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Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 52 - BEGINNING AND EXPANDING FARMER LOAN PROGRAM ("AGGIE BONDS") › Section 123-052-2400 - Confidential Records

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(1) Upon written
			 request and within a reasonable time, the Department shall provide program
			 records for inspection in accordance with ORS Chapter 192.
(2) The person requesting records will be
			 charged for preparing and mailing such records. Costs may include but not be
			 limited to costs incurred in locating records, separating exempt and nonexempt
			 records, having a custodian present during the inspection, preparing lists of
			 data, making photocopies and telefaxing materials. Fees to be collected shall
			 be set forth in the Department's schedule of fees and may be amended from time
			 to time as the Department may determine.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in ORS
			 192.410-192.595, records exempt from
			 disclosure include but are not limited to:
(a) Reports and analyses of reports which
			 bear on the Applicant's character, finances, management ability and
			 reliability, and which were obtained in confidence from persons or firms not
			 required by law to submit them and the Department has obliged itself in good
			 faith not to disclose the information;
(b) Financial statements, tax returns,
			 business records, employment history and other personal data submitted by or
			 for Applicants, or analysis of such data;
(c) Intra-departmental advisory memoranda
			 preliminary to a decision;
(d)
			 Formulas, plans, designs and related information that constitute trade secrets
			 under ORS 192;
(e) Personal
			 financial statement;
(f) Financial
			 statements of Applicants;
(g)
			 Customer lists;
(h) Information of
			 an Applicant pertaining to litigation to which the Applicant is a party if the
			 complaint has been filed, or if the complaint has not been filed, if the
			 Applicant shows that such litigation is reasonably likely to occur. This
			 exemption does not apply to conclude litigation and nothing in this section
			 shall limit any right or opportunity granted by law to a party involved in
			 litigation;
(i) Production, sales
			 or cost data; and
(j) Marketing
			 strategy information that relates to an Applicant's plan to address specific
			 markets and Applicant's strategy regarding specific competitors.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 56 - LOCAL ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FUND › Section 123-056-0010 - Purpose

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As provided in Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 285B.260, the
				Oregon Business Development Department shall administer the Local Economic
				Opportunity Fund to provide grants for projects that support economic
				development priorities as identified in approved local economic development
				strategies.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  285B.230 -
				  285B.266
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  285B.230 -
				  285B.266
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 56 - LOCAL ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FUND › Section 123-056-0020 - Definitions

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(1) "Department"
			 means the Oregon Business Development Department.
(2) "Fund" means the Local Economic
			 Opportunity Fund created by ORS 295B.260.
(3) "Approved Strategic Plan" means a
			 strategic plan determined by the Department to meet the requirements set forth
			 in OAR 123-056-0030.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  285B.230 -
				  285B.266
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  285B.230 -
				  285B.266
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 56 - LOCAL ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FUND › Section 123-056-0030 - Strategic Plans

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In order to be an Approved Strategic Plan, a strategic plan
				must:
(1) Identify, address and
			 coordinate the economic development priorities of a community or geographic
			 region in the state of Oregon
(2)
			 Result in economic benefit to the state of Oregon, such as:
(a) Promotes favorable investment climate to
			 strengthen businesses, create jobs, and raise real wages;
(b) Contributes in a manner that improves the
			 national and global competitiveness of Oregon companies;
(c) Assists Oregon communities in building
			 capacity to retain, expand, and attract businesses;
(d) Promotes, fosters and sustains economic
			 development in the state, emphasizing rural and distressed areas; or
(e) Implements economic strategies that
			 reinforce Oregon's long-term prosperity and livability.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 56 - LOCAL ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FUND › Section 123-056-0035 - Distribution of Funds

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The Department, in its sole discretion, shall determine grants
				awarded from the Fund. The grant must support implementation of a project
				included in an Approved Strategic Plan.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  285B.230 -
				  285B.266
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  285B.230 -
				  285B.266
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 56 - LOCAL ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FUND › Section 123-056-0040 - Waiver of Non-Statutory Requirements

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The Director or the Director's designee may waive non-statutory
				requirements of this division of administrative rules, if demonstrated that
				such a waiver serves to further the goals and objectives of ORS
				285B.230 to
				285B.266, and that it
				contributes to sound economic or community development.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  285B.230 -
				  285B.266
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  285B.230 -
				  285B.266
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 57 - REGIONALLY BASED FUNDS › Section 123-057-0510 - Allocation

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In each biennium: In accordance with ORS
				285B.263 and
				285B.266(3),
				the department may allocate a specific portion of the Strategic Reserve Fund to
				be used as the Strategic Regional Investment Opportunity
				Fund.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  285A.075,
				  285B.236(1)
				  & 285B.263(2)
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  285B.263
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 57 - REGIONALLY BASED FUNDS › Section 123-057-0530 - Use and Criteria of Strategic Regional Investment Opportunity Project Moneys

