Chapter 489
AN ACT
SB 238
Relating to State Department of Agriculture maximum license fees;
creating new provisions; amending ORS 618.141; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1. ORS 618.141 is amended to read:
618.141. (1) The license fees established pursuant to ORS 618.136 for
weighing or measuring instruments or devices shall not exceed the following:
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Discrete Weighing Devices Maximum
(Manufacturer’s rated
capacity) Fee
[0-400 pounds.............................................. $ 20]
[401-1,160 pounds....................................... $ 30]
[1,161-7,500 pounds.................................... $ 60]
[7,501-60,000 pounds.................................. $ 130]
[60,001 pounds or more............................... $ 210]
Not over 400 pounds ................................. $ 39
Over 400 pounds,
but
not over 1,160 pounds......................... $ 80
Over 1,160 pounds,
but
not over 7,500 pounds......................... $ 161
Over 7,500 pounds,
but
not over 60,000 pounds....................... $ 242
Over 60,000 pounds................................... $ 242
Static railroad track
scales........................... $ [1,000]
1,051
Continuous Weighing Systems
(Manufacturer’s rated
capacity)
Under 10 tons per hour................................ $ [160] 304
10-150 tons per hour.................................... $ [250] 473
[151-1,000 tons per hour............................. $ 500]
Over 150 tons per hour,
but
not
over 1,000 tons per hour..................... $ 946
Over 1,000 tons per hour............................. $ [1,100]
2,101
In-motion railroad
track
scales................................................... $ [1,000]
1,051
Liquid-Fuel Metering
Devices for
Noncorrosive Fuels
Contained at
Atmospheric Pressure
(Maximum device flowrate)
Under 20 gallons per minute........................ $ [25] 32
20-150 gallons per minute............................ $ [45] 161
Over 150 gallons per minute........................ $ [75] 242
Special Liquid-Fuel
Measuring
Equipment
(Type)
Liquefied petroleum gas
meters
one
inch pipe
diameter
or under......................................... $ [70] 242
Over one inch
pipe
diameter............................................... $ [125] 242
Tanks, under 500 gallons
capacity
when
used as measure containers
with
or without gage rods or
markers......................................................... $ 100
Tanks, 500 or more gallons
capacity
when
used as measure containers
with
or without gage rods or
markers......................................................... $ 200
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(2) For licensing
periods beginning on or after July 1, 2011, and before July 1, 2016, the
maximum fee amounts described in subsection (1) of this section shall increase
by two percent annually. The maximum fee for a year shall be rounded to the
nearest whole dollar amount for assessment and collection purposes. Each annual
increase shall be determined using the unrounded dollars and cents from the
preceding year.
SECTION 2. The amendments to ORS 618.141 by section 1
of this 2007 Act apply to fees established by the State Department of Agriculture
for licensing periods that begin on or after July 1, 2007.
SECTION 3. ORS 618.141, as amended by section 1 of this
2007 Act, is amended to read:
618.141. [(1)] The license fees established
pursuant to ORS 618.136 for weighing or measuring instruments or devices shall
not exceed the following:
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Discrete Weighing Devices Maximum
(Manufacturer’s rated
capacity) Fee
Not over 400 pounds .................................. $ [39] 43
Over 400 pounds,
but
not over 1,160 pounds........................... $ [80] 88
Over 1,160 pounds,
but
not over 7,500 pounds........................... $ [161] 178
Over 7,500 pounds,
but
not over 60,000 pounds......................... $ [242] 267
Over 60,000 pounds.................................... $ [242] 267
Static railroad track
scales........................... $ [1,051]
1,160
Continuous Weighing Systems
(Manufacturer’s rated
capacity)
Under 10 tons per hour................................ $ [304] 336
10-150 tons per hour.................................... $ [473] 522
Over 150 tons per hour, but
not
over 1,000 tons per hour........................ $ [946]
1,044
Over 1,000 tons per hour............................. $ [2,101]
2,320
In-motion railroad
track
scales................................................... $ [1,051]
1,160
Liquid-Fuel Metering
Devices for
Noncorrosive Fuels
Contained at
Atmospheric Pressure
(Maximum device flowrate)
Under 20 gallons per minute........................ $ [32] 35
20-150 gallons per minute............................ $ [161] 178
Over 150 gallons per minute........................ $ [242] 267
Special Liquid-Fuel
Measuring
Equipment
(Type)
Liquefied petroleum gas
meters
one
inch pipe
diameter
or under......................................... $ [242] 267
Over one inch
pipe
diameter............................................... $ [242] 267
Tanks, under 500 gallons
capacity
when
used as measure containers
with
or without gage rods or
markers......................................................... $ 100
Tanks, 500 or more gallons
capacity
when
used as measure containers
with
or without gage rods or
markers......................................................... $ 200
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[(2) For licensing periods beginning on or after July 1, 2011, and
before July 1, 2016, the maximum fee amounts described in subsection (1) of
this section shall increase by two percent annually. The maximum fee for a year
shall be rounded to the nearest whole dollar amount for assessment and collection
purposes. Each annual increase shall be determined using the unrounded dollars
and cents from the preceding year.]
SECTION 4. The amendments to ORS 618.141 by section 3
of this 2007 Act become operative January 1, 2016.
SECTION 5. 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 June 20, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 21, 2007
Effective date June 20, 2007
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