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OR Rev Stat § 285A.192 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 285A - Economic Development I|Section 285A.192 - Oregon Coalition Brownfields Cleanup Fund; sources; uses.

(1) There is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund, a revolving fund known as the Oregon Coalition Brownfields Cleanup Fund. Interest earned by the Oregon Coalition Brownfields Cleanup Fund shall be credited to the fund. All moneys in the Oregon Coalition Brownfields Cleanup Fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Business Development Department for the purposes of ORS 285A.190. (2) The Oregon Coalition Brownfields Cleanup Fund shall consist of all moneys credited to the fund, including but not limited to: (a) Moneys received from the federal government, other state agencies or local governments; (b) Moneys appropriated or transferred to the fund by the Legislative Assembly or the Oregon Business Development Commission; and (c) Repayment of financial assistance, including interest earnings, provided by moneys from the fund. [2005 c.81 §4; 2009 c.830 §23] Note: See note under 285A.190.
OR Rev Stat § 285A.193 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 285A - Economic Development I|Section 285A.193 - Definitions.

As used in ORS 285A.193 to 285A.198, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Affordable housing" means: (a) Rental housing that is occupied by households with incomes equal to or less than 60 percent of the median income for the county or the state, whichever is higher, adjusted for family size; or (b) Owner-occupied housing occupied by households earning not more than the area median income, adjusted for family size. (2) "Brownfield" has the meaning given that term in ORS 285A.185. (3)(a) "Eligible costs" includes: (A) Remedial action costs, including costs for a site evaluation, a preliminary assessment, a confirmation of release or a remedial investigation that is performed by a geologist or professional engineer without the oversight or approval of the Department of Environmental Quality; and (B) If required by a government agency to implement a removal or remedial action, the costs of: (i) Demolishing existing improvements on a brownfield; (ii) Abating the release of hazardous substances within existing improvements on a brownfield; (iii) Constructing new improvements on a brownfield for the purpose of containing hazardous substances or limiting exposure to the release of hazardous substances; and (iv) Managing, handling, removing, treating and disposing of solid waste, environmental media and building materials containing hazardous substances in the course of redeveloping a brownfield. (b) "Eligible costs" does not include: (A) Costs funded by any state or federal grants for environmental site investigation or remedial action that are awarded for the same property; (B) The cost of remedial action conducted at a site that is listed or proposed to be listed as a national priority pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9605) and for which the owner or operator is liable under 42 U.S.C. 9607; (C) Tax credits, insurance proceeds or amounts received as the result of a legal settlement agreement; or (D) Costs that the owner or operator would have incurred if the property were not a brownfield. (4) "Forgivable loan" includes additional loans made for enhancements listed in ORS 285A.194 (3). (5)(a) "Owner or operator" means any person who owns, leases, operates, controls or exercises significant control over the operation of a brownfield. (b) "Owner or operator" does not include a person who, without participating in the management of a brownfield, holds indicia of ownership primarily to protect a security interest in a property. (6) "Release," "remedial action," "remedial action costs" and "removal" have the meanings given those terms in ORS 465.200. [2021 c.529 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 285A.194 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 285A - Economic Development I|Section 285A.194 - Forgivable loan program for removal and remedial costs at brownfields; limits; loan enhancements.

(1) The Oregon Business Development Department shall establish and administer a program in accordance with ORS 285A.193 to 285A.198 under which the department may make forgivable loans for the purpose of reimbursing private owners or operators for the eligible costs incurred in the completion of removal or remedial actions at brownfields. (2)(a) Forgivable loans may be made in amounts up to the lesser of: (A) Fifty percent of the eligible costs incurred by the owner or operator with respect to a brownfield; or (B) $250,000. (b) Additional forgivable loans may be made to the owner or operator for up to two of the enhancements described in subsection (3) of this section with respect to the brownfield for which a forgivable loan is made under paragraph (a) of this subsection. (c) The total amount of loans that may be made under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection is the lesser of: (A) One hundred percent of the eligible costs incurred by the owner or operator with respect to the brownfield; or (B) $500,000. (3) A forgivable loan enhancement may be made in an amount equal to the lesser of 25 percent of the eligible costs incurred by the owner or operator with respect to the brownfield or $125,000 if: (a) The brownfield is in a location identified in an electric vehicle infrastructure plan developed by the Department of Transportation and will be operated as a publicly accessible charging station for electric vehicles immediately after completion. (b)(A) Housing will be constructed or redeveloped from existing improvements on the brownfield; (B) At least four dwelling units, or 20 percent of all dwelling units, whichever is greater, will be used as affordable housing; and (C) Such use is ensured by a deed restriction on the brownfield that: (i) Is enforceable by the city or county in which the brownfield is located and by the department; and (ii) Is to last for at least 30 consecutive years following completion of the housing. (c) The brownfield is located in: (A) A census tract in which at least 20 percent of the residents are below the federal poverty line as determined under 42 U.S.C. 9902, as amended and in effect on December 31, 2020; or (B) A rural area or a distressed area. (d) At least 50 percent of the brownfield will be permanently dedicated as natural areas or public parks by a deed restriction on the brownfield that is enforceable by the city or county in which the brownfield is located and by the department. (e) The brownfield is located in an area designated as having unmet health care needs in the most recent unmet need designation report by the Office of Rural Health and on which hospital buildings or community health care facilities are subsequently constructed. (f) The brownfield is a developed site that became a brownfield as a direct result of wildfire. [2021 c.529 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 285A.195 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 285A - Economic Development I|Section 285A.195 - Application process.

