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ORS 284.753. Grant, loan and incentive programs; state agencies to apply regional priorities in project funding decisions; factors to consider. In awarding grants, loans or incentive funds for projects undertaken in connection with grant, loan or incentive programs, state agencies listed in ORS 284.754 (3)(a)(A) to (E) shall, consistent with the programs enabling legislation, rules and regulations, use regional priorities for community and economic development as described in ORS 284.754 in the consideration of project funding decisions and base decisions of which projects to undertake upon whether the project will: (1) Use regional and community-based problem solving. (2) Support regional and community-based means of integrating state and local resources and services. (3) Create jobs in relation to the economy and population of the region directly impacted by the project. (4) Involve investment of capital in relation to the economy and population of the region directly impacted by the project. (5) Have community support, as indicated by the support of the governing body of the local government. (6) Have obtained appropriate land use and environmental reviews and authorizations prior to utilization of funds.
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ORS 284.770. [1987 c.911 6; repealed by 2005 c.80 7] EASTERN OREGON BORDER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGION
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ORS 284.771. Definitions. As used in ORS 284.771 to 284.801, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Region or region means that part of the state that: (a) Is within 20 miles of the Oregon border with the State of Idaho, and that includes, but is not limited to, the cities of Ontario, Vale and Nyssa; (b) Includes Willow Creek and Brogan; (c) Is an area in Oregon that is across the Oregon border from Weiser, Idaho; and (d) Is an area southwest of Vale for a distance of 10 miles. (2) Economic development means development that: (a) Relates to and supports: (A) The economic health or recovery of the region; (B) Business enterprise and activities in the region; or (C) Development or certification of regionally significant industrial sites in the region; (b) Creates jobs or prevents the loss of jobs in the region; or (c) Promotes or expands businesses or prevents the decline of businesses located or to be located in the region. (3) Law means statutes, administrative rules and any other form of regulation imposed by this state or a political subdivision of this state. (4) Local governing body means either the county court or board of county commissioners of the county. (5) Local government has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.116. (6) Regionally significant industrial site has the meaning given that term in ORS 285B.626. (7) Third-party administrator means the entity with which the Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board enters into an agreement pursuant to ORS
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ORS 284.776. Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board; members; quorum; meetings; advisory and technical committees; staffing. (1) The Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board is established to formulate and implement strategies and practices for strategic investment in workforce development and economic development in the Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Region and to arrange for the awarding of grants and making of loans for the purpose of encouraging workforce development and economic development in the region. (2) The board shall consist of seven voting members and one nonvoting member as follows: (a) The Governor shall appoint seven voting members from a list of eligible appointees with expertise in traded sector business, education, workforce development or economic development provided by the local governing bodies within the region. The Governor shall request an updated list of eligible appointees from the local governing bodies within the region for the purpose of making appointments when vacancies occur. (b) The Director of the Oregon Business Development Department, or the directors designee, is an ex officio nonvoting member of the board. (3) The term of office of each voting member of the board is four years, but a member serves at the pleasure of the Governor. Before the expiration of the term of a voting member, the Governor shall appoint a successor whose term begins on January 1 next following. A member is eligible for reappointment for a total of two consecutive terms. If there is a vacancy for any cause, the Governor shall make an appointment to become immediately effective for the unexpired term. (4) The Governor shall appoint one voting member of the board as the chairperson. (5) A voting member of the board is entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495. (6) A majority of the voting members of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. (7)(a) The board shall meet at least once every three months at a time and place determined by the chairperson. In addition, the board may meet at other times and places specified by the call of the chairperson or of a majority of the members of the board. (b) Meetings of the board are subject to ORS 192.610 to 192.705 governing public meetings and ORS 192.311 to 192.478 governing public records. (8) The board may establish any advisory or technical committees the board considers necessary to aid and advise the board in the performance of its functions. The committees may be continuing or temporary committees. The board shall determine the representation, membership, terms and organization of the committees and shall appoint the members of the committees. (9)(a) Until the board has entered into an agreement with a third-party administrator pursuant to ORS 284.781 (4), the Oregon Business Development Department shall provide staff to the board as necessary to allow the board to carry out the boards responsibilities under ORS 284.771 to 284.801. (b) Upon entering into the agreement, the third-party administrator shall provide staff to the board as necessary.
