71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
HA to HB 3557
 
LC 2787/HB 3557-3
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                         HOUSE BILL 3557
 
              By COMMITTEE ON WATER AND ENVIRONMENT
 
                             May 10
 
  On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 4 through 30 and
delete page 2 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + }  { + (1) To ensure that Oregon
communities are providing sufficient buildable commercial and
industrial lands under ORS 197.712, the Department of Land
Conservation and Development and the Economic and Community
Development Department shall jointly:
  ' (a) Establish a working group of at least seven members who
are knowledgeable about the need for and requirements of
commercial and industrial development in this state and the
availability of buildable lands for commercial and industrial
development;
  ' (b) Inventory the lands, of each local government designated
by the working group under subsection (4) of this section, that
are within the urban growth boundary and that are designated for
industrial, commercial or mixed use by the comprehensive plans of
the local government; and
  ' (c) Evaluate the comprehensive plans of each local government
designated under subsection (4) of this section, using criteria
developed under subsection (2) of this section, to determine
whether the local government has sufficient buildable commercial
and industrial lands, considering:
  ' (A) The location of relevant markets;
  ' (B) The availability of necessary transportation facilities;
  ' (C) The availability of necessary public facilities and
services;
  ' (D) Local labor supplies and support services;
  ' (E) The availability and costs of materials and energy;
  ' (F) Environmental and pollution control requirements;
  ' (G) The local availability of technical training and
educational programs;
  ' (H) The changing nature of industrial and commercial uses and
the implications of that for land use planning; and
  ' (I) The conversion of industrial land to nonindustrial uses.
  ' (2) The working group shall:
  ' (a) Assist in the inventories and evaluations performed
pursuant to subsection (1) of this section;
  ' (b) With the assistance of the Director of the Department of
Land Conservation and Development and the Director of the
Economic and Community Development Department, create objective
criteria to be used in subsection (1)(c) of this section to
assist in the determination of whether a local government has
sufficient buildable commercial and industrial lands; and
  ' (c) Summarize the actions taken by the working group, the
Department of Land Conservation and Development and the Economic
and Community Development Department under this subsection and
subsection (1) of this section and, no later than January 1,
2003, report to:
 
 
  ' (A) The Director of the Department of Land Conservation and
Development and the Director of the Economic and Community
Development Department;
  ' (B) The governing body of each local government for which an
inventory and evaluation was performed; and
  ' (C) The Legislative Assembly or the appropriate interim
committee.
  ' (3) The report described in subsection (2)(c) of this section
shall include recommendations and legislative proposals relating
to economic development on buildable lands.
  ' (4) For the inventories described in subsection (1)(b) of
this section, the working group may designate local governments
that have:
  ' (a) A population greater than 25,000 persons within the urban
growth boundary; or
  ' (b) Increased in population, for three of the previous five
years, at a rate greater than the average annual population
increase for the state.
  ' (5) For each local government designated by the working group
under subsection (4) of this section, the inventory of the lands
described in subsection (1)(b) of this section must include:
  ' (a) The number of vacant or significantly underutilized lots
or parcels;
  ' (b) The total acreage and number of sites for which public
facilities referred to in ORS 197.712 (2) are available or can
reasonably be made available; and
  ' (c) The total acreage and number of sites that have no
significant geographic impediments to industrial or commercial
development. + } ' .
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