ORS § 196.115 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 196 / Section 196.115
196.115 Appeal from decision of Columbia River Gorge Commission or county
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of judicial review, decisions of the Columbia River Gorge Commission shall be subject to review solely as provided in this section, except as otherwise provided by the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act, P.L. 99-663.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A final action or order by the commission in a review or appeal of any action of the commission pursuant to section 10(c) or 15(b)(4) of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act, or a final action or order by the commission in a review or appeal of any action of a county pursuant to section 15(a)(2) or 15(b)(4) of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act, shall be reviewed by the Court of Appeals on a petition for judicial review filed and served as provided in subsections (3) and (4) of this section and ORS 183.482 (Jurisdiction for review of contested cases) .

(b) On a petition for judicial review under paragraph (a) of this subsection the Court of Appeals also shall review the action of the county that is the subject of the commission’s order, if requested in the petition.

(c) The Court of Appeals shall issue a final order on review under this subsection within the time limits provided by ORS 197.855 (Deadline for final court order) .

(d) In lieu of judicial review under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection, a county action may be appealed to the Land Use Board of Appeals under ORS 197.805 (Policy on review of land use decisions) to 197.855 (Deadline for final court order) . A notice of intent to appeal the county’s action shall be filed not later than 21 days after the commission’s order on the county action becomes final.

(e) Notwithstanding ORS 197.835 (Scope of review) , the scope of review in an appeal pursuant to paragraph (d) of this subsection shall not include any issue relating to interpretation or implementation of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act, P.L. 99-663, and any issue related to such interpretation or implementation shall be waived by the filing of an appeal under paragraph (d) of this subsection.

(f) After county land use ordinances are approved pursuant to sections 7(b) and 8(h) to (k) of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act, P.L. 99-663, the Land Use Board of Appeals shall not review land use decisions within the general management area or special management area for compliance with the statewide planning goals. The limitation of this paragraph shall not apply if the Land Conservation and Development Commission decertifies the management plan pursuant to ORS 196.107 (Legislative findings on management plan) .

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) If a petition for judicial review of a commission order is filed pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section, the procedures to be followed by the parties, the commission and the court, and the court’s review, shall be in accordance with ORS 183.480 (Judicial review of agency orders) , 183.482 (Jurisdiction for review of contested cases) (1) to (7), 183.485 (Decision of court on review of contested case) , 183.486 (Form and scope of decision of reviewing court) , 183.490 (Agency may be compelled to act) and 183.497 (Awarding costs and attorney fees when finding for petitioner) , except as this section or the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act, P.L. 99-663, otherwise provides.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of ORS 183.482 (Jurisdiction for review of contested cases) :

(A) The commission shall transmit the original record or the certified copy of the entire record within 21 days after service of a petition for judicial review is served on the commission; and

(B) The parties shall file briefs with the court within the times allowed by rules of the court.

(c) The court may affirm, reverse or remand the order. If the court finds that the agency has erroneously interpreted a provision of law and that a correct interpretation compels a particular action, the court shall:

(A) Set aside or modify the order; or

(B) Remand the case to the agency for further action under a correct interpretation of the provision of law.

(d) The court shall remand the order to the agency if the court finds the agency’s exercise of discretion to be:

(A) Outside the range of discretion delegated to the agency by law;

(B) Inconsistent with an agency rule, an officially stated agency position or a prior agency practice, unless the inconsistency is explained by the agency; or

(C) Otherwise in violation of a constitutional or statutory provision.

(e) The court shall set aside or remand the order if the court finds that the order is not supported by substantial evidence in the whole record.

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, in any case where review of a county action as well as a commission order is sought pursuant to subsection (2)(a) and (b) of this section, the court shall accept any findings of fact by the commission which the court finds to be supported by substantial evidence in the whole record, and such findings by the commission shall prevail over any findings by the county concerning the same or substantially the same facts.

(4) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section or the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act, P.L. 99-663, if review of a county action is sought pursuant to subsection (2)(b) of this section, the procedures to be followed by the parties, the county and the court, and the court’s review, shall be in accordance with those provisions governing review of county land use decisions by the Land Use Board of Appeals set forth in ORS 197.830 (Review procedures) (2) to (8), (10), (15) and (16) and 197.835 (Scope of review) (2) to (10), (12) and (13). As used in this section, “board” as used in the enumerated provisions shall mean “court” and the term “notice of intent to appeal” in ORS 197.830 (Review procedures) (10) shall refer to the petition described in subsection (2) of this section.

(b) In addition to the other requirements of service under this section, the petitioner shall serve the petition upon the persons and bodies described in ORS 197.830 (Review procedures) (9), as a prerequisite to judicial review of the county action.

(c) In accordance with subsection (3)(b)(B) of this section, a party to a review of both a commission order and a county action shall file only one brief with the court, which shall address both the commission order and the county action.

(d) Review of a decision under ORS 197.830 (Review procedures) to 197.845 (Stay of decision being reviewed) shall be confined to the record. Subject to subsection (3)(f) of this section, the court shall be bound by any finding of fact of the county for which there is substantial evidence in the whole record. The court may appoint a master and follow the procedures of ORS 183.482 (Jurisdiction for review of contested cases) (7) in connection with matters that the board may take evidence for under ORS 197.835 (Scope of review) (2).

(5) Approval of county land use ordinances by the commission pursuant to section 7 of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act, P.L. 99-663, may be reviewed by the Court of Appeals as provided in ORS 183.482 (Jurisdiction for review of contested cases) .

(6) Notwithstanding ORS 183.484 (Jurisdiction for review of orders other than contested cases) , any proceeding filed in circuit court by or against the commission shall be filed with the circuit court for the county in which the commission has a principal business office or in which the land involved in the proceeding is located. [1987 c.856 §3; 1989 c.761 §17; 1993 c.317 §5; 1995 c.595 §16; 1999 c.621 §4]

Source: Section 196.115 — Appeal from decision of Columbia River Gorge Commission or county , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors196.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 196.180 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 196 / Section 196.180
196.180 Compact provisions
Status: in_force

The provisions of the Pacific Ocean Resources Compact are as follows:

Findings and Purpose

A. The parties recognize:

(1) The States of Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington and the Province of British Columbia have a common interest in the protection of marine and coastal resources. This common interest results from:

(a) The fluid, dynamic ocean currents and atmospheric winds that carry pollutants beyond one party’s coastal area to another.

(b) The migratory nature of many important living marine resources that depend upon the marine habitat of various parties for different parts of their lifecycle.

(c) The economic reliance of each party upon renewable resources of the ocean.

(d) The use of the ocean for transport of oil and other hazardous substances between ports in the various parties and other nations.

(e) A regional interest in providing a stable environment for those communities dependent upon ocean resources and ocean trade for a livelihood.

(2) Some marine resource activities, such as fisheries, are currently highly managed with regard for their regional or transboundary nature through existing state programs, regional fisheries councils, interstate compacts and international treaties. Because there are existing formal mechanisms for interstate cooperation and coordination for these marine resource activities, this compact is not intended to encompass these activities or to grant to the Pacific Ocean Resources Compact authority to regulate resource allocation or management as it may pertain to the use and consumption of marine resources.

(3) A formal interstate agreement does not exist to address and resolve issues of mutual concern or to coordinate individual programs of the parties that affect regional interests in the areas of:

(a) Prevention of oil and hazardous substance spills;

(b) Transportation of oil and other hazardous substances;

(c) Oil and hazardous substance spill response planning;

(d) Environmental monitoring and research; and

(e) Ocean resource management.

(4) Each party has jurisdiction over the submerged and submersible lands within its territorial sea and responsibility for management of many marine resources and ocean uses. Each party has unique natural resource, social, economic and political conditions for which local management by the individual party is the most appropriate.

(5) Parties now do not have an effective means to address mutual concerns related to transport of oil and hazardous substances in waters within and beyond the party’s jurisdiction that may jeopardize ocean resources and uses important to one or more coastal parties.

(6) The 1983 Presidential Proclamation of the 200-mile United States Exclusive Economic Zone has created the opportunity for all coastal states to more fully exercise and assert their responsibilities pertaining to the protection, conservation and development of ocean resources under United States jurisdiction.

(7) Citizens of the Pacific states and the Province of British Columbia are increasingly concerned with the environmental integrity of the ocean and protection of all ocean resources.

(8) Recent studies conducted in the wake of major accidental releases of oil or hazardous substances have concluded that the existing system of response to spills could be improved in the following ways to provide better protection of ocean resources:

(a) Enhanced personnel training and qualifications;

(b) Improved vessel design and integrity;

(c) Better mechanisms for cost recovery by the states or the province;

(d) Improved coordination in regulatory oversight;

(e) Enhanced traffic management; and

(f) An improved information base dealing with marine and coastal environments.

(9) A spill or discharge of oil or hazardous substance from an ocean-going vessel has the potential of causing major regional impacts.

B. Therefore, the purposes of this compact shall be:

(1) To assist in the promotion of interstate commerce by encouraging uniform regulation of the transportation of oil or hazardous substance within the compact zone.

(2) To provide a legal mechanism to regulate certain ocean activities within the United States Exclusive Economic Zone.

(3) To enhance regional coordination of issues of critical importance.

(4) To work with federal agencies to advance the best interest of the region.

(5) To foster regional cooperation and pooling of resources to reduce costs and increase effective use of scarce resources.

(6) To monitor activities of concern to the parties.

(7) To address issues of mutual concern to the Pacific states and the Province of British Columbia and enhance the parties’ influence over activities of concern that are not now addressed through existing compacts, including:

(a) Spill prevention;

(b) Transportation of oil and other hazardous substances;

(c) Spill response planning;

(d) Environmental monitoring and research; and

(e) Ocean resource management.

(8) To foster cooperation and coordination among the parties in order to increase the effectiveness of the individual party’s ocean laws and programs.

(9) To provide technical assistance to parties for ocean activities covered by this compact.

(10) To provide for formal participation by the Province of British Columbia with the compact to more fully address issues of regional concern.

(11) To insure that the citizens of the region have opportunities to participate in discussions and deliberations of regional ocean resources issues.

(12) To establish an innovative system under which the parties can represent their shared interests within the compact zone, including:

(a) The maintenance and protection of common ocean resources; and

(b) The vessel transportation of oil and other hazardous substances.

(13) To recommend uniform safety standards for routes, crews and equipment for vessels transporting oil and hazardous substances within the compact zone and monitor the implementation of these standards and regulations by federal agencies, states or provinces and private industry.

(14) To promote more coordinated management of ocean resources that are of mutual concern.

(15) To provide a forum for the regional coordination of the individual parties’ plans for the management and protection of those areas of the Pacific Ocean and adjacent waters over which the compacting parties jointly or separately now have or may acquire jurisdiction.

Definitions

As used in this compact:

(1) “Compact” means the representative body created by Article IV of this compact.

(2) “Compact zone” means the portion of the oceans bordering the parties within the 200-mile exclusive economic zone.

(3) “Hazardous substance” or “hazardous substances” means any element or compound that, when it enters in or upon the water, presents an imminent and substantial danger to the public health or welfare or the environment, including but not limited to fish, animals, vegetation or any part of the natural habitat in which they are found. “Hazardous substance” includes but is not limited to a substance designated under 33 U.S.C. §1321 (b)(2)(A), any element, compound, mixture, solution or substance designated under 42 U.S.C. §9602, any hazardous waste having characteristics identified under or listed under 42 U.S.C. §6921, any toxic pollutant listed under 33 U.S.C. §1317 (a) and any imminently hazardous chemical substance or mixture with respect to which the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency has taken action under 15 U.S.C. §2606.

(4) “Navigable waters” means the waters of the United States, including the territorial sea.

(5) “Oil” means crude petroleum oil and any other hydrocarbons regardless of gravity, which are produced at the well in liquid form by ordinary production methods, and any petroleum products or petrochemicals of any kind and in any form whether crude, refined or a petroleum by-product, including petroleum, fuel oil, gasoline, lubricating oils, oily sludge, oily refuse or mixed with other wastes, liquefied natural gas or propane.

(6) “Party” means a state or province that ratifies this compact as provided in Article III of this compact.

(7) “Representative” means an individual appointed as provided in Article IV of this compact to represent a party to the compact.

(8) “Vessel” means a watercraft or other artificial contrivance that is constructed or adapted to carry, or that carries oil or hazardous substance in bulk as cargo or cargo residue, and that:

(a) Operates on the navigable waters of the compact zone; or

(b) Transfers oil or hazardous substance in a place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

Operative Dates

(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this Article, this compact shall become effective when two or more of the States of Alaska, California, Hawaii or Washington ratify the compact and the consent of Congress is or has been granted as required by section 10, Article I of the Constitution of the United States.

(2) This agreement shall become operative as to the Province of British Columbia as a full party upon request of the Province of British Columbia and approval of the Congress.

Pacific Ocean Resources Compact

(1) The Pacific Ocean Resources Compact is created and shall have its offices within the territorial limits of one of the parties, shall carry out its duties and functions in accordance with this compact, shall continue in force and effect in accordance with this compact, and, except as specifically provided in this compact, shall not be considered an agency or instrumentality of the United States for the purpose of any federal law. Each party participating in this compact shall appoint two persons, subject to the applicable laws of the appointing party, to undertake the functions and duties of representatives of the compact. This compact shall be invested with the powers and duties set forth in this compact.

(2) The term of each representative shall be four years. A representative shall hold office until a successor is appointed and qualified but the successor’s term shall expire four years from legal date of expiration of the term of the predecessor. Vacancies occurring in the office of a representative for any reason or cause shall be filled for the unexpired term by the party represented by the vacancy. Any party may remove the representative for that party in accordance with the statutes of the party concerned. Each representative may delegate to a deputy the power to be present and participate, including voting as the representative or substitute, at any meeting of or hearing by or other proceeding of the compact.

(3) The compact shall invite the Secretary of Transportation, the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or their designees to participate as nonvoting members of the compact.

Pacific Ocean Resources Compact Authority

(1) The Pacific Ocean Resources Compact is authorized to:

(a) Facilitate the prevention of oil and hazardous substance spills by:

(A) Serving as a West Coast Spill Prevention Advisory Committee to the United States Coast Guard. As such, the compact shall advise the United States Coast Guard on matters pertaining to spill prevention within the compact zone and also shall advise the United States Coast Guard on other matters within the compact’s authority as set forth in this compact.

(B) Participating as an interested person in any rulemaking proceeding by the United States Coast Guard related to the establishment of safety standards for routes, crews and equipment for vessels transporting oil and hazardous substances. The United States Coast Guard shall adopt the recommendations of the compact, unless the United States Coast Guard makes a finding, as part of the rulemaking process, that the adoption of such recommendations would not further the prevention of oil and hazardous substance spills.

(C) As an interested person, requesting the United States Coast Guard to initiate rulemaking for the establishment or amendment of safety standards for routes, crews and equipment for vessels transporting oil and hazardous substances. The United States Coast Guard shall initiate rulemaking as requested by the compact, unless the United States Coast Guard makes a finding that the initiation of such rulemaking would not further the prevention of oil and hazardous substance spills.

(D) Making recommendations to other appropriate state, federal and regional entities regarding uniform safety standards for routes, crews and equipment for vessels transporting oil and hazardous substances in the compact zone.

(b) Insure a coordinated network of oil and hazardous substance spill response plans and programs of the parties, federal agencies and private organizations.

(c) By regulation, establish the requirements for submission of and approval by the compact of a contingency plan by any vessel transporting oil or hazardous substance in the compact zone. Such requirements shall be consistent with the requirements for response plans under section 4202 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-380). A plan developed in accordance with the regulations adopted by the compact and approved by the compact shall satisfy the requirements of section 4202 of the Oil Pollution Act and shall supersede any requirements of an individual party for submitting a vessel contingency or spill response plan. However, all plans approved by parties to this compact before the operative date of the compact shall remain in full force and effect until a contingency plan is approved by the compact pursuant to this paragraph. In establishing regulations under this paragraph, the compact shall work closely with officials of the parties to assure that the vessel contingency plans required under this compact include all subject areas included by the member parties, in the standards for vessel contingency plans of the parties, in aggregate, before the adoption of the compact.

(d) Establish and maintain an informational clearinghouse related to spill response, including a directory of personnel, equipment, technical expertise, organizations and other resources available to assist as part of a regional oil or hazardous substance spill response.

(e) Provide a forum for discussion and recommendation to resolve conflicts among member parties or the federal government regarding various ocean resources programs that have been or may be established by each party.

(f) Provide opportunities for public participation in compact activities by holding meetings of the compact in various locations within the territorial limits of the parties, providing opportunities for public comment at meetings and developing a public outreach program.

(g) Designate state or provincial agency officials to act on behalf of the compact as liaisons with federal agencies.

(h) Identify the regional data needs related to ocean resources and recommend a method for compiling the data in a format that can be shared by all parties.

(i) Consult with and advise any pertinent party or federal agency with regard to problems connected with ocean resources management and recommend the adoption of any rules or regulations the compact considers advisable that are within the jurisdiction of the agency.

(j) Establish sanctions and a schedule of civil penalties for violations of the rules or regulations of the compact and impose such sanctions or civil penalties in accordance with 5 U.S.C. §§551 to 559 and §§701 to 706.

(k) Request the United States Coast Guard to enforce or assist in the enforcement of any regulations adopted by the compact including but not limited to regulations related to the submission of a contingency plan or financial assurance requirements in the compact zone.

(L) Establish a schedule of reasonable fees to be assessed for the review of a contingency plan submitted under paragraph (c) of this subsection. The fees shall be sufficient to recover the costs of reviewing the plans and conducting any related inspections. The fees may be assessed in increments up to the maximum amount.

(2) In addition to the authority granted under paragraph (1) of this Article, the compact may:

(a) Accept grants and gifts.

(b) Enter into contracts for whose performance the compact shall be solely responsible in order to support its operations.

(c) Conduct and prepare, independently or in cooperation with others, studies, investigations, research and programs relating to the purposes of this compact.

(d) Conduct public hearings on matters pertaining to the purposes of this compact.

(e) Establish a standardized cost recovery formula for damages to other resources based on the amount of oil or hazardous substance spilled.

(f) Enter into an agreement with the United States Coast Guard under which the compact will administer compliance with the requirements for demonstrating financial responsibility under section 1016 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 in an amount established by the compact. Such proof of financial responsibility, if established by the compact, shall satisfy and supersede the requirement of any individual party for demonstrating financial responsibility. However, all financial responsibility requirements established by the parties to this compact before the compact establishes an amount under this paragraph shall remain in full force and effect until the compact establishes a requirement and enters into an agreement with the United States Coast Guard under this paragraph. In establishing the amount of financial responsibility under this paragraph, the compact shall work with officials of each party to assure that such requirements are sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the parties, in aggregate.

