72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
 
HA to A-Eng. HB 2912
 
LC 1643/HB 2912-A11
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                   A-ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 2912
 
            By COMMITTEE ON RULES AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
 
                            August 19
 
  On page 1 of the printed A-engrossed bill, line 2, after the
semicolon insert 'appropriating money;'.
  Delete lines 4 through 26 and delete page 2 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + }  { + (1) There is created an Oregon
Commission on Land Use Reform that is a task force to be known as
the Oregon Task Force on Land Use Planning, consisting of 10
members who are knowledgeable about Oregon's land use system and
who are familiar with Oregon's economic and employment base. The
President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the Governor shall agree unanimously on the
appointment of members.
  ' (2) The purpose of the Oregon Task Force on Land Use Planning
is to study and make recommendations on:
  ' (a) The respective roles and responsibilities of state and
local governments in land use planning;
  ' (b) Land use issues specific to areas inside urban growth
boundaries;
  ' (c) Land use issues specific to areas outside urban growth
boundaries; and
  ' (d) Land use issues specific to the interface between areas
inside urban growth boundaries and areas outside urban growth
boundaries.
  ' (3) The Oregon Task Force on Land Use Planning shall:
  ' (a) Conduct public meetings;
  ' (b) Survey citizens;
  ' (c) Comprehensively gather information to assess the
effectiveness of Oregon's land use planning program in meeting
current and future needs of Oregonians in all parts of the state;
  ' (d) Provide information regarding the current land use
planning program as needed to inform the public's discussion; and
  ' (e) Develop legislation for recommendation to the
Seventy-third Legislative Assembly and the Seventy-fourth
Legislative Assembly.
  ' (4) The Oregon Task Force on Land Use Planning is subject to
the provisions of ORS 171.605 to 171.635 and has the authority
contained in ORS 171.505 and 171.510.
  ' (5)(a) The Office of the Governor shall provide staff support
to the Oregon Task Force on Land Use Planning and may, as
necessary, hire staff or consultants to assist the Oregon Task
Force on Land Use Planning in the performance of its duties.
  ' (b) The existing staff of the Department of Land Conservation
and Development shall assist the Office of the Governor to
support the task force in the performance of its duties.
  ' (6) All agencies of state government, as defined in ORS
174.111, are directed to assist the Oregon Task Force on Land Use
Planning in the performance of its duties and, to the extent
permitted by laws relating to confidentiality, to furnish
information and advice as the members of the task force consider
necessary to perform their duties.
 
  ' (7) A majority of the members of the Oregon Task Force on
Land Use Planning constitutes a quorum for the transaction of
business.
  ' (8) Official action by the Oregon Task Force on Land Use
Planning requires the approval of a majority of the members of
the task force.
  ' (9) The Oregon Task Force on Land Use Planning shall elect
one of its members to serve as chairperson.
  ' (10)(a) The Oregon Task Force on Land Use Planning shall
submit a progress report, including any recommendations for
legislation, to the Seventy-third Legislative Assembly, the
Governor and the Land Conservation and Development Commission, in
the manner provided by ORS 192.245, no later than February 1,
2005.
  ' (b) The Oregon Task Force on Land Use Planning shall submit a
final report, including any recommendations for legislation, to
the Seventy-fourth Legislative Assembly, the Governor and the
Land Conservation and Development Commission, in the manner
provided by ORS 192.245, no later than February 1, 2007.
  ' (c) The final report must describe in detail the task force's
findings regarding the effectiveness of Oregon's land use
planning program and include any recommendations for legislative,
administrative or other action.
  ' (11) Members of the Oregon Task Force on Land Use Planning
who are not members of the Legislative Assembly are not entitled
to compensation, but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary
travel and other expenses incurred by them in the performance of
their official duties, in the manner and amounts provided for in
ORS 292.495. Claims for expenses shall be paid out of funds
appropriated to the Office of the Governor for that purpose. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 2. + }  { + (1) The Office of the Governor may
accept contributions of funds and assistance from the United
States Government or its agencies or from any other source,
public or private, and may agree to conditions placed on the
funds not inconsistent with the purposes of section 1 of this
2003 Act.
  ' (2) All funds received by the Office of the Governor under
this section must be paid into the State Treasury and deposited
in the General Fund to the credit of the Office of the Governor.
The funds are appropriated continuously to the Office of the
Governor for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of
section 1 of this 2003 Act. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 3. + }  { + Sections 1 and 2 of this 2003 Act
are repealed on January 2, 2008. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 4. + }  { + There is appropriated to the Office
of the Governor for the biennium beginning July 1, 2003, out of
the General Fund, the amount of $___ for the purpose of carrying
out the provisions of section 1 of this 2003 Act. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 5. + }  { + This 2003 Act being necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and
safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2003 Act
takes effect on its passage. + } ' .
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