72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
HA to HB 3270
LC 2306/HB 3270-7
HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
HOUSE BILL 3270
By COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
May 9
On page 1 of the printed bill, line 2, after ' slaughterhouses'
insert a period and delete the rest of the line and line 3.
Delete lines 5 through 30 and delete pages 2 and 3 and insert:
' { + SECTION 1. + } { + The Legislative Assembly finds
that:
' (1) Oregon's slaughterhouses provide an essential step in the
process of moving Oregon meat products from the farm or ranch to
the consumer;
' (2) Oregon's slaughterhouses are losing market share to more
technologically advanced slaughterhouses in other states;
' (3) Assistance is necessary to allow Oregon's slaughterhouses
to modernize their equipment and facilities to remain competitive
in the market;
' (4) Additional slaughterhouses that provide comprehensive
services, such as rendering or meat processing, may be needed in
strategic areas so that Oregon's meat producers can more
efficiently move Oregon products to the market; and
' (5) Modernizing existing slaughterhouses and establishing new
slaughterhouses that provide comprehensive services, such as
rendering or meat processing, will create employment and business
opportunities for Oregon residents. + }
' { + SECTION 2. + } { + (1) As used in this section,
'comprehensive slaughterhouse' means a slaughterhouse that has a
rendering facility or a meat processing facility.
' (2) For each fiscal year, the Economic and Community
Development Department, the State Department of Agriculture and
the Department of Environmental Quality shall give serious
consideration to proposed and existing business development
projects related to slaughterhouses and comprehensive
slaughterhouses. Serious consideration shall be given with
respect to all appropriate funds that may be made available to
business development projects related to slaughterhouses and
comprehensive slaughterhouses, including but not limited to
grant-related funds and revolving loan funds.
' (3) Serious consideration given by the Economic and Community
Development Department under subsection (2) of this section shall
be in accordance with rules established for applications for
approval for each applicable loan or grant fund.
' (4)(a) Serious consideration shall be given to projects
related to construction, modernization of equipment, inspection
and employee training for comprehensive slaughterhouses.
' (b) Serious consideration is not limited to projects
described in paragraph (a) of this subsection. + }
' { + SECTION 3. + } { + (1) As used in this section,
'comprehensive slaughterhouse' means a slaughterhouse that has a
rendering facility or a meat processing facility.
' (2) During the 2003-2005 biennium, the Economic and Community
Development Department and the State Department of Agriculture
shall collaborate with agriculture and slaughterhouse
representatives to prepare a report on resources and technical
assistance that are available through state, federal and other
resources to slaughterhouses and comprehensive slaughterhouses.
The report shall include but not be limited to:
' (a) Information related to construction, modernization of
equipment, inspection and employee training for slaughterhouses
and comprehensive slaughterhouses;
' (b) An analysis of existing state programs that may meet the
business development needs of the slaughterhouse industry,
including comprehensive slaughterhouses; and
' (c) Identification of appropriate or necessary enhancements
to existing state programs for slaughterhouses, including
comprehensive slaughterhouses.
' (3) The Economic and Community Development Department and the
State Department of Agriculture shall present their report to the
Seventy-third Legislative Assembly in the manner provided by ORS
192.245 no later than May 1, 2005. + }
' { + SECTION 4. + } { + Sections 1 to 3 of this 2003 Act
are repealed on July 1, 2007. + }
' { + SECTION 5. + } { + Sections 2 and 3 of this 2003 Act
are added to and made a part of ORS 285B.050 to 285B.098. + }
' { + SECTION 6. + } { + Sections 7 and 8 of this 2003 Act
are added to and made a part of ORS chapter 307. + }
' { + SECTION 7. + } { + (1) Real and personal property of a
slaughterhouse is exempt from ad valorem property taxation.
' (2) The exemption allowed under this section applies only:
' (a) To newly constructed, added, modified or installed
property;
' (b) If the Economic and Community Development Department has
authorized the exemption under section 8 of this 2003 Act; and
' (c) For a period of 10 consecutive tax years.
' (3) In order to claim an exemption under this section, the
property owner must file a claim for exemption with the county
assessor on or before April 1 preceding the first tax year of the
exemption. The claim shall be filed on a form prescribed by the
Department of Revenue. The property owner shall attach to the
claim the written notification provided by the Economic and
Community Development Department under section 8 of this 2003
Act.
' (4) Notwithstanding ORS 285B.650 to 285B.728, 285B.781 to
285B.796 or 307.123, slaughterhouse property may not be exempt
under any combination of this section and ORS 285B.650 to
285B.728, 285B.781 to 285B.796 or 307.123 for a period that
exceeds 10 tax years.
' (5) As used in this section and section 8 of this 2003 Act, '
slaughterhouse' means a slaughterhouse as defined in ORS 603.010
or a comprehensive slaughterhouse as defined in section 3 of this
2003 Act. + }
' { + SECTION 8. + } { + (1) An owner of a slaughterhouse
that seeks an exemption for newly constructed, added, modified or
installed property used in slaughterhouse operations shall, prior
to the first tax year for which property may be exempt under
section 7 of this 2003 Act, apply to the Economic and Community
Development Department for exemption authorization.
' (2) The Economic and Community Development Department may
authorize the exemption if the department determines that:
' (a) There is consensus among at least 75 percent of the local
taxing districts within whose territory the slaughterhouse is
located that the exemption should be granted; and
' (b) Authorizing the exemption will promote the economic
development of the region in which the slaughterhouse is located.
' (3) For purposes of subsection (2)(a) of this section:
' (a) Consensus shall be based on property tax authority in the
code area in which the slaughterhouse is located for the tax year
in which the consensus is being determined; and
' (b) School districts, education service districts, community
college districts and community college service districts may not
be considered local taxing districts.
' (4) The department shall send written notification of the
determination to the property owner. + }
' { + SECTION 9. + } { + To receive an exemption under
section 7 of this 2003 Act, a property owner must file a claim
for exemption under section 7 of this 2003 Act on or before April
1, 2009. + }
' { + SECTION 10. + } { + Sections 7 and 8 of this 2003 Act
apply to property tax years beginning on or after July 1, 2004,
and before July 1, 2019. + } ' .
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