(g) In accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. §§551 to 559 and §§701-706, enforce the rules and regulations adopted by the compact to carry out the authority of the compact as set forth in this Article.

(h) Appoint technical and advisory committees for the purpose of advising the compact on regional ocean resources issues, data needs and format and other purposes related to the compact’s activities. A technical or advisory committee appointed by the compact shall not be subject to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (P.L. 92-463, as amended).

(i) Allow a variance from the provisions of this compact or rules or regulations adopted by the compact pursuant to this Article. A variance shall be based on a showing by the person or entity seeking the variance that the activity allowed under the variance will have no regional impact and that the variance is economically necessary. Under no circumstances may a variance result in the regulation of the transportation of oil or hazardous substance according to standards less stringent than standards imposed under federal law.

(3) The compact shall adopt all regulations necessary to carry out its duties and exercise its authority under this Article. The compact shall adopt such regulations in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. §§500 to 559.

Pacific Ocean Resources Compact

Organization

The compact shall select a chairperson and a vice chairperson. After the initial chairperson and vice chairperson are selected, the compact shall establish a rotation for the selection of the chairperson and vice chairperson so the office rotates through the parties to the compact. The compact shall appoint and at its pleasure remove or discharge such officers and employees as may be required to carry the provisions of this compact into effect and shall fix and determine their duties, qualifications and compensation. The compact shall adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of its business. It may establish and maintain one or more offices for the transaction of its business and may meet at any time or place within the territorial limits of the signatory parties but must meet at least once a year.

Voting and Quorum

(1) A majority of the representatives shall constitute a quorum.

(2) Each representative shall be entitled to one vote. No action or decision of the compact shall be approved unless the action or decision receives a majority of the votes of the representatives, including at least one affirmative vote from each party.

Support Agencies

The compact may contract for the staff support necessary to carry out the purposes of this compact or request appropriate agencies of the signatory parties to act as the research agencies of the compact.

Parties’ Powers Under Compact

Except as specifically provided in Article V of this compact, nothing in this compact shall be construed to limit the powers of any party or to repeal or prevent the enactment of any legislation or the enforcement of any requirement imposing additional conditions and restrictions to conserve ocean resources.

Absence

Continued absence of representation or of any compact representative from any party shall be brought to the attention of the appointing authority of the party not represented.

Funding

(1) Each party shall contribute to the support of the compact.

(2) The annual contribution of each party shall be figured to the nearest $100.

(3) The compact shall prepare an annual budget which shall be approved by vote of the compact. After approval, the proposed budget shall be presented to the chief executive and legislative body of the signatory parties.

(4) Each party shall be responsible for the expenses of its own representatives.

Withdrawal from Compact

This compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each party until renounced by it. Renunciation of this compact must be preceded by sending six months’ notice in writing of intention to withdraw from the compact to the other parties to the compact.

[1991 c.617 §2]

Note: See note under 196.175 (Pacific Ocean Resources Compact ratified) .

Source: Section 196.180 — Compact provisions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors196.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 198.425 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 198 / Section 198.425
198.425 Recall of district officers generally
Status: in_force

ORS 249.865 (Filing prospective petition) to 249.877 (Statement of justification by public officer) apply to the recall of a district officer of:

(1) A district defined in ORS 255.012 (“District” defined) ; or

(2) Except as provided in ORS 545.189 (Recall of director) , an irrigation district organized under ORS chapter 545. [1981 c.173 §5; 2017 c.525 §1]

Source: Section 198.425 — Recall of district officers generally , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors198.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 196.625 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 196 / Section 196.625
196.625 Fill and removal activities in mitigation banks
Status: in_force

(1) The Director of the Department of State Lands shall maintain a record of fill and removal activities and actions for each mitigation bank implemented and conduct monitoring of mitigation banks with moneys from the Oregon Removal-Fill Mitigation Fund.

(2) The director shall provide annual reports to the State Land Board on moneys spent and received for each mitigation bank. [Formerly 541.567; 2003 c.738 §8; 2009 c.343 §7]

Source: Section 196.625 — Fill and removal activities in mitigation banks; reports , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors196.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 198.115 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 198 / Section 198.115
198.115 Barring district employees from membership on governing board
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “district” has the meaning given that term in ORS 198.010 (“District” defined for chapter) (1) to (5), (7) to (24) and (27).

(2) A district, by an ordinance or resolution that takes effect at least one year prior to the date of the regular district election, may provide that any individual who is an employee of the district is not eligible to serve as a member of the governing board of the district by which the individual is employed. [1999 c.336 §2; 2007 c.179 §1; 2015 c.560 §8]

Source: Section 198.115 — Barring district employees from membership on governing board , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors198.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 197.470 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 197 / Section 197.470
197.470 Grant program
Status: in_force

(1) The Community Green Infrastructure Grant Program is established as a program administered by the Department of Land Conservation and Development for the purpose of awarding grants for:

(a) Offsetting the cost of planning and developing community green infrastructure projects or green infrastructure economic development projects;

(b) Developing or supporting native seed banks or native plant nurseries; or

(c) Supporting and implementing green infrastructure master plans.

(2) The Department of Land Conservation and Development may enter into intergovernmental agreements under ORS chapter 190 with the Oregon Health Authority, the Oregon Business Development Department, the Bureau of Labor and Industries, the State Department of Agriculture, the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, the Department of Environmental Quality, the State Parks and Recreation Department or an Indian tribe for the purposes of assistance with:

(a) The design and implementation of the Community Green Infrastructure Grant Program;

(b) Readiness to acquire and administer federal funding related to green infrastructure projects; or

(c) Technical advice or feedback on the grant review process established under this section.

(3) The Department of Land Conservation and Development shall enter into an intergovernmental agreement under ORS chapter 190 with the State Forestry Department for the purposes of assistance with:

(a) The design and implementation of the Community Green Infrastructure Grant Program;

(b) Readiness to acquire and administer federal funding related to green infrastructure projects; and

(c) Technical advice or feedback on the grant review process established under this section.

(4) The Department of Land Conservation and Development shall enter into an intergovernmental agreement under ORS chapter 190 with the Department of Transportation for the purposes of assistance with:

(a) Technical advice regarding state transportation facilities and rights of way as they relate to the design and implementation of the Community Green Infrastructure Grant Program;

(b) Readiness to acquire and administer federal funding related to green infrastructure projects; and

(c) Technical advice or feedback on the grant review process established under this section.

(5) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A public body, a local workforce development board as defined in ORS 660.300 (Definitions for ORS 660.300 to 660.420) , a manufactured dwelling park nonprofit cooperative as defined in ORS 62.803 (Definitions for ORS 62.800 to 62.815) , an Indian tribe, a watershed council as defined in ORS 541.890 (Definitions for ORS 541.890 to 541.969) , a nonprofit organization or a faith-based organization may apply for a grant under this section for the purpose of planning or developing a community green infrastructure project or a green infrastructure economic development project.

(b) An applicant for a grant for a community green infrastructure project or a green infrastructure economic development project may partner with a state agency, a private business with a business site in this state or an owner of rental property in this state.

(c) A grant for an approved application for a community green infrastructure project or a green infrastructure economic development project will be awarded and released only to an applicant described in paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(d) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A) An application for a community green infrastructure project or a green infrastructure economic development project must be drafted in consultation with the government of the city or county in which the project will be located and with the electric and water utilities in whose service territory the project will be located.

(B) An application must include documentation of the consultations described in this paragraph and demonstrate that feedback received as a result of consultation was incorporated into the application materials. If the application does not incorporate feedback from a consulted party into the application, the applicant must provide an explanation of why the feedback was not incorporated or provide a statement that no feedback was received from that party.

(6) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) An application for a grant under this section shall be in the form and manner prescribed by the Department of Land Conservation and Development.

(b) An application for a grant to plan or develop a community green infrastructure project or a green infrastructure economic development project must demonstrate that the project:

(A) Is located in this state;

(B) Provides social, environmental or economic benefits to an environmental justice community;

(C) Except for projects developed by an Indian tribe, has been or will be developed in coordination with an environmental justice community that will benefit from the completion of the project; and

(D) Has a plan for the maintenance of the project for at least three years or has requested technical assistance for maintenance planning.

(c) An application for a grant for a native seed bank or native plant nursery must demonstrate that the applicant qualifies as a native seed bank or a native plant nursery.

(d) An application for a grant for a green infrastructure master plan must demonstrate how the long-term plan of the public body or tribal government involves the creation, protection or enhancement of green infrastructure.

(7) Upon receipt of an application submitted under this section, the Department of Land Conservation and Development shall review the application and determine whether the applicant is eligible to receive a grant from the Community Green Infrastructure Grant Program. The department may award grants based on the prioritizations established under subsection (8) of this section. If the department denies a grant application, the department shall provide the reason for the denial in writing.

(8) In awarding grants under the Community Green Infrastructure Grant Program, the Department of Land Conservation and Development may give priority to projects:

(a) Involving large, low-maintenance, storm- and drought-resistant tree plantings;

(b) Involving plantings that include native plants or pollinator-friendly species;

(c) Involving tree plantings at or near school campuses, affordable housing, senior housing, manufactured dwelling parks, recreational vehicle parks or public rights of way;

(d) That strengthen communities and fight displacement;

(e) That develop innovative solutions for using urban woody biomass;

(f) That are carried out by a city that has adopted a plan to increase urban tree canopy cover and has entered into a long-term agreement with an Oregon nursery to supply trees needed to carry out the plan; or

(g) That utilize a community’s cultural practices to educate, and conserve and manage resources for, future generations.

(9) To the maximum extent possible, community green infrastructure projects and green infrastructure economic development projects shall:

(a) Minimize the vehicle miles traveled associated with all plant and tree stocks utilized in the project;

(b) Include partnerships with green communities nurseries or nurseries defined in ORS 197.469 (Definitions for ORS 197.468 to 197.472) (11)(b);

(c) Utilize native plant stock that is grown from native seed banks or native seed recovery and planting efforts; and

(d) Utilize climate-adaptive plant stock that is regionally native, drought and disease tolerant and noninvasive.

(10) To the maximum extent possible, community green infrastructure projects and green infrastructure economic development projects that occur on school campuses shall incorporate a curriculum or demonstration component to connect students to the project and provide education about:

(a) Green infrastructure;

(b) Careers in green infrastructure; and

(c) Cultural practices to educate, and conserve and manage resources for, future generations. [2023 c.442 §24]

Note: See note under 197.468 (Purpose) .

Source: Section 197.470 — Grant program; support by intergovernmental agreements , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors197.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 197.530 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 197 / Section 197.530
197.530 Correction program
Status: in_force

(1) A city, county or special district that adopts a moratorium on construction or land development in conformity with ORS 197.520 (Manner of declaring moratorium) (1) and (2) shall within 60 days after the effective date of the moratorium adopt a program to correct the problem creating the moratorium. The program shall be presented at a public hearing. The city, county or special district shall give at least 14 days’ advance notice to the Department of Land Conservation and Development of the time and date of the public hearing.

(2) No moratorium adopted under ORS 197.520 (Manner of declaring moratorium) (2) shall be effective for a period longer than six months from the date on which the corrective program is adopted, but such a moratorium may be extended provided the city, county or special district adopting the moratorium holds a public hearing on the proposed extension and adopts written findings that:

(a) Verify that the problem giving rise to the moratorium still exists;

(b) Demonstrate that reasonable progress is being made to alleviate the problem giving rise to the moratorium; and

(c) Set a specific duration for the renewal of the moratorium.

(3) No single extension under subsection (2) of this section may be for a period longer than six months, and no moratorium shall be extended more than three times.

(4) Any city, county or special district considering an extension of a moratorium shall give the department at least 14 days’ notice of the time and date of the public hearing on the extension. [1980 c.2 §4; 1991 c.839 §4]

Source: Section 197.530 — Correction program; procedures , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors197.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 192.531 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 192 / Section 192.531
192.531 Definitions for ORS 192.531 to 192.549
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 192.531 (Definitions for ORS 192.531 to 192.549) to 192.549 (Advisory Committee on Genetic Privacy and Research) :

(1) “Anonymous research” means scientific or medical genetic research conducted in such a manner that any DNA sample or genetic information used in the research is unidentified.

(2) “Blanket informed consent” means that the individual has consented to the use of the individual’s DNA sample or health information for any future research, but has not been provided with a description of or consented to the use of the sample in genetic research or any specific genetic research project.

(3) “Blood relative” means a person who is:

(a) Related by blood to an individual; and

(b) A parent, sibling, son, daughter, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, first cousin, niece or nephew of the individual.

(4) “Clinical” means relating to or obtained through the actual observation, diagnosis or treatment of patients and not through research.

(5) “Coded” means identifiable only through the use of a system of encryption that links a DNA sample or genetic information to an individual or the individual’s blood relative. A coded DNA sample or genetic information is supplied by a repository to an investigator with a system of encryption.

(6) “Deidentified” means lacking, or having had removed, the identifiers or system of encryption that would make it possible for a person to link a DNA sample or genetic information to an individual or the individual’s blood relative, and neither the investigator nor the repository can reconstruct the identity of the individual from whom the sample or information was obtained. Deidentified DNA samples and genetic information must meet the standards provided in 45 C.F.R. 164.502(d) and 164.514(a) to (c), as in effect on July 17, 2007.

(7) “Disclose” means to release, publish or otherwise make known to a third party a DNA sample or genetic information.

(8) “DNA” means deoxyribonucleic acid.

(9) “DNA sample” means any human biological specimen that is obtained or retained for the purpose of extracting and analyzing DNA to perform a genetic test. “DNA sample” includes DNA extracted from the specimen.

(10) “Genetic characteristic” includes a gene, chromosome or alteration thereof that may be tested to determine the existence or risk of a disease, disorder, trait, propensity or syndrome, or to identify an individual or a blood relative. “Genetic characteristic” does not include family history or a genetically transmitted characteristic whose existence or identity is determined other than through a genetic test.

(11) “Genetic information” means information about an individual or the individual’s blood relatives obtained from a genetic test.

(12) “Genetic privacy statutes” means ORS 192.531 (Definitions for ORS 192.531 to 192.549) to 192.549 (Advisory Committee on Genetic Privacy and Research) , 659A.303 (Employer prohibited from obtaining, seeking to obtain or using genetic information) and 746.135 (Genetic tests and information) and the provisions of ORS 659A.300 (Requiring breathalyzer, polygraph, psychological stress or brain-wave test or genetic test prohibited) relating to genetic testing.

(13) “Genetic research” means research using DNA samples, genetic testing or genetic information.

(14) “Genetic test” means a test for determining the presence or absence of genetic characteristics in an individual or the individual’s blood relatives, including tests of nucleic acids such as DNA, RNA and mitochondrial DNA, chromosomes or proteins in order to diagnose or determine a genetic characteristic.

(15) “Health care provider” has the meaning given that term in ORS 192.556 (Definitions for ORS 192.553 to 192.581) .

(16) “Identifiable” means capable of being linked to the individual or a blood relative of the individual from whom the DNA sample or genetic information was obtained.

(17) “Identified” means having an identifier that links, or that could readily allow the recipient to link, a DNA sample or genetic information directly to the individual or a blood relative of the individual from whom the sample or information was obtained.

(18) “Identifier” means data elements that directly link a DNA sample or genetic information to the individual or a blood relative of the individual from whom the sample or information was obtained. Identifiers include, but are not limited to, names, telephone numbers, electronic mail addresses, Social Security numbers, driver license numbers and fingerprints.

(19) “Individually identifiable health information” has the meaning given that term in ORS 192.556 (Definitions for ORS 192.553 to 192.581) .

(20) “Obtain genetic information” means performing or getting the results of a genetic test.

(21) “Person” has the meaning given in ORS 433.045 (Notice of HIV test required) .

(22) “Research” means a systematic investigation, including research development, testing and evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to generalized knowledge.

(23) “Retain a DNA sample” means the act of storing the DNA sample.

(24) “Retain genetic information” means making a record of the genetic information.

(25) “Unidentified” means deidentified or not identifiable. [Formerly 659.700; 2003 c.333 §1; 2005 c.678 §1; 2007 c.800 §6]

Note: 192.531 (Definitions for ORS 192.531 to 192.549) to 192.549 (Advisory Committee on Genetic Privacy and Research) were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 192 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 192.531 — Definitions for ORS 192.531 to 192.549 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors192.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 197.830 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 197 / Section 197.830
197.830 Review procedures
Status: in_force

(1) Review of land use decisions or limited land use decisions under ORS 197.830 (Review procedures) to 197.845 (Stay of decision being reviewed) shall be commenced by filing a notice of intent to appeal with the Land Use Board of Appeals.

(2) Except as provided in ORS 197.620 (Appeal of certain comprehensive plan or land use regulation decision-making) , a person may petition the board for review of a land use decision or limited land use decision if the person:

(a) Filed a notice of intent to appeal the decision as provided in subsection (1) of this section; and

(b) Appeared before the local government, special district or state agency orally or in writing.

(3) If a local government makes a land use decision without providing a hearing, except as provided under ORS 215.416 (Permit application) (11) or 227.175 (Application for permit or zone change) (10), or the local government makes a land use decision that is different from the proposal described in the notice of hearing to such a degree that the notice of the proposed action did not reasonably describe the local government’s final actions, a person adversely affected by the decision may appeal the decision to the board under this section:

(a) Within 21 days of actual notice where notice is required; or

(b) Within 21 days of the date a person knew or should have known of the decision where no notice is required.

(4) If a local government makes a land use decision without a hearing pursuant to ORS 215.416 (Permit application) (11) or 227.175 (Application for permit or zone change) (10):

(a) A person who was not provided notice of the decision as required under ORS 215.416 (Permit application) (11)(c) or 227.175 (Application for permit or zone change) (10)(c) may appeal the decision to the board under this section within 21 days of receiving actual notice of the decision.

(b) A person who is not entitled to notice under ORS 215.416 (Permit application) (11)(c) or 227.175 (Application for permit or zone change) (10)(c) but who is adversely affected or aggrieved by the decision may appeal the decision to the board under this section within 21 days after the expiration of the period for filing a local appeal of the decision established by the local government under ORS 215.416 (Permit application) (11)(a) or 227.175 (Application for permit or zone change) (10)(a).

(c) A person who receives notice of a decision made without a hearing under ORS 215.416 (Permit application) (11) or 227.175 (Application for permit or zone change) (10) may appeal the decision to the board under this section within 21 days of receiving actual notice of the nature of the decision, if the notice of the decision did not reasonably describe the nature of the decision.

(d) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection, a person who receives notice of a decision made without a hearing under ORS 215.416 (Permit application) (11) or 227.175 (Application for permit or zone change) (10) may not appeal the decision to the board under this section.

