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LEGISLATIVE IMPACT STATEMENTS
173.025 Preparation of fiscal impact and revenue impact statements for legislation affecting local governments. (1) The Legislative Fiscal Officer, with the aid of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, Legislative Revenue Officer, state agencies and affected local governmental units, including school districts, shall prepare a fiscal impact statement on each measure introduced in the Legislative Assembly that could have an effect on expenditures of local governmental units, including school districts.
(2) The Legislative Revenue Officer, with aid of the Legislative Fiscal Officer, the Department of Revenue, state agencies and affected local governmental units, including school districts, shall prepare a revenue impact statement on each measure introduced in the Legislative Assembly that could have any effect on revenues of local governmental units, including school districts. [1977 c.414 §1; 1989 c.970 §2]
173.029 Preparation of statements for legislation creating new crime or increasing period of incarceration. (1) For any measure introduced in the Legislative Assembly the effect of which is to create a new crime or increase the period of incarceration allowed or required for an existing crime, the Legislative Fiscal Officer, with the aid of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, Legislative Revenue Officer, state agencies and affected local governmental units, shall prepare a fiscal impact statement describing the fiscal impact that the measure would, if enacted, have on the state as well as on local governmental units.
(b) The fiscal impact on state and local courts, including an estimate of the increase in the anticipated number of trials annually;
(d) The fiscal impact on indigent defense resources, including an estimate of the increase in the anticipated number of cases annually; and
(e) The fiscal impact on state and local corrections resources, including resources supporting parole and probation supervision, and also including an estimate of the increase in the anticipated number of bed-days to be used annually at both the state and local level as a result of the passage of the measure. [1987 c.854 §2]
Note: The amendments to 173.029 by section 103, chapter 962, Oregon Laws 2001, become operative October 1, 2003. See section 15, chapter 962, Oregon Laws 2001. The text that is operative on and after October 1, 2003, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
173.029. (1) For any measure introduced in the Legislative Assembly the effect of which is to create a new crime or increase the period of incarceration allowed or required for an existing crime, the Legislative Fiscal Officer, with the aid of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, Legislative Revenue Officer, state agencies and affected local governmental units, shall prepare a fiscal impact statement describing the fiscal impact that the measure would, if enacted, have on the state as well as on local governmental units.
173.035 Submission of statements to Legislative Assembly; committee referral and review. The Legislative Fiscal Officer and Legislative Revenue Officer shall submit the statement prepared under ORS 173.025 or 173.029 to the Legislative Assembly at a time set by the rules of the house where the measure was introduced. The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate shall refer the statement to the committee to which the measure was referred. The committee shall review the statement prepared under ORS 173.025 or 173.029 prior to reporting the measure out. [1977 c.414 §2; 1987 c.854 §3]
173.111 Legislative Counsel Committee and office of Legislative Counsel created. The Legislative Counsel Committee is established as a joint committee of the Legislative Assembly. The Legislative Counsel Committee shall select a Legislative Counsel to serve as its executive officer. [1969 c.256 §2 (enacted in lieu of 173.110); 1971 c.638 §4; 1999 c.117 §1]
(2) Upon the written request of a state agency, the Legislative Counsel may prepare or assist in the preparation of legislative measures that have been approved for preparation in writing by the Governor or the Governor’s designated representative. The Legislative Counsel may also prepare or assist in the preparation of legislative measures that are requested in writing by the Judicial Department, the Governor, the Secretary of State, the State Treasurer, the Attorney General, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries or the Superintendent of Public Instruction. In accordance with ORS 283.110, the Legislative Counsel may charge the agency or officer for the services performed.
