Chapter 253 Oregon Laws 2011

AN ACT

SB 14

Relating to electronic commerce; and declaring an emergency.

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

SECTION 1. Section 2 of this 2011 Act is added to and made a part of ORS 295.001 to 295.108.

SECTION 2. (1) Notwithstanding any provision of ORS 295.001 to 295.108, and subject to subsection (2) of this section, with the written approval of the State Treasurer, a state agency may enter into agreements with third parties to facilitate through the use of electronic commerce the sale of public property, the collection of amounts owed to a state agency or the transaction of other state agency business.

(2) The State Treasurer may approve an agreement under subsection (1) of this section only if the State Treasurer determines that a depository cannot provide, in a cost-effective manner, the service that is the subject of the proposed agreement.

(3) The State Treasurer may establish procedures, standards and related requirements under ORS 293.875 that the State Treasurer considers necessary to implement this section.

(4) As used in this section, “state agency” means any officer, board, commission, department, division or institution of state government, as that term is defined in ORS 174.111.

SECTION 3. This 2011 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2011 Act takes effect on its passage.

Approved by the Governor June 7, 2011

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 7, 2011

Effective date June 7, 2011

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