(5) If a local government makes a limited land use decision which is different from the proposal described in the notice to such a degree that the notice of the proposed action did not reasonably describe the local government’s final actions, a person adversely affected by the decision may appeal the decision to the board under this section:

(a) Within 21 days of actual notice where notice is required; or

(b) Within 21 days of the date a person knew or should have known of the decision where no notice is required.

(6) The appeal periods described in subsections (3), (4) and (5) of this section:

(a) May not exceed three years after the date of the decision, except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection.

(b) May not exceed 10 years after the date of the decision if notice of a hearing or an administrative decision made pursuant to ORS 197.195 (Limited land use decision) or 197.797 (Local quasi-judicial land use hearings) is required but has not been provided.

(7) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Within 21 days after a notice of intent to appeal has been filed with the board under subsection (1) of this section, any person described in paragraph (b) of this subsection may intervene in and be made a party to the review proceeding by filing a motion to intervene and by paying a filing fee of $100.

(b) Persons who may intervene in and be made a party to the review proceedings, as set forth in subsection (1) of this section, are:

(A) The applicant who initiated the action before the local government, special district or state agency; or

(B) Persons who appeared before the local government, special district or state agency, orally or in writing.

(c) Failure to comply with the deadline or to pay the filing fee set forth in paragraph (a) of this subsection shall result in denial of a motion to intervene.

(8) If a state agency whose order, rule, ruling, policy or other action is at issue is not a party to the proceeding, it may file a brief with the board as if it were a party. The brief shall be due on the same date the respondent’s brief is due and shall be accompanied by a filing fee of $100.

(9) A notice of intent to appeal a land use decision or limited land use decision shall be filed not later than 21 days after the date the decision sought to be reviewed becomes final. A notice of intent to appeal plan and land use regulation amendments processed pursuant to ORS 197.610 (Submission of proposed comprehensive plan or land use regulation changes to Department of Land Conservation and Development) to 197.625 (Acknowledgment of comprehensive plan or land use regulation changes) shall be filed not later than 21 days after notice of the decision sought to be reviewed is mailed or otherwise submitted to parties entitled to notice under ORS 197.615 (Submission of adopted comprehensive plan or land use regulation changes to Department of Land Conservation and Development) . Failure to include a statement identifying when, how and to whom notice was provided under ORS 197.615 (Submission of adopted comprehensive plan or land use regulation changes to Department of Land Conservation and Development) does not render the notice defective. Copies of the notice of intent to appeal shall be served upon the local government, special district or state agency and the applicant of record, if any, in the local government, special district or state agency proceeding. The notice shall be served and filed in the form and manner prescribed by rule of the board and shall be accompanied by a filing fee of $300. If a petition for review is not filed with the board as required in subsections (10) and (11) of this section, the board shall award the filing fee to the local government, special district or state agency.

(10) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Within 21 days after service of the notice of intent to appeal, the local government, special district or state agency shall transmit to the board the original or a certified copy of the entire record of the proceeding under review. By stipulation of all parties to the review proceeding the record may be shortened. The board may require or permit subsequent corrections to the record; however, the board shall issue an order on a motion objecting to the record within 60 days of receiving the motion. If the board denies a petitioner’s objection to the record, the board may establish a new deadline for the petition for review to be filed that may not be less than 14 days from the later of the original deadline for the brief or the date of denial of the petitioner’s record objection.

(b) Within 10 days after service of a notice of intent to appeal, the board shall provide notice to the petitioner and the respondent of their option to enter into mediation pursuant to ORS 197.860 (Stay of proceedings to allow mediation) . Any person moving to intervene shall be provided such notice within seven days after a motion to intervene is filed. The notice required by this paragraph shall be accompanied by a statement that mediation information or assistance may be obtained from the Department of Land Conservation and Development.

(11) A petition for review of the land use decision or limited land use decision and supporting brief shall be filed with the board as required by the board under subsection (13) of this section.

(12) The petition shall include a copy of the decision sought to be reviewed and shall state:

(a) The facts that establish that the petitioner has standing.

(b) The date of the decision.

(c) The issues the petitioner seeks to have reviewed.

(13) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The board shall adopt rules establishing deadlines for filing petitions and briefs and for oral argument.

(b) The local government or state agency may withdraw its decision for purposes of reconsideration at any time:

(A) Subsequent to the filing of a notice of intent; and

(B) Prior to:

(i) The date set for filing the record; or

(ii) On appeal of a decision under ORS 197.610 (Submission of proposed comprehensive plan or land use regulation changes to Department of Land Conservation and Development) to 197.625 (Acknowledgment of comprehensive plan or land use regulation changes) or relating to the development of a residential structure, the filing of the respondent’s brief.

(c) If a local government or state agency withdraws an order for purposes of reconsideration, it shall, within such time as the board may allow, affirm, modify or reverse its decision. If the petitioner is dissatisfied with the local government or agency action after withdrawal for purposes of reconsideration, the petitioner may refile the notice of intent and the review shall proceed upon the revised order. An amended notice of intent is not required if the local government or state agency, on reconsideration, affirms the order or modifies the order with only minor changes.

(14) The board shall issue a final order within 77 days after the date of transmittal of the record. If the order is not issued within 77 days the applicant may apply in Marion County or the circuit court of the county where the application was filed for a writ of mandamus to compel the board to issue a final order.

(15) Upon entry of its final order, the board:

(a) May, in its discretion, award costs to the prevailing party including the cost of preparation of the record if the prevailing party is the local government, special district or state agency whose decision is under review.

(b) Shall award reasonable attorney fees and expenses to the prevailing party against any other party who the board finds presented a position or filed any motion without probable cause to believe the position or motion was well-founded in law or on factually supported information.

(c) Shall award costs and attorney fees to a party as provided in ORS 197.843 (Attorney fees for applicant developing affordable housing) .

(16) Orders issued under this section may be enforced in appropriate judicial proceedings.

(17) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The board shall provide for the publication of its orders that are of general public interest in the form it deems best adapted for public convenience. The publications shall constitute the official reports of the board.

(b) Any moneys collected or received from sales by the board shall be paid into the Board Publications Account established by ORS 197.832 (Board Publications Account) .

(18) Except for any sums collected for publication of board opinions, all fees collected by the board under this section that are not awarded as costs shall be paid over to the State Treasurer to be credited to the General Fund.

(19) The board shall track and report on its website:

(a) The number of reviews commenced, as described in subsection (1) of this section, the number of reviews commenced for which a petition is filed under subsection (2) of this section and, in relation to each of those numbers, the rate at which the reviews result in a decision of the board to uphold, reverse or remand the land use decision or limited land use decision. The board shall track and report reviews under this paragraph in categories established by the board.

(b) A list of petitioners, the number of reviews commenced and the rate at which the petitioner’s reviews have resulted in decisions of the board to uphold, reverse or remand the land use decision or limited land use decision.

(c) A list of respondents, the number of reviews involving each respondent and the rate at which reviews involving the respondent have resulted in decisions of the board to uphold, reverse or remand the land use decision or limited land use decision. Additionally, when a respondent is the local government that made the land use decision or limited land use decision, the board shall track whether the local government appears before the board.

(d) A list of reviews, and a brief summary of the circumstances in each review, under which the board exercises its discretion to require a losing party to pay the attorney fees of the prevailing party. [1983 c.827 §31; 1985 c.119 §3; 1987 c.278 §1; 1987 c.729 §16; 1989 c.761 §12; 1991 c.817 §7; 1993 c.143 §1; 1993 c.310 §1; 1995 c.160 §1; 1995 c.595 §3; 1997 c.187 §1; 1997 c.452 §1; 1999 c.255 §2; 1999 c.348 §17; 1999 c.621 §3; 2003 c.791 §28; 2003 c.793 §6; 2009 c.885 §38; 2011 c.280 §9; 2011 c.483 §1; 2013 c.513 §1; 2019 c.221 §1; 2019 c.447 §1; 2021 c.61 §1; 2021 c.385 §3; 2023 c.223 §5]

Source: Section 197.830 — Review procedures; standing; fees; deadlines; rules; issues subject to review; attorney fees and costs; publication of orders; mediation; tracking of reviews , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors197.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 198.340 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 198 / Section 198.340
198.340 Designation of registered office and agent
Status: in_force

(1) A special district shall designate a registered office and a registered agent. The registered agent shall be an agent of the district upon whom any process, notice or demand required or permitted by law to be served upon the district may be served. A registered agent shall be an individual resident of this state whose address is identical with the registered office of the district. The registered office may be, but need not be, the same as the place of business of the special district.

(2) The district may change its registered office or change its registered agent, or both, upon filing in the office of the Secretary of State and county clerk of each county in which located a statement setting forth:

(a) The name of the district.

(b) If the address of its registered office is changed, the address to which the registered office is to be changed.

(c) If its registered agent is changed, the name of its successor registered agent.

(d) That the address of its registered office and the address of the business office of its registered agent, as changed, will be identical.

(e) That such change was authorized by resolution duly adopted by the district board.

(3) The statement shall be subscribed and sworn to by the secretary, financial officer or chairperson of the district board. [1971 c.267 §7]

Source: Section 198.340 — Designation of registered office and agent , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors198.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 196.915 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 196 / Section 196.915
196.915 State agencies’ review and responses to notice
Status: repealed

(1) The State Department of Agriculture shall, no later than five days after the date the department receives a notice filed pursuant to ORS 196.911 (Maintenance without permit) , provide a copy of the notice to the State Department of Fish and Wildlife. The State Department of Fish and Wildlife shall, within 30 days after receiving a copy of the notice, provide a response to the State Department of Agriculture. The response may indicate that a review was conducted and the work may proceed, or may provide recommendations on:

(a) Whether the maintenance activities described in the notice will meet the requirements of ORS 196.913 (Prohibitions) ; and

(b) Whether conditions in addition to those required under ORS 196.913 (Prohibitions) are necessary to address the presence of endangered or threatened species, to protect endangered or threatened species’ habitat quality or quantity, or to otherwise protect the existing functions of the channel.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Except as provided under paragraph (b) of this subsection, the State Department of Agriculture shall include any conditions recommended by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife in the response to the notice required under subsection (3) of this section.

(b) If the State Department of Agriculture disagrees with the recommendations of the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, the State Department of Agriculture shall provide a copy of the notice and of the recommendations to the Department of State Lands for the Department of State Lands to make a final determination regarding:

(A) Whether the maintenance activities described in the notice may occur without a removal or fill permit; and

(B) What conditions in addition to those required under ORS 196.913 (Prohibitions) , if any, are necessary for the maintenance activities to occur without a removal or fill permit.

(c) The Department of State Lands shall provide any final determination required pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection to the State Department of Agriculture within five days after receiving the copies of the notice and recommendations.

(3) The State Department of Agriculture shall provide a response to a notice filed pursuant to ORS 196.911 (Maintenance without permit) no later than 45 days after the date that the notice is received. The response must include any conditions in addition to those required under ORS 196.913 (Prohibitions) that the departments have determined are necessary, pursuant to the process described in subsection (2) of this section, for maintenance activities to occur in the traditionally maintained channel without a removal or fill permit. If the State Department of Agriculture does not provide a response to a notice within the time period described in this subsection, maintenance activities may proceed as described in the notice and pursuant to ORS 196.913 (Prohibitions) .

(4) Upon a request from the person submitting a notice under ORS 196.911 (Maintenance without permit) , the State Department of Agriculture and the State Department of Fish and Wildlife may provide for expedited review under subsections (1) to (3) of this section, if the expedited review is necessary to allow for maintenance activities to occur within a specific time period.

(5) Prior to initiation of maintenance activities, a person who has a notice of maintenance activities on file with the State Department of Agriculture may request from the State Department of Agriculture a variance from any condition required under ORS 196.913 (Prohibitions) (2) or this section. The State Department of Agriculture shall consult with the State Department of Fish and Wildlife before granting a variance under this subsection. A person that has applied for a variance may not commence maintenance activities until after the State Department of Agriculture has granted the variance and informed the person of any modifications to conditions or additional conditions that must be met for the maintenance to occur.

(6) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Subject to paragraph (b) of this subsection, the State Department of Agriculture or the State Department of Fish and Wildlife may enter onto and inspect lands for which notices have been filed under ORS 196.911 (Maintenance without permit) in order to develop the recommendations and response required by subsections (1) to (3) of this section or to ascertain compliance with ORS 196.906 (Legislative findings and declarations) to 196.919 (Memoranda of understanding) .

(b) To enter onto and inspect lands under this subsection:

(A) The Department of Agriculture shall first make a reasonable attempt to notify the landowner;

(B) The departments may only enter onto and inspect the lands at a reasonable time; and

(C) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife may not, without the express agreement of the person, district, company or corporation that filed the notice, enter onto and inspect the lands unless accompanied by the State Department of Agriculture.

(7) The State Department of Agriculture shall maintain a record of a notice filed pursuant to ORS 196.911 (Maintenance without permit) and any related correspondence for 10 years after the date that the notice is received.

(8) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The Department of State Lands may, after consultation with the State Department of Agriculture and the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, adopt rules as necessary to implement ORS 196.906 (Legislative findings and declarations) to 196.919 (Memoranda of understanding) . Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection may include, but need not be limited to, rules:

(A) Modifying the volume limits for removal or fill set forth in ORS 196.913 (Prohibitions) (1) or applying different volume limits within certain geographies for certain types or categories of traditionally maintained channels; or

(B) Modifying the conditions that apply for maintenance of a traditionally maintained channel set forth in ORS 196.913 (Prohibitions) (2).

(b) Any rules adopted under paragraph (a)(A) or (B) of this subsection must be based on the best available scientific information and on findings that the rules will:

(A) Allow for maintenance of traditionally maintained channels to be conducted in a manner that protects, maintains or improves the existing ecological and habitat function of traditionally maintained channels; and

(B) Result in appropriate changes to the conditions required for conducting maintenance activities, under an adaptive management approach, for carrying out the state policy stated in ORS 196.906 (Legislative findings and declarations) .

(9) Nothing in ORS 196.906 (Legislative findings and declarations) to 196.919 (Memoranda of understanding) limits or otherwise changes the exemptions under ORS 196.921 (Applicability) .

(10) The costs of activities taken by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife to carry out the duties of the department under ORS 196.906 (Legislative findings and declarations) to 196.919 (Memoranda of understanding) may not be charged to another state agency as recompensable assistance under ORS 496.167 (Department recompensable assistance to agencies) and 496.168 (Estimated expenses for recompensable assistance) . [2019 c.699 §6]

Note: See note under 196.906 (Legislative findings and declarations) .

(Temporary provisions relating to interim region-by-region rules)

Note: Sections 1 to 3, chapter 26, Oregon Laws 2021, provide:

Sec. 1. If the Department of State Lands or the State Department of Agriculture adopts rules to implement ORS 196.906 (Legislative findings and declarations) to 196.919 (Memoranda of understanding) , the rules may provide for implementation on a region-by-region basis but must provide for implementation throughout this state within a five-year period. [2021 c.26 §1]

Sec. 2. Section 1 of this 2021 Act does not modify the duties, functions or powers, under ORS 196.906 (Legislative findings and declarations) to 196.919 (Memoranda of understanding) , of the Department of State Lands, the State Department of Agriculture or the State Department of Fish and Wildlife. [2021 c.26 §2]

Sec. 3. Sections 1 and 2 of this 2021 Act are repealed on January 2, 2031. [2021 c.26 §3]

Source: Section 196.915 — State agencies’ review and responses to notice; additional conditions; expedited review; variances; inspections; records; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors196.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 187.228 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 187 / Section 187.228
187.228 Williams Syndrome Awareness Month
Status: in_force

The month of May of each year is designated as Williams Syndrome Awareness Month. [2017 c.266 §1]

Source: Section 187.228 — Williams Syndrome Awareness Month , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors187.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 190.080 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 190 / Section 190.080
190.080 Powers of intergovernmental entity created by intergovernmental agreement
Status: in_force

(1) An intergovernmental entity created by an intergovernmental agreement under ORS 190.010 (Authority of local governments to make intergovernmental agreement) may, according to the terms of the agreement:

(a) Issue revenue bonds under ORS chapter 287A or enter into financing agreements authorized under ORS 271.390 (Lease or purchase of real estate by public body or council of governments) to accomplish the public purposes of the parties to the agreement, if after a public hearing the governing body of each of the units of local government that are parties to the agreement approves, by resolution or order, the issuance of the revenue bonds or entering into the financing agreement;

(b) Enter into agreements with vendors, trustees or escrow agents for the installment purchase or lease, with option to purchase, of real or personal property if the period of time allowed for payment under an agreement does not exceed 20 years; and

(c) Adopt all rules necessary to carry out its powers and duties under the intergovernmental agreement.

(2) Except as provided in ORS 190.083 (County agreements for transportation facilities) , an intergovernmental entity may not levy taxes or issue general obligation bonds.

(3) The debts, liabilities and obligations of an intergovernmental entity shall be, jointly and severally, the debts, liabilities and obligations of the parties to the intergovernmental agreement that created the entity, unless the agreement specifically provides otherwise.

(4) A party to an intergovernmental agreement creating an intergovernmental entity may assume responsibility for specific debts, liabilities or obligations of the intergovernmental entity.

(5) Any moneys collected by or credited to an intergovernmental entity shall not accrue to the benefit of private persons. Upon dissolution of the entity, title to all assets of the intergovernmental entity shall vest in the parties to the intergovernmental agreement. The agreement creating the entity shall provide a procedure for:

(a) The disposition, division and distribution of any assets acquired by the intergovernmental entity; and

(b) The assumption of any outstanding indebtedness or other liabilities of the entity by the parties to the intergovernmental agreement that created the entity.

(6) An intergovernmental entity created by intergovernmental agreement under ORS 190.010 (Authority of local governments to make intergovernmental agreement) may be terminated at any time by unanimous vote of all the parties to the intergovernmental agreement or as provided by the terms of the agreement. [1991 c.583 §4; 2001 c.840 §3; 2003 c.195 §7; 2007 c.783 §71]

Source: Section 190.080 — Powers of intergovernmental entity created by intergovernmental agreement; limits; debts of entity; procedure for distribution of assets; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors190.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 195.332 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 195 / Section 195.332
195.332 Fair market value of property
Status: in_force

For the purposes of ORS 195.305 (Compensation for restriction of use of real property due to land use regulation) to 195.336 (Compensation and Conservation Fund) and sections 5 to 11, chapter 424, Oregon Laws 2007, sections 2 to 9 and 17, chapter 855, Oregon Laws 2009, and sections 2 to 7, chapter 8, Oregon Laws 2010, the fair market value of property is the amount of money, in cash, that the property would bring if the property was offered for sale by a person who desires to sell the property but is not obligated to sell the property, and if the property was bought by a person who was willing to buy the property but not obligated to buy the property. The fair market value is the actual value of property, with all of the property’s adaptations to general and special purposes. The fair market value of property does not include any prospective value, speculative value or possible value based upon future expenditures and improvements. [2007 c.424 §21b]

Source: Section 195.332 — Fair market value of property , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors195.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 197.395 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 197 / Section 197.395
197.395 Application for permit
Status: in_force

(1) Any person or public agency desiring to initiate an activity which the state may regulate or control and which occurs upon federal land shall apply to the local government in which the activity will take place for a permit. The application shall contain an explanation of the activity to be initiated, the plans for the activity and any other information required by the local government as prescribed by rule of the Land Conservation and Development Commission.