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ORS 284.781. Duties, functions and powers; rules. The Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board has the following duties, functions and powers: (1) To identify policies and strategies that will: (a) Promote workforce development, including development of residential housing necessary to attract and keep employees in the Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Region, and economic development; (b) Facilitate the development and prevent the decline of regionally significant industrial sites; (c) Create and maintain jobs in the region; and (d) Improve access to career and technical education, workforce training programs and higher education to enhance the availability of a qualified workforce for employers in the region. (2) To make recommendations to the Legislative Assembly for policies and strategies intended to improve the availability of career and technical education, workforce training programs and higher education for the purpose of improving the availability of a qualified workforce for employers in the region. (3) To identify specific laws that place specific workforce development and economic development efforts in the region, including development of residential housing necessary to attract and keep employees in the region, at a competitive disadvantage with respect to the same type of efforts made in the areas across the Oregon border from the region and to take action in accordance with ORS 284.786 upon identifying such laws. (4) To enter into an agreement with a third-party administrator, subject to approval by the Oregon Business Development Department under ORS 284.783, pursuant to which the third-party administrator shall operate one or more programs to award grants and make loans in accordance with ORS 284.791. (5) To facilitate collaboration among employers, local governments, state agencies and stakeholders for the purpose of enhancing and expanding workforce development and economic development in the region. (6) To consult with affected school districts, community colleges and universities and the Employment Department in identifying policies and strategies that will enhance and promote workforce development to improve the availability of a qualified workforce for employers in the region. (7) To adopt rules that define the region more specifically and to consult with the Oregon Business Development Department in the rulemaking process. (8) To prescribe the form of the application required under ORS 284.791 (3).
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ORS 284.783. Agreement with third-party administrator. (1) Upon finalizing a proposed agreement with a third-party administrator pursuant to ORS 284.781 (4), the Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board shall submit the proposed agreement to the Oregon Business Development Department. (2) The department shall review the proposed agreement and if the department determines that the agreement is sufficient for the purposes of ORS 284.771 to
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ORS 284.786. Identification of laws that place regions development efforts at disadvantage. (1) Upon identifying a specific law in accordance with ORS 284.781 (3), the Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board: (a) May recommend to the agency, board or commission that imposes or administers the law that the agency, board or commission consider an exception or waiver to the law in order to assist in workforce development and economic development efforts in the Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Region. Within 60 days of receiving a recommendation from the Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board under this paragraph, the agency, board or commission shall review the recommendation and hold a public hearing in the region, or otherwise consider information from the public and stakeholder entities, to determine whether: (A) The law has repeatedly posed a disadvantage to workforce development or economic development in the region in the last five years compared to comparable laws, rules or other forms of regulation imposed by the State of Idaho or a political subdivision of the State of Idaho; and (B) An exception or waiver to the specific law may be made for the purpose of furthering workforce development or economic development in the region. (b) If the agency, board or commission determines that an exception or waiver may not be made under paragraph (a) of this subsection, may recommend to the agency, board or commission or to the Legislative Assembly that a specific exception or waiver be made for the purpose of workforce development or economic development in the region. (2) The Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board may not recommend an exception or waiver to a specific law if: (a) The exception or waiver to the law is not permitted by law; or (b) The law relates to employment or state taxation.
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ORS 284.793. Annual submission of program information by third-party administrator; board report to legislature. (1) On or before June 30 of each year, the third-party administrator shall submit the following information from the previous 12 months to the Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board: (a) The number of businesses or regionally significant industrial sites that were assisted with grants awarded and loans made through programs under ORS 284.791; (b) The types and amount of resources leveraged by the grant and loan moneys; (c) The return on investment, performance and outcome with respect to jobs and wages in any area of the Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Region in which grant and loan moneys were utilized; and (d) Any other information the third-party administrator considers useful in evaluating the experience of the grant and loan programs. (2)(a) On or before September 15 of each year, the Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board, jointly with the Oregon Business Development Department, shall submit a report to the Legislative Assembly, in the manner required under ORS 192.245, that sets forth the information received from the third-party administrator under subsection (1) of this section and any other information from any source that the Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board thinks convenient or necessary for evaluating the administration and experience of the grant and loan program established under ORS 284.771 to 284.801. (b) The Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Boards report may include recommendations for legislation and strategies to improve workforce development and economic development in the region.