(1) An owner or operator of a brownfield seeking a forgivable loan, including any enhancements, under ORS 285A.194 must submit to the Oregon Business Development Department an application in a form prescribed by the department, including: (a) An affidavit signed under penalty for false swearing that the applicant has not, by any acts, or omissions where there was a duty to act, caused, contributed to or exacerbated the release of a hazardous substance at the brownfield to which the application relates; (b) A statement that the applicant has entered into a voluntary agreement, cost recovery agreement, consent judgment or consent order with the Department of Environmental Quality for removal or remedial action at the brownfield subject to oversight by the Department of Environmental Quality; (c) An estimate of the type and amount of eligible costs the applicant expects to incur in investigating and remediating the brownfield; (d) A description of any enhancements listed in ORS 285A.194 (3) that will apply to the brownfield; and (e) Any other information the Oregon Business Development Department considers necessary or useful to the administration of the program. (2)(a) Once the Oregon Business Development Department has determined that an application is complete, the department shall approve or reject the application. (b) Rejection of an application does not preclude the owner or operator from reapplying at any time with respect to the same or another brownfield. (c) If the department approves an application, the department shall determine the amount of the forgivable loan, including any enhancements, and disburse the loan proceeds to the applicant pursuant to a loan agreement entered into by the department and the owner or operator. (d) Rejection of an application and the amount of a forgivable loan may not be appealed. [2021 c.529 §4]
OR Rev Stat § 285A.196 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 285A - Economic Development I|Section 285A.196 - Documentation required for forgiveness; repayment for noncompliance; cure.

(1) A forgivable loan made under ORS 285A.195 shall be forgiven upon submission by the owner or operator of all documentation required by the Oregon Business Development Department, including, but not limited to, an affidavit signed under penalty for false swearing: (a) Stating that the owner or operator has completed performance under the voluntary agreement, cost recovery agreement, consent judgment or consent order described in ORS 285A.195 (1)(b), other than the performance of long term water monitoring or compliance with institutional or engineering controls; (b) Documenting the eligible costs incurred and attesting that the costs have not been reimbursed; and (c) Stating how the applicant has complied with any conditions required for any enhancement listed in ORS 285A.194 (3), including recording a deed restriction, for which the applicant received an additional forgivable loan. (2) A forgivable loan may not be forgiven under subsection (1) of this section and shall be repaid over a term of five years, with interest at the current primary credit rate of the discount window program of the United States Federal Reserve System plus three percent per annum, if: (a) The removal or remedial action at the brownfield for which the forgivable loan was made is not completed on a schedule set forth in the loan agreement between the department and the owner or operator entered into under ORS 285A.195; or (b) The owner or operator fails to comply with any condition set forth in the loan agreement. (3) The department may in its discretion allow owners or operators to cure noncompliance with performance or other conditions set forth in loan agreements. (4) The department may seek appropriate legal remedies to secure repayment of forgivable loans due the Oregon Brownfield Properties Revitalization Fund established under ORS 285A.198. (5) Moneys repaid to the department under this section shall be deposited in the Oregon Brownfield Properties Revitalization Fund. [2021 c.529 §5]
OR Rev Stat § 285A.197 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 285A - Economic Development I|Section 285A.197 - Rulemaking for administration of loan program.