(2) If the local government finds after review of the application that the proposed activity complies with goals and the comprehensive plans of the local government affected by the activity, it shall approve the application and issue a permit for the activity to the person or public agency applying for the permit. If the governing body does not approve or disapprove the permit within 60 days of receipt of the application, the application shall be considered approved.

(3) The local government may prescribe and include in the permit any conditions or restrictions that it considers necessary to assure that the activity complies with the goals and the comprehensive plans of the local governments affected by the activity.

(4) Actions pursuant to this section are subject to review under ORS 197.830 (Review procedures) to 197.845 (Stay of decision being reviewed) . [1975 c.486 §3; 1977 c.664 §26; 1979 c.772 §7c; 1981 c.748 §40; 1983 c.827 §44]

Source: Section 197.395 — Application for permit; review and issuance; conditions; restrictions; review , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors197.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 187.215 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 187 / Section 187.215
187.215 Korean American Day
Status: in_force

January 13 of each year shall be known as Korean American Day. The Governor shall issue a proclamation each year calling upon the people of this state to celebrate on January 13 the contributions to the state by Korean Americans in the arts, sciences, commerce and education. [2007 c.68 §1]

Source: Section 187.215 — Korean American Day , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors187.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 195.520 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 195 / Section 195.520
195.520 Camping by individuals living in vehicles
Status: in_force

(1) Any political subdivision may allow any public or private entity to allow overnight camping by homeless individuals living in vehicles on the property of the entity.

(2) A political subdivision may impose reasonable conditions upon offering camping space under this section, including establishing a maximum number of vehicles allowed.

(3) Entities providing camping spaces under this section must also provide access to sanitary facilities, including toilet, handwashing and trash disposal facilities. [Formerly 203.082]

Note: 195.520 (Camping by individuals living in vehicles) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 195 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 195.520 — Camping by individuals living in vehicles , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors195.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 198.605 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 198 / Section 198.605
198.605 Local service districts
Status: in_force

Local service districts, as defined by ORS 174.116 (“Local government” and “local service district” defined) , are municipal corporations. [2003 c.802 §1a]

Note: 198.605 (Local service districts) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 198 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 198.605 — Local service districts , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors198.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 197.240 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 197 / Section 197.240
197.240 Commission action
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of the proposed goals and guidelines prepared and submitted to it by the Department of Land Conservation and Development, the Land Conservation and Development Commission shall:

(1) Hold at least one public hearing on the proposed goals and guidelines. The commission shall cause notice of the time, place and purpose of the hearings and the place where copies of the proposed goals and guidelines are available before the hearings with the cost thereof to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the state not later than 30 days prior to the date of the hearing. The department shall supply a copy of its proposed goals and guidelines to the Governor, the appropriate legislative committee, affected state agencies and special districts and to each local government without charge. The department shall provide copies of such proposed goals and guidelines to other public agencies or persons upon request and payment of the cost of preparing the copies of the materials requested.

(2) Consider the recommendations and comments received from the public hearings conducted under subsection (1) of this section, make any amendments to the proposed goals and guidelines that it considers necessary and approve the proposed goals and guidelines as they may be amended by the commission. [1973 c.80 §37; 1981 c.748 §28a; 2007 c.354 §10]

Source: Section 197.240 — Commission action; public hearing; notice; amendment; adoption , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors197.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 192.001 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 192 / Section 192.001
192.001 Policy concerning public records
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislative Assembly finds that:

(a) The records of the state and its political subdivisions are so interrelated and interdependent that the decision as to what records are retained or destroyed is a matter of statewide public policy.

(b) The interest and concern of citizens in public records recognizes no jurisdictional boundaries and extends to such records wherever they may be found in Oregon.

(c) As local programs become increasingly intergovernmental, the state and its political subdivisions have a responsibility to ensure orderly retention and destruction of all public records, whether current or noncurrent, and to ensure the preservation of public records of value for legal, administrative, fiscal, tribal cultural, historical or research purposes.

(2) The purpose of ORS 192.005 (Definitions for ORS 192.005 to 192.170) to 192.170 (Disposition of materials without authorization) and 357.805 (Definitions for ORS 357.805 to 357.895) to 357.895 (Rules) is to provide direction for the retention or destruction of public records in Oregon in order to ensure the retention of records essential to meet the needs of the Legislative Assembly, the state, its political subdivisions and its citizens, insofar as the records affect the administration of government, legal rights and responsibilities, and the accumulation of information of value for research purposes of all kinds, and in order to ensure the prompt destruction of records without continuing value. All records not included in types described in this subsection shall be destroyed in accordance with rules adopted by the Secretary of State. [1973 c.439 §1; 1991 c.671 §3; 2015 c.27 §18; 2023 c.35 §1]

Source: Section 192.001 — Policy concerning public records , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors192.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 197.460 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 197 / Section 197.460
197.460 Compatibility with adjacent land uses
Status: in_force

A county shall ensure that a destination resort is compatible with the site and adjacent land uses through the following measures:

(1) Important natural features, including habitat of threatened or endangered species, streams, rivers and significant wetlands shall be retained. Riparian vegetation within 100 feet of streams, rivers and significant wetlands shall be retained. Alteration of important natural features, including placement of structures that maintain the overall values of the feature may be allowed.

(2) Improvements and activities shall be located and designed to avoid or minimize adverse effects of the resort on uses on surrounding lands, particularly effects on intensive farming operations in the area. At a minimum, measures to accomplish this shall include:

(a) Establishment and maintenance of buffers between the resort and adjacent land uses, including natural vegetation and where appropriate, fences, berms, landscaped areas and other similar types of buffers.

(b) Setbacks of structures and other improvements from adjacent land uses.

(3) If the site is west of the summit of the Coast Range and within 10 miles of an urban growth boundary, or if the site is east of the summit of the Coast Range and within 25 miles of an urban growth boundary, the county shall require the applicant to submit an economic impact analysis of the proposed development that includes analysis of the projected impacts within the county and within cities whose urban growth boundaries are within the distance specified in this subsection.

(4) If the site is west of the summit of the Coast Range and within 10 miles of an urban growth boundary, or if the site is east of the summit of the Coast Range and within 25 miles of an urban growth boundary, the county shall require the applicant to submit a traffic impact analysis of the proposed development that includes measures to avoid or mitigate a proportionate share of adverse effects of transportation on state highways and other transportation facilities affected by the proposed development, including transportation facilities in the county and in cities whose urban growth boundaries are within the distance specified in this subsection. [1987 c.886 §7; 2010 c.32 §2]

Source: Section 197.460 — Compatibility with adjacent land uses; county measures; economic impact analysis; traffic impact analysis , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors197.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 197a.500 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 197a / Section 197a.500
197A.500 Definitions for ORS 197A.500 to 197A.521
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 197A.500 (Definitions for ORS 197A.500 to 197A.521) to 197A.521 (Failure to meet timeline) , unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) “Affected local governments” means the cities and the counties within which the project improvements will be located.

(2) “Criteria” means the land use criteria established by the Land Conservation and Development Commission as provided in ORS 197A.505 (Establishment of criteria for decisions in land use final order) .

(3) “Development approval” means approval of a proposed development of land based on discretionary standards designed to regulate the physical characteristics of a use permitted outright, including but not limited to site review and design review.

(4) “Draft Statement” means the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the project, as may be amended from time to time, and any supplementary assessments or statements prepared pursuant to regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.

(5) “Final Statement” means the Environmental Impact Statement for the project, as may be amended from time to time, or any supplementary assessments or statements, prepared pursuant to regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.

(6) “Full Funding Grant Agreement” means the contractual agreement entered into between the federal government and the local grant recipient establishing the maximum federal financing contribution for construction of the project and setting forth terms, conditions and limitations for federal financing of the project.

(7) “Highway improvements” means improvements to the highway, street and other ancillary facilities for the project and improvements related to construction or operation of the project. As used in this subsection:

(a) “Ancillary facilities” includes retaining walls, bridges, signals, electrification equipment, lighting equipment, staging areas, facilities for bus or rail travel, stormwater facilities, wetland mitigation facilities and facilities designed for vehicle, pedestrian and bicycle traffic.

(b) “Improvement” includes any development or alteration to land related to the project.

(8) “Land use final order” means a written order or orders of the Metro Council deciding the project improvements for the project, including their locations.

(9) “Light rail route” means the light rail alignment selected from among light rail alignment alternatives described in a Draft Statement or Final Statement to be included in the project.

(10) “Locally Preferred Alternative Report” means a decision adopted in accordance with federal requirements determining or amending an earlier decision whether or not to build the Southwest Corridor MAX Light Rail Project and, if the decision adopted is to build, recommending the project improvements, including their locations, to be included in the Southwest Corridor MAX Light Rail Project.

(11) “Locations” means the boundaries within which the project improvements will be located.

(12) “Measures” includes any mitigation measures, design features or other amenities or improvements associated with the project.

(13) “Metro Council” means the elected governing body of Metro.

(14) “Project” means the portion of the Southwest Corridor MAX Light Rail Project within Metro’s urban growth boundary. “Project” includes:

(a) All project improvements described in the Locally Preferred Alternative Report, as may be amended from time to time by a Draft Statement, Final Statement, Full Funding Grant Agreement or similar document for the Southwest Corridor MAX Light Rail Project; and

(b) All phases and extensions of the Southwest Corridor MAX Light Rail Project as described in a Locally Preferred Alternative Report, Draft Statement, Final Statement, Full Funding Grant Agreement or similar document.

(15) “Project improvements” means the light rail route, stations, lots and maintenance facilities and the highway improvements related to the project as described in the Locally Preferred Alternative Report, as may be amended from time to time by a Draft Statement, Final Statement, Full Funding Grant Agreement or similar document for the Southwest Corridor MAX Light Rail Project.

(16) “Stations, lots and maintenance facilities” means the light rail stations, light rail park-and-ride lots and light rail vehicle maintenance facilities to be selected from among alternatives described in a Draft Statement, Final Statement or similar document to be included in the project.

(17) “TriMet” means the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, a mass transit district created under ORS chapter 267. [2017 c.714 §1]

Note: 197A.500 (Definitions for ORS 197A.500 to 197A.521) to 197A.521 (Failure to meet timeline) were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 197A or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 197A.500 — Definitions for ORS 197A.500 to 197A.521 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors197A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 197.723 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 197 / Section 197.723
197.723 Designation of regionally significant industrial areas
Status: in_force

(1) Within three years after June 28, 2011, in cooperation with local governments and private industry, the Economic Recovery Review Council, by rule, shall designate at least five and not more than 15 regionally significant industrial areas. The council shall base the designation of regionally significant industrial areas on the criteria in the definition of “regionally significant industrial area” and the judgment of the council concerning the relative importance of the areas in terms of potential, long-term job creation.

(2) A local government may nominate a regionally significant industrial area for designation by the council.

(3) An area containing multiple sites certified by the Oregon Business Development Department as ready for development within six months or less is eligible for designation by the council if the area is a regionally significant industrial area.

(4) In addition to demonstrating compliance with other provisions of law, including, but not limited to, a statewide land use planning goal concerning economic development and rules implementing the goal, the future employment potential of a regionally significant industrial area shall be protected from conflicting development in the following ways:

(a) A local government may not adopt a provision of a comprehensive plan or land use regulation that prevents industrial uses within the area.

(b) A local government may not adopt a provision of a comprehensive plan or land use regulation that allows new nonindustrial uses within the area that conflict with existing or planned industrial uses.

(c) A local government may not decrease the land area planned or zoned for industrial uses within the regionally significant industrial area.

(d) A local government may adopt a provision of a comprehensive plan or land use regulation, including development standards or overlay zones, that restricts the type or extent of current or future industrial uses within the area, but only if the local government mitigates at the same time the effect of the new provision by:

(A) Clearly maintaining or increasing the industrial employment potential of the area; and

(B) Clearly maintaining the important site characteristics and functions that led to the designation of the site as a regionally significant industrial area.

(5) Subsection (4) of this section does not apply to a provision of a comprehensive plan or land use regulation that is necessary:

(a) To protect public health or safety; or

(b) To implement federal law.

(6) If 50 percent of the developable land within a regionally significant industrial area has not been developed within 10 years after designation of the area, the council shall remove the designation, unless landowners representing a majority of the land within the area request that the designation be continued.

(7) Within a regionally significant industrial area, a new industrial use or the expansion of an existing industrial use is eligible for an expedited industrial land use permit issued under ORS 197.724 (Review of application for land use permit within regionally significant industrial area) if the new or expanded use does not require a change to the acknowledged comprehensive plan or land use regulations.

(8) In addition to other criteria for distribution of available funds, the Oregon Infrastructure Finance Authority and the Oregon Transportation Commission may consider the designation of an area as a regionally significant industrial area in prioritizing funding for transportation and other public infrastructure.

(9) ORS 197.722 (Definitions for ORS 197.722 to 197.728) to 197.728 (Rules) do not apply to land in the Willamette River Greenway Plan boundary between river mile 1 and river mile 11. [2011 c.564 §7]

Note: See note under 197.722 (Definitions for ORS 197.722 to 197.728) .

Source: Section 197.723 — Designation of regionally significant industrial areas; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors197.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 197a.470 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 197a / Section 197a.470
197A.470 Final action on affordable housing application
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Affordable housing” means housing that is affordable to households with incomes equal to or less than 60 percent of the median family income for the county in which the development is built or for the state, whichever is greater, that is subject to an affordable housing covenant, as provided in ORS 456.270 (Definitions for ORS 456.270 to 456.295) to 456.295 (Action affecting covenant) , that maintains the affordability for a period of not less than 60 years from the date of the certificate of occupancy.

(b) “Multifamily residential building” means a building in which three or more residential units each have space for eating, living and sleeping and permanent provisions for cooking and sanitation.

(2) Notwithstanding ORS 215.427 (Final action on permit or zone change application) (1) or 227.178 (Final action on certain applications required within 120 days) (1), a city with a population greater than 5,000 or a county with a population greater than 25,000 shall take final action on an application qualifying under subsection (3) of this section, including resolution of all local appeals under ORS 215.422 (Review of decision of hearings officer or other authority) or 227.180 (Review of action on permit application) , within 100 days after the application is deemed complete.

(3) An application qualifies for final action within the timeline described in subsection (2) of this section if:

(a) The application is submitted to the city or the county under ORS 215.416 (Permit application) or 227.175 (Application for permit or zone change) ;

(b) The application is for development of a multifamily residential building containing five or more residential units within the urban growth boundary; and

(c) At least 50 percent of the residential units included in the development will be sold or rented as affordable housing.

(4) A city or a county shall take final action within the time allowed under ORS 215.427 (Final action on permit or zone change application) or 227.178 (Final action on certain applications required within 120 days) on any application for a permit, limited land use decision or zone change that does not qualify for review and decision under subsection (3) of this section, including resolution of all appeals under ORS 215.422 (Review of decision of hearings officer or other authority) or 227.180 (Review of action on permit application) , as provided by ORS 215.427 (Final action on permit or zone change application) and 215.435 (Deadline for final action by county on remand of land use decision) or by ORS 227.178 (Final action on certain applications required within 120 days) and 227.181 (Final action required within 120 days following remand of land use decision) .

(5) With respect to property within an urban growth boundary owned by a nonprofit corporation organized as a religious corporation, a local government:

(a) May apply only restrictions or conditions of approval to the development of affordable housing that are, notwithstanding ORS 197A.400 (Clear and objective approval criteria required) (2) or statewide land use planning goals relating to protections for historic areas:

(A) Clear and objective as described in ORS 197A.400 (Clear and objective approval criteria required) (1); or

(B) Discretionary standards related to health, safety, habitability or infrastructure.

(b) Shall approve the development of affordable housing on property not zoned for housing if:

(A) The property is not zoned for industrial uses; and

(B) The property is contiguous to property zoned to allow residential uses.

(6) Affordable housing allowed under subsection (5)(b) of this section may be subject only to the restrictions applicable to the contiguously zoned residential property as limited by subsection (5)(a) of this section and without requiring that the property be rezoned for residential uses. If there is more than one contiguous residential property, the zoning of the property with the greatest density applies. [Formerly 197.311]

Note: 197A.470 (Final action on affordable housing application) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 197A or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 197A.470 — Final action on affordable housing application; affordable housing developed by religious corporation , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors197A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 194.285 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 194 / Section 194.285
194.285 Short form certificates
Status: in_force

The following short form certificates of notarial acts are sufficient for the purposes indicated, if completed with the information required by ORS 194.280 (Certificate of notarial act) (1) to (3):

(1) For an acknowledgment in an individual capacity:

State of _________

County of _________

This record was acknowledged before me on (date) ______ by (name(s) of individual(s)) _________.

Signature of notarial officer: ____________

Stamp (if required):

Title of office: ____________

My commission expires: _________

(2) For an acknowledgment in a representative capacity:

State of _________

County of _________

This record was acknowledged before me on (date) ______ by (name(s) of individual(s)) _________ as (type of authority, such as officer or trustee) _________ of (name of party on behalf of whom record was executed) ____________.

Signature of notarial officer: ____________

Stamp (if required):

Title of office: ____________

My commission expires: _________

(3) For a verification on oath or affirmation:

State of _________

County of _________

Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on (date) ______ by (name(s) of individual(s)) making statement _________.

Signature of notarial officer:

Stamp (if required):

Title of office: ____________

My commission expires: _________

(4) For witnessing or attesting a signature:

State of _________

County of _________

Signed (or attested) before me on (date) ______ by (name(s) of individual(s)) _________.

Signature of notarial officer: ____________

Stamp (if required):

Title of office: ____________

My commission expires: _________

(5) For certifying or attesting a copy of a record:

State of _________

County of _________

I certify (or attest) that this is a true and correct copy of a record in the possession of ____________.

