Chapter 833 Oregon Laws 1999

Session Law

AN ACT

HB 2838

Relating to membership of Land Conservation and Development Commission; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 197.030.

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

SECTION 1. ORS 197.030 is amended to read:

197.030. (1) There is established a Land Conservation and Development Commission consisting of seven members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate pursuant to section 4, Article III, Oregon Constitution.

[(2) In making appointments under subsection (1) of this section, the Governor shall select from residents of this state one member from each congressional district and the remaining members from the state at large reflecting the geographic and occupational makeup of the state. At least one and no more than two members shall be from Multnomah County unless required to comply with requirement that a member come from each congressional district.]

(2) The Governor shall appoint to the commission:

(a) One member representing Clatsop, Columbia, Coos, Curry, Lincoln and Tillamook Counties and those portions of Douglas and Lane Counties lying west of the summit of the Coast Range;

(b) Two members representing Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties;

(c) One member representing Benton, Linn, Marion, Polk and Yamhill Counties and that portion of Lane County lying east of the summit of the Coast Range;

(d) One member representing Jackson and Josephine Counties and that portion of Douglas County lying east of the summit of the Coast Range;

(e) One member representing Baker, Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco and Wheeler Counties; and

(f) One member representing Benton, Clackamas, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Washington and Yamhill Counties and that portion of Lane County lying east of the summit of the Coast Range.

(3) At least one member shall be or have been an elected city official in Oregon and at least one member shall be an elected county official at the time of appointment.

[(3)] (4) The term of office of each member of the commission is four years, but a member may be removed by the Governor for cause. Before the expiration of the term of a member, the Governor shall appoint a successor. No person shall serve more than two full terms as a member of the commission.

[(4)] (5) If there is a vacancy for any cause, the Governor shall make an appointment to become immediately effective for the unexpired term.

SECTION 2. (1) Notwithstanding the amendments to ORS 197.030 by section 1 of this 1999 Act, a person who is serving on the Land Conservation and Development Commission on the effective date of this 1999 Act is authorized to serve for the full length of the person's appointed term and shall be eligible for reappointment if the person would otherwise be eligible for reappointment under ORS 197.030 (3) (1997 Edition).

(2) Of the seats on the commission that become available following the effective date of this 1999 Act due to vacancy or the scheduled completion of a serving member's term, the Governor shall appoint persons to the open seats in the following order of priority:

(a) First, a person representing Clatsop, Columbia, Coos, Curry, Lincoln and Tillamook Counties and those portions of Douglas and Lane Counties lying west of the summit of the Coast Range;

(b) Second, a person representing Jackson and Josephine Counties and that portion of Douglas County lying east of the summit of the Coast Range;

(c) Third, a person representing Benton, Linn, Marion, Polk and Yamhill Counties and that portion of Lane County lying east of the summit of the Coast Range;

(d) Fourth, a person representing Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties;

(e) Fifth, a person representing Baker, Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco and Wheeler Counties;

(f) Sixth, a person representing Benton, Clackamas, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Washington and Yamhill Counties and that portion of Lane County lying east of the summit of the Coast Range; and

(g) Seventh, a person representing Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties.

(3) The Governor shall ensure that ORS 197.030, as amended by section 1 of this 1999 Act, is fully implemented by June 30, 2004.

Approved by the Governor July 21, 1999

Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 21, 1999

Effective date October 23, 1999

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