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ORS 284.796. Rulemaking. The Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board shall adopt rules to implement and administer the provisions of ORS 284.771 to 284.801 and may consult with the Oregon Business Development Department in the rulemaking process.
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ORS 284.801. (a) Notify the board and the third-party administrator of its determination; and (b) Distribute to the third-party administrator all moneys in the Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board Fund established under ORS 284.801 that are available for the purpose of awarding grants and making loans in accordance with ORS 284.791. (3)(a) If the department determines that the proposed agreement is not sufficient, the department shall return the agreement to the board with recommendations for revising or rejecting the agreement. (b) The board may consult with the department regarding the departments recommendations and, with the departments approval, resubmit the agreement with appropriate changes as necessary. (4)(a) The board or the third-party administrator may terminate the agreement at any time. (b) Upon termination of the agreement by either party, the third-party administrator shall transfer all unspent and unobligated moneys remaining from the moneys distributed under subsection (2) of this section to the department for deposit in the Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board Fund. [2020 s.s.1 c.9 6]
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ORS 284.805. [Formerly 447.805; renumbered 285.255 in 1991]
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ORS 284.810. [Formerly 447.810; renumbered 285.257 in 1991]
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ORS 284.820. [Formerly 447.820; repealed by 1991 c.11 19]
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ORS 284.825. [Formerly 447.825; repealed by 1991 c.11 19]
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ORS 284.831. [Formerly 447.831; repealed by 1991 c.11 19]
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ORS 284.834. [Formerly 447.834; repealed by 1991 c.11 19]
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ORS 284.835. [Formerly 447.835; repealed by 1991 c.11 19]
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ORS 284.840. [Formerly 447.840; repealed by 1991 c.11 19]
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ORS 284.845. [Formerly 447.845; repealed by 1991 c.11 19]
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ORS 284.850. [Formerly 447.850; repealed by 1991 c.11 19]
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ORS 284.855. [Formerly 447.855; repealed by 1991 c.11 19]
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ORS 284.860. [Formerly 447.860; repealed by 1991 c.11 19]
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ORS 284.865. [Formerly 447.865; repealed by 1991 c.11 19]
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ORS 284.875. [Formerly 447.875; repealed by 1991 c.11 19]
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ORS 284.880. [Formerly 447.880; repealed by 1991 c.11 19] OREGON GROWTH BOARD
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ORS 284.881. Definitions for ORS 284.881 to 284.890. As used in ORS 284.881 to 284.890, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) Business means a corporation, partnership, proprietorship, firm, enterprise, joint venture, cooperative, franchise, association, organization, self-employed individual, group of individuals, nonprofit entity or other entity that is or will be operating or doing business in Oregon. (2) Economic development means development that: (a) Relates to and supports the economic development policies for this state set forth in, or adopted in furtherance of, ORS 285A.020; (b) Promotes, expands or prevents the decline of businesses located or to be located in Oregon; (c) Creates jobs or prevents the loss of jobs; or (d) Promotes the policies of the Oregon Growth Board. (3) Financial services and support includes but is not limited to funding, access to capital, asset building, business planning, market development, improving management skills or any other type of service or support that enhances business development and furthers economic development. (4) Local government has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.116. (5) State agency means an officer, board, commission, department, division, institution, branch or agency in the executive or administrative branch of state government.