Dated ______

Signature of notarial officer: ____________

Stamp (if required):

Title of office: ____________

My commission expires: _________

[2013 c.219 §15]

Source: Section 194.285 — Short form certificates , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors194.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 196.668 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 196 / Section 196.668
196.668 Legislative findings
Status: in_force

The Legislative Assembly finds that:

(1) Wetlands provide a natural means of flood and storm damage protection through the absorption and storage of water during high runoff periods, thereby reducing flood crests and preventing loss of life and property;

(2) Wetlands provide essential breeding, spawning, rearing, feeding, nesting and wintering habitats for a major portion of this state’s fish and wildlife;

(3) Wetlands provide essential habitat for waterfowl using the Pacific Flyway and for the rearing of salmon and other anadromous and resident fish;

(4) Wetlands act as accumulation areas for sediments which retain nutrients and other pollutants that may prevent entry of the pollutants into other waterways;

(5) Wetlands provide a valuable public service of maintaining clean water by retaining nutrients, metals and toxic materials from the water to protect water quality;

(6) Wetlands provide significant opportunities for environmental and ecological research, public recreation and education and provide scenic diversity and aesthetic value as open space and areas of visual enjoyment;

(7) Much of this state’s original wetlands have been diked, drained, filled, dredged, ditched or otherwise altered;

(8) There is continuing development pressure on wetlands in Oregon;

(9) There are often conflicts between wetland protection and other resource values and uses;

(10) Uncoordinated regulation of wetlands by local, state and federal agencies can cause confusion, frustration and unreasonable delay and uncertainty for the general public; and

(11) Wetland management is a matter of this state’s concern since benefits and impacts related to wetland resources can be international, national, regional and statewide in scope. [1989 c.837 §2]

Source: Section 196.668 — Legislative findings , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors196.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 190.750 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 190 / Section 190.750
190.750 Selection of arbitrators
Status: in_force

(1) Arbitrator candidates shall be selected from a list of candidates provided by the American Arbitration Association.

(2) The association shall make an initial screening for bias as may be appropriate and shall require a candidate for a particular case to complete a current personal disclosure statement under oath. In addition to other relevant information, the statement shall disclose the present residence and immediate prior residence of the candidate, any prior association with any of the parties and any personal acquaintance with counsel for the parties. If the statement reveals facts which suggest the possibility of bias, the association shall communicate those facts to the parties. The arbitrator shall then be appointed in accordance with the rules of the association. [1981 c.857 §5]

Source: Section 190.750 — Selection of arbitrators , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors190.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 192.477 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 192 / Section 192.477
192.477 Public Records Advocate Fund
Status: in_force

(1) The Public Records Advocate Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Public Records Advocate Fund shall be credited to the Public Records Advocate Fund.

(2) The Public Records Advocate Fund shall consist of:

(a) Moneys collected under ORS 192.476 (Estimate of expenses) ;

(b) Moneys appropriated or otherwise transferred to the fund by the Legislative Assembly; and

(c) Interest earnings of the fund.

(3) Moneys in the Public Records Advocate Fund are continuously appropriated to the Public Records Advocate for the purpose of funding the operations of the office of the Public Records Advocate and the Public Records Advisory Council. [2021 c.582 §4; 2023 c.155 §2]

Source: Section 192.477 — Public Records Advocate Fund , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors192.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 197.492 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 197 / Section 197.492
197.492 Definitions for ORS 197.492 and 197.493
Status: in_force

As used in this section and ORS 197.493 (Placement and occupancy of recreational vehicle) :

(1) “Recreational vehicle” has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.101 (“Manufactured structure,” “recreational vehicle” defined) .

(2) “Recreational vehicle park”:

(a) Means a place where two or more recreational vehicles are located within 500 feet of one another on a lot, tract or parcel of land under common ownership and having as its primary purpose:

(A) The renting of space and related facilities for a charge or fee; or

(B) The provision of space for free in connection with securing the patronage of a person.

(b) Does not mean:

(A) An area designated only for picnicking or overnight camping; or

(B) A manufactured dwelling park or mobile home park. [2005 c.619 §11; 2019 c.422 §30; 2022 c.54 §14]

Source: Section 197.492 — Definitions for ORS 197.492 and 197.493 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors197.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 196.825 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 196 / Section 196.825
196.825 Criteria for issuance of permit
Status: in_force

(1) The Director of the Department of State Lands shall issue a permit applied for under ORS 196.815 (Application for permit) if the director determines that the project described in the application:

(a) Is consistent with the protection, conservation and best use of the water resources of this state as specified in ORS 196.600 (Definitions for ORS 196.600 to 196.655) to 196.921 (Applicability) ; and

(b) Would not unreasonably interfere with the paramount policy of this state to preserve the use of its waters for navigation, fishing and public recreation.

(2) If the director issues a permit applied for under ORS 196.815 (Application for permit) to a person that proposes a removal or fill activity for construction or maintenance of a linear facility, and if that person is not a landowner or a person authorized by a landowner to conduct the proposed removal or fill activity on a property, then the person may not conduct removal or fill activity on that property until the person obtains:

(a) The landowner’s consent;

(b) A right, title or interest with respect to the property that is sufficient to undertake the removal or fill activity; or

(c) A court order or judgment authorizing the use of the property.

(3) In determining whether to issue a permit, the director shall consider all of the following:

(a) The public need for the proposed fill or removal and the social, economic or other public benefits likely to result from the proposed fill or removal. When the applicant for a permit is a public body, the director may accept and rely upon the public body’s findings as to local public need and local public benefit.

(b) The economic cost to the public if the proposed fill or removal is not accomplished.

(c) The availability of alternatives to the project for which the fill or removal is proposed.

(d) The availability of alternative sites for the proposed fill or removal.

(e) Whether the proposed fill or removal conforms to sound policies of conservation and would not interfere with public health and safety.

(f) Whether the proposed fill or removal is in conformance with existing public uses of the waters and with uses designated for adjacent land in an acknowledged comprehensive plan and land use regulations.

(g) Whether the proposed fill or removal is compatible with the acknowledged comprehensive plan and land use regulations for the area where the proposed fill or removal is to take place or can be conditioned on a future local approval to meet this criterion.

(h) Whether the proposed fill or removal is for streambank protection.

(i) Whether the applicant has provided all practicable mitigation to reduce the adverse effects of the proposed fill or removal in the manner set forth in ORS 196.800 (Definitions for ORS 196.600 to 196.921) . In determining whether the applicant has provided all practicable mitigation, the director shall consider the findings regarding wetlands set forth in ORS 196.668 (Legislative findings) and whether the proposed mitigation advances the policy objectives for the protection of wetlands set forth in ORS 196.672 (Policy) .

(4) The director may issue a permit for a project that results in a substantial fill in an estuary for a nonwater dependent use only if the project is for a public use and would satisfy a public need that outweighs harm to navigation, fishery and recreation and if the proposed fill meets all other criteria contained in ORS 196.600 (Definitions for ORS 196.600 to 196.655) to 196.921 (Applicability) .

(5) If the director issues a permit, the director may impose such conditions as the director considers necessary to carry out the purposes of ORS 196.805 (Policy) and 196.830 (Estuarine resource replacement as condition for fill or removal from estuary) and subsection (1) of this section and to provide mitigation for the reasonably expected adverse effects of project development. In formulating such conditions the director may request comment from public bodies, as defined in ORS 174.109 (“Public body” defined) , federal agencies and tribal governments affected by the permit. Each permit is valid only for the time specified therein. The director shall impose, as conditions to any permit, general authorization or wetland conservation plan, measures to provide mitigation for the reasonably expected adverse effects of project development. Compensatory mitigation shall be limited to replacement of the functions and values of the impacted water resources of this state.

(6) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The director may request comment from interested parties and adjacent property owners on any application for a permit.

(b) The director shall furnish to any person, upon written request and at the expense of the person who requests the copy, a copy of any application for a permit or authorization under this section or ORS 196.850 (Waiving permit requirement in certain cases) .

(c) For permit applications for a removal or fill activity for construction or maintenance of a linear facility that are deemed complete by the director, the director shall notify by first-class mail, electronic mail or electronic facsimile transmission all landowners whose land is identified in the permit application and all landowners whose land is adjacent to the property of a landowner whose land is identified in the permit application.

(7) Any applicant whose application for a permit or authorization has been deemed incomplete or has been denied, or who objects to any of the conditions imposed under this section by the director, may, within 21 days of the denial of the permit or authorization or the imposition of any condition, request a hearing from the director. Thereupon the director shall set the matter down for hearing, which shall be conducted as a contested case in accordance with ORS 183.415 (Notice of right to hearing) to 183.430 (Hearing on refusal to renew license) , 183.440 (Subpoenas in contested cases) to 183.460 (Examination of evidence by agency) and 183.470 (Orders in contested cases) . After such hearing, the director shall enter an order containing findings of fact and conclusions of law. The order shall rescind, affirm or modify the director’s initial order. Appeals from the director’s final order may be taken to the Court of Appeals in the manner provided by ORS 183.482 (Jurisdiction for review of contested cases) .

(8) Except for a permit issued under the process set forth in ORS 517.952 (Definitions for ORS 517.952 to 517.989) to 517.989 (Rules applicable to consolidated application) , the director shall:

(a) Determine whether an application is complete within 30 days from the date the Department of State Lands receives the application. If the director determines that an application is complete, the director shall distribute the application for comment pursuant to subsection (5) of this section. If the director determines that the application is not complete, the director shall notify the applicant in writing that the application is deficient and explain, in the same notice, the deficiencies.

(b) Issue a permit decision within 90 days after the date the director determines that the application is complete unless:

(A) An extension of time is granted under subsection (10)(b) of this section;

(B) The applicant and the director agree to a longer time period; or

(C) The director determines that an extension is necessary to coordinate the issuance of a proprietary authorization decision for an ocean renewable energy facility under ORS 274.873 (Proprietary authorizations for ocean renewable energy facilities) and a removal or fill permit decision.

(9) Permits issued under this section shall be in lieu of any permit or authorization that might be required for the same operation under ORS 164.775 (Deposit of trash within 100 yards of waters or in waters) , 164.785 (Placing offensive substances in waters, on highways or other property) , 468.020 (Rules and standards) , 468.035 (Functions of department) , 468.045 (Functions of director) , 468.055 (Contracts with Oregon Health Authority) , 468.060 (Enforcement of rules by local health authorities) , 468.110 (Appeal) , 468.120 (Public hearings) , 468B.005 (Definitions for water pollution control laws) to 468B.030 (Effluent limitations) and 468B.048 (Rules for standards of quality and purity) to 468B.085 (Depositing vehicles or manufactured structures into water prohibited) , so long as:

(a) The operation is that for which the permit or authorization is issued; and

(b) The standards for granting the permit or authorization are substantially the same as those established pursuant to ORS 164.775 (Deposit of trash within 100 yards of waters or in waters) , 164.785 (Placing offensive substances in waters, on highways or other property) , 468.020 (Rules and standards) , 468.035 (Functions of department) , 468.045 (Functions of director) , 468.055 (Contracts with Oregon Health Authority) , 468.110 (Appeal) , 468.120 (Public hearings) , 468B.005 (Definitions for water pollution control laws) to 468B.030 (Effluent limitations) and 468B.048 (Rules for standards of quality and purity) to 468B.085 (Depositing vehicles or manufactured structures into water prohibited) to the extent they affect water quality.

(10) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Any public body, as defined in ORS 174.109 (“Public body” defined) , federal agency or tribal government requested by the director to comment on an application for a permit must submit its comments to the director not more than 30 days after receiving the request for comment. If a public body, federal agency or tribal government fails to comment on the application within 30 days, the director shall assume that the public body, federal agency or tribal government has no objection.

(b) The Department of Environmental Quality shall provide comments to the director within 75 days after receiving notice under subsection (5) of this section if the permit action requires certification under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (P.L. 92-500), as amended.

(11) In determining whether to issue a permit, the director may consider only standards and criteria in effect on the date the director receives the completed application.

(12) As used in this section:

(a) “Applicant” means a landowner, a person authorized by a landowner to conduct a removal or fill activity or a person that proposes a removal or fill activity for construction or maintenance of a linear facility.

(b) “Completed application” means a signed permit application form that contains all necessary information for the director to determine whether to issue a permit, including:

(A) A map showing the project site with sufficient accuracy to easily locate the removal or fill site;

(B) A project plan showing the project site and proposed alterations;

(C) The fee required under ORS 196.815 (Application for permit) ;

(D) Any changes that may be made to the hydraulic characteristics of waters of this state and a plan to minimize or avoid any adverse effects of those changes;

(E) If the project may cause substantial adverse effects on aquatic life or aquatic habitat within this state, documentation of existing conditions and resources and identification of the potential impact if the project is completed;

(F) An analysis of alternatives that evaluates practicable methods to minimize and avoid impacts to waters of this state;

(G) If the project is to fill or remove material from wetlands, a wetlands mitigation plan; and

(H) Any other information that the director deems pertinent and necessary to make an informed decision on whether the application complies with the policy and standards set forth in this section.

(c) “Linear facility” includes any railway, highway, road, pipeline, water or sewer line, communication line, overhead or underground electrical transmission or distribution line or similar facility. [Formerly 541.625 and then 196.695; 1991 c.735 §25; 1993 c.741 §18; 1995 c.370 §1; 1995 c.472 §1; 2001 c.460 §2; 2001 c.516 §3; 2003 c.253 §§9,10; 2003 c.738 §§17a,18a; 2007 c.849 §§4,5; 2009 c.342 §2; 2009 c.343 §20; 2011 c.370 §1; 2015 c.386 §13]

Source: Section 196.825 — Criteria for issuance of permit; conditions; consultation with public bodies; hearing; appeal , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors196.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 187.272 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 187 / Section 187.272
187.272 “Mighty Oregon” Day
Status: in_force

March 10 of each year shall be known as “Mighty Oregon” Day to celebrate University of Oregon school spirit and the renowned anthem that serves as the university’s fight song. [2015 c.569 §1]

Source: Section 187.272 — “Mighty Oregon” Day , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors187.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 200.005 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 200 / Section 200.005
200.005 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 200.005 (Definitions) to 200.075 (Prohibited conduct) , 200.110 (Mentor relationship) , 200.120 (Development plan for mentor relationship) , 200.160 (Transportation Commission duties) to 200.200 (Security for performance by emerging small business) and 279A.105 (Subcontracting to emerging small businesses or veteran-owned businesses) :

(1) “Contracting agency” has the meaning given that term in ORS 279A.010 (Definitions for Public Contracting Code) .

(2) “Contractor” means a person that agrees to legally enforceable terms and conditions under which the person performs services or supplies materials in accordance with a contracting agency’s specifications and for the purpose of accomplishing results the contracting agency intends, while retaining control of the means, methods and manner of performing the services or supplying the materials.

(3) “Disadvantaged business enterprise” means a small business concern:

(a) At least 51 percent of which one or more socially and economically disadvantaged individuals own; or

(b) At least 51 percent of the stock of which, if the small business concern is a corporation, is owned by one or more economically disadvantaged individuals who also control and manage the daily business operations of the small business concern.

(4) “Economically disadvantaged individual” means a socially disadvantaged individual for whom diminished capital and credit opportunities have impaired the individual’s ability to compete in the free enterprise system as compared to other individuals in the same business area who are not socially disadvantaged individuals.

(5) “Emerging small business” means an independent business concern that:

(a) Has a principal place of business located in this state;

(b) Qualifies as a tier one firm or a tier two firm;

(c) Is properly licensed and legally registered in this state; and

(d) Is not a subsidiary or parent company that belongs to a group of firms that the same individuals own or control if, in the aggregate, the group of firms does not qualify as a tier one firm or a tier two firm.

(6) “Minority individual” means an individual who is a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States and is:

(a) African American, having origins in any of the original peoples of Africa;

(b) Hispanic, having Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race;

(c) Asian American, having origins in any of the original peoples of East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent or the Pacific Islands;

(d) Portuguese, having Portuguese, Brazilian or other Portuguese culture or origin, regardless of race;

(e) American Indian or Alaska Native, having origins in any of the original peoples of North America; or

(f) Any other individual or member of another group that the Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity determines is socially and economically disadvantaged.

(7) “Minority-owned business,” “woman-owned business” or “veteran-owned business” means, as appropriate, a small business concern:

(a) At least 51 percent of which one or more minority individuals, women or veterans own and control; or

(b) At least 51 percent of the stock of which, if the small business concern is a corporation, is owned by one or more minority individuals, women or veterans who also control and manage the daily business operations of the small business concern.

(8) “Responsible bidder or proposer” means a bidder or proposer that the Governor’s Policy Advisor for Economic and Business Equity determines has undertaken both a policy and practice of actively pursuing participation by minority-owned businesses, woman-owned businesses, veteran-owned businesses or emerging small businesses in all of the bidder’s or proposer’s bids or proposals, both public and private.

(9) “Small business concern” means a small business, as defined by the United States Small Business Administration in 13 C.F.R. part 121, as in effect on January 1, 2016.

(10) “Socially disadvantaged individual” means an individual who has been subjected to racial or ethnic prejudice or cultural bias, without regard to individual qualities, because of the individual’s identity as a member of a group.

(11) “State contracting agency” has the meaning given that term in ORS 279A.010 (Definitions for Public Contracting Code) .

(12) “Subcontractor” means a contractor that does not have a direct contractual relationship with a contracting agency.

(13) “Tier one firm” means a business that employs not more than 19 full-time equivalent employees and has average annual gross receipts for the last three years that do not exceed an amount that the Oregon Business Development Department specifies by rule.

(14) “Tier two firm” means a business that employs not more than 29 full-time equivalent employees and has average annual gross receipts for the last three years that do not exceed an amount that the Oregon Business Development Department specifies by rule.

(15) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) “Veteran” means an individual who:

(A) Served on active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States:

(i) For a period of more than 90 consecutive days beginning on or before January 31, 1955, and was discharged or released under honorable conditions;

(ii) For a period of more than 178 consecutive days beginning after January 31, 1955, and was discharged or released from active duty under honorable conditions;

(iii) For 178 days or less and was discharged or released from active duty under honorable conditions because of a service-connected disability;

(iv) For 178 days or less and was discharged or released from active duty under honorable conditions and has a disability rating from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; or

(v) For at least one day in a combat zone and was discharged or released from active duty under honorable conditions;

(B) Received a combat or campaign ribbon or an expeditionary medal for service in the Armed Forces of the United States and was discharged or released from active duty under honorable conditions;

(C) Is receiving a nonservice-connected pension from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs;

(D) Is a disabled veteran, as defined in ORS 408.225 (Definitions for ORS 408.225 to 408.237) ; or

(E) Has been a reserve officer or member of a National Guard unit for at least five years before the individual seeks a certification under ORS 200.055 (Certification as disadvantaged business enterprise, minority-owned business, woman-owned business, veteran-owned business or emerging small business) .

(b) As used in paragraph (a) of this subsection, “active duty” does not include attendance at a school under military orders, except schooling incident to an active enlistment or a regular tour of duty, or normal military training as a reserve officer or member of an organized reserve or a National Guard unit.

