72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
 
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amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 1872
 
                         House Bill 2457
 
Sponsored by Representative JENSON
 
 
                             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.
 
  Defines science for purposes of statute laws of state.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to definition of science; amending ORS 174.100.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 174.100 is amended to read:
  174.100. As used in the statute laws of this state, unless the
context or a specially applicable definition requires otherwise:
  (1) 'Any other state' includes any state and the District of
Columbia.
  (2) 'City' includes any incorporated village or town.
  (3) 'County court' includes board of county commissioners.
  (4) 'May not' and 'shall not' are equivalent expressions of an
absolute prohibition.
  (5) 'Person' includes individuals, corporations, associations,
firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock
companies.
   { +  (6)(a) 'Science' means the systematic enterprise of
gathering knowledge about the universe and organizing and
condensing that knowledge into testable laws and theories.
  (b) 'Scientific' means of or relating to science. + }
    { - (6) - }   { + (7) + } 'State Treasury' includes those
financial assets the lawful custody of which are vested in the
State Treasurer and the office of the State Treasurer relating to
the custody of those financial assets.
    { - (7) - }   { + (8) + } 'To' means 'to and including' when
used in a reference to a series of statute sections, subsections
or paragraphs.
    { - (8) - }   { + (9) + } 'United States' includes
territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia.
    { - (9) - }   { + (10) + } 'Violate' includes failure to
comply.
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