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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 285A - Economic Development I › Section 285A.190 - Oregon Coalition Brownfields Cleanup Program; loans and grants; rules.

(1) There is established in the Oregon Business Development Department the Oregon Coalition Brownfields Cleanup Program.
(2) The department may make grants, loans and expenditures from the Oregon Coalition Brownfields Cleanup Fund to provide financial or other assistance to public and private owners of eligible brownfield properties for the purpose of cleaning up the properties.
(3) An eligible owner of a brownfield property may borrow moneys from the fund by entering into a loan agreement with the department in accordance with rules adopted by the department.
(4) The owner of a publicly owned brownfield property may enter into a loan agreement with the department notwithstanding any restrictions on indebtedness in the charter or bylaws of the public body or any other provision of law.
(5) The department may adopt rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this section and ORS 285A.192. The rules shall include, but are not limited to, requirements for eligibility for financial assistance or other assistance from the program, good and sufficient collateral required to secure loans from the fund and the complete or partial waiver of interest on short-term loans made from the fund.
(6) As used in this section:
(a) "Brownfield" has the meaning given that term in ORS 285A.185.
(b) "Other assistance" includes, but is not limited to, direct purchase of goods or services related to brownfields cleanup by the department.
(c) "Public body" has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.109. [2005 c.81 §3; 2009 c.830 §22]
Note:
285A.190 and 285A.192 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were 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.
2023 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.
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 285A - Economic Development I › Section 285A.240 - Legislative findings.

The Legislative Assembly finds that:
(1) There is a new emerging global economy in which countries and regions located in specific areas of the world are forging new cooperative arrangements.
(2) These new cooperative arrangements are increasing the competitiveness of the participating countries and regions, thus increasing the economic benefits and the overall quality of life for the citizens of the individual countries and regions.
(3) The Pacific Northwest states of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington and the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia are in a strategic position to act together, as a region, thus increasing the overall competitiveness of the individual states and provinces that will provide substantial economic benefits for all of their citizens. [Formerly 285.693]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 285A - Economic Development I › Section 285A.300 - Definition for ORS 285A.300 to 285A.312.

As used in ORS 285A.300 to 285A.312, "fund" means the Title I Bank Fund. [Formerly 285.680; 1999 c.509 §12]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 285A - Economic Development I › Section 285A.303 - Findings; purpose.

(1) The Legislative Assembly finds that:
(a) Local government is experiencing increasing difficulty in obtaining necessary financing for eligible community development projects, such as public works projects, causing project delays and significant increased costs to property owners and municipalities.
(b) The improvement, expansion and new construction of eligible community development projects contributes to orderly economic growth by providing the framework necessary to attract industry to this state and to promote increased employment opportunities and other community improvements which are for the benefit of the people of Oregon.
(c) It is important, therefore, that state agencies authorized to distribute state or federal funds for such improvements be able to provide programs and allocate moneys that will provide the greatest impetus to community development opportunities in Oregon.
(2) Since municipalities in this state often suffer from a lack of available financing for eligible community development projects, it is the purpose of ORS 285A.300 to 285A.312 to provide financial assistance to municipalities in order that they may develop and construct community development projects and may construct, improve and repair facilities necessary for orderly community development. [Formerly 285.683]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 285A - Economic Development I › Section 285A.306 - Title I Bank Fund; investment; sources; administration; rules and policies; costs.

(1) There is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund, the Title I Bank Fund. All moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Business Development Department for the Oregon Infrastructure Finance Authority to provide financing for community development projects. Interest earned by the Title I Bank Fund shall be credited to the fund.
(2) Moneys in the Title I Bank Fund, with the approval of the State Treasurer, may be invested as provided by ORS 293.701 to 293.857, and the earnings from such investments and other program income shall be credited to the Title I Bank Fund.
(3) The Title I Bank Fund shall consist of:
(a) Moneys appropriated to the fund by the Legislative Assembly.
(b) Repayment of loans made by cities and counties with grants from the Oregon Community Development Block Grant Program, including interest earnings.
(4) The Oregon Infrastructure Finance Authority shall administer the fund.
(5) The department shall adopt rules and policies for the administration of the fund.
(6) The authority may charge program administrative costs to the fund to pay for administrative expenses incurred to the authority for processing applications and investigating community development projects. [Formerly 285.685; 1999 c.509 §13; 2009 c.830 §29]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 285A - Economic Development I › Section 285A.309 - Use of funds.

All payments, receipts and interest from outstanding indebtedness shall be retained and accumulated in the Title I Bank Fund and used for the purposes specified in ORS 285A.303. [Formerly 285.687; 1999 c.509 §14]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 285A - Economic Development I › Section 285A.312 - Application of federal statutes.

