71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
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LC 3356
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 3344
                   Ordered by the House May 24
             Including House Amendments dated May 24
 
Sponsored by Representative CLOSE; Representatives KNOPP,
  KRIEGER, KROPF, KRUSE, LEE, MORGAN, NELSON, SIMMONS, G SMITH, P
  SMITH, T SMITH, Senators FERRIOLI, GEORGE, HARPER, HARTUNG,
  MESSERLE, NELSON (at the request of Oregon Cattlemen's
  Association)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
 
  Defines science for purposes of  { + specific + } statute laws
of state.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the definition of science; amending ORS 468.005.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 468.005 is amended to read:
  468.005. As used in ORS 448.305, 454.010 to 454.040, 454.205 to
454.255, 454.505 to 454.535, 454.605 to 454.755 and ORS chapters
468, 468A and 468B, unless the context requires otherwise:
  (1) 'Commission' means the Environmental Quality Commission.
  (2) 'Department' means the Department of Environmental Quality.
  (3) 'Director' means the Director of the Department of
Environmental Quality.
  (4) 'Order' has the same meaning as given in ORS 183.310.
  (5) 'Person' includes individuals, corporations, associations,
firms, partnerships, joint stock companies, public and municipal
corporations, political subdivisions, the state and any agencies
thereof, and the federal government and any agencies thereof.
  (6) 'Rule' has the same meaning as given in ORS 183.310.
   { +  (7)(a) 'Science' means the systematic enterprise of
gathering knowledge about the universe and organizing and
condensing that knowledge into testable laws and theories.
  (b) 'Scientific' means of or relating to science.
   + }  { - (7) - }   { + (8)  + } ' Standard' or 'standards'
means such measure of quality or purity for air or for any waters
in relation to their reasonable or necessary use as may be
established by the commission pursuant to ORS 448.305, 454.010 to
454.040, 454.205 to 454.255, 454.505 to 454.535, 454.605 to
454.755 and ORS chapters 468, 468A and 468B.
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