75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
HA to HB 3480
 
LC 3731/HB 3480-5
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                         HOUSE BILL 3480
 
              By JOINT COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
 
                             June 26
 
  On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 18 through 21 and
insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + } (1) The Oregon Military Department may
make payments to members of the Oregon National Guard who develop
cancer as a result of exposure to hexavalent chromium while
serving in Iraq in 2003. The purposes for which the payments may
be made to eligible members of the Oregon National Guard include,
but are not limited to, assistance with medical needs not covered
by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, assistance
with nonmedical needs or compensation for lost wages.'.
  In line 22, delete 'department' and insert 'Oregon Military
Department'.
  After line 24, insert:
  ' (3) If the Oregon Military Department makes a payment under
subsection (1) of this section, the department is subrogated, to
the extent of the payment, to the rights of the recipient of the
payment against any person or other entity that is liable for the
exposure to hexavalent chromium that led to the payment made
under subsection (1) of this section. The department may commence
an appropriate action in any court, in the name of the state, to
enforce the rights.
  ' (4) The Oregon Military Department may not pay any expenses
of administering this section out of moneys appropriated to the
department for purposes of making payments under this section.'.
  In line 26, delete '$20,000' and insert '$30,000'.
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