All federal overlay statutes associated with moneys received from the federal Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant Program for Small Cities shall continue to apply to the use of those moneys in the Title I Bank Fund received from sources described in ORS 285A.306 (3)(b). [Formerly 285.690; 1999 c.509 §15; 2005 c.22 §203]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 285A - Economic Development I › Section 285A.325 - Foreign trade zones; operators of zones.

(1) Any port organized under the laws of this state, any municipal corporation in this state or any dock commission of any city of this state may apply to the United States for permission and may establish, operate and maintain foreign trade zones within or without their boundaries.
(2) A private for-profit corporation may also establish, operate and maintain a foreign trade zone in this state when the corporation is:
(a) Incorporated and organized under the laws of this state for the purpose of establishing, operating and maintaining a foreign trade zone; and
(b) Authorized to establish, operate and maintain a foreign trade zone under a special Act of the Legislative Assembly that specifically names and grants such authority to the corporation. [Formerly 307.850]
Note:
285A.325 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.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 285A - Economic Development I › Section 285A.328 - Specific corporation authorized to maintain foreign trade zone.

Klamath International Trade & Transportation Services (KITTS), an Oregon corporation, is authorized by ORS 285A.325 and 285A.328 to establish, operate and maintain a foreign trade zone in this state. [1997 c.499 §2]
Note:
285A.328 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.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 285A - Economic Development I › Section 285A.340 - Legislative findings; declaration of policy.

The Legislative Assembly declares that it is the purpose of ORS 285A.340 to 285A.349:
(1) To assist the development of small businesses, with special emphasis on increasing the percentage of businesses owned by women and members of minority groups;
(2) To encourage competition among publicly supported small business service providers in order to supply the most effective, highest quality services to the greatest number of businesses for the most significant long term outcomes;
(3) To foster cooperation among state agencies, state-supported organizations and private sector entities that provide services to small businesses in order to best meet the needs of small business clients;
(4) To encourage and support private sector organizations, to serve the needs of the small businesses in this state and, to the maximum extent feasible, to coordinate the small business programs of this state; and
(5) To provide support for organizations that encourage and assist the development and expansion of small businesses in Oregon. [Formerly 285.121; 1999 c.509 §16; 2003 c.773 §5; 2007 c.804 §13]
Note:
285A.340 to 285A.349 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 285A by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 285A - Economic Development I › Section 285A.346 - Purchases of assistance services for small businesses; grants; requirements for providers of services; waiver of federal requirements.

(1)(a) The Oregon Business Development Department may purchase business assistance services from public or private organizations for delivery to small businesses in this state or may provide grants to public or private organizations to support, aid, stimulate or otherwise affect the delivery of business assistance services to small businesses in this state.
(b) For the purposes of ORS 285A.340 to 285A.349, "business assistance services" includes:
(A) Basic business training, including elements of accounting, personnel management, marketing and tax compliance.
(B) Counseling on business needs and problems, including but not limited to specialized assistance with intellectual property rights, federal research grants, international markets, lean manufacturing and electronic commerce.
(C) Assistance in securing state and federal procurement contracts.
(D) Assistance in securing Oregon suppliers for goods and services.
(2) An organization or association that receives state moneys for the purpose of providing business assistance services to small businesses shall comply, to the greatest extent feasible, with the state policies established under ORS 285A.340 to 285A.349.
(3) To the extent that federal laws or regulations impose requirements that limit the payment of fees by recipients of business assistance services to small businesses, the department and the providers of those services shall apply for waivers of such federal requirements. [Formerly 285.125; 1999 c.509 §25; 2003 c.773 §6; 2007 c.804 §14; 2009 c.830 §30]
Note:
See note under 285A.340.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 285A - Economic Development I › Section 285A.349 - Evaluation of effectiveness of assistance.

The Oregon Business Development Department shall evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of the delivery of business assistance services to small businesses. [Formerly 285.127; 2003 c.773 §7; 2007 c.804 §15; 2009 c.830 §31]
Note:
See note under 285A.340.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 285A - Economic Development I › Section 285A.420 - Legislative findings.

(1) The Legislative Assembly finds that the demand in Oregon for local food is surging, that the interest in farming among younger generations is on the rise and that access to capital is one of the most important factors contributing to the development and success of a local market agricultural sector in the Oregon economy.
(2) The Legislative Assembly also finds that the establishment and implementation of a federal-state, public-private partnership program to assist beginning farmers is a cost-effective way for Oregon to support beginning farmers and the growth of the local market agricultural sector across this state and to stabilize the agricultural workforce. Such a program would represent no cost or risk to the state and would allow participating lenders to earn federally tax exempt interest income on loans to eligible beginning farmers. [2013 c.742 §1; 2015 c.165 §1]
Note:
285A.420 to 285A.435 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were 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.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 285A - Economic Development I › Section 285A.422 - Definitions for ORS 285A.420 to 285A.435.

