73rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2005 Regular Session
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A-Engrossed
Senate Bill 82
Ordered by the Senate March 24
Including Senate Amendments dated March 24
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the
President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing
rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part
of the President (at the request of Governor Theodore R.
Kulongoski for Department of Land Conservation and Development)
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 Task Force on Land Use Planning. Specifies
membership. Directs task force to study Oregon land use system
and develop list of recommended changes. Requires task force to
submit preliminary { + report to Governor, President of Senate
and Speaker of House of Representatives + } and { + progress
and + } final reports to Legislative Assembly, Governor and Land
Conservation and Development Commission.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Land Conservation and
Development for task force purposes.
Sunsets January 2, 2010.
Declares emergency, effective on passage.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to task force on land use planning; appropriating money;
and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + (1) There is created 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
unanimously appoint the members.
(2) The purpose of the task force is to study and make
recommendations on:
(a) The effectiveness of Oregon's land use planning program in
meeting current and future needs of Oregonians in all parts of
the state;
(b) The respective roles and responsibilities of state and
local governments in land use planning; and
(c) Land use issues specific to areas inside and outside urban
growth boundaries and the interface between areas inside and
outside urban growth boundaries.
(3) The task force shall:
(a) Conduct public meetings;
(b) Survey citizens;
(c) Gather comprehensive information necessary for the task
force to carry out its purpose under subsection (2) of this
section;
(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-fourth Legislative Assembly and the Seventy-fifth
Legislative Assembly.
(4) The task force is subject to the provisions of ORS 171.605
to 171.635 and has the authority contained in ORS 171.505 and
171.510. However, notwithstanding ORS 171.615:
(a) The duration of the task force is extended through the date
the final report is submitted pursuant to subsection (10) of this
section or January 2, 2010, whichever is later; and
(b) The term of appointment is four years.
(5) The Department of Land Conservation and Development shall
provide staff support to the task force and may, as necessary,
hire staff or consultants to assist the task force in the
performance of its duties.
(6) Agencies of state government, as defined in ORS 174.111,
are directed to assist the task force 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 task force constitutes a
quorum for the transaction of business.
(8) Official action by the task force requires the approval of
a majority of the members of the task force.
(9) The task force shall elect one of its members to serve as
chairperson.
(10) The task force shall submit:
(a) A preliminary report to the Governor, the President of the
Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives within
three months after the creation of the task force, informing the
Governor, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
House of Representatives of the task force's work plan.
(b) A progress 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) A final report, including any recommendations for
legislation, to the Seventy-fifth Legislative Assembly, the
Governor and the commission, in the manner provided by ORS
192.245, no later than February 1, 2009. 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 task force 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
department for that purpose. + }
SECTION 2. { + (1) The Department of Land Conservation and
Development may accept contributions of moneys 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 moneys not inconsistent with the purposes of
section 1 of this 2005 Act.
(2) Moneys received by the department under this section must
be paid into the State Treasury and deposited in the General Fund
to the credit of the department. The moneys are appropriated
continuously to the department for the purpose of carrying out
the provisions of section 1 of this 2005 Act. + }
SECTION 3. { + Sections 1 and 2 of this 2005 Act are repealed
on January 2, 2010. + }
SECTION 4. { + In addition to and not in lieu of any other law
appropriating moneys to the Department of Land Conservation and
Development, there is appropriated to the department for the
biennium beginning July 1, 2005, out of the General Fund, the
amount of $989,426 for the purpose of carrying out the provisions
of section 1 of this 2005 Act. + }
SECTION 5. { + This 2005 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2005 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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