(6) The Legislative Counsel may enter into contracts to carry out the functions of the Legislative Counsel. [1953 c.492 §3; 1959 c.295 §2; 1973 c.226 §1; 1979 c.237 §1; 1999 c.117 §2; 1999 c.207 §1; 2001 c.45 §2; 2001 c.104 §57]
173.135 Participation in legal proceedings to protect legislative interests. When deemed necessary or advisable to protect the official interests of the Legislative Assembly, one or more legislative committees, or one or more members of the Legislative Assembly, the committee may direct the Legislative Counsel and the staff of the Legislative Counsel, or may retain any member of the Oregon State Bar, to appear in, commence, prosecute or defend any action, suit, matter, cause or proceeding in any court or agency of this state or of the United States. Expenses and costs incurred pursuant to this section may be paid by the committee from any funds available to the committee. [1961 c.167 §32]
173.152 [Formerly 171.272; amended by 1963 c.420 §1; 1965 c.372 §1; 1981 c.517 §21; renumbered 171.315]
173.160 Powers and duties of Legislative Counsel in preparing editions for publication. In preparing editions of the statutes for publication and distribution, the Legislative Counsel shall not alter the sense, meaning, effect or substance of any Act, but, within such limitations, may renumber sections and parts of sections of the Acts, rearrange sections, change reference numbers to agree with renumbered chapters, sections or other parts, delete references to repealed sections, substitute the proper subsection, section or chapter or other division numbers, change capitalization and spelling for the purpose of uniformity, and correct manifest clerical, grammatical or typographical errors. [1953 c.492 §6; 1999 c.117 §3]
173.191 Membership; term; vacancies; advisory committees. (1) The Legislative Counsel Committee shall consist of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, five members of the House appointed by the Speaker, and four members of the Senate appointed by the President. The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate may each designate from among the members of the appropriate house an alternate to exercise powers as a member of the committee. The appointing authorities shall appoint members of a new committee within 30 days after the convening of the Legislative Assembly in regular session.
(4) The committee may appoint advisory committees or subcommittees. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, individuals other than members of the Legislative Assembly may serve on such advisory committees or subcommittees. A member of such committee or subcommittee who is not a member of the Legislative Assembly shall be compensated and reimbursed in the manner provided in ORS 292.495. An advisory committee or subcommittee appointed to assist the committee in review of state agency rules may consist only of two or more members of the Legislative Assembly. [1969 c.256 §4 (enacted in lieu of 173.190); 1971 c.638 §5; 1975 c.136 §6; 1975 c.530 §4; 1977 c.344 §5; 1999 c.117 §4; 2001 c.45 §3]
173.215 Effect of expiration of terms of committee members. (1) The expiration of the terms of members of the Legislative Counsel Committee, as provided by ORS 173.191, does not affect the employment of any individual filling a position previously approved by the committee.
(2) After the convening of the Legislative Assembly in regular session and until the newly appointed Legislative Counsel Committee provides otherwise, the Legislative Counsel may employ and fix the compensation of individuals the Legislative Counsel considers necessary for the effective conduct of the work supervised or managed by the Legislative Counsel.
(3) Notwithstanding ORS 173.111 and 173.200, if a vacancy occurs in the position of Legislative Counsel after the convening of the Legislative Assembly in regular session and before the appointment of a Legislative Counsel Committee, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives may jointly select a Legislative Counsel who has the qualifications set forth in ORS 173.200. The Legislative Counsel selected by the President and the Speaker serves at their pleasure at a salary jointly fixed by the President and the Speaker that does not exceed the salary last fixed by the committee. The President and Speaker may act in lieu of the Legislative Counsel Committee under ORS 293.335 in designating the Legislative Counsel they select to approve disbursements and in filing the statement of designation. After appointment of a Legislative Counsel Committee, the Legislative Counsel selected under this subsection serves at the pleasure of the committee and the committee may exercise power and authority over the Legislative Counsel as if the Legislative Counsel had been selected by the committee. [1965 c.113 §1; 1967 c.5 §1; 1975 c.136 §10; 1999 c.117 §6]
173.315 Oregon Law Commission created; duties; membership; chairperson. (1) The Oregon Law Commission is established to conduct a continuous substantive law revision program, including but not limited to the subjects stated in ORS 173.338.
(2) The Oregon Law Commission shall consist of:
(a) Two persons, at least one of whom is a Senator at the time of appointment, appointed by the President of the Senate;
(b) Two persons, at least one of whom is a Representative at the time of appointment, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(c) The deans of Oregon’s accredited law schools, or their designees;
(d) Three persons designated by the Board of Governors of the Oregon State Bar;
(e) The Attorney General or the Attorney General’s designee;
(f) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court or the Chief Justice’s designee; and
(g) One person appointed by the Governor.