(16) “Woman” means a person of the female gender who is a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States. [1987 c.893 §2; 1989 c.1043 §1; 1991 c.517 §9; 2001 c.104 §71; 2003 c.794 §213; 2005 c.22 §§150,151; 2005 c.683 §§4,5; 2015 c.565 §1; 2021 c.97 §19; 2023 c.497 §2]

Source: Section 200.005 — Definitions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors200.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 198.310 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 198 / Section 198.310
198.310 “District” defined for ORS 198.320
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 198.320 (Filling of vacancies on governing bodies of certain districts) , in addition to the meaning given the term by ORS 198.010 (“District” defined for chapter) (1) to (5), (7) to (24) and (26) to (28), “district” means a soil and water conservation district organized under ORS 568.210 (Definitions for ORS 568.210 to 568.808 and 568.900 to 568.933) to 568.808 (Taxing district to file legal description and map) and 568.900 (Definitions for ORS 568.900 to 568.933) to 568.933 (Civil penalties) . [1969 c.669 §1; 1971 c.23 §5; 1983 c.740 §54; 2007 c.179 §3; 2009 c.584 §21; 2015 c.560 §10; 2019 c.621 §29]

Source: Section 198.310 — “District” defined for ORS 198.320 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors198.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 187.244 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 187 / Section 187.244
187.244 Pause in honor and remembrance of fallen military
Status: in_force

Oregonians shall be encouraged and allowed to pause for 21 seconds’ duration at noon on the 21st day of each month in honor and remembrance of all those who have given their lives in military service in war. [2017 c.343 §1]

Source: Section 187.244 — Pause in honor and remembrance of fallen military , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors187.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 187.287 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 187 / Section 187.287
187.287 ALS Awareness Month
Status: in_force

May of each year is designated as ALS Awareness Month. [2019 c.4 §1]

Source: Section 187.287 — ALS Awareness Month , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors187.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 197a.445 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 197a / Section 197a.445
197A.445 Affordable housing allowed outright
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Affordable housing” means residential property:

(A) In which:

(i) Each unit on the property is made available to own or rent to families with incomes of 80 percent or less of the area median income;

(ii) The average of all units on the property is made available to families with incomes of 60 percent or less of the area median income; or

(iii) A manufactured dwelling park is operated that serves only households with incomes of 120 percent or less of the area median income; and

(B) Whose affordability, including affordability under a covenant as described in ORS 456.270 (Definitions for ORS 456.270 to 456.295) to 456.295 (Action affecting covenant) , is enforceable for a duration of no less than 30 years.

(b) “Area median income” means the median income for the metropolitan statistical area in which housing is located as determined by the Housing and Community Services Department and adjusted for household size based on information from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

(2) A local government shall allow affordable housing if the proposed affordable housing is on property that is:

(a) Owned by:

(A) A public body, as defined in ORS 174.109 (“Public body” defined) ;

(B) A nonprofit corporation that is organized as a religious corporation;

(C) A nonprofit corporation that is organized as a public benefit corporation whose primary purpose is the development of affordable housing;

(D) A housing authority, as defined in ORS 456.005 (Definitions for ORS chapters 456 and 458) ; or

(E) A manufactured dwelling park nonprofit cooperative, as defined in ORS 62.803 (Definitions for ORS 62.800 to 62.815) ; or

(b) Zoned:

(A) For commercial uses;

(B) To allow religious assembly; or

(C) As public lands.

(3) A local government shall allow the conversion of a building or a portion of a building from a commercial use to a residential use.

(4) Subsections (2) and (3) of this section:

(a) Prohibit the local government from requiring a zone change or conditional use permit before allowing the use.

(b) Do not trigger any requirement that a local government consider or update an analysis as required by a statewide planning goal relating to economic development.

(c) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this subsection, do not apply on lands where the local government determines that:

(A) The development on the property cannot be adequately served by water, sewer, storm water drainage or streets, or will not be adequately served at the time that development on the lot is complete;

(B) The property contains a slope of 25 percent or greater;

(C) The property is within a 100-year floodplain; or

(D) The development of the property is constrained by land use regulations based on statewide land use planning goals relating to:

(i) Natural disasters and hazards; or

(ii) Natural resources, including air, water, land or natural areas, but not including open spaces or historic resources.

(d) Do apply to property described in paragraph (c)(C) and (D)(i) of this subsection if more than 60 percent of the lands within the urban growth boundary that the property is within are located within a tsunami inundation zone or if more than 30 percent of the lands within the urban growth boundary that the property is within are located within a 100-year floodplain.

(5) The development of housing under subsection (2) of this section may occur only:

(a) Within an urban growth boundary; and

(b) On lands zoned to allow for industrial uses only if the property is:

(A) Publicly owned;

(B) Adjacent to lands zoned for residential uses or schools; and

(C) Not specifically designated for heavy industrial uses.

(6) The development of housing under subsection (3) of this section:

(a) Applies only within an urban growth boundary of a city with a population of 10,000 or greater;

(b) May not occur on lands zoned to allow industrial uses;

(c) May require the payment of a system development charge as defined in ORS 223.299 (Definitions for ORS 223.297 to 223.316) only if:

(A) The charge is calculated pursuant to a specific adopted policy for commercial to residential conversions adopted on or before December 31, 2023; or

(B) The charge is for water or wastewater and includes an offset for at least 100 percent of the water or wastewater system development charges paid when the building was originally constructed; and

(d) May not be subject to enforcement of any land use regulation that establishes a minimum number of parking spaces that is greater than the lesser of:

(A) The amount that may be required for the existing commercial use; or

(B) The amount that may be required in lands zoned for residential uses that would allow the converted development.

(7) The development of housing allowed under subsection (4)(d) of this section may only occur:

(a) Within an urban growth boundary located no more than 10 miles from the Pacific Ocean;

(b) In areas that require compliance with minimum federal regulations under the National Flood Insurance Program or with local floodplain development regulations adopted by the applicable local government, provided that the local regulations are equal to or more stringent than the minimum federal regulations;

(c) In locations that do not include floodways or other areas with higher risks of greater water velocity and debris flow;

(d) In communities with emergency response, evacuation and post-disaster plans that have been updated for the housing development; and

(e) In areas that are not public parks.

(8) A local government may prohibit affordable housing or require a zone change or conditional use permit to develop affordable housing in areas described in subsection (4)(d) of this section.

(9) A local government shall approve an application at an authorized density level and authorized height level, as defined in ORS 227.175 (Application for permit or zone change) (4), for the development of affordable housing, at the greater of:

(a) Any local density bonus for affordable housing; or

(b) Without consideration of any local density bonus for affordable housing:

(A) For property with existing maximum density of 16 or fewer units per acre, 200 percent of the existing density and 12 additional feet;

(B) For property with existing maximum density of 17 or more units per acre and 45 or fewer units per acre, 150 percent of the existing density and 24 additional feet; or

(C) For property with existing maximum density of 46 or more units per acre, 125 percent of the existing density and 36 additional feet.

(10) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Subsection (9) of this section does not apply to housing allowed under subsection (2) of this section in areas that are not zoned for residential uses.

(b) A local government may reduce the density or height of the density bonus allowed under subsection (9) of this section as necessary to address a health, safety or habitability issue, including fire safety, or to comply with a protective measure adopted pursuant to a statewide land use planning goal. Notwithstanding ORS 197.350 (Burden of persuasion or proof in appeal to board or commission) , the local government must adopt findings supported by substantial evidence demonstrating the necessity of this reduction. [Formerly 197.308]

Source: Section 197A.445 — Affordable housing allowed outright; commercial conversion to residential use; affordable housing density bonus , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors197A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 197.522 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 197 / Section 197.522
197.522 Local government to approve subdivision, partition or construction
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Needed housing” has the meaning given that term in ORS 197A.015 (Definitions for ORS 197.475 to 197.493 and ORS chapter 197A) .

(b) “Partition” has the meaning given that term in ORS 92.010 (Definitions for ORS 92.010 to 92.192) .

(c) “Permit” means a permit as defined in ORS 215.402 (Definitions for ORS 215.402 to 215.438 and 215.700 to 215.780) and a permit as defined in ORS 227.160 (Definitions for ORS 227.160 to 227.186) .

(d) “Subdivision” has the meaning given that term in ORS 92.010 (Definitions for ORS 92.010 to 92.192) .

(2) A local government shall approve an application for a permit, authorization or other approval necessary for the subdivision or partitioning of, or construction on, any land for needed housing that is consistent with the comprehensive plan and applicable land use regulations.

(3) If an application is inconsistent with the comprehensive plan and applicable land use regulations, the local government, prior to making a final decision on the application, shall allow the applicant to offer an amendment or to propose conditions of approval that would make the application consistent with the plan and applicable regulations. If an applicant seeks to amend the application or propose conditions of approval:

(a) A county may extend the time limitation under ORS 215.427 (Final action on permit or zone change application) for final action by the governing body of a county on an application for needed housing and may set forth a new time limitation for final action on the consideration of future amendments or proposals.

(b) A city may extend the time limitation under ORS 227.178 (Final action on certain applications required within 120 days) for final action by the governing body of a city on an application for needed housing and may set forth a new time limitation for final action on the consideration of future amendments or proposals.

(4) A local government shall deny an application that is inconsistent with the comprehensive plan and applicable land use regulations and that cannot be made consistent through amendments to the application or the imposition of reasonable conditions of approval. [1999 c.838 §4; 2015 c.374 §3; 2023 c.13 §85]

Note: 197.522 (Local government to approve subdivision, partition or construction) was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 197 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 197.522 — Local government to approve subdivision, partition or construction; conditions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors197.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 197a.245 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 197a / Section 197a.245
197A.245 Urban reserves
Status: in_force

(1) To ensure that the supply of land available for urbanization is maintained:

(a) Local governments may cooperatively designate lands outside urban growth boundaries as urban reserves subject to ORS 197.610 (Submission of proposed comprehensive plan or land use regulation changes to Department of Land Conservation and Development) to 197.625 (Acknowledgment of comprehensive plan or land use regulation changes) and 197.626 (Submission of land use decisions that expand urban growth boundary or designate urban or rural reserves) .

(b) Alternatively, Metro and a county or a city and a county may enter into a written agreement pursuant to ORS 190.003 (Definition for ORS 190.003 to 190.130) to 190.130 (Effect of ORS 190.125) , 195.025 (Regional coordination of planning activities) or 197.652 (Regional problem-solving process) to 197.658 (Modifying local work plan) to designate urban reserves. A process and criteria developed pursuant to this paragraph are an alternative to a process or criteria adopted pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(2) The Land Conservation and Development Commission may require a local government to designate urban reserves pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section during its periodic review in accordance with the conditions for periodic review under ORS 197.628 (Periodic review) .

(3) In carrying out subsections (1) and (2) of this section:

(a) Within an urban reserve, a local government may not prohibit the siting on a legal parcel of a single family dwelling that would otherwise have been allowed under law existing prior to designation as an urban reserve.

(b) The commission shall provide to local governments a list of options, rather than prescribing a single planning technique, to ensure the efficient transition from rural to urban use in urban reserves.

(4) Urban reserves designated under this section must be planned to accommodate population and employment growth for:

(a) At least 40 years and not more than 50 years; or

(b) At least 20 years, and not more than 30 years, after the 20-year period for which the local government has inventoried buildable lands under ORS 197A.270 (Determination of housing capacity and accommodation of needed housing by cities with population of 25,000 or greater) , 197A.280 (Determination of housing capacity and accommodation of needed housing by cities with population of less than 25,000) or 197A.350 (Determination of housing capacity and accommodation of needed housing by Metro) .

(5) Urban reserves may be established at any time without regard to a schedule under ORS 197A.270 (Determination of housing capacity and accommodation of needed housing by cities with population of 25,000 or greater) (2), 197A.280 (Determination of housing capacity and accommodation of needed housing by cities with population of less than 25,000) (2) or 197A.350 (Determination of housing capacity and accommodation of needed housing by Metro) (2).

(6) The designation of urban reserves under subsection (1)(b) of this section must be based upon consideration of factors including, but not limited to, whether land proposed for designation as urban reserves, alone or in conjunction with land inside the urban growth boundary:

(a) Can be developed at urban densities in a way that makes efficient use of existing and future public infrastructure investments;

(b) Includes sufficient development capacity to support a healthy urban economy;

(c) Can be served by public schools and other urban-level public facilities and services efficiently and cost-effectively by appropriate and financially capable service providers;

(d) Can be designed to be walkable and served by a well-connected system of streets by appropriate service providers;

(e) Can be designed to preserve and enhance natural ecological systems; and

(f) Includes sufficient land suitable for a range of housing types.

(7) A county may take an exception under ORS 197.732 (Goal exceptions) to a statewide land use planning goal to allow the establishment of a transportation facility in an area designated as urban reserve under this section.

(8) The commission shall adopt by goal or by rule a process and criteria for designating urban reserves pursuant to this section. [Formerly 195.145]

Note: Section 34, chapter 13, Oregon Laws 2023, provides:

Source: Section 197A.245 — Urban reserves; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors197A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 192.345 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 192 / Section 192.345
192.345 Public records conditionally exempt from disclosure
Status: in_force

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The following public records are exempt from disclosure under ORS 192.311 (Definitions for ORS 192.311 to 192.478) to 192.478 (Exemption for Judicial Department) unless the public interest requires disclosure in the particular instance:

(1) Records of a public body pertaining to litigation to which the public body is a party if the complaint has been filed, or if the complaint has not been filed, if the public body shows that such litigation is reasonably likely to occur. This exemption does not apply to litigation which has been concluded, and nothing in this subsection shall limit any right or opportunity granted by discovery or deposition statutes to a party to litigation or potential litigation.

(2) Trade secrets. “Trade secrets,” as used in this section, may include, but are not limited to, any formula, plan, pattern, process, tool, mechanism, compound, procedure, production data, or compilation of information which is not patented, which is known only to certain individuals within an organization and which is used in a business it conducts, having actual or potential commercial value, and which gives its user an opportunity to obtain a business advantage over competitors who do not know or use it.

(3) Investigatory information compiled for criminal law purposes. The record of an arrest or the report of a crime shall be disclosed unless and only for so long as there is a clear need to delay disclosure in the course of a specific investigation, including the need to protect the complaining party or the victim. Nothing in this subsection shall limit any right constitutionally guaranteed, or granted by statute, to disclosure or discovery in criminal cases. For purposes of this subsection, the record of an arrest or the report of a crime includes, but is not limited to:

(a) The arrested person’s name, age, residence, employment, marital status and similar biographical information;

(b) The offense with which the arrested person is charged;

(c) The conditions of release pursuant to ORS 135.230 (Definitions for ORS 135.230 to 135.290) to 135.290 (Punishment by contempt of court) ;

(d) The identity of and biographical information concerning both complaining party and victim;

(e) The identity of the investigating and arresting agency and the length of the investigation;

(f) The circumstances of arrest, including time, place, resistance, pursuit and weapons used; and

(g) Such information as may be necessary to enlist public assistance in apprehending fugitives from justice.

(4) Test questions, scoring keys, and other data used to administer a licensing examination, employment, academic or other examination or testing procedure before the examination is given and if the examination is to be used again. Records establishing procedures for and instructing persons administering, grading or evaluating an examination or testing procedure are included in this exemption, to the extent that disclosure would create a risk that the result might be affected.

(5) Information consisting of production records, sale or purchase records or catch records, or similar business records of a private concern or enterprise, required by law to be submitted to or inspected by a governmental body to allow it to determine fees or assessments payable or to establish production quotas, and the amounts of such fees or assessments payable or paid, to the extent that such information is in a form that would permit identification of the individual concern or enterprise. This exemption does not include records submitted by long term care facilities as defined in ORS 442.015 (Definitions) to the state for purposes of reimbursement of expenses or determining fees for patient care. Nothing in this subsection shall limit the use that can be made of such information for regulatory purposes or its admissibility in any enforcement proceeding.

(6) Information relating to the appraisal of real estate prior to its acquisition.

(7) The names and signatures of employees who sign authorization cards or petitions for the purpose of requesting representation or decertification elections.

(8) Investigatory information relating to any complaint filed under ORS 659A.820 (Complaints) or 659A.825 (Complaints filed by Attorney General or commissioner) , until such time as the complaint is resolved under ORS 659A.835 (Investigation) , or a final order is issued under ORS 659A.850 (Hearing) .

(9) Investigatory information relating to any complaint or charge filed under ORS 243.676 (Processing of unfair labor practice complaints) and 663.180 (Filing of charges of unfair practice) .

(10) Records, reports and other information received or compiled by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services under ORS 697.732 (Examinations) .

(11) Information concerning the location of archaeological sites or objects as those terms are defined in ORS 358.905 (Definitions for ORS 358.905 to 358.961) , except if the governing body of an Indian tribe requests the information and the need for the information is related to that Indian tribe’s cultural or religious activities. This exemption does not include information relating to a site that is all or part of an existing, commonly known and publicized tourist facility or attraction.

(12) A personnel discipline action, or materials or documents supporting that action.

(13) Fish and wildlife information developed pursuant to ORS 496.004 (Definitions) , 496.172 (Commission management authority for threatened or endangered species) and 498.026 (Transaction in threatened or endangered wildlife species prohibited) or ORS 496.192 (Effect of law on commercial forestland or other private land) and 564.100 (Definitions for ORS 564.100 to 564.135) , regarding the habitat, location or population of any threatened species or endangered species.

(14) Writings prepared by or under the direction of faculty of public educational institutions, in connection with research, until publicly released, copyrighted or patented.

(15) Computer programs developed or purchased by or for any public body for its own use. As used in this subsection, “computer program” means a series of instructions or statements which permit the functioning of a computer system in a manner designed to provide storage, retrieval and manipulation of data from such computer system, and any associated documentation and source material that explain how to operate the computer program. “Computer program” does not include:

(a) The original data, including but not limited to numbers, text, voice, graphics and images;

(b) Analyses, compilations and other manipulated forms of the original data produced by use of the program; or

(c) The mathematical and statistical formulas which would be used if the manipulated forms of the original data were to be produced manually.

(16) Data and information provided by participants to mediation under ORS 36.256 (Request for mediation services) .

(17) Investigatory information relating to any complaint or charge filed under ORS chapter 654, until a final administrative determination is made or, if a citation is issued, until an employer receives notice of any citation.

(18) Specific operational plans in connection with an anticipated threat to individual or public safety for deployment and use of personnel and equipment, prepared or used by a public body, if public disclosure of the plans would endanger an individual’s life or physical safety or jeopardize a law enforcement activity.

