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ORS 284.592. Definitions for ORS 284.590 to 284.597. As used in ORS 284.590 to 284.597: (1) Geographic region means the following regions and counties: (a) South Willamette Valley, comprising Benton, Lane and Linn Counties. (b) Mid-Willamette Valley, comprising Marion and Polk Counties. (c) Mid-Columbia Valley, comprising Hood River, Sherman and Wasco Counties in the State of Oregon and Klickitat County in the State of Washington. (d) Portland Metro, comprising Clackamas, Columbia, Multnomah, Washington and Yamhill Counties in the State of Oregon and Clark and Skamania Counties in the State of Washington. (2) Manufacturing economic development means economic development in manufacturing sectors, including but not limited to manufacturing activities related to primary metals, wood products, semiconductors, electronics, medical devices, food processing, technological inputs and machinery. (3) Partnership means the Pacific Northwest Manufacturing Partnership, a collaborative alliance of governmental agencies, educational institutions, manufacturing firms and associations, research facilities, workforce boards, labor organizations and manufacturing economic development entities that has been established in geographic regions in this state for the purpose of: (a) Integrating knowledge, innovation, research, technology, science, industry, resources and priorities for manufacturing economic development in the geographic regions; and (b) Enhancing the geographic regions capacity as manufacturing business ecosystems.
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ORS 284.597. Regional collaboration regarding manufacturing economic development; proposals for federal funds; authority to enter into agreements. (1) The Oregon Business Development Department shall facilitate regional collaboration among manufacturing economic development stakeholders through consultation with and support of the Pacific Northwest Manufacturing Partnership in the geographic regions represented by the partnership by: (a) Providing financial assistance to businesses, programs and entities engaged in manufacturing economic development that are working in collaboration with, or with the financial or technical assistance of, the partnership; (b) Identifying and recruiting qualified investors and other sources of capital to support members of the partnership or manufacturing economic development projects identified by the partnership that are eligible for financial or technical assistance; and (c) Entering into contracts and agreements with institutions of higher education, research facilities, economic development entities and other manufacturing economic development entities for the purpose of supporting the goals and objectives of the partnership. (2) The department shall act on behalf of the partnership to apply or submit proposals for any federal funds, at the request of the partnership, that the partnership and the department determine will assist the partnership to achieve its goals and objectives, including but not limited to funding available to designated manufacturing communities through the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership program in the United States Economic Development Administration. The department may accept and enter into any contracts or agreements on behalf of the partnership for the receipt of the funds from the federal government or its agencies.
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ORS 284.600. [Formerly 285A.150; repealed by 2017 c.532 16]
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ORS 284.604. [Formerly 285A.153; repealed by 2017 c.532 16]
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ORS 284.608. [Formerly 285A.156; repealed by 2017 c.532 16]
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ORS 284.615. [Formerly 285A.162; repealed by 2017 c.532 16]
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ORS 284.618. [Formerly 285A.165; repealed by 2017 c.532 16]
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ORS 284.622. [Formerly 285A.168; repealed by 2017 c.532 16]
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ORS 284.625. [Formerly 285A.170; repealed by 2017 c.532 16]
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ORS 284.628. [Formerly 285A.174; repealed by 2017 c.532 16]
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ORS 284.700. [1985 c.814 10; 1991 c.488 6; 1993 c.210 15; repealed by 1999 c.274 22] OREGON INNOVATION COUNCIL
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ORS 284.701. Definitions for ORS 284.701 to 284.749. As used in ORS 284.701 to 284.749: (1) Equity investment means any investment not prohibited under Article XI, section 6, of the Oregon Constitution. (2) Innovation-based economic development includes, but is not limited to, a technology, product, process or innovation that: (a) Derives from and supports innovation and research; (b) Promotes Oregons market capacities and competitive advantages; (c) Involves technology-based innovation; (d) Facilitates the creation of new products, processes and services that retain and create high-wage jobs; (e) Involves the establishment of partnerships between and collaboration with research institutions, the private sector and public entities; and (f) Endeavors to transfer innovative technologies to the private sector or to commercialize innovative research and development. (3) Oregon growth business means: (a) An individual, group of individuals or private sector business entity, including but not limited to a partnership, limited liability company, corporation, firm, association or other business entity, that engages in business that furthers innovation-based economic development, that has the capacity, upon obtaining appropriate capital, to generate significant high-skill, high-wage employment in Oregon and that conducts business in Oregon; or (b) An emerging growth business consisting of an individual or group of individuals or a new or small company, including but not limited to any new or small partnership, limited liability company, corporation, firm, association or other business entity, that has the capacity, upon obtaining appropriate capital, to generate significant high-skill, high-wage employment. (4) Public entity means any agency of the federal or state government, county, city, town, public corporation or political subdivision in this state. (5) Research institution means: (a) A community college as defined in ORS 341.005; (b) A public university listed in ORS 352.002; (c) The Oregon Health and Science University public corporation established under ORS 353.020; (d) An Oregon-based, generally accredited, not-for-profit private institution of higher education; (e) A federal research laboratory conducting research in Oregon; (f) A private not-for-profit research institution located in Oregon; (g) An institution for higher education as defined in ORS 289.005; or (h) A private institution of higher education located in Oregon. (6) Traded sector has the meaning given that term in ORS 285A.010.
