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 2787
 
                           B-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 3557
                  Ordered by the House June 30
       Including House Amendments dated May 10 and June 30
 
Sponsored by Representative DEVLIN; Representatives GARDNER,
  JOHNSON, MINNIS, WILLIAMS, WITT
 
 
                             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.
 
  Requires Department of Land Conservation and Development and
Economic and Community Development Department to jointly
establish working group to   { - inventory lands designated for
industrial, commercial or mixed use by certain local governments
and to determine - }   { + recommend objective criteria for use
by local government in determining + } whether local government
has sufficient buildable commercial and industrial lands.
Specifies factors to be considered. Requires that working group
report to director of each department  { - , local
governments - }  and Legislative Assembly or appropriate interim
committee.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to buildable lands; and appropriating money.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) To help 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 to be known as the Advisory
Committee on Commercial and Industrial Development, consisting 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; and
  (b) Recommend, using criteria developed under subsection (2) of
this section, a methodology for use by a local government in
determining whether the local government has sufficient buildable
commercial and industrial lands. The methodology shall address
factors including:
  (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 commercial and industrial uses and
the implications of that for land use planning;
  (I) The conversion of industrial land to nonindustrial uses;
  (J) Existing uses of land that may limit development or
redevelopment; and
  (K) Topographical or other physical constraints.
  (2) The working group shall:
  (a) 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)(b) of this section to
assist in the determination of whether a local government has
sufficient buildable commercial and industrial lands; and
  (b) Summarize the actions taken by the working group, the
Department of Land Conservation and Development and the Economic
and Community Development Department under 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; and
  (B) The Legislative Assembly or the appropriate interim
committee.
  (3) The report described in subsection (2)(b) of this section
shall include recommendations relating to economic development on
buildable lands. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + In addition to and not in lieu of any other
appropriation, there is appropriated to the Department of Land
Conservation and Development, for the biennium beginning July 1,
2001, out of the General Fund, the amount of $95,000 for the
purpose of supporting the Advisory Committee on Commercial and
Industrial Development. + }
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