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
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .
 
LC 169
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         Senate Bill 13
                 Ordered by the Senate March 28
           Including Senate Amendments dated March 28
 
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the
  President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing
  rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part
  of the President (at the request of Joint Interim Committee on
  Water, Agriculture and Natural Resources for Senator Peter
  Courtney and the Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Commission)
 
 
                             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 state  { + and local + } agencies to hold annual
drills instructing employees on earthquake emergency procedures.
Requires certain employers to hold annual drills instructing
employees on earthquake emergency procedures. Requires Office of
Emergency Management to adopt rules governing required earthquake
emergency drills.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to seismic event preparation; and declaring an
  emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) Each state or local agency shall drill
agency employees working in office buildings on emergency
procedures so that the employees may respond to an earthquake
emergency without confusion or panic. The agencies shall conduct
the drills in accordance with Office of Emergency Management
rules. The drills must include familiarization with routes and
methods of exiting the building and methods of 'duck, cover and
hold' during an earthquake. An agency shall conduct the drills
annually during the month of April. The Office of Emergency
Management may, by rule or on application, grant exemptions from
the drill requirement for good cause.
  (2) As used in this section, 'state or local agency' means a
state or local office, department, division, bureau, board or
commission that is assigned, renting, leasing, owning or
controlling office space for carrying out its duties. 'State or
local agency' includes the Legislative Assembly when in regular
session. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + A person employing 250 or more full-time
employees within this state shall drill employees working in
office buildings on emergency procedures so that the employees
may respond to an earthquake emergency without confusion or
panic. The person shall conduct the drills in accordance with
Office of Emergency Management rules. The drills must include
familiarization with routes and methods of exiting the building
and methods of 'duck, cover and hold' during an earthquake. The
employer shall conduct the drills annually during the month of
April. The Office of Emergency Management may, by rule or on
application, grant exemptions from the drill requirement for good
cause. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + The Office of Emergency Management, in
consultation with the State Department of Geology and Mineral
Industries, shall adopt rules governing the conduct of earthquake
emergency drills required by sections 1 and 2 of this 2001 Act.
In addition to the office submitting the rules for publication
pursuant to ORS 183.360, the office and the department shall each
post the rules on an electronic bulletin board, home page or
similar site. + }
  SECTION 4.  { + This 2001 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2001 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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