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ORS 284.711. Duty to advise; distribution of moneys; fees. (1) The Oregon Innovation Council shall provide advice to the Governor, the Legislative Assembly, research institutions, public agencies that support economic development and the private sector on issues related to: (a) Promoting the commercialization of research from the private sector, universities and colleges, including investments in signature research centers where Oregon has a distinct or emerging advantage; (b) Stimulating seed and start-up capital investment and entrepreneurial capacity that will promote economic growth in Oregon traded sector industries or Oregon growth businesses; and (c) Developing the entrepreneurial and management capacity critical to the competitiveness of Oregon traded sector industries or Oregon growth businesses in rapidly growing global markets. (2) The council, the Oregon Business Development Commission, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission and the office of the State Treasurer shall coordinate policies and programs related to the duties of the council. (3) Based on the state plan developed under ORS 284.715, on grants, loans and equity investments made under ORS 284.742 and on other relevant data and information, and subject to the approval of the Oregon Business Development Department, the council may distribute moneys in the Oregon Innovation Fund by grant, loan or equity investment or pursuant to contracts with research institutions, the private sector and public entities. (4) The council may assess and charge fees for making grants, loans or equity investments under ORS 284.742.
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ORS 284.715. State plan for innovation and economic competitiveness. (1) The Oregon Innovation Council shall develop a state plan for innovation and economic competitiveness. The plan shall include policy and program recommendations to: (a) Identify and expand the states industry and core research strengths related to Oregon traded sector industries, Oregon growth businesses and higher education that have the highest potential for commercialization and economic impact; (b) Enhance the entrepreneurial ecosystem that promotes the development and growth of new innovation-based businesses and assists existing businesses in developing new products; (c) Stimulate seed and start-up capital investment and entrepreneurial capacity that will promote innovation-based economic development in Oregon traded sector industries or Oregon growth businesses; and (d) Develop an innovation index that benchmarks Oregon to national averages on a variety of innovation metrics. (2) The council shall complete the plan every biennium. (3) Each biennium, the council shall report to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly about the plan.
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ORS 284.720. Oregon Innovation Fund. (1) There is created within the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund, the Oregon Innovation Fund. Interest earned by the Oregon Innovation Fund shall be credited to the fund. (2) Moneys in the Oregon Innovation Fund shall consist of: (a) Amounts donated to the fund; (b) Amounts appropriated or otherwise transferred to the fund by the Legislative Assembly; (c) Investment earnings received on moneys in the fund; and (d) Other amounts deposited in the fund from any source. (3) Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Innovation Council for the purposes of making grants, loans and equity investments under ORS 284.742 and, subject to the approval of the Oregon Business Development Department, entering into contracts and grant agreements to carry out the recommendations included in the state plan developed under ORS 284.715. (4) The council may establish accounts and subaccounts within the fund when the council determines that accounts or subaccounts are necessary or desirable and may credit any interest or income derived from moneys in the fund to any account or subaccount in the fund. (5) The council may use moneys in the fund to pay the administrative costs associated with the fund and with making grants, loans, equity investments and other distributions of moneys from the fund.
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ORS 284.735. [2005 c.748 9; 2011 c.610 7; 2015 c.767 87; repealed by 2019 c.131 8] Note: Section 14, chapter 131, Oregon Laws 2019, provides: Sec. 14. Notwithstanding the repeal of ORS 284.735 by section 8 of this 2019 Act, the State Chief Information Officer shall include in the economic development section on the Oregon transparency website required under ORS 276A.253 (4)(d) the names of persons who received grants or loans from the Oregon Innovation Council under ORS 284.735 as in effect immediately before the effective date of this 2019 Act [May 22, 2019], and the purpose and amount of the grant or loan, as long as any persons receive such grants or loans.
