Chapter 819 Oregon Laws 2005

AN ACT

SB 557

Relating to tsunami warning system; and prescribing an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. (1) As used in this section:

(a) “Transient lodging facility” means a hotel, motel, inn, condominium, any other dwelling unit or a public or private park that is made available for transient occupancy or vacation occupancy as those terms are defined in ORS 90.100.

(b) “Tsunami inundation zone” means an area of expected tsunami inundation, based on scientific evidence that may include geologic field data and tsunami modeling, determined by the governing board of the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, by rule, as required by ORS 455.446 (1)(b) and (c).

(2) The Office of Emergency Management, in consultation and cooperation with the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, shall:

(a) Develop and adopt by rule tsunami warning information and evacuation plans for distribution to transient lodging facilities located in a tsunami inundation zone; and

(b) Facilitate and encourage broad distribution of the tsunami warning information and evacuation plans to transient lodging facilities and other locations within tsunami inundation zones frequented by visitors to the area.

(3) The office is not required to carry out the duties assigned under subsection (2) of this section if sufficient moneys are not available under section 4 of this 2005 Act.

SECTION 2. (1) The Office of Emergency Management, in consultation with the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, shall establish by rule a uniform tsunami warning signal, including rules specifying the type, duration and volume of the warning signal and the location of warning signal delivery devices, for use on the Oregon coast.

(2) The office is not required to carry out the duties assigned under subsection (1) of this section if sufficient moneys are not available under section 4 of this 2005 Act.

SECTION 3. Except as provided in sections 1 (3) and 2 (2) of this 2005 Act, the Office of Emergency Management shall adopt the rules required by sections 1 (2)(a) and 2 (1) of this 2005 Act not later than March 1, 2006.

SECTION 4. The Office of Emergency Management or the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries may seek and accept gifts, grants and donations from any source to finance all or part of the duties assigned under sections 1 and 2 of this 2005 Act.

SECTION 5. This 2005 Act takes effect on the 91st day after the date on which the regular session of the Seventy-third Legislative Assembly adjourns sine die.

Approved by the Governor August 29, 2005

Filed in the office of Secretary of State August 29, 2005

Effective date November 4, 2005

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