72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
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LC 1643
B-Engrossed
House Bill 2912
Ordered by the House August 19
Including House Amendments dated April 24 and August 19
Sponsored by Representative GARRARD (at the request of Oregon
Building Industry Association)
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.
Establishes Oregon Commission on Land Use Reform. Specifies
membership. Directs commission to study { - strengths and
weaknesses of - } Oregon land use system and develop list of
recommended changes. Requires commission to submit
{ - report - } { + preliminary and final reports + } to
Legislative Assembly, Governor and Land Conservation and
Development Commission { - not later than November 1, 2004 - }
.
Sunsets { - December 31, 2004 - } { + January 2, 2008 + }.
Declares emergency, effective on passage.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to Oregon Commission on Land Use Reform; appropriating
money; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: + }
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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