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ORS 284.882. Legislative intent. It is the intent of the Legislative Assembly, in enacting ORS 284.881 to
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ORS 284.883. Oregon Growth Board; members; staff. (1) The Oregon Growth Board is established to formulate and implement policies and procedures to administer ORS 284.881 to 284.890, and to make recommendations for the investment, reinvestment, management and coordination of funds in the Oregon Growth Account established under ORS 348.702 and the Oregon Growth Fund established under ORS
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ORS 284.887. Authority to contract with management companies or state agencies to manage and invest moneys; standards and requirements; rules. (1) The Oregon Growth Board may contract with one or more management companies or state agencies to manage and invest the moneys in the Oregon Growth Account established under ORS 348.702 and the Oregon Growth Fund established under ORS
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ORS 284.895. [Formerly 182.815; renumbered 285.250 in 1991] _______________
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ORS 285a.010. Definitions for ORS 284.101 to 284.148 and ORS chapters 285A, 285B and 285C. As used in ORS 284.101 to 284.148 and ORS chapters 285A, 285B and 285C, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) Administrator means the administrator of the Oregon Infrastructure Finance Authority. (2) Association means a nonprofit, private, incorporated or unincorporated institution, foundation, organization, entity or group, whether local, state, regional or national, that is operating or doing business in Oregon. (3) Authority means the Oregon Infrastructure Finance Authority. (4) Board means the Oregon Infrastructure Finance Authority Board. (5) Commission means the Oregon Business Development Commission. (6) Community means an area or locality in which the body of inhabitants has common economic or employment interests. The term is not limited to a city, county or other political subdivision and need not, but may be, limited by political boundaries. (7) Department means the Oregon Business Development Department. (8) Director means the Director of the Oregon Business Development Department. (9) Distressed area means a county, city, community or other geographic area that is designated as a distressed area by the department, based on indicators of economic distress or dislocation, including but not limited to unemployment, poverty and job loss. (10) International trade means the export and import of products and services and the movement of capital for the purpose of investment. (11) Local government has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.116. (12) Municipality means an Oregon city or county, the Port of Portland created by ORS 778.010, a county service district organized under ORS chapter 451, a district as defined in ORS 198.010, a tribal council of a federally recognized Indian tribe in this state or an airport district organized under ORS chapter 838. (13) Public body has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.109. (14) Rural area means an area located entirely outside of the acknowledged Portland Metropolitan Area Regional Urban Growth Boundary and the acknowledged urban growth boundaries of cities with populations of 30,000 or more. (15) Small business means a business having 100 or fewer employees. (16) State agency includes state officers, departments, boards and commissions. (17) Traded sector means industries in which member firms sell their goods or services into markets for which national or international competition exists.
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ORS 285a.045. Duties and functions of commission; exercise of commission powers; rules. (1) As its primary duty, the Oregon Business Development Commission shall develop and maintain the economic development policy and strategy for this state outlined in ORS 285A.020. (2) The commission shall provide oversight and direction to the Oregon Business Development Department in carrying out the economic development policies and strategy established by the commission. In addition, the commission may perform any other duty vested in the commission by law. (3) The commission shall keep complete and accurate records of all the meetings, transactions and business of the commission at the office of the department. (4) When a power, duty or function is vested in the commission, the commission may designate department officers, agents, employees or committee members to exercise the power, duty or function of the commission. When the commission designates a person in writing to exercise a power, duty or function of the commission, the person may exercise the power, duty or function. (5) In carrying out its duties under subsection (1) of this section, the commission shall coordinate its activities with federal, state and local agencies, community partners and regions, when appropriate. (6) The commission may prepare and submit suggested administrative rules to the Director of the Oregon Business Development Department that the commission determines are necessary for the objectives and programs of the department.
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ORS 285a.050. Biennial report; content. (1) The Oregon Business Development Commission shall report biennially to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly on the success of economic development efforts. The report shall include the progress toward achievement of performance measures for the Oregon Business Development Department as adopted by the Legislative Assembly. At a minimum, the report shall include the following: (a) For the overall department and for identifiable programs and funding sources: (A) The number of jobs created and retained; (B) The average wage levels of jobs created and retained; and (C) Other measures identified by the commission. (b) The status of the Oregon economy as it relates to the economic strategy outlined in ORS 285A.020. (c) Other issues identified by the commission. (2) Reports to the Legislative Assembly required under this section shall be made in accordance with ORS 192.245.
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ORS 285a.055. Prerequisites for certain commission actions. Prior to the approval of bond financing of economic development projects under ORS 285B.320 to 285B.371 or the making of loans or the granting of any moneys from any source, the Oregon Business Development Commission, or the Oregon Business Development Department as the designee of the commission, shall: (1) Determine that the action is cost effective, considering both major public expenses and major public benefits; (2) Find that the project will produce goods or services which are sold in markets for which national or international competition exists or, if the project is to be constructed and operated by a nonprofit organization, that the project will not compete with local for-profit businesses; (3) Determine that the action is the best use of the moneys involved, considering other pending applications for those moneys; (4) Find that the project involved is consistent with the Oregon Business Development Departments comprehensive policy and programs; and (5) Find that the project involved is consistent with applicable adopted local economic development plans.