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
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LC 169
 
                         Senate Bill 13
 
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 as
introduced.
 
  Requires state 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 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 agency' means a state
office, department, division, bureau, board or commission that is
assigned, renting, leasing, owning or controlling office space
for carrying out its duties. 'State 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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