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ORS 284.740. Oregon Innovation Council signature research centers. (1) The Oregon Innovation Council may establish one or more signature research centers to maximize collaborative ventures among research institutions, public entities and Oregon growth businesses that will capitalize on opportunities to obtain private and federal funding for the research and development of innovation-based economic development. (2) The council may contract with nonprofit or other entities for the administration of one or more centers. (3) Signature research centers, Oregon growth businesses and research institutions contracting to engage in innovation-based economic development, to conduct research within a signature research center or to engage in other business endeavors, as defined by the Oregon Innovation Council by rule, may receive grants and loans from moneys in the Oregon Innovation Fund created under ORS
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ORS 284.742. Grants, loans and equity investments for innovation-based economic development; contracts to manage equity investments; fees; rules. (1) Subject to the approval of the Oregon Business Development Department, the Oregon Innovation Council may make grants, loans and equity investments from the Oregon Innovation Fund created under ORS 284.720 to fund proposals that have as their principal objectives: (a) The establishment of partnerships between, and collaborations with, research institutions and Oregon growth businesses for innovation-based economic development; or (b) The transfer of innovation-based economic development technology to the private sector or the commercialization of innovation-based economic development research and development in Oregon. (2)(a) The council may contract with one or more management companies to manage equity investments for purposes of this section and the programs funded by the Oregon Innovation Fund created under ORS 284.720. (b) A contract entered into under this subsection may be: (A) A partnership agreement under which the council is the limited partner and the management company is the general partner; or (B) Another form of payment or profit-sharing arrangement under which the council may receive payment or another form of return in exchange for the councils investment. (c) A contract entered into under this subsection shall require any management company managing investments pursuant to this subsection to: (A) Manage the investments subject to the policies and procedures and investment directives and strategies of the council or, if requested by the council, the Oregon Growth Board, with the care, skill and diligence that a prudent investor acting in a similar capacity and familiar with such investments would use in managing the investments; and (B) Invest in Oregon an amount that is at least equal to the amount of the principal transferred from the Oregon Innovation Fund to the management company for investment. (3)(a) To qualify for a grant, loan or equity investment under subsection (1) of this section, a proposal must be submitted to the Oregon Innovation Council in the manner and with a fee as may be prescribed by rule. (b) All proposals funded under subsection (1) of this section must include performance metrics or reporting requirements or both, as prescribed by rule. (4) The Oregon Business Development Department may adopt rules to implement programs recommended by the council to administer the provisions of this section or for other activities recommended by the council to promote innovation-based economic development.
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ORS 284.745. Definitions for ORS 284.745 to 284.749. As used in ORS 284.745 to 284.749, bond-related costs means: (1) The costs and expenses of issuing and administering bonds under ORS 284.745 to
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ORS 284.747. Oregon Innovation Bond Fund. (1) The Oregon Innovation Bond Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. The net proceeds from the sale of revenue bonds issued under ORS 284.746 must be credited to the Oregon Innovation Bond Fund. Investment earnings received on moneys in the fund must be credited to the fund. (2) Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Innovation Council for the purpose of making grants, loans and equity investments under ORS 284.742.
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ORS 284.748. Oregon Innovation Debt Service Fund. (1) The Oregon Innovation Debt Service Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. The Oregon Innovation Debt Service Fund consists of: (a) An amount from the moneys deposited in the Oregon Innovation Fund credited to the Oregon Innovation Debt Service Fund by the State Treasurer that is necessary in a fiscal year, as determined by the Oregon Innovation Council, in consultation with the Oregon Business Development Department and the State Treasurer, to pay the bond-related costs scheduled to be paid in that fiscal year on the revenue bonds issued under ORS 284.746; (b) Any funds appropriated or allocated to the Oregon Innovation Debt Service Fund; and (c) Investment earnings received on moneys in the Oregon Innovation Debt Service Fund. (2) Moneys in the Oregon Innovation Debt Service Fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Innovation Council to pay, when due, the bond-related costs on outstanding revenue bonds, to fund revenue bond reserves and to pay amounts due in connection with credit enhancements. (3) The council, in consultation with the department and the State Treasurer, shall use amounts in the Oregon Innovation Debt Service Fund to pay, when due, the bond-related costs on outstanding revenue bonds, to fund revenue bond reserves and to pay amounts due in connection with credit enhancements. (4) If the moneys deposited in the Oregon Innovation Fund are not sufficient to pay the bond-related costs due to be paid in a fiscal year, the council, in consultation with the department and the State Treasurer, shall make payments in that fiscal year according to the relative priority of revenue bonds secured by the moneys deposited in the Oregon Innovation Fund.