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In each biennium, the commission may allocate funds from the
				Strategic Reserve Fund to create a Strategic Regional Investment Opportunity
				Fund. The department shall allocate a portion of the fund to each Regional
				Investment Board based upon consultation with Association of Oregon Counties,
				League of Oregon Cities, and Oregon Public Ports Association. This allocation
				shall:
(1) Ensure that each Strategic
			 Regional Investment Opportunity Fund Project actualizes one or more of the
			 following:
(a) The project is developed and
			 brought forward to the department by a regional partnership or board, Business
			 Development Officers or business partners;
(b) The project can demonstrate a significant
			 private business investment, short or long term job creation or other long-term
			 economic development impacts that results in job creation;
(c) Greater competitiveness and productivity
			 by the regions' traded-sector industries resulting in short term job creation
			 or retention;
(d) The investment of
			 these funds will close a critical gap in funding for eligible
			 activities;
(e) Significant
			 improvement in the variety, wage level and quality of jobs in the participating
			 regions;
(f) Collaboration with one
			 or more industries or institutions that are important to the regions' future:
(A) Eliminate barriers that impede
			 competitiveness of existing businesses;
(B) Foster new or expanded businesses
			 emerging in the regions;
(C)
			 Internationally market goods and services from the regions; or
(D)
(i)
			 Diversify the regional economies;
(ii) Similar goals consistent with or
			 conducive to statewide efforts and priorities for economic and community
			 development.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 57 - REGIONALLY BASED FUNDS › Section 123-057-0710 - General Guidance

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For purposes of ORS
				285B.263(6),
				each region shall prepare and submit a biennial report to the Governor,
				Commission and Legislative Assembly:
(1) This biennial report shall be prepared
			 and submitted in conformance with the following:
(a) Format and procedures that the department
			 may prescribe; and
(b) The region's
			 periodic performance reports and regional performance measures and distribution
			 criteria including goals pursuant to OAR 123-055-0620 and ORS
			 285B.239.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 57 - REGIONALLY BASED FUNDS › Section 123-057-0910 - Waiver of Nonstatutory Requirements

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The Director or the Director's designee may waive non-statutory
				requirements of this division of administrative rules, if demonstrated that
				such a waiver serves to further the goals and objectives of ORS
				285B.230 to
				285B.269, and that it
				contributes to sound economic or community development. The burden of proof in
				justifying such a waiver shall be on the Region seeking the
				waiver.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  285A.075(5),
				  285A.110,
				  285B.236(1),
				  285B.254(3)
				  & 285B.263(2)
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  285B.230 -
				  285B.269
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 61 - REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND › Section 123-061-0010 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
These rules establish the criteria and process for selecting
				projects to be funded by the Regional Infrastructure Fund. The 2013 Oregon
				Legislature created the Regional Infrastructure Fund for the purpose of
				providing grants and loans to local governments for Regional Solutions
				implementation projects including long-range planning, research, and design. As
				provided in 786 OL 2013§ 3, the Oregon Business Development Department
				shall administer the Regional Infrastructure Fund.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  285A.075,, OL 2013 c.786
				  §3
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  285B.551, OL 2013 c.786
				  §3
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 61 - REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND › Section 123-061-0020 - Definitions

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The following terms have the following definitions, unless the
				context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "Department" means the Oregon Business
			 Development Department defined in ORS
			 285A.070.
(2) "Fund" means the Regional Infrastructure
			 Fund.
(3) "Grant" means funds for
			 an awarded project that are not required to be repaid, if contract conditions
			 are met.
(4) "Grant and Loan
			 Review Committee" means a committee designated by the Department, comprised of
			 a geographically diverse, odd number of members from the Oregon Business
			 Development Commission and the Oregon Infrastructure Finance Authority Board,
			 to determine project awards. The Committee must include at least one member
			 that is a representative from a city and at least one member that is a
			 representative from a county.
(5)
			 "Loan" means a non-revolving loan for an awarded project. Loan funds are
			 required to be repaid after project completion.
(6) "Project" means a project funded by the
			 Regional Infrastructure Fund that supports regional economic and community
			 development.
(7) "Local
			 government" means a city, county, authority or entity organized under state
			 statute or city or county charter, and includes any council of governments.
(8) "Region" means an economic
			 development district in Oregon, created by the Economic Development
			 Administration of the United States Department of Commerce, for which the
			 Governor has appointed a Regional Solutions Advisory Committee.
(9) "Regional priorities" means the
			 priorities for economic and community development established by a Regional
			 Solutions Advisory Committee.
(10)
			 "Regionally-based planning committees" means Regional Solutions Advisory
			 Committees appointed by the Governor as described in Chapter 82 Oregon Laws
			 2014.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  285A.075,, OL 2013 c.786
				  §3
Stats. Implemented: OL 2013 c.786 §3, OL 2014 c.82
				  §2, 3, 5
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 61 - REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND › Section 123-061-0030 - Project Applications

