OR Rev Stat § 431A.402 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 431A - Public Health Programs and Activities|Section 431A.402 - Healthy Homes Repair Fund.

(1) There is established in the State Treasury the Healthy Homes Repair Fund, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Healthy Homes Repair Fund is credited to the fund. The purpose of the fund is to: (a) Fund grants to eligible entities under the Healthy Homes Program established under ORS 431A.400; and (b) Pay for the administrative expenses of the Oregon Health Authority in establishing, implementing and administering the Healthy Homes Program under ORS 431A.400. (2) The fund consists of: (a) Money appropriated to the fund by the Legislative Assembly; (b) Grant funds repaid under ORS 431A.400 (6); (c) Moneys transferred to the fund from the federal or state government; (d) Application fees received under ORS 431A.400, if any; and (e) Gifts, grants and donations received from any source. [2021 c.622 §2] Note: Sections 3 and 6, chapter 622, Oregon Laws 2021, provide: Sec. 3. Interagency Task Force on Healthy Homes. (1) The Interagency Task Force on Healthy Homes is established. (2) The task force consists of: (a) Up to nine members appointed by the Governor from among the following groups: (A) Eligible entities likely to participate in the Healthy Homes Program; (B) Individuals with lived or professional experience germane to the Healthy Homes Program; and (C) Individuals with expertise and experience in performing home improvement work. (b) The Director of the Oregon Health Authority or the director’s designee. (c) The Director of the Housing and Community Services Department or the director’s designee. (d) The Director of the Department of Environmental Quality or the director’s designee. (e) The Director of the State Department of Energy or the director’s designee. (f) The Director of the Department of Land Conservation and Development or the director’s designee. (g) The Director of Human Services, or a designee of the director who is an individual with expertise in developmental disability services. (3) The task force shall: (a) Develop tools to compile and collect comprehensive information on services, programs and other resources related to housing and home-related health in this state. (b) Share data, metrics and strategies for the deployment of programs to improve home-related health. (c) Determine how best to leverage funds across programs and agencies to maximize success and improved outcomes. (d) Identify and consult with stakeholders who deploy programs to improve home-related health, and recipients of these programs, to: (A) Identify barriers to the deployment and success of programs to improve the health and safety of homes; (B) Identify potential solutions to identified barriers; (C) Identify new measures to improve the health and safety of homes; and (D) Determine the extent to which renters are able to take advantage of health and safety upgrades to homes. (4) A majority of the members of the task force constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. (5) Official action by the task force requires the approval of a majority of the members of the task force. (6) The task force shall elect one of its members to serve as chairperson. (7) The task force shall meet at times and places specified by the call of the chairperson or of a majority of the members of the task force. (8) The task force may adopt rules necessary for the operation of the task force. (9)(a) The task force shall submit a report in the manner provided in ORS 192.245 to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing, the Governor and the Environmental Justice Task Force no later than September 15, 2022. (b) A report submitted under this section must: (A) Include data and metrics associated with program deployment, including demographics, geographic access and health and housing outcomes; (B) Identify barriers to program deployment and success and solutions to those barriers; and (C) Make recommendations for legislation to reduce barriers or expand program access and benefits. (10) The Oregon Health Authority shall provide staff support to the task force. (11) All agencies of state government, as defined in ORS 174.111, are directed to assist the task force in the performance of the duties of the task force and, to the extent permitted by laws relating to confidentiality, to furnish information and advice the members of the task force consider necessary to perform their duties. [2021 c.622 §3] Sec. 6. Sunset. Section 3 of this 2021 Act is repealed on January 2, 2023. [2021 c.622 §6]