72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
 
HA to HB 2857
 
LC 2118/HB 2857-3
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                         HOUSE BILL 2857
 
               By COMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT
 
                             May 23
 
  On page 1 of the printed bill, lines 5 through 7, restore the
bracketed material.
  Delete lines 17 and 18.
  After line 21, insert:
  ' (4) The county board shall approve the petition if the
district board has approved a resolution to withdraw the
territory from the district.'.
  On page 2, delete lines 5 through 25 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 3. + } ORS 267.253 is amended to read:
  ' 267.253. (1) If the electors of an affected area wish to
withdraw from a district, they may file a petition for withdrawal
with the district board at the times and in the manner provided
for in this section. However, if the formation of the district
was initiated under ORS 267.107, the petition for withdrawal may
not include any area within the urban growth boundary described
in ORS 267.114.
  ' (2)  { + Except as provided in subsection (3) of this
section, + } a petition for withdrawal under this section may be
filed only during the period from January 1 to August 30 in
calendar year 2001 and in every fifth calendar year thereafter.
  '  { +  (3) A petition for withdrawal under this section of an
affected area within the territorial boundaries of a mass transit
district providing mass transit services in the Rogue Valley may
be filed at any time. + }
  '  { - (3) - }   { + (4) + } A petition for withdrawal under
this section shall be signed by not less than 15 percent of the
electors registered in the affected area described in the
petition.
  '  { - (4) - }   { + (5) + } A petition filed under this
section shall contain substantially the following:
  ' (a) A statement that the petition is filed pursuant to ORS
267.250 to 267.263;
  ' (b) The names of the district and all affected counties; and
  ' (c) A request that proceedings be commenced for the
withdrawal of the affected area from the district.
  '  { - (5) - }   { + (6) + } There shall be attached to the
petition a map which clearly and precisely shows the exterior
boundaries of the affected area by reference to prominent
landmarks such as streets, highways, rivers or the boundaries of
cities and counties. The map shall be used in lieu of a metes and
bounds or legal description of the affected area.
  '  { - (6) - }   { + (7) + } The district board, within five
days after receiving a petition filed under this section which
conforms to the requirements of this section, shall file the
petition with the county clerk of each county in which any part
of the affected area is located for signature verification.'.
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