The Oregon Business Development Department shall establish by rule the procedures and criteria for administration of the program established under ORS 285A.193 to 285A.198, including, but not limited to, the methods of determining: (1) The distribution of forgivable loans; (2) The amount of a forgivable loan, including enhancements listed in ORS 285A.194 (3); (3) The terms of forgivable loan enhancements under ORS 285A.194 (3); (4) The conditions attached to a loan; (5) The circumstances in which forgivable loans must be repaid under ORS 285A.196; and (6) Any means by which noncompliance with applicable performance or other conditions attached to a loan may be cured by the owner or operator. [2021 c.529 §6]
OR Rev Stat § 285A.198 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 285A - Economic Development I|Section 285A.198 - Oregon Brownfield Properties Revitalization Fund.

(1) The Oregon Brownfield Properties Revitalization Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Oregon Brownfield Properties Revitalization Fund shall be credited to the fund. All moneys in the Oregon Brownfield Properties Revitalization Fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Business Development Department for the purposes of ORS 285A.193 to 285A.198. (2) The Oregon Brownfield Properties Revitalization Fund shall consist of all moneys credited to the fund, including but not limited to: (a) Moneys appropriated or transferred to the fund by the Legislative Assembly or the Oregon Business Development Commission; (b) Forgivable loans repaid under ORS 285A.196 and interest due on the moneys; (c) Amounts donated to the fund; (d) Moneys transferred to the fund from the federal government, state agencies or local governments; (e) Lottery bond proceeds allocated by the Legislative Assembly for deposit in the fund; (f) Earnings received on moneys in the fund; and (g) Other amounts transferred to the fund from any source. [2021 c.529 §7] Note: Sections 8 and 9, chapter 529, Oregon Laws 2021, provide: Sec. 8. (1) The Oregon Business Development Department shall consider means by which the department can encourage participation in removal and remedial actions that are eligible for forgivable loans under sections 2 to 7 of this 2021 Act [285A.193 to 285A.198] by minority-owned businesses, woman-owned businesses and emerging small businesses as those terms are defined in ORS 200.005. (2) No later than January 1, 2023, the department shall submit a report in the manner provided in ORS 192.245 to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to economic development that sets forth in detail the recipients of forgivable loans under section 5 of this 2021 Act [285A.196] and any third parties with which the recipients contracted to complete the removal and remedial actions with respect to which the forgivable loans were made. [2021 c.529 §8] Sec. 9. Section 8 of this 2021 Act is repealed on January 2, 2023. [2021 c.529 §9]
OR Rev Stat § 285A.200 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 285A - Economic Development I|Section 285A.200 - Gifts; federal aid; fees.

(1) The Oregon Business Development Department may accept gifts of money or other property from any public or private agency or person made for the purpose of assisting the department to carry out any programs or laws that the department is charged with administering. Moneys so received shall be paid into an appropriate fund or account. Property so received shall be used for the purposes for which that property is given. (2) The department may apply for, receive from the United States or any of its agencies, and disburse or supervise the disbursement of federal aid for the purposes for which the aid is provided. The department may also disburse or supervise the disbursement of funds provided by the State of Oregon for expenditure as a condition of receiving the federal aid. (3) The department may assess and charge fees: (a) For loans made from any of its funds or accounts; and (b) For program benefits provided and administrative expenses incurred by the department in the administration of the process developed in accordance with ORS 284.565 to certify sites that are ready for industrial or traded sector development. [Formerly 285.086; 2001 c.883 §4; 2009 c.830 §24; 2011 c.155 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 285A.206 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 285A - Economic Development I|Section 285A.206 - Department to prepare financial statements; contents; reporting period.

(1) In each calendar year, the Oregon Business Development Department shall prepare, in accordance with generally accepted governmental accounting principles, a financial statement for individual funding programs as required by law. (2) The financial statements required by this section shall record and summarize all the financial transactions during the reporting period that involved moneys credited to a fund or account and shall describe the financial condition of the fund or an account at the end of the reporting period. The reporting period for financial statements required by this section shall be the fiscal year commencing on July 1 and ending on June 30. (3) The financial statements required by this section shall be in a form prescribed by the Secretary of State. (4) Each financial statement required by this section shall describe the financial transactions and condition of a single fund and shall be submitted to the Governor, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives not later than December 31 in each year. [Formerly 285.095; 1999 c.509 §10; 2003 c.167 §10; 2007 c.804 §9; 2009 c.830 §25]
OR Rev Stat § 285A.216 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 285A - Economic Development I|Section 285A.216

[1999 c.386 §3; 2001 c.954 §1; renumbered 359.405 in 2001]
OR Rev Stat § 285A.224 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 285A - Economic Development I|Section 285A.224 - Business Retention Fund; purpose; administration; uses; rules.