(3) The term of office of each appointed member of the Oregon Law Commission is two years. Before the expiration of the term of a member, the appointing authority shall appoint a successor whose term begins on September 1 next following. A member is eligible for reappointment. If there is a vacancy for any cause, the appointing authority shall make an appointment to become immediately effective for the unexpired term. A member shall be removed from the commission if the member misses three consecutive meetings without prior approval of the chairperson.
(4) The Oregon Law Commission shall elect its chairperson and vice chairperson from among the members with such powers and duties as the commission shall determine.
(5) A majority of the members of the commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. [1981 c.813 §1; 1997 c.661 §1]
173.325 Compensation and expenses of members. A member of the Oregon Law Commission who is not a member of the Legislative Assembly shall receive no compensation for services as a member but, subject to any other applicable law regulating travel and other expenses for state officers, may receive actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred in the performance of official duties, providing funds are appropriated therefor in the budget of the Legislative Counsel Committee. [1981 c.813 §2; 1987 c.879 §3; 1997 c.661 §2]
173.328 Commission meetings. The Oregon Law Commission shall meet at least once every three months at a place, day and hour determined by the commission. The commission also shall meet at other times and places specified by the call of the chairperson or of a majority of the members of the commission. [1997 c.661 §5]
173.335 Commission staff; duties. (1) The Legislative Counsel shall assist the Oregon Law Commission to carry out its functions as provided by law.
(2) The Legislative Counsel pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall:
(a) Coordinate research for, and preparation of, legislative proposals, as requested by the commission.
(b) Examine the published opinions of any judge of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals and the Oregon Tax Court of this state for the purpose of discovering and reporting to the commission any statutory defects, anachronisms or omissions mentioned therein.
(c) Receive suggestions and proposed changes in the law from interested persons, and bring such suggestions and proposals to the attention of the commission.
(d) Perform such other services as are necessary to enable the commission to carry out its functions as provided by law. [1981 c.813 §§3,4; 1997 c.661 §6]
173.338 Law revision program; drafting services. (1) The specific subject areas to be part of the law revision program of the Oregon Law Commission include but are not limited to:
(a) The common law and statutes of the state and current judicial decisions for the purpose of discovering defects and anachronisms in the law and recommending needed reforms.
(b) Proposed changes in the law recommended by the American Law Institute, the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, any bar association or other learned bodies.
(c) Suggestions from judges, justices, public officials, lawyers and the public generally as to defects and anachronisms in the law.
(d) Such changes in the law as the commission considers necessary to modify or eliminate antiquated and inequitable rules of law and to bring the law of Oregon into harmony with modern conditions.
(e) The express repeal of all statutes repealed by implication or held unconstitutional by state and federal courts.
(2) The Legislative Counsel shall provide necessary drafting services as legislative priorities permit. [1997 c.661 §3]
173.342 Commission biennial report to Legislative Assembly. (1) The Oregon Law Commission shall file a report at each regular session of the Legislative Assembly that shall contain recommendations for statutory and administrative changes and a calendar of topics selected by the commission for study, including a list of the studies in progress and a list of topics intended for future consideration.
(2) The commission shall also study any topic that the Legislative Assembly, by concurrent resolution, refers to it for such study. [1997 c.661 §4]
173.352 Advisory and technical committees. (1) To aid and advise the Oregon Law Commission in the performance of its functions, the commission may establish such advisory and technical committees as the commission considers necessary. These committees may be continuing or temporary. The commission shall determine the representation, membership, terms and organization of the committees and shall appoint their members.
(2) Members of the committees are not entitled to compensation, but in the discretion of the commission may be reimbursed from funds available to the commission for actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties. [1997 c.661 §10]
173.410 Appointing authority for Legislative Fiscal Officer; selection of officer. (1) As used in this section, ORS 173.420 and 173.450, "appointing authority" means the Joint Committee on Ways and Means during a session of the Legislative Assembly and the Emergency Board during the interim between sessions of the Legislative Assembly.
