71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
HA to C-Eng. SB 229
 
LC 1988/SB 229-C9
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                   C-ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 229
 
              By JOINT COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
 
                             July 3
 
  On page 2 of the printed C-engrossed bill, line 33, delete '
five' and insert 'four'.
  After line 35, insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 2a. + }  { + Section 2b of this 2001 Act is
added to and made a part of ORS 285B.650 to 285B.728. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 2b. + }  { + (1) Notwithstanding sections 2 and
5 of this 2001 Act, a city shall be designated for electronic
commerce if the city:
  ' (a) By resolution of the governing body of the city, declares
itself a city designated for electronic commerce;
  ' (b) As of the effective date of this 2001 Act, has a
population of more than 1,500 but less than 2,000;
  ' (c) Is located less than 25 miles from a city with a
population of more than 500,000; and
  ' (d) Is located less than 10 miles from a city with a high
concentration of high technology firms and with a population
that, as of the effective date of this 2001 Act, does not exceed
85,000.
  ' (2) Only one city may be designated for electronic commerce
under this section, and that designation shall be made without
consideration of the numeric or geographic limitations imposed by
section 2 of this 2001 Act.
  ' (3)(a) A city does not need to be a sponsor of an enterprise
zone to be designated for electronic commerce under this section.
  ' (b) The governing body of a city designated for electronic
commerce under this section does not have to comply with the
requirements of ORS 285B.650 to 285B.728, except that the
governing body must take all actions under ORS 285B.650 to
285B.728 with respect to business firms that are required of a
sponsor of a nonurban enterprise zone.
  ' (c) A business firm that is located in a city designated for
electronic commerce under this section and that seeks an
exemption under ORS 285B.698 must take all actions required of a
qualified business firm under ORS 285B.650 to 285B.728, except
that the business firm does not need to be located within an
enterprise zone.
  ' (4) For the purpose of determining the boundaries of a city
designated for electronic commerce, 'city' includes:
  ' (a) Territory that is annexed into the city, as of the date
of the annexation;
  ' (b) Land within the urban growth boundary of the city; and
  ' (c) Territory that is added to the urban growth boundary
described in paragraph (b) of this subsection, as of the date the
urban growth boundary is extended to such territory. + } ' .
  On page 4, line 43, after 'is' insert a colon and begin a new
paragraph and insert '(a)'.
  In line 45, delete the period and insert '; or
  ' (b) A business firm engaged in electronic commerce in a city
that has been designated for electronic commerce under section 2b
of this 2001 Act.'.
  On page 5, line 2, delete 'zone' and insert 'area designated
for electronic commerce'.
  On page 6, delete lines 25 through 27 and insert:
  ' (9) The department may establish by rule the amount of fees
charged to applicants seeking certification of facilities as
advanced telecommunications facilities. Revenues from the fees
shall be used to offset the costs incurred by the department in
administering the tax credit certification under this section.'.
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