(19) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Audits or audit reports required of a telecommunications carrier. As used in this paragraph, “audit or audit report” means any external or internal audit or audit report pertaining to a telecommunications carrier, as defined in ORS 133.721 (Definitions for ORS 41.910 and 133.721 to 133.739) , or pertaining to a corporation having an affiliated interest, as defined in ORS 759.390 (Contracts with affiliated interests) , with a telecommunications carrier that is intended to make the operations of the entity more efficient, accurate or compliant with applicable rules, procedures or standards, that may include self-criticism and that has been filed by the telecommunications carrier or affiliate under compulsion of state law. “Audit or audit report” does not mean an audit of a cost study that would be discoverable in a contested case proceeding and that is not subject to a protective order; and

(b) Financial statements. As used in this paragraph, “financial statement” means a financial statement of a nonregulated corporation having an affiliated interest, as defined in ORS 759.390 (Contracts with affiliated interests) , with a telecommunications carrier, as defined in ORS 133.721 (Definitions for ORS 41.910 and 133.721 to 133.739) .

(20) The residence address of an elector if authorized under ORS 247.965 (Exemption from disclosure as public record of residence address of elector or family member of elector) and subject to ORS 247.967 (Disclosure of residence address of elector or family member of elector) .

(21) The following records, communications and information submitted to a housing authority as defined in ORS 456.005 (Definitions for ORS chapters 456 and 458) , or to an urban renewal agency as defined in ORS 457.010 (Definitions) , by applicants for and recipients of loans, grants and tax credits:

(a) Personal and corporate financial statements and information, including tax returns;

(b) Credit reports;

(c) Project appraisals, excluding appraisals obtained in the course of transactions involving an interest in real estate that is acquired, leased, rented, exchanged, transferred or otherwise disposed of as part of the project, but only after the transactions have closed and are concluded;

(d) Market studies and analyses;

(e) Articles of incorporation, partnership agreements and operating agreements;

(f) Commitment letters;

(g) Project pro forma statements;

(h) Project cost certifications and cost data;

(i) Audits;

(j) Project tenant correspondence requested to be confidential;

(k) Tenant files relating to certification; and

(L) Housing assistance payment requests.

(22) Records or information that, if disclosed, would allow a person to:

(a) Gain unauthorized access to buildings or other property;

(b) Identify those areas of structural or operational vulnerability that would permit unlawful disruption to, or interference with, services; or

(c) Disrupt, interfere with or gain unauthorized access to public funds or to information processing, communication or telecommunication systems, including the information contained in the systems, that are used or operated by a public body.

(23) Records or information that would reveal or otherwise identify security measures, or weaknesses or potential weaknesses in security measures, taken or recommended to be taken to protect:

(a) An individual;

(b) Buildings or other property;

(c) Information processing, communication or telecommunication systems, including the information contained in the systems; or

(d) Those operations of the Oregon State Lottery the security of which are subject to study and evaluation under ORS 461.180 (Studies) (6).

(24) Personal information held by or under the direction of officials of the Oregon Health and Science University or a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) about a person who has or who is interested in donating money or property to the Oregon Health and Science University or a public university, if the information is related to the family of the person, personal assets of the person or is incidental information not related to the donation.

(25) The home address, professional address and telephone number of a person who has or who is interested in donating money or property to a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) .

(26) Records of the name and address of a person who files a report with or pays an assessment to a commodity commission established under ORS 576.051 (Definitions for ORS 576.051 to 576.455) to 576.455 (Moneys of abolished commission) , the Oregon Beef Council created under ORS 577.210 (Oregon Beef Council) or the Oregon Wheat Commission created under ORS 578.030 (Oregon Wheat Commission) .

(27) Information provided to, obtained by or used by a public body to authorize, originate, receive or authenticate a transfer of funds, including but not limited to a credit card number, payment card expiration date, password, financial institution account number and financial institution routing number.

(28) Social Security numbers as provided in ORS 107.840 (Confidentiality of Social Security numbers) .

(29) The electronic mail address of a student who attends a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) or Oregon Health and Science University.

(30) The name, home address, professional address or location of a person that is engaged in, or that provides goods or services for, medical research at Oregon Health and Science University that is conducted using animals other than rodents. This subsection does not apply to Oregon Health and Science University press releases, websites or other publications circulated to the general public.

(31) If requested by a public safety officer, as defined in ORS 181A.355 (Definitions for ORS 181A.355 to 181A.689) , or a county juvenile department employee who is charged with and primarily performs duties related to the custody, control or supervision of adjudicated youths confined in a detention facility, as defined in ORS 419A.004 (Definitions) :

(a) The home address and home telephone number of the public safety officer or county juvenile department employee contained in the voter registration records for the officer or employee.

(b) The home address and home telephone number of the public safety officer or county juvenile department employee contained in records of the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training.

(c) The name of the public safety officer or county juvenile department employee contained in county real property assessment or taxation records. This exemption:

(A) Applies only to the name of the officer or employee and any other owner of the property in connection with a specific property identified by the officer or employee in a request for exemption from disclosure;

(B) Applies only to records that may be made immediately available to the public upon request in person, by telephone or using the Internet;

(C) Applies until the officer or employee requests termination of the exemption;

(D) Does not apply to disclosure of records among public bodies as defined in ORS 174.109 (“Public body” defined) for governmental purposes; and

(E) May not result in liability for the county if the name of the officer or employee is disclosed after a request for exemption from disclosure is made under this subsection.

(32) Unless the public records request is made by a financial institution, as defined in ORS 706.008 (Additional definitions for Bank Act) , consumer finance company licensed under ORS chapter 725, mortgage banker or mortgage broker licensed under ORS 86A.095 (Short title) to 86A.198 (Materials in languages other than English) , or title company for business purposes, records described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, if the exemption from disclosure of the records is sought by an individual described in paragraph (b) of this subsection using the procedure described in paragraph (c) of this subsection:

(a) The home address, home or cellular telephone number or personal electronic mail address contained in the records of any public body that has received the request that is set forth in:

(A) A warranty deed, deed of trust, mortgage, lien, deed of reconveyance, release, satisfaction, substitution of trustee, easement, dog license, marriage license or military discharge record that is in the possession of the county clerk; or

(B) Any public record of a public body other than the county clerk.

(b) The individual claiming the exemption from disclosure must be a district attorney, a deputy district attorney, the Attorney General or an assistant attorney general, the United States Attorney for the District of Oregon or an assistant United States attorney for the District of Oregon, a city attorney who engages in the prosecution of criminal matters or a deputy city attorney who engages in the prosecution of criminal matters.

(c) The individual claiming the exemption from disclosure must do so by filing the claim in writing with the public body for which the exemption from disclosure is being claimed on a form prescribed by the public body. Unless the claim is filed with the county clerk, the claim form shall list the public records in the possession of the public body to which the exemption applies. The exemption applies until the individual claiming the exemption requests termination of the exemption or ceases to qualify for the exemption.

(33) The following voluntary conservation agreements and reports:

(a) Land management plans required for voluntary stewardship agreements entered into under ORS 541.973 (Stewardship agreements) ; and

(b) Written agreements relating to the conservation of greater sage grouse entered into voluntarily by owners or occupiers of land with a soil and water conservation district under ORS 568.550 (General powers of board of directors) .

(34) Sensitive business records or financial or commercial information of the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation that is not customarily provided to business competitors. This exemption does not:

(a) Apply to the formulas for determining dividends to be paid to employers insured by the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation;

(b) Apply to contracts for advertising, public relations or lobbying services or to documents related to the formation of such contracts;

(c) Apply to group insurance contracts or to documents relating to the formation of such contracts, except that employer account records shall remain exempt from disclosure as provided in ORS 192.355 (Public records exempt from disclosure) (35); or

(d) Provide the basis for opposing the discovery of documents in litigation pursuant to the applicable rules of civil procedure.

(35) Records of the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training relating to investigations conducted under ORS 181A.640 (Grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of application or certification of person or accreditation of program) or 181A.870 (Board on Public Safety Standards and Training to establish standards) (6), until the department issues the report described in ORS 181A.640 (Grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of application or certification of person or accreditation of program) or 181A.870 (Board on Public Safety Standards and Training to establish standards) .

(36) A medical examiner’s report, autopsy report or laboratory test report ordered by a medical examiner under ORS 146.117 (Autopsies) .

(37) Any document or other information related to an audit of a public body, as defined in ORS 174.109 (“Public body” defined) , that is in the custody of an auditor or audit organization operating under nationally recognized government auditing standards, until the auditor or audit organization issues a final audit report in accordance with those standards or the audit is abandoned. This exemption does not prohibit disclosure of a draft audit report that is provided to the audited entity for the entity’s response to the audit findings.

(38) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Personally identifiable information collected as part of an electronic fare collection system of a mass transit system.

(b) The exemption from disclosure in paragraph (a) of this subsection does not apply to public records that have attributes of anonymity that are sufficient, or that are aggregated into groupings that are broad enough, to ensure that persons cannot be identified by disclosure of the public records.

(c) As used in this subsection:

(A) “Electronic fare collection system” means the software and hardware used for, associated with or relating to the collection of transit fares for a mass transit system, including but not limited to computers, radio communication systems, personal mobile devices, wearable technology, fare instruments, information technology, data storage or collection equipment, or other equipment or improvements.

(B) “Mass transit system” has the meaning given that term in ORS 267.010 (Definitions for ORS 267.010 to 267.394) .

(C) “Personally identifiable information” means all information relating to a person that acquires or uses a transit pass or other fare payment medium in connection with an electronic fare collection system, including but not limited to:

(i) Customer account information, date of birth, telephone number, physical address, electronic mail address, credit or debit card information, bank account information, Social Security or taxpayer identification number or other identification number, transit pass or fare payment medium balances or history, or similar personal information; or

(ii) Travel dates, travel times, frequency of use, travel locations, service types or vehicle use, or similar travel information.

(39) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) If requested by a civil code enforcement officer:

(A) The home address and home telephone number of the civil code enforcement officer contained in the voter registration records for the officer.

(B) The name of the civil code enforcement officer contained in county real property assessment or taxation records. This exemption:

(i) Applies only to the name of the civil code enforcement officer and any other owner of the property in connection with a specific property identified by the officer in a request for exemption from disclosure;

(ii) Applies only to records that may be made immediately available to the public upon request in person, by telephone or using the Internet;

(iii) Applies until the civil code enforcement officer requests termination of the exemption;

(iv) Does not apply to disclosure of records among public bodies as defined in ORS 174.109 (“Public body” defined) for governmental purposes; and

(v) May not result in liability for the county if the name of the civil code enforcement officer is disclosed after a request for exemption from disclosure is made under this subsection.

(b) As used in this subsection, “civil code enforcement officer” means an employee of a public body, as defined in ORS 174.109 (“Public body” defined) , who is charged with enforcing laws or ordinances relating to land use, zoning, use of rights-of-way, solid waste, hazardous waste, sewage treatment and disposal or the state building code.

(40) Audio or video recordings, whether digital or analog, resulting from a law enforcement officer’s operation of a video camera worn upon the officer’s person that records the officer’s interactions with members of the public while the officer is on duty. When a recording described in this subsection is subject to disclosure, the following apply:

(a) Recordings that have been sealed in a court’s record of a court proceeding or otherwise ordered by a court not to be disclosed may not be disclosed.

(b) A request for disclosure under this subsection must identify the approximate date and time of an incident for which the recordings are requested and be reasonably tailored to include only that material for which a public interest requires disclosure.

(c) A video recording disclosed under this subsection must, prior to disclosure, be edited in a manner as to render the faces of all persons within the recording unidentifiable.

(41) The contents of tips reported to a tip line, as defined in ORS 339.329 (Statewide tip line to report information concerning threats or potential threats to student safety) . However, personally identifiable information, as defined in ORS 339.329 (Statewide tip line to report information concerning threats or potential threats to student safety) , is not subject to public interest balancing under this section and remains exempt from disclosure except as provided in ORS 339.329 (Statewide tip line to report information concerning threats or potential threats to student safety) .

(42) Residential addresses of individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities residing in adult foster homes as defined in ORS 443.705 (Definitions for ORS 443.705 to 443.825) or residential training facilities or residential training homes as those terms are defined in ORS 443.400 (Definitions for ORS 443.400 to 443.455) .

(43) The name, home address, professional address or location of an individual who is authorized to provide physical and behavioral health care services in this state and who provides reproductive and gender-affirming health care services. [Formerly 192.501; 2019 c.61 §1; 2019 c.130 §2; 2019 c.532 §§3,4; 2021 c.318 §§1,2; 2021 c.489 §§22,23; 2023 c.228 §§39,40]

Note: See note under 192.338 (Exempt and nonexempt public record to be separated) .

Source: Section 192.345 — Public records conditionally exempt from disclosure , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors192.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 190.530 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 190 / Section 190.530
190.530 Revision of certificate
Status: in_force

Upon petition from a city, county, political subdivision, public corporation or state agency for reconsideration, or upon its own motion, Portland State University may revise its determination of the population of a city, county or other area. Payment of funds to a city, county or other area under ORS 323.455 (Distribution of certain cigarette tax revenues) , 366.785 (Definitions for ORS 366.785 to 366.820) to 366.820 (Limit to application of ORS 366.785 to 366.815) or 471.810 (Distribution of available moneys in Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission Account) shall be affected by a subsequent filing of a corrected certificate under this section in the manner provided by ORS 190.620 (Effect of corrected certificate on payments to cities or counties) . [Formerly 221.855; 1963 c.312 §2; 1971 c.222 §2; 2013 c.768 §106c]

Source: Section 190.530 — Revision of certificate; effect , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors190.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 196.230 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 196 / Section 196.230
196.230 Revenue bonds issued by authority
Status: in_force

(1) The Willamette Falls Locks Authority may from time to time issue and sell revenue bonds in accordance with ORS chapter 287A, except that ORS 287A.150 (Authority of public body to issue revenue bonds) (2) to (6) do not apply to revenue bonds issued by the authority. Revenue bonds issued by the authority are not to any extent a general obligation of the authority nor a charge upon any revenues or property of the authority not specifically pledged as security for the revenue bonds. An obligation described in this section is not an indebtedness of the State of Oregon.

(2) Revenue bonds issued by the authority pursuant to ORS chapter 287A shall be considered to be bonds of a political subdivision of the State of Oregon for the purposes of all laws of the state.

(3) The authority may, pursuant to ORS 287A.360 (Current refunding bonds) to 287A.380 (Tax levy to pay maturing general obligation advance refunding bonds) , issue refunding bonds of the same character and tenor as the revenue bonds replaced by the refunding bonds. [2021 c.229 §8]

Note: See note under 196.200 (Definitions for ORS 196.200 to 196.240 and 196.993) .

Source: Section 196.230 — Revenue bonds issued by authority , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors196.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 186.520 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 186 / Section 186.520
186.520 Compact provisions
Status: in_force

The provisions of the Oregon-Washington Columbia River Boundary Compact are as follows:

The boundary between the States of Oregon and Washington along the course of the Columbia River has not been easy to ascertain because of changes in the main channel of the river with a result that a state of confusion and dispute exists and the enforcement and administration of the laws of the two states has been rendered difficult.

The purpose of this compact is to fix with precision by reference to stations of longitude and latitude the boundary between the States of Oregon and Washington from one marine league due west of the mouth of the Columbia River to the most easterly point at which the 46th parallel of north latitude crosses said river, at which point the river ceases to form the boundary between the two states.

The boundary between the States of Oregon and Washington from one marine league due west of the mouth of the Columbia River to the point at which the last described point number of the boundary as herein determined meets the 46th parallel of north latitude at 118°59’10”.12 of the west longitude shall be as follows:

Beginning one marine league at sea off the mouth of the Columbia River at north latitude 46°15’00”.00; running thence due east to point number 1 of this description, which point is at north latitude 46°15’00”.00, west longitude 124°05’00”.00; thence from point number 1 continuing upstream in the channel of the Columbia River by a series of straight lines connecting the following numbered and described points in consecutive order.

Point North West

Number Latitude Longitude

1 46°15’00”.00 124°05’00”.00

2 46°15’51”.00 124°02’02”.75

3 46°16’17”.00 124°01’45”.80

4 46°16’59”.50 124°02’14”.40

5 46°17’28”.00 124°02’07”.00

6 46°17’33”.25 124°01’12”.25

7 46°16’41”.50 124°00’00”.00

8 46°16’03”.00 123°58’11”.80

9 46°14’19”.80 123°55’42”.00

10 46°14’06”.00 123°52’14”.50

11 46°16’09”.50 123°44’20”.50

12 46°15’01”.00 123°41’12”.70

13 46°15’33”.30 123°38’52”.80

14 46°15’23”.90 123°35’05”.00

15 46°15’38”.00 123°32’23”.00

16 46°16’14”.60 123°30’00”.00

17 46°15’46”.70 123°27’51”.40

18 46°14’23”.50 123°25’51”.60

19 46°13’10”.50 123°25’20”.50

20 46°11’29”.00 123°25’43”.60

21 46°10’47”.80 123°25’38”.00

22 46°09’01”.00 123°23’21”.50

23 46°08’33”.00 123°18’45”.60

24 46°09’04”.50 123°15’47”.20

25 46°10’00”.00 123°13’51”.20

26 46°11’20”.80 123°09’55”.50

27 46°11’11”.30 123°07’10”.90

28 46°09’40”.00 123°04’23”.50

29 46°09’24”.00 123°03’22”.40

30 46°08’38”.40 123°02’00”.00

31 46°08’06”.00 123°00’16”.00

32 46°06’20”.02 122°57’44”.28

33 46°06’17”.36 122°57’38”.295

Description of Location of Point Number 33: A point on the center line of the Longview Bridge at

center of main span.

34 46°06’14”.71 122°57’32”.31

35 46°05’02”.70 122°54’11”.00

36 46°03’37”.50 122°52’59”.50

37 46°01’53”.50 122°52’35”.50

38 46°00’52”.25 122°51’17”.20

39 45°58’52”.00 122°50’11”.80

40 45°57’40”.00 122°48’46”.80

41 45°55’57”.00 122°48’18”.00

42 45°54’47”.00 122°48’36”.75

43 45°53’05”.00 122°47’48”.30

44 45°52’06”.00 122°47’01”.50

45 45°50’40”.00 122°47’04”.50

46 45°49’31”.20 122°47’41”.00

47 45°48’37”.00 122°47’40”.00

48 45°46’51”.00 122°46’06”.30

49 45°45’34”.20 122°45’37”.00

50 45°44’04”.70 122°45’32”.00

51 45°42’05”.00 122°46’16”.00

52 45°40’50”.80 122°46’24”.00

53 45°39’26”.75 122°45’46”.00

54 45°38’40”.00 122°44’13”.00

55 45°38’17”.00 122°42’47”.50

56 45°37’35”.37 122°41’35”.14

57 45°37’29”.47 122°41’23”.855

Description of Location of Point Number 57: A point on the center line of Northern Pacific Railroad Bridge across Columbia River, which point is at center of 3rd pier south of the draw span.

58 45°37’26”.52 122°41’18”.215

59 45°37’07”.85 122°40’33”.42

60 45°37’05”.938 122°40’26”.939

Description of Location of Point Number 60: A point on the center line of the west highway bridge crossing the Columbia River between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, said point being 12.0 ft. south from the center of pier No. 6 of said bridge.