(a) Ascertain facts and make recommendations to the Legislative Assembly concerning the Governor’s budget report.
(2) Pursuant to the policies and directions of the appointing authority, the Legislative Fiscal Officer may enter into contracts to carry out the functions of the Legislative Fiscal Officer. [1959 c.70 §2; 1971 c.679 §2; 1975 c.789 §7; 1999 c.207 §2; 2001 c.158 §1]
173.500 Establishment; members; powers and duties. (1) There is established within the legislative department the Oregon State Capitol Foundation. The foundation shall be composed of not fewer than nine and not more than 25 voting members, who shall each serve a term of four years. The President of the Senate shall appoint three voting members from members of the Senate. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint three voting members from members of the House of Representatives. The Legislative Administration Committee shall appoint the remaining voting members. A member is eligible for reappointment. At all times there shall be appointed to the foundation an odd number of voting members. The foundation may appoint honorary, nonvoting members to the foundation.
(f) Adopt rules to guide the foundation and implement the foundation’s responsibilities under this subsection and the foundation’s authority under subsections (3) to (5) of this section.
(b) Under guidelines adopted by the Legislative Administration Committee, expend moneys from the Oregon State Capitol Foundation Fund for the purposes set out in subsection (2) of this section, including but not limited to the reasonable and necessary operating expenses of the foundation.
(c) Convert gifts or donations other than money into moneys.
(d) Become or create an organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(4)(a) As used in this subsection, "community foundation" has the meaning given that term in ORS 348.580.
(b) The Oregon State Capitol Foundation may enter into agreements with a person, including a community foundation in Oregon, for the person to assume the management of the moneys in the Oregon State Capitol Foundation Fund. The Oregon State Capitol Foundation may transfer to the person any moneys in the fund.
(c) The Oregon State Capitol Foundation shall include in any agreement entered into under this subsection a requirement that:
(A) The person conduct a periodic independent financial audit of the moneys transferred to the person.
(B) The person prepare an annual financial report according to generally accepted accounting principles.
(C) The person submit an annual financial report to the Oregon State Capitol Foundation, the Legislative Administration Committee and the Oregon Investment Council.
(d) If a provision of an agreement entered into under this subsection would cause the person to be out of compliance with a federal law, the Oregon State Capitol Foundation may waive the provision.
(5) The Oregon State Capitol Foundation may, through the Legislative Administrator, enter into contracts or agreements to implement the foundation’s responsibilities and authority. ORS chapter 279 does not apply to a contract or agreement entered into by the foundation.
(6) The Oregon State Capitol Foundation may take action under this section upon a majority vote of a quorum of members. A majority of the voting members of the foundation constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. [2001 c.118 §1]
NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY ADMINISTRATOR
173.610 Appointing authority for Natural Resources Policy Administrator; selection of administrator. (1) As used in this section and ORS 173.620 and 173.630, "appointing authority" means the President and Minority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
(2) The appointing authority shall select the Natural Resources Policy Administrator by unanimous agreement. The administrator shall serve at the pleasure and under the direction of the appointing authority. [1999 c.1048 §1]
173.620 Duties of Natural Resources Policy Administrator. (1) Pursuant to the policies and directions of the appointing authority, the Natural Resources Policy Administrator shall:
(a) Upon written request of a member or committee of the Legislative Assembly, prepare or assist in the preparation of studies and reports and provide information and research assistance on matters relating to the natural resources of this state and to any other relevant matters.
(b) Ascertain facts concerning the natural resources of this state.
(c) Make recommendations to the Legislative Assembly concerning the natural resources policy of this state.
(d) Prepare analyses of the effect of all natural resources measures before the Legislative Assembly and of all other measures affecting the natural resources of this state.
(e) Assist in the preparation of measures affecting the natural resources of this state.
(f) Perform such duties as may be directed by joint or concurrent resolution of the Legislative Assembly.
(g) Adopt rules relating to the submission, processing and priorities of requests. Rules adopted under this paragraph shall be in conformance with any applicable rules of the House of Representatives or the Senate.
