72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
 
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LC 3039
 
                         House Bill 2011
 
Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (at the
  request of Speaker of the House Karen Minnis)
 
 
                             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 Oregon Economic and Community Development Commission
and Economic and Community Development Department to develop
methods to promote recruiting, retaining and expanding
businesses, to improve competitiveness of businesses and to study
state's tax structure and regulatory policies.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to economic development.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) The Oregon Economic and Community
Development Commission and the Economic and Community Development
Department shall develop methods for:
  (a) Recruiting, retaining and expanding businesses in Oregon;
  (b) Enhancing the competitiveness of Oregon businesses both
within and outside of Oregon; and
  (c) Implementing specific policies for recruiting, retaining
and expanding businesses in rural communities in Oregon.
  (2) As part of developing the methods required by subsection
(1) of this section, the commission and the department shall
study the tax structure and regulatory policies of the State of
Oregon from the perspective of promoting economic development and
the competitiveness of Oregon businesses. + }
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