(1) It is the purpose of the Business Retention Fund to assist businesses, communities and workers affected by significant business transitions, economic dislocation or the possibility of economic dislocations to evaluate and implement alternative business or community opportunities and to focus on the long term survivability of businesses. (2) The Business Retention Fund is created separate and distinct from the General Fund. The fund shall be administered by the Oregon Business Development Department. The fund may be credited with contributions of moneys from public and private sources and with repayments as provided in this section. Interest earned by the fund shall be credited to the fund. (3)(a) The department may allocate moneys in the fund for the following purposes: (A) Business retention service; (B) Employee ownership; (C) Community response to plant closures or community distress, or both; and (D) Feasibility studies, transition plans or restructuring plans. (b) The department shall establish the maximum percentage of the fund that may be allocated for the purposes described in paragraph (a) of this subsection and a minimum match requirement, if any. (4) The department may grant, expend or loan moneys in the fund for financial assistance, feasibility studies, transition plans, restructuring plans, technical assistance and management consulting services for business firms in transition, troubled firms that may close without assistance, for troubled firms that are experiencing major layoffs or firms that have actually closed or announced closure, and for communities that are experiencing distress due to the business closures, under such terms and conditions as the department may determine. (5) The department shall provide that firms receiving assistance repay to the Business Retention Fund any assistance provided under subsection (4) of this section. When the department sets repayment terms for a firm receiving assistance, the department shall consider the financial ability of the firm to repay assistance. (6) In providing assistance from the Business Retention Fund, the department may give preference to Oregon’s rural and distressed areas and its traditional agriculture, forestry and fishing industries. The department may also give priority to areas including but not limited to emerging industries and industry clusters with high potential for job retention and creation and market growth, as well as traded sector firms competing in markets for which regional, national or international competition exists. (7) The department shall adopt by rule specific criteria for expenditure of moneys from the Business Retention Fund. [Formerly 285.120; 1999 c.509 §11; 2003 c.773 §4; 2007 c.804 §12; 2009 c.830 §27]
OR Rev Stat § 285A.227 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 285A - Economic Development I|Section 285A.227 - Oregon Business, Innovation and Trade Fund; uses; sources; rules.

(1) There is created within the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund, the Oregon Business, Innovation and Trade Fund. Interest earned by the Oregon Business, Innovation and Trade Fund shall be credited to the fund. The moneys in the Oregon Business, Innovation and Trade Fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Business Development Department for the purpose of financing programs and projects that promote business and economic development throughout the state. The fund shall consist of all moneys credited to the fund, including moneys from the Administrative Services Economic Development Fund, federal funds collected or received, and fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, collected or received by the department, and all interest earnings that accrue to the fund. (2) The Oregon Business, Innovation and Trade Fund is created to provide a flexible funding source for financing those programs and projects that are determined by the Oregon Business Development Commission under the policies, criteria and standards set forth in ORS 285A.020, 285A.045 and 285A.055 to further business and economic development. The Oregon Business Development Department may finance programs and projects determined by the commission to further business and economic development by making grants or loans using moneys in the fund. Notwithstanding ORS 279A.140, the department may enter into contracts as necessary or appropriate to implement programs and projects determined by the commission to further business and economic development using moneys in the fund. (3) The Oregon Business Development Department, by rule, shall adopt standards, objectives and criteria for use of the moneys in the Oregon Business, Innovation and Trade Fund and for the adjustment of allocations to programs and projects that receive funding from the fund. [1997 c.620 §1; 2001 c.883 §5; 2003 c.794 §236; 2007 c.804 §10; 2009 c.830 §28] Note: 285A.227 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 285A or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 285A.230 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 285A - Economic Development I|Section 285A.230 - University Innovation Research Fund; grants.

The University Innovation Research Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the University Innovation Research Fund must be credited to the fund. The fund consists of all moneys appropriated, allocated, deposited or transferred to the fund by the Legislative Assembly or otherwise and any donations or grants received for the purpose of the fund. Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Business Development Department to make grants to public universities listed in ORS 352.002 or grants to the Oregon Health and Science University for the purpose of matching competitive federal research grant awards. [2019 c.643 §21] Note: 285A.230 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 285A or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.