amending ORS 285B.239 and 285B.263.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + ORS 285B.254, 285B.257, 285B.260, 285B.263 and
285B.266 are added to and made a part of ORS 285B.230 to
285B.248. + }
SECTION 2. ORS 285B.239 is amended to read:
285B.239. Regional investment plans shall serve as a basis for
state financial assistance to projects { + or activities + } to
meet regional economic and community development priorities. Each
group of counties that { - form - } { + forms + } a region
shall submit a regional investment plan that at a minimum shall
include the following elements:
(1) An identification of short-term and long-term regional
economic and community development priorities;
(2) An analysis of the unique or significant resources that
provide the foundation for the regional investment plan;
(3) An analysis of barriers to implementation of the regional
investment plan and an identification of the means to overcome
those barriers;
(4) A long-term plan to implement the regional investment plan,
including necessary actions by:
(a) Local governments;
(b) The private sector;
(c) State government; and
(d) Federal government;
(5) A two-year implementation plan with a prioritized list of
projects { - and - } { + or + } activities to be undertaken
or funded by the state from lottery proceeds and other
sources { + . For a region that has a recognized regional
partnership under ORS 285B.236, the prioritized list of projects
or activities may include investment of all or part of the moneys
received by the region from the Regional Investment Fund or the
Rural Investment Fund to provide moneys for the administration or
financing of long-term or future economic and community
development projects or activities + };
(6) A plan for involvement of disadvantaged and minority groups
in the region;
(7) Performance measurements for meeting the objective set
forth in ORS 285B.236 (2). Each region shall develop an
evaluation plan, as part of its regional investment plan, for
measuring and monitoring regional investment plan performance.
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The evaluation plan shall include regional benchmarks for
monitoring achievement of the regional investment plans and
priorities. When regional benchmarks are established, interim
indicators of performance shall be determined after negotiation
between the regional board and the Oregon Economic and Community
Development Commission. The regional board shall periodically
submit performance reports to the county governing bodies in the
region, the Oregon Economic and Community Development Commission,
the Governor and the Legislative Assembly; and
(8) An overall strategy management and project { + or
activity + } implementation plan that demonstrates that a region
has the capacity to allocate resources and insures that such
resources are effectively used.
SECTION 3. ORS 285B.263 is amended to read:
285B.263. (1) In each biennium, the Economic and Community
Development Department shall expend moneys from the Regional
Investment Fund for:
(a) Technical assistance and staff support for preparation and
update of regional investment plans;
(b) Projects { - and - } { + or + } activities implementing
an approved regional investment plan and implementing priorities
described in the plan; and
(c) Personnel necessary to administer the plans and projects
{ + or activities + }.
(2) In each biennium, the Oregon Economic and Community
Development Commission, by rule and in agreement with the
Association of Oregon Counties, League of Oregon Cities and
Oregon Public Ports Association, may provide funds, either
centrally or to regional boards or both, for multiregion projects
{ + or activities + } that implement the approved regional
investment plans of two or more regions with common economic and
community development priorities. Funding for multiregion
projects { + or activities + } under this subsection shall be
awarded, at the discretion of the commission, according to the
quality of the defined projects { + or activities + }.
(3) In each biennium, a regional board may dedicate a portion
of regional investment funds for technical assistance and staff
support for regional investment plan development and refinement
and development and administration of regional partnerships. The
portion of funds so dedicated shall be determined by the
commission. The commission shall provide regional boards with
these funds prior to approval of regional investment plans.
(4) In each biennium, a regional board may dedicate a portion
of regional investment funds to provide grants or loans to
individual private businesses for fixed asset acquisition. Such
funds must be used to make grants and loans that are consistent
with the regional investment plan and that support the regional
priorities included in the regional investment plan. The terms
and conditions of grants or loans to be made under this
subsection must be contained in the regional investment plan at
the time it is submitted for state review.
(5) After a regional investment plan is adopted, the department
in each calendar quarter shall provide regional investment funds,
less any moneys used for technical assistance and staff support
for regional investment plan development, to the region. Moneys
received under this subsection shall be used for development of
projects { + or activities + } based upon an evaluation by the
regional board of the merit and readiness of the projects { + or
activities + }. Projects { + and activities + }that receive
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such financial assistance must be consistent with the priorities
of the approved regional investment plan.
(6) In each biennium, each regional board shall submit a report
to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly that describes the
expenditure of moneys received under this section and indicates
the success, as defined by specified performance measurements, of
the funded projects { + or activities + } in achieving the
regional economic and community development priorities described
in ORS 285B.236 (2). Future grants to a regional board may be
based on the performance of the board.
SECTION 4. { + The amendments to ORS 285B.239 and 285B.263 by
sections 2 and 3 of this 2001 Act apply to rural investment funds
and regional investment funds provided on or after the effective
date of this 2001 Act. + }
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Passed by House May 15, 2001
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Chief Clerk of House
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Speaker of House
Passed by Senate June 6, 2001
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President of Senate
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Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Secretary of State
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