61 45°37’05”.62 122°40’25”.86

Description of Location of Point Number 61: A point on the center line of the east highway bridge crossing the Columbia River between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, said point being 12.0 ft. south from the center of pier No. 6 of said bridge.

62 45°37’03”.71 122°40’19”.38

63 45°36’34”.00 122°38’27”.00

64 45°36’29”.80 122°36’21”.30

65 45°36’20”.00 122°35’20”.00

66 45°35’47”.90 122°32’48”.00

67 45°35’23”.50 122°31’24”.20

68 45°35’01”.00 122°29’30”.00

69 45°34’42”.80 122°28’20”.50

70 45°34’03”.00 122°27’09”.30

71 45°33’49”.00 122°26’15”.80

72 45°34’03”.30 122°24’36”.50

73 45°34’29”.50 122°23’25”.80

74 45°34’33”.40 122°22’44”.00

75 45°34’10”.00 122°21’04”.00

76 45°32’55”.20 122°19’49”.00

77 45°32’38”.00 122°17’43”.70

78 45°32’38”.80 122°15’56”.70

79 45°33’03”.25 122°14’24”.50

80 45°33’55”.00 122°11’58”.50

81 45°34’37”.00 122°10’54”.00

82 45°35’03”.00 122°08’25”.50

83 45°34’53”.40 122°06’40”.00

84 45°35’00”.00 122°06’02”.00

85 45°36’35”.00 122°02’35”.00

86 45°36’53”.80 122°01’11”.50

87 45°36’58”.00 122°00’08”.50

88 45°37’23”.00 121°58’54”.50

89 45°37’59”.00 121°57’42”.80

90 45°38’37”.50 121°57’16”.50

91 45°38’42”.00 121°57’01”.80

92 45°38’40”.35 121°56’37”.34

93 45°38’40”.13 121°56’22”.57

Description of Location of Point Number 93: A point at the intersection of the axis of Bonneville Dam and the center line of center pier of the spillway of said dam.

94 45°38’39”.82 121°56’01”.46

95 45°39’17”.00 121°54’25”.00

96 45°39’43”.85 121°53’58”.48

Description of Location of Point Number 96: A point on center line of bridge at Cascade Locks, known as “The Bridge of the Gods” and in the center of the main span of said bridge.

97 45°39’44”.81 121°53’58”.16

98 45°39’45”.77 121°53’57”.84

99 45°40’15”.00 121°54’02”.00

100 45°41’36”.80 121°51’57”.00

101 45°42’24”.75 121°48’36”.00

102 45°41’39”.00 121°44’02”.00

103 45°41’42”.00 121°42’22”.00

104 45°42’19”.00 121°40’02”.00

105 45°42’17”.50 121°37’48”.50

106 45°43’36”.00 121°31’54”.30

107 45°43’15”.275 121°29’52”.445

108 45°43’07”.02 121°29’36”.615

Description of Location of Point Number 108: A point on the center line of the Hood River Bridge at the center of the draw span of said bridge.

109 45°43’04”.075 121°29’30”.96

110 45°42’05”.20 121°27’41”.80

111 45°41’39”.25 121°25’22”.00

112 45°41’35”.00 121°24’02”.00

113 45°42’11”.50 121°22’17”.00

114 45°42’18”.00 121°20’11”.50

115 45°42’00”.00 121°18’40”.00

116 45°41’13”.30 121°17’10”.00

117 45°40’40”.50 121°14’52”.00

118 45°40’17”.00 121°12’52”.50

119 45°39’00”.00 121°11’57”.00

120 45°37’47”.00 121°11’38”.40

121 45°37’00”.25 121°11’43”.00

122 45°36’23”.80 121°10’57”.00

123 45°36’22”.50 121°10’00”.00

124 45°36’29”.175 121°08’39”.84

125 45°36’40”.89 121°08’22”.135

Description of Location of Point Number 125: A point on the center line of The Dalles Bridge across the Columbia River at the center of the main span of said bridge.

126 45°36’43”.94 121°08’17”.53

127 45°36’35”.69 121°07’50”.34

128 45°36’58”.44 121°07’16”.41

129 45°37’06”.095 121°06’57”.58

130 45°37’14”.85 121°07’02”.75

Description of Location of Point Number 130: A point on the axis of The Dalles Dam at Station 48 + 79 of the center line survey of said dam.

131 45°37’23”.97 121°07’08”.14

132 45°38’53”.13 121°05’01”.25

133 45°39’09”.54 121°03’47”.51

134 45°39’04”.04 121°01’57”.51

135 45°39’12”.08 121°00’22”.28

136 45°38’54”.66 120°58’56”.33

137 45°38’55”.91 120°58’49”.52

Description of Location of Point Number 137: A point on the center line of the Oregon Trunk Railroad Bridge and in the center of the 4th pier from the north end of said bridge.

138 45°38’58”.405 120°58’35”.90

139 45°39’24”.84 120°57’06”.97

140 45°39’23”.58 120°56’34”.22

141 45°38’24”.54 120°54’44”.75

142 45°38’35”.09 120°53’40”.72

143 45°40’18”.79 120°51’15”.26

144 45°41’11”.69 120°47’14”.64

145 45°42’19”.71 120°43’38”.83

146 45°42’42”.58 120°42’10”.70

147 45°42’57”.18 120°41’18”.11

148 45°43’48”.14 120°40’05”.19

149 45°44’45”.12 120°38’01”.97

150 45°44’47”.00 120°37’17”.91

151 45°44’47”.99 120°35’23”.91

152 45°44’18”.49 120°33’29”.23

153 45°42’37”.59 120°31’17”.65

154 45°42’00”.37 120°30’16”.48

155 45°41’40”.42 120°28’53”.22

156 45°41’58”.55 120°24’08”.96

157 45°42’41”.66 120°19’30”.62

158 45°43’16”.74 120°16’56”.18

159 45°43’33”.84 120°12’34”.62

160 45°45’43”.67 120°10’10”.01

161 45°46’24”.09 120°08’25”.17

162 45°47’07”.10 120°04’08”.70

163 45°48’26”.17 120°00’49”.27

164 45°49’28”.29 119°57’52”.64

165 45°49’41”.97 119°54’21”.95

166 45°50’25”.18 119°50’53”.51

167 45°50’52”.00 119°48’05”.62

168 45°50’45”.15 119°46’18”.16

169 45°51’25”.40 119°40’07”.80

170 45°54’20”.70 119°37’20”.96

171 45°55’10”.82 119°35’58”.28

172 45°55’32”.25 119°34’13”.67

173 45°54’31”.37 119°31’24”.18

174 45°54’23”.43 119°29’13”.01

175 45°55’03”.10 119°26’57”.35

176 45°55’18”.10 119°21’48”.12

177 45°55’51”.37 119°19’52”.71

178 45°55’54”.48 119°19’39”.28

Description of Location of Point Number 178: A point on the center line of the Umatilla Bridge at center of the north main span of said bridge.

179 45°55’59”.59 119°19’17”.20

180 45°56’10”.26 119°17’47”.60

Description of Location of Point Number 180: A point on the axis of McNary Dam at the north face of the south nonoverflow section.

181 45°56’15”.24 119°17’05”.76

182 45°56’24”.05 119°15’21”.40

183 45°55’58”.60 119°13’28”.22

184 45°55’40”.97 119°11’39”.82

185 45°55’40”.26 119°10’05”.04

186 45°55’58”.55 119°07’30”.72

187 45°56’34”.25 119°05’32”.00

188 45°57’31”.28 119°03’37”.36

189 45°58’09”.33 119°01’33”.95

190 45°58’45”.73 119°00’27”.12

191 45°00’00”.00 118°59’10”.12

This compact shall become operative when it has been ratified by the legislatures of the States of Oregon and Washington and approved by the Congress of the United States and the Constitutions of the States of Oregon and Washington have been amended to authorize the establishment of the boundary as herein provided.

[1957 c.94 §2]

Note: The descriptions of the locations of points in Article II of the compact are as of 1957.

For ratification of compact by Washington legislature see chapter 90, Laws of 1957, (RCW 43.58.050–RCW 43.58.090), effective March 13, 1957.

For amendment to Washington Constitution authorizing establishment of boundary as provided in compact see Amendment 33 to Article XXIV, §1, Washington Constitution, approved November 4, 1958, and proclaimed December 4, 1958, by Governor to be approved.

For approval of compact by Congress see Public Law 85-575, dated July 31, 1958, 72 Stat. 455 (1958).

Effective date of Oregon constitutional amendment (Const. Art. XVI) authorizing establishment of boundary as provided in compact is December 3, 1958.

Source: Section 186.520 — Compact provisions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors186.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 192.240 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 192 / Section 192.240
192.240 Duties of state agency issuing report
Status: in_force

To comply with the state policy relating to reports outlined in ORS 192.235 (Policy for ORS 192.230 to 192.250) , a state agency shall do the following:

(1) Use electronic communications whenever the agency determines that such use reduces cost and still provides public access to information.

(2) Whenever possible, use standard 8-1/2-by-11-inch paper printed on both sides of the sheet and use recycled paper, as defined in ORS 279A.010 (Definitions for Public Contracting Code) and rules adopted pursuant thereto.

(3) Insure that public documents are furnished to the State Librarian, as required in ORS 357.090 (Issuing agency to make public documents available for distribution) . [1991 c.842 §3; 1995 c.69 §10; 2003 c.794 §212]

Note: See note under 192.230 (Definitions for ORS 192.235 to 192.245) .

Source: Section 192.240 — Duties of state agency issuing report , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors192.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 197.768 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 197 / Section 197.768
197.768 Local government or special district adoption of public facilities strategy
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “special district” has the meaning given that term in ORS 197.505 (Definitions for ORS 197.505 to 197.540) .

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A local government or special district may adopt a public facilities strategy if the public facilities strategy:

(A) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(i) Is acknowledged under ORS 197.251 (Compliance acknowledgment) ; or

(ii) Is approved by the Land Conservation and Development Commission under ORS 197.628 (Periodic review) to 197.651 (Appeal to Court of Appeals for judicial review of final order of Land Conservation and Development Commission) ; and

(B) Meets the requirements of this section.

(b) If a special district seeks to implement a public facilities strategy, that special district is considered a local government for the purposes of ORS 197.251 (Compliance acknowledgment) and 197.628 (Periodic review) to 197.651 (Appeal to Court of Appeals for judicial review of final order of Land Conservation and Development Commission) .

(3) A local government or special district may adopt a public facilities strategy only if the local government or special district:

(a) Makes written findings justifying the need for the public facilities strategy;

(b) Holds a public hearing on the adoption of a public facilities strategy and the findings that support the adoption of the public facilities strategy; and

(c) Provides written notice to the Department of Land Conservation and Development at least 45 days prior to the final public hearing that is held to consider the adoption of the public facilities strategy.

(4) At a minimum, the findings under subsection (3) of this section must demonstrate that:

(a) There is a rapid increase in the rate or intensity of land development in a specific geographic area that was unanticipated at the time the original planning for that area was adopted or there has been a natural disaster or other catastrophic event in a specific geographic area;

(b) The total land development expected within the specific geographic area will exceed the planned or existing capacity of public facilities; and

(c) The public facilities strategy is structured to ensure that the necessary supply of housing and commercial and industrial facilities that will be impacted within the relevant geographic area is not unreasonably restricted by the adoption of the public facilities strategy.

(5) A public facilities strategy shall include a clear, objective and detailed description of actions and practices a local government or special district may engage in to control the time and sequence of development approvals in response to the identified deficiencies in public facilities.

(6) A public facilities strategy shall be effective for no more than 24 months after the date on which it is adopted, but may be extended, subject to subsection (7) of this section, provided the local government or special district adopting the public facilities strategy holds a public hearing on the proposed extension and adopts written findings that:

(a) Verify that the problem giving rise to the need for a public facilities strategy still exists;

(b) Demonstrate that reasonable progress is being made to alleviate the problem giving rise to the need for a public facilities strategy; and

(c) Set a specific duration for the extension of the public facilities strategy.

(7) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A local government or special district considering an extension of a public facilities strategy shall give the department notice at least 14 days prior to the date of the public hearing on the extension.

(b) A single extension may not exceed one year, and a public facilities strategy may not be extended more than three times. [1995 c.463 §5; 2001 c.557 §1]

Source: Section 197.768 — Local government or special district adoption of public facilities strategy; public hearing; written findings , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors197.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 192.170 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 192 / Section 192.170
192.170 Disposition of materials without authorization
Status: in_force

The destruction or other disposal of the following materials do not require specific authorization:

(1) Inquiries and requests from the public and answers thereto not required by law to be preserved or not required as evidence of a public or private legal right or liability.

(2) Public records which are duplicates by reason of their having been photocopied.

(3) Letters of transmittal and acknowledgment, advertising, announcements and correspondence or notes pertaining to reservations of accommodations or scheduling of personal visits or appearances. [Amended by 1961 c.160 §16; 1971 c.508 §3]

Source: Section 192.170 — Disposition of materials without authorization , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors192.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 197.010 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 197 / Section 197.010
197.010 Policy
Status: in_force

The Legislative Assembly declares that:

(1) In order to ensure the highest possible level of livability in Oregon, it is necessary to provide for properly prepared and coordinated comprehensive plans for cities and counties, regional areas and the state as a whole. These comprehensive plans:

(a) Must be adopted by the appropriate governing body at the local and state levels;

(b) Are expressions of public policy in the form of policy statements, generalized maps and standards and guidelines;

(c) Shall be the basis for more specific rules and land use regulations which implement the policies expressed through the comprehensive plans;

(d) Shall be prepared to assure that all public actions are consistent and coordinated with the policies expressed through the comprehensive plans; and

(e) Shall be regularly reviewed and, if necessary, amended to keep them consistent with the changing needs and desires of the public they are designed to serve.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The overarching principles guiding the land use program in the State of Oregon are to:

(A) Provide a healthy environment;

(B) Sustain a prosperous economy;

(C) Ensure a desirable quality of life; and

(D) Equitably allocate the benefits and burdens of land use planning.

(b) Additionally, the land use program should, but is not required to, help communities achieve sustainable development patterns and manage the effects of climate change.

(c) The overarching principles in paragraph (a) of this subsection and the purposes in paragraph (b) of this subsection provide guidance to:

(A) The Legislative Assembly when enacting a law regulating land use.

(B) A public body, as defined in ORS 174.109 (“Public body” defined) , when the public body:

(i) Adopts or interprets goals, comprehensive plans and land use regulations implementing the plans, or administrative rules implementing a provision of ORS chapter 195, 196, 197, 197A, 215 or 227; or

(ii) Interprets a law governing land use.

(d) Use of the overarching principles in paragraph (a) of this subsection and the purposes in paragraph (b) of this subsection is not a legal requirement for the Legislative Assembly or other public body and is not judicially enforceable.

(3) The equitable balance between state and local government interests can best be achieved by resolution of conflicts using alternative dispute resolution techniques such as mediation, collaborative planning and arbitration. Such dispute resolution techniques are particularly suitable for conflicts arising over periodic review, comprehensive plan and land use regulations, amendments, enforcement issues and local interpretation of state land use policy. [1973 c.80 §2; 1981 c.748 §21a; 1993 c.792 §48; 2009 c.873 §1]

Source: Section 197.010 — Policy , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors197.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 199.790 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 199 / Section 199.790
199.790 Issuance of proclamation by Governor
Status: in_force

(1) If an election for the purpose of establishing a new county is held, the Governor shall issue a proclamation declaring a new county created when, of the electors voting at the election, a majority of the electors residing within the limits of the proposed new county voted in favor of the creation of the new county.

(2) If an election for the purpose of changing county and city-county boundaries is held, the Governor shall issue a proclamation declaring the change in boundaries when, of the electors voting at the election, a majority of the electors in the area proposed to be transferred to the contiguous county and a majority of the electors in the contiguous county voted in favor of the proposed change in county and city-county boundaries. [1997 c.494 §16]

Source: Section 199.790 — Issuance of proclamation by Governor , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors199.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 197.235 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 197 / Section 197.235
197.235 Public hearings
Status: in_force

(1) In preparing the goals and guidelines, the Department of Land Conservation and Development shall:

(a) Hold at least 10 public hearings throughout the state, causing notice of the time, place and purpose of each hearing to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the area where the hearing is to be conducted not later than 30 days prior to the date of the hearing. At least two public hearings must be held in each congressional district.

(b) Implement any other provision for public involvement developed by the State Citizen Involvement Advisory Committee under ORS 197.160 (State Citizen Involvement Advisory Committee) (1) and approved by the Land Conservation and Development Commission.

(2) Upon completion of the preparation of the proposed goals and guidelines, or amendments to those goals and guidelines, the department shall submit them to the commission, the Local Officials Advisory Committee, the State Citizen Involvement Advisory Committee and the appropriate legislative committee for review.

(3) The commission shall consider the comments of the Local Officials Advisory Committee, the State Citizen Involvement Advisory Committee and the legislative committee before the adoption and amendment of the goals and guidelines.

(4) Notwithstanding subsection (1)(a) of this section, when a legislative enactment or an initiative measure is inconsistent with the adopted goals and guidelines or directs the commission to make a specific change to the adopted goals and guidelines, the commission may amend the goals and guidelines after only one public hearing, at a location determined by the commission, if the proposed amendment:

(a) Is necessary to conform the goals and guidelines to the legislative enactment or the initiative measure; and

(b) Makes no change other than the conforming changes unless the change corrects an obvious scrivener’s error. [1973 c.80 §36; 1981 c.748 §28; 2005 c.147 §1; 2007 c.354 §9]

Source: Section 197.235 — Public hearings; notice; citizen involvement implementation; submission of proposals , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors197.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 192.040 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 192 / Section 192.040
192.040 Making, filing and recording records by photocopying
Status: in_force

A state agency or political subdivision making public records or receiving and filing or recording public records, may do such making or receiving and filing or recording by means of photocopying. Such photocopying shall, except for records which are treated as confidential pursuant to law, be made, assembled and indexed, in lieu of any other method provided by law, in such manner as the governing body of the state agency or political subdivision considers appropriate. [Amended by 1961 c.160 §5]

Source: Section 192.040 — Making, filing and recording records by photocopying , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors192.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 198.905 — OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 198 / Section 198.905
198.905 Certification of election results
Status: in_force

The governing body of each affected entity shall meet separately not later than the fifth day after receiving from the county clerk the abstract of the votes cast in the entity in an election on consolidation or merger. At the meeting, the governing body of the entity shall determine the result of the election and certify the result to the governing body of each of the affected entities. [1971 c.727 §46; 1983 c.142 §11]

Source: Section 198.905 — Certification of election results , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors198.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).