75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
SA to A-Eng. HB 2227
 
LC 706/HB 2227-A15
 
                      SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
                   A-ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 2227
 
        By COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
 
                             June 12
 
  On page 5 of the printed A-engrossed bill, delete lines 21
through 45.
  On page 6, delete lines 1 through 16 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 5. + } ORS 197.455 is amended to read:
  ' 197.455. (1)  { + As used in this section, 'high value crop
area' means an area in which there is a concentration of
commercial farms capable of producing crops or products with a
minimum gross value of $1,000 per acre per year.
  ' (2) + } A destination resort   { - must - }   { + may + } be
sited  { + only + } on lands mapped as eligible for destination
resort siting by the affected county. The county may not
 { - allow destination resorts approved pursuant to ORS 197.435
to 197.467 to be sited in any of the following areas - }
 { + map lands as eligible for destination resort siting under
ORS 197.435 to 197.467 if the lands are + }:
  '  { - (a) Within 24 air miles of an urban growth boundary with
an existing population of 100,000 or more unless residential uses
are limited to those necessary for the staff and management of
the resort. - }
  '  { - (b)(A) On a site with 50 or more contiguous acres of
unique or prime farmland identified and mapped by the United
States Natural Resources Conservation Service, or its predecessor
agency. - }
  '  { - (B) On a site within three miles of a high value crop
area unless the resort complies with the requirements of ORS
197.445 (6) in which case the resort may not be closer to a high
value crop area than one-half mile for each 25 units of overnight
lodging or fraction thereof. - }
  '  { - (c) On predominantly Cubic Foot Site Class 1 or 2
forestlands as determined by the State Forestry Department, which
are not subject to an approved goal exception. - }
  '  { - (d) In the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area as
defined by the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Act, P.L.
99-663. - }
  '  { - (e) In an especially sensitive big game habitat area as
determined by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife in July
1984 or as designated in an acknowledged comprehensive plan. - }
  '  { - (2) In carrying out subsection (1) of this section, a
county shall adopt, as part of its comprehensive plan, a map
consisting of eligible lands within the county. - }
  '  { +  (a) Within 24 air miles of an urban growth boundary
with a population of 100,000 or more;
  ' (b) On a site that is within three miles of a high value crop
area;
  ' (c) On a site that is within an irrigation district organized
under ORS chapter 545 if the governing body of the irrigation
district files with the county a written objection to the lands
being mapped as eligible for destination resort siting;
  ' (d) On a site in which the lands are predominantly classified
as being in fire regime condition class 3, unless the county
prepares a community wildfire protection plan that demonstrates
the site can be developed without being at a high overall risk;
  ' (e) Forestlands that are not subject to an approved exception
to a goal relating to agricultural lands or forestlands and that
are determined by the State Forestry Department to be
predominantly Cubic Foot Site Class 1 or 2 forestlands;
  ' (f) In the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area as
defined by the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act,
P.L. 99-663; or
  ' (g) In an area of especially sensitive big game habitat.
  ' (3) If a county adopts a map of eligible lands under this
section, + } the map must be based on reasonably available
information and may be amended pursuant to ORS 197.610 to
197.625, but not more frequently than once every 30 months. The
county shall develop a process for collecting and processing
concurrently   { - all map amendments made within a 30-month
planning period - }  { +  amendments to the county's map of
eligible lands + }. A map adopted pursuant to this section shall
be the sole basis for determining whether tracts of land are
eligible for destination resort siting pursuant to ORS 197.435 to
197.467.'.
  In line 21, delete 'will'.
  In line 23, delete 'will'.
  In line 26, restore 'be' and delete 'will be'.
  On page 7, delete lines 35 through 39.
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