Chapter 197 Oregon Laws 2007

 

AN ACT

 

HB 2264

 

Relating to public contracting by education entities; creating new provisions; amending ORS 279A.050; and declaring an emergency.

 

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

 

          SECTION 1. ORS 279A.050 is amended to read:

          279A.050. (1) Except as otherwise provided in the Public Contracting Code, a contracting agency shall exercise all rights, powers and authority in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracting Code.

          (2) Except as otherwise provided in the Public Contracting Code, for state agencies the Director of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services has all of the rights, powers and authority necessary to carry out the provisions of the Public Contracting Code.

          (3) Except as otherwise provided in the Public Contracting Code, the Director of Transportation has all of the rights, powers and authority to:

          (a) Procure or supervise the procurement of all services and personal services to construct, acquire, plan, design, maintain and operate passenger terminal facilities and motor vehicle parking facilities in connection with any public transportation system in accordance with ORS 184.689 (5);

          (b) Procure or supervise the procurement of all goods, services, public improvements and personal services relating to the operation, maintenance or construction of highways, bridges and other transportation facilities that are subject to the authority of the Department of Transportation; and

          (c) Establish standards for, prescribe forms for and conduct the prequalification of prospective bidders on public improvement contracts related to the operation, maintenance or construction of highways, bridges and other transportation facilities that are subject to the authority of the Department of Transportation.

          (4) Except as otherwise provided in the Public Contracting Code, the Secretary of State has all of the rights, powers and authority to procure or supervise the procurement of goods, services and personal services related to programs under the direct authority of the Secretary of State.

          (5) Except as otherwise provided in the Public Contracting Code, the State Treasurer has all of the rights, powers and authority to procure or supervise the procurement of goods, services and personal services related to programs under the authority of the State Treasurer.

          (6) The following specific limited authorities are subject to the provisions of the Public Contracting Code:

          (a) The Department of Human Services to procure or supervise the procurement of goods, services and personal services for the construction, demolition, exchange, maintenance, operation and equipping of housing:

          (A) For the chronically mentally ill, subject to applicable provisions of ORS 426.504; and

          (B) For the purpose of providing care to individuals with mental retardation or other developmental disabilities, subject to applicable provisions of ORS 427.335;

          (b) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife to procure or supervise the procurement of all goods, services, public improvements and personal services relating to dams, fishways, ponds and related fish and game propagation facilities;

          (c) The State Parks and Recreation Department to procure or supervise the procurement of all goods, services, public improvements and personal services relating to state parks;

          (d) The Oregon Department of Aviation to procure or supervise the procurement of all goods, services, public improvements and personal services related to airports owned or operated by the state;

          (e) The Economic and Community Development Department to procure or supervise the procurement of all goods, services, personal services and public improvements related to its foreign trade offices operating outside the state;

          (f) The Attorney General to enter into contracts as necessary to exercise the authority granted in ORS chapter 180;

          (g) The Housing and Community Services Department to procure or supervise the procurement of goods, services and personal services;

          (h) The Department of Corrections to procure or supervise the procurement of goods, services and personal services for the construction of all new buildings or additions for its institutions;

          (i) The Department of Corrections, subject to any applicable provisions of ORS 279A.120, 279A.125, 279A.145 and 283.110 to 283.395, to procure or supervise the procurement of goods for its institutions;

          (j) The Department of Veterans’ Affairs to procure or supervise the procurement of real estate broker and principal real estate broker services related to programs under the department’s authority; [and]

          (k) The Department of Education, subject to any applicable provisions of ORS 329.075, 329.085 and 329.485 and the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-110, 115 Stat. 1425), to procure or supervise the procurement of goods, services, personal services and information technology relating to student assessment; and

          [(k)] (L) Any state agency to make procurements when the agency is specifically authorized by any provision of law other than the Public Contracting Code to enter into a contract.

 

          SECTION 2. The amendments to ORS 279A.050 by section 1 of this 2007 Act apply to contracts entered into on or after the effective date of this 2007 Act.

 

          SECTION 3. This 2007 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2007 Act takes effect on its passage.

 

Approved by the Governor May 30, 2007

 

Filed in the office of Secretary of State May 31, 2007

 

Effective date May 30, 2007

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