(h) Seek the advice and assistance of political subdivisions of this state, governmental agencies and any interested persons, associations or organizations in the performance of the duties of the administrator.
(i) Provide information to the public about legislative action concerning the natural resources of this state.
(2) Pursuant to the policies and directions of the appointing authority, the Natural Resources Policy Administrator may enter into contracts to carry out the functions of the Natural Resources Policy Administrator. [1999 c.1048 §2; 2001 c.158 §2]
173.630 Employment of staff; compensation and expenses of staff members. (1) Subject to the approval of the appointing authority, the Natural Resources Policy Administrator may employ and fix the compensation of such professional assistants and clerical and other employees as the administrator finds necessary for the effective conduct of the work under the charge of the administrator.
(2) The appointing authority shall fix the salary of the administrator.
(3) Subject to the limitations otherwise provided by law for expenses of state officers, the administrator and members of the staff of the administrator shall be reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing their duties. [1999 c.1048 §3]
173.640 Confidential nature of matters handled by administrator and staff; administrator and staff prohibited from influencing legislation. (1) Neither the Natural Resources Policy Administrator nor an employee of the administrator may reveal to a person not an employee of the administrator the contents or nature of a matter before the administrator in the official capacity of the administrator, if the person who brings the matter before the administrator designates the matter as confidential.
(2) Neither the administrator nor an employee of the administrator may oppose, urge or attempt to influence legislation. [1999 c.1048 §4]
173.710 Legislative Administration Committee and office of Legislative Administrator created. The Legislative Administration Committee hereby is established as a joint committee of the Legislative Assembly. The committee shall select a Legislative Administrator who shall serve at the pleasure of the committee and under its direction. [1969 c.620 §1; 1971 c.638 §8]
173.730 Committee membership; status; term; chairperson. (1) The Legislative Administration Committee shall consist of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, four members of the House appointed by the Speaker, and three members of the Senate appointed by the President. The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate may each designate an alternate from time to time from among the members of the house over which that person presides to exercise the powers, except as cochairperson, as a member of the committee. No more than three House members of the committee shall be of the same political party. No more than three Senate members of the committee shall be of the same political party.
(3) The term of a member shall expire upon the convening of the Legislative Assembly in regular session next following the commencement of the member’s term. When a vacancy occurs in the membership of the committee in the interim between sessions, until such vacancy is filled, the membership of the committee shall be deemed not to include the vacant position for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is present and a quorum is a majority of the remaining members.
(5) Action of the committee shall be taken only upon the affirmative vote of the majority of members from each house who serve as members of the committee. [1969 c.620 §2; 1971 c.638 §10; 1975 c.530 §5; 1977 c.121 §3]
173.750 Effect of expiration of terms of committee members. The expiration of the terms of members of the Legislative Administration Committee upon the convening of the Legislative Assembly in regular session next following the commencement of their terms, as provided in ORS 173.730, does not affect the employment of any individual filling a position previously approved by the committee. After the convening of the Legislative Assembly in regular session and until such time as the newly appointed committee provides otherwise, the Legislative Administrator may employ and fix the compensation of individuals the Legislative Administrator deems necessary for the effective conduct of the work under the charge of the Legislative Administrator. [1969 c.620 §5]
173.763 Electronic distribution of information; no fee for distribution; reservation of copyright and other proprietary interest. (1)(a) The Legislative Administration Committee in conjunction with the Legislative Counsel Committee shall, with the advice of the President of the Senate, through the Secretary of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, through the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives, make all of the following information available to the public and members of the Legislative Assembly in electronic form:
(C) The bill history of each bill introduced and amended in each current legislative session.
(D) The bill status of each bill introduced and amended in each current legislative session.
(2)(a) The information identified in subsection (1) of this section shall be made available to the public through the largest nonproprietary, nonprofit cooperative public computer network. The information shall be made available in one or more formats and by one or more means in order to provide the general public in this state with the greatest feasible access. Any person who accesses the information may access all or any part of the information. The information may also be made available by any other means that would facilitate public access to the information.
