72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
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LC 2118
 
                           B-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 2857
                      Ordered by the June 9
       Including House Amendments dated May 23 and June 9
 
Sponsored by Representatives GILMAN, BATES; Representatives
  ACKERMAN, BEYER, HANSEN, HASS, HOPSON, JENSON, KNOPP, KROPF,
  KRUSE, MABREY, MARCH, PATRIDGE, RICHARDSON, SHETTERLY
 
 
                             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.
 
    { - Modifies time frame for property owner in Rogue Valley
Transportation District to petition for withdrawal from special
districts. Limits discretion of county board to consider petition
for withdrawal from special district. - }
   { +  Allows certain cities in southwestern Oregon with
population of fewer than 10,000 people to withdraw unserved
portion of city from transportation district. Requires governing
body of district and governing body of county to approve petition
for withdrawal.
  Sunsets January 2, 2006. + }
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to withdrawal of territory from district.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Section 2 of this 2003 Act is added to and made
a part of ORS 267.510 to 267.650. + }
  SECTION 2. { +  (1) Notwithstanding the limitations under ORS
198.870 on withdrawal from a district, if all or part of a city
with a population of fewer than 10,000 individuals is located
within the territorial boundaries of a transportation district in
southwestern Oregon, but does not receive regularly scheduled
direct transportation services from the district, the governing
body of the city may petition the governing body of the district
for a resolution approving the withdrawal from the district of
the part of the city that does not receive regularly scheduled
direct transportation services.
  (2) The governing body of the district and the governing body
of any affected county shall approve a petition for withdrawal
under this section.
  (3) As used in this section, 'southwestern Oregon' means that
portion of the State of Oregon located south of the City of
Roseburg, west of the summit of the Cascade Range, north of the
southern boundary of the state and east of the Pacific Ocean. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + Section 2 of this 2003 Act is repealed January
2, 2006. + }
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