As used in ORS 285A.420 to 285A.435:
(1) "Agricultural improvements" means any improvements, buildings, structures or fixtures suitable for use in farming that are located on agricultural land.
(2) "Agricultural land" means land located in this state that is suitable for use in farming and that is or will be operated as a farm.
(3) "Agricultural project" means agricultural improvements, agricultural land or depreciable agricultural property.
(4) "Beginning farmer" means a person, as defined by the Oregon Business Development Department by rule.
(5) "Depreciable agricultural property" means personal property suitable for use in farming for which an income tax deduction for depreciation is allowable in computing federal income tax under the Internal Revenue Code, including but not limited to farm machinery and trucks but not including feeder livestock, seed, feed, fertilizer and other types of inventory or supplies.
(6) "Eligible revenue" means the revenue or assets of an eligible agricultural project that are provided as security for a loan under ORS 285A.420 to 285A.435 by a beginning farmer, an agent of the beginning farmer or a related party to the beginning farmer.
(7) "Lender" means a person or entity authorized to make loans to beginning farmers pursuant to ORS 285A.420 to 285A.435, that is one of the following:
(a) An insured institution, as defined in ORS 706.008, that is authorized to do business in Oregon;
(b) A person selling agricultural land to a beginning farmer pursuant to an owner-financed agreement or sales contract;
(c) An institution organized and existing under the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.); and
(d) Other persons or entities as defined by rule adopted by the Oregon Business Development Department. [2013 c.742 §2; 2015 c.165 §2]
Note:
See note under 285A.420.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 285A - Economic Development I › Section 285A.425 - Beginning and Expanding Farmer Loan Program; eligibility and qualifications; rules; fees; authority to enter into contracts and agreements.

(1) The Oregon Business Development Department, in consultation with the State Department of Agriculture and potential lenders, shall create the Beginning and Expanding Farmer Loan Program to facilitate the making of loans to beginning farmers to finance the acquisition of an approved agricultural project.
(2) Before revenue bonds may be issued for the program, an agricultural project must be determined to be eligible for a loan under ORS 285A.420 to 285A.435 and the beginning farmer must be qualified by the lender to receive the loan.
(3) The Oregon Business Development Department shall adopt rules for the operation of the program, to define terms and to establish an application process and requirements, criteria and eligibility standards for beginning farmers and lenders to participate in the program. The department may approve a loan only if all of the following are satisfied:
(a) The lender is approved to participate in the program.
(b) The beginning farmer is a resident of this state.
(c) The agricultural project that is the subject of the loan is located, or will be used, in this state.
(d) The lender acknowledges that the loan to the beginning farmer is secured only by the eligible revenue of an eligible agricultural project and not by revenue or assets of the State of Oregon.
(e) The beginning farmer will materially and substantially participate in the farming for which the loan is sought.
(f) The eligible agricultural project will be used for farming only by the beginning farmer or by the beginning farmer and the beginning farmer’s family.
(g) The beginning farmer and the lender have complied with any other requirement, criterion or standard prescribed by the department by rule.
(4)(a) The department may charge fees to lenders and beginning farmers as necessary:
(A) To administer the program; and
(B) To cover the cost of procurement of bond counsel, State Treasurer fees, department issuance fees and trustee fees.
(b) Lenders may charge fees and points as agreed to by the beginning farmer and the lender and as approved by the department.
(5) The lender and the beginning farmer shall agree to the terms of the loan, including interest rate and length of loan. The lender is responsible for making an independent credit evaluation of the beginning farmer or the farming enterprise for which the loan is sought.
(6) The Oregon Business Development Department may enter into contracts and agreements as necessary and appropriate to implement and manage the program. [2013 c.742 §3]
Note:
See note under 285A.420.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 285A - Economic Development I › Section 285A.435 - Beginning and Expanding Farmer Loan Program Fund.