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ORS 284.749. Oregon Innovation Bond Administration Fund. (1) The Oregon Innovation Bond Administration Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. The Oregon Innovation Bond Administration Fund consists of: (a) The amount of revenue bond proceeds remaining after depositing the net proceeds in the Oregon Innovation Bond Fund pursuant to ORS 284.747; (b) The proceeds of revenue bonds issued to pay bond-related costs; (c) Any funds appropriated or allocated to the Oregon Innovation Bond Administration Fund; and (d) Investment earnings received on moneys in the Oregon Innovation Bond Administration Fund. (2) Moneys in the Oregon Innovation Bond Administration Fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Innovation Council for paying bond-related costs during the term of revenue bonds issued under ORS 284.746. (3) The council, in consultation with the Oregon Business Development Department and the State Treasurer, may use amounts in the Oregon Innovation Bond Administration Fund to pay bond-related costs during the term of revenue bonds issued under ORS 284.746. Amounts in the fund must be disbursed upon the written request of the council in consultation with the department.
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ORS 284.750. [1987 c.911 3; 1993 c.744 14; 1997 c.631 433; repealed by 2005 c.80 7] OREGON SOLUTIONS NETWORK
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ORS 284.751. Regional collaboration among universities and Oregon Solutions Network; authority to contract; rules. (1) For the purposes of this section, Oregon Solutions Network means the Oregon Solutions Network established pursuant to Executive Order 11-12 dated December 16, 2011, including but not limited to regional advisory committees and regional solutions centers within the network. (2) The Oregon Business Development Department shall facilitate regional collaboration among the University of Oregon, Oregon State University and the Oregon Solutions Network in Lane, Linn and Benton Counties, for the purpose of assisting technology-based, start-up businesses in this state whose primary purpose is to commercialize university-based or university-assisted research and to increase the number of, and ensure the retention of, such businesses in the region. (3) The collaboration under subsection (2) of this section shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) Providing financial assistance to programs, entities and providers of technical business development and creation assistance and providing support to technology-based, start-up businesses whose primary purpose is to commercialize university-based or university-assisted research. (b) Identifying and recruiting entrepreneurial talent, qualified investors and other sources of capital. (c) Acquiring, procuring, furnishing or improving facilities in or near Lane, Linn or Benton Counties, as identified by the University of Oregon, Oregon State University and the Oregon Solutions Network, for the operation or support of businesses receiving assistance under this section, signature research centers and other businesses, programs and entities involved in the commercialization of university-based or university-assisted research. (d) Establishing, connecting or expanding support programs, directly or indirectly, that provide assistance to technology-based, start-up businesses whose primary purpose is to commercialize university-based or university-assisted research within and outside the region. (4) The department may enter into contracts and agreements with the University of Oregon, Oregon State University and the Oregon Solutions Network for the purpose of implementing and accomplishing the objectives set forth in subsection (3) of this section. (5) The department shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section. [2013 c.762 1,2] REGIONAL SOLUTIONS PROGRAM
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ORS 284.752. Definitions for ORS 284.752 to 284.754. As used in ORS 284.752 to 284.754: (1) Community and economic development means development that: (a) Relates to, supports and promotes the policies and objectives of the Regional Solutions Program established under ORS 284.754; (b) Promotes, expands or prevents the decline of local, regional and statewide industries and businesses located or to be located in Oregon; (c) Creates jobs or prevents the loss of jobs in Oregon; and (d) Improves the economy in Oregon. (2) Grant, loan or incentive program means any program or other type of undertaking that a state agency has been authorized by the Legislative Assembly to establish, implement and fund and that has as one or more of its purposes community and economic development in a region, or that will affect community and economic development in a region of this state. (3) Local government means a city, county, authority or entity organized under state statute or city or county charter, and includes any council of governments created under ORS chapter 190. (4) Natural resource agency means the State Department of Agriculture, the Water Resources Department, the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, the State Forestry Department, the Department of State Lands, the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries and the State Marine Board. (5) Region means an economic development district in Oregon, created by the Economic Development Administration of the United States Department of Commerce, for which a regional solutions center has been established under ORS