(3) Any documentation that describes the electronic digital formats of the information identified in subsection (1) of this section and is available to the public shall be made available through the computer network specified in subsection (2) of this section.
(5) No fee or other charge may be imposed by the Legislative Administration Committee as a condition of accessing the information identified in subsection (1) of this section through the computer network specified in subsection (2) of this section.
(6) No action taken pursuant to this section shall be deemed to alter or relinquish any copyright or other proprietary interest or entitlement of the State of Oregon relative to any of the information made available pursuant to subsection (1) or (2)(c) of this section. [1995 c.614 §3; 2001 c.45 §7]
173.766 Electronic mail address. (1) The Legislative Administration Committee shall make available to each member of the Legislative Assembly an electronic mail address accessible by Oregonians through the largest nonproprietary, nonprofit cooperative public computer network.
(2) All state agencies shall cooperate with the Legislative Administration Committee in the implementation of this section and ORS 171.795, 173.763 and 183.365. [1995 c.614 §4]
(2) Rules adopted under authority of this section are not rules within the meaning of ORS 183.310 to 183.550 and are not subject to review under ORS 183.710 to 183.725. However, the Legislative Administration Committee shall give reasonable notice of its intent to adopt rules and conduct a hearing open to the public before adopting any rule.
173.780 Sale or lease of data processing programs, materials and information. Subject to the approval of the Legislative Administration Committee, the Legislative Administrator may cause to have sold, leased or otherwise made available data processing programs, information or materials developed by committee staff to any agency or legislative body of any state or the federal government under such terms and conditions as may be agreed to by the committee and the agencies. Moneys collected under this section shall be credited to the General Fund and are available for general governmental purposes. [1979 c.740 §1]
173.790 Stores Revolving Account. (1) There is established for the Legislative Administration Committee a Stores Revolving Account. The committee may pay for rent, staff, stocks of supplies, materials, equipment and fixtures used under ORS 173.785 from the Stores Revolving Account for the purpose of supplying current requirements, the cost of which shall be reimbursed to the revolving account through receipts on the basis of sales. The moneys in the Stores Revolving Account are appropriated continuously for the purposes of this section.
(2) Quarterly any amount in the Stores Revolving Account in excess of $30,000 shall be transferred and credited to the State Capitol Operating Account established under ORS 276.003, to be accounted for separately and to be used as provided in ORS 173.785 (2). The use shall be considered to be an operating and maintenance expense of the State Capitol. [1983 c.444 §6; 1987 c.704 §1]
173.795 Lounge Revolving Account. There is established for the Legislative Administration Committee a Lounge Revolving Account. The committee may pay for the costs of food served in the members’ lounges from the Lounge Revolving Account for the purpose of supplying current requirements, the cost of which shall be reimbursed to the revolving account through receipts on the basis of sales or by payroll deductions from members. The moneys in the Lounge Revolving Account are appropriated continuously for the purposes of this section. [1993 c.433 §3a]
173.800 Appointing authority for Legislative Revenue Officer; selection of officer. (1) As used in ORS 173.800 to 173.850, during the interim between sessions of the Legislative Assembly, "appointing authority" means the Interim Committee on Revenue if created, or, if no Interim Committee on Revenue is created, means the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate. During a session of the Legislative Assembly, "appointing authority" means the House Revenue Committee and the Senate Revenue Committee.
(d) Prepare analyses of and recommendations on the fiscal impact of all revenue measures before the Legislative Assembly and of all other measures affecting the revenue of this state.
(2) Pursuant to the policies and directions of the appointing authority, the Legislative Revenue Officer may enter into contracts to carry out the functions of the Legislative Revenue Officer. [1975 c.789 §3; 1995 c.746 §72; 1999 c.207 §4; 2001 c.158 §4]
(b) The department shall keep on file the request for information made pursuant to this subsection. The requests constitute a public record within the meaning of ORS 192.410 to 192.505. ORS 314.835 and 314.840 (3) relating to the confidentiality of tax information apply to the Legislative Revenue Officer, authorized representatives, staff and employees of the Legislative Revenue Officer.
173.860 [1979 c.783 §4; repealed 1981 c.704 §1]