(1) There is created the Beginning and Expanding Farmer Loan Program Fund, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Beginning and Expanding Farmer Loan Program Fund shall be credited to the fund. All moneys credited to the fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Business Development Department for the purpose of implementing and operating the Beginning and Expanding Farmer Loan Program under ORS 285A.420 to 285A.435.
(2) The fund shall consist of all moneys credited to the fund, including:
(a) Moneys appropriated to the fund by the Legislative Assembly or transferred to the fund by the Oregon Business Development Department;
(b) Earnings on moneys in the fund;
(c) Fees paid to the department by beginning farmers and lenders; and
(d) Moneys from any other source, including but not limited to grants and gifts.
(3) Moneys in the fund may be invested as provided by ORS 293.701 to 293.857 and the earnings from investments shall be credited to the fund.
(4) The department may establish accounts within the fund to carry out ORS 285A.420 to 285A.435. [2013 c.742 §6]
Note:
See note under 285A.420.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 285A - Economic Development I › Section 285A.510 - Definitions for ORS 285A.510 to 285A.522.

As used in ORS 285A.510 to 285A.522:
(1) "Community" means an area or locality in which the inhabitants have common economic or employment interests and which is undergoing an economic emergency. The term is not limited to a city, county or other political subdivision and need not, but may, be limited by political lines and boundaries. A large populous area under one or more governing bodies may be composed of several communities.
(2) "Employer," "mass layoff" and "plant closing" have the meanings given those terms on October 3, 1989, in the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (P.L. 100-379). [Formerly 285.450]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 285A - Economic Development I › Section 285A.516 - Notification of plant closing or mass layoff under Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.

The Higher Education Coordinating Commission is the state agency that shall be notified when an employer is required to provide written notice of a plant closing or mass layoff under section 3 of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (P.L. 100-379). [Formerly 285.457; 2001 c.684 §18; 2015 c.366 §69; 2023 c.557 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 285A - Economic Development I › Section 285A.519 - Notification of employers under Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.

(1) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall notify employers subject to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (P.L. 100-379) that the commission is the state agency that must be notified when the employers are required to provide notice of a plant closing or mass layoff under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (P.L. 100-379).
(2) When notifying employers as provided in subsection (1) of this section, the commission shall provide employers with a statement of the programs, projects, expenditures and other forms of assistance the commission and other state agencies can provide to communities, employers and workers affected by a plant closing or mass layoff. [Formerly 285.460; 2001 c.684 §19; 2015 c.366 §70; 2023 c.557 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 285A - Economic Development I › Section 285A.522 - Annual report of plant closings and layoffs; contents.

(1) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall prepare an annual report concerning plant closings and mass layoffs in this state. The report shall describe in detail each plant closing or mass layoff during the period covered by the report and the assistance and services provided to the affected employers, workers and communities. The report shall also contain the most recent information available relating to the current status of the employer, workers and community affected by each plant closing or mass layoff.
(2) The report prepared under this section shall be presented to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and appropriate legislative committees. [Formerly 285.463; 2007 c.354 §12; 2015 c.366 §71; 2021 c.100 §11]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 285A - Economic Development I › Section 285A.600 - Policy.

(1) The Legislative Assembly declares that it is the policy of this state to include Oregon’s ports in planning and implementing economic development and transportation programs. To that end, the Oregon Business Development Commission and the Oregon Business Development Department, through the Oregon Infrastructure Finance Authority, may work to:
(a) Coordinate with the Department of Transportation and other state agencies, commissions and advisory committees engaged in activities affecting ports to facilitate port planning and development;
(b) Promote local cooperation in statewide planning and development of the ports;
(c) Promote long-term economic self-sufficiency of the ports;
(d) Encourage cost-effective investments with prudent financial consideration of port development projects; and
(e) Facilitate ports in their efforts to respond to domestic and international market opportunities.
(2) The Legislative Assembly also declares that:
(a) The State of Oregon recognizes, supports and promotes a federal role in the continuation of the maintenance and development of federally authorized waterway projects.
(b) Because the federal role is changing, the responsibilities of this state may vary in terms of direct involvement in waterway transportation.
(c) It is the policy of the State of Oregon to support the continued maintenance and development of the following waterways as key elements of the statewide transportation system:
(A) The navigation channels of the Columbia River, Coos Bay and Yaquina Bay and any other commercial waterway segments that provide a link for movement of products to and from world and regional markets.
(B) Waterway segments that serve as transportation corridors for large volumes of bulk and agricultural commodities and that provide shippers a cost-effective means to transport products.
(C) The coastal channels and harbors that support commercial and water-dependent activities. [Formerly 285.800; 2007 c.804 §22; 2009 c.830 §32]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 285A - Economic Development I › Section 285A.603 - "Port" defined for ORS 285A.603 to 285A.627.

As used in ORS 285A.603 to 285A.627, unless the context requires otherwise, "port" means the Port of Portland and any port formed pursuant to ORS 777.005 to 777.725 and 777.915 to 777.953. [Formerly 285.805; 2003 c.802 §153; 2007 c.804 §23]