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(1)
			 Regional Solutions, in coordination with the Department, will develop an
			 application to apply for project funding and develop procedures for review and
			 award. Applications will be received by the Department.
(2) Regional Solutions, in coordination with
			 the Department, will announce periods for local governments to submit
			 applications for funding.
(3) The
			 announcement will identify the types of funds available and the eligible uses.
(4) The applicant must be an
			 Oregon local government. A project must have a local government sponsor but may
			 provide either a public or private benefit.
(5) If a project or applicant is deemed
			 ineligible, the applicant will be notified by the Department. The director of
			 the Department, or a designate, will consider appeals of the eligibility
			 determination. Only the applicant may appeal, and appeals must be submitted in
			 writing to the director within 15 calendar date of the decision being appealed.
			 The director's decision is final.
Stat. Auth.: OL 2013 c.786 §3
Stats. Implemented: OL 2013 c.786 §3, OL 2014 c.82
				  §2, 3, 5
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 61 - REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND › Section 123-061-0031 - Project Criteria

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Projects shall be evaluated by the Department and the Regional
				Solutions Teams for whether the project will:
(1) Address one or more regional priorities.
(2) Support the retention or
			 creation of jobs in the region directly impacted by the project.
(3) Not require or rely upon continuing
			 subsidies from the Department for ongoing operations.
(4) Help meet the sustainable community
			 objectives as noted in ORS
			 184.423(2).
(5) Be ready for implementation.
			 The project has:
(a) Identified all
			 applicable and required permits within the project schedule.
(b) Committed funding contributions from
			 other public, private, or philanthropic resources.
(c) Demonstrated community support.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 61 - REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND › Section 123-061-0032 - Public Involvement

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Eligible projects will be forwarded to the applicable Regional
				Advisory Committee for review and recommendation of projects from that
				respective region. Regional Solutions Advisory Committees must provide at least
				14 days for the public to review meeting agendas, projects materials and
				provide comment on proposed projects before such a Committee makes its final
				recommendation.
Stat Auth: OL 2013 c.786 §3
Stats. Implemented: OL 2013 c.786 §3, OL 2014 c.82
				  §2, 3, 5
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 61 - REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND › Section 123-061-0033 - Funding Allocation and Project Recommendation

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(1) Each region will receive a base of five
			 percent of the total amount available during any round of applications. If a
			 region does not submit a timely application or submits one for less than five
			 percent, the five percent or remaining percent for that region may be awarded
			 to other projects.
(2) Regional
			 Solutions Advisory Committees will recommend projects from their region to the
			 Grant and Loan Review Committee.
(3) The Department will establish a Grant and
			 Loan Review Committee, which will review project recommendations, determine
			 projects and amounts to award.
Stat Auth: OL 2013 c.786 §3
Stats. Implemented: OL 2013 c.786 §3, OL 2014 c.82
				  §2, 3, 5
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 61 - REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND › Section 123-061-0035 - Contracts

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(1) Upon approval
			 of an award from the Fund, the Department will enter into a binding contract
			 with the local government.
(2) The
			 contract for a grant and/or loan shall be in a form provided by the Department
			 and will include but not be limited to:
(a) A
			 provision that disbursements from the Fund will be according to the terms of
			 the contract;
(b) The eligible use
			 of funds;
(c) The performance
			 standards expected of the local government;
(d) The repayment obligation of the local
			 government for failure to perform the specified project activity.
(e) Other provisions that the Department
			 considers necessary or appropriate to implement the award.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 61 - REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND › Section 123-061-0040 - Repealed

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Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  285A.075, ORS
				  285B.551, § 2-4, ch.786 OL
				  2013
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  285B.551, § 2-4, ch.786 OL
				  2013
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 70 - FIRST-SOURCE HIRING AGREEMENTS › Section 123-070-1000 - Purpose and Scope

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(1) The
			 purpose of this division of administrative rules is to implement ORS
			 461.740, under which business
			 firms are required to enter into a First Source Agreement if benefiting from
			 funds derived from the Oregon State Lottery through certain economic or
			 community development programs, as determined by the Oregon Business
			 Development Department.
(2)
			 Provisions of this division of administrative rules also apply to businesses
			 benefiting under the following tax incentive programs, as provided by the
			 relevant statutes:
(a) The "Strategic
			 Investment Program" under ORS
			 285C.600 to
			 285C.626 and
			 307.123, as specified in OAR
			 123-623; and
(b) The standard
			 exemption in "enterprise zones" under ORS
			 285C.050 to
			 285C.250, as specified in OAR
			 123-674.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 70 - FIRST-SOURCE HIRING AGREEMENTS › Section 123-070-1100 - Definitions

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For purposes of this division of administrative rules, in
				addition to definitions in OAR 123-001 (Procedural Rules), unless the context
				demands otherwise:
(1)
Contact Agency
means the entity that represents
			 publicly funded job training providers. It shall designate a Contact Person
			 charged with interacting with Benefited Businesses and other entities and with
			 representing the Contact Agency on matters related to First Source
			 Agreements.
(2)
First
			 Source Agreement
means the contract between a Benefited
			 Business and Providers, as executed by a Contact Agency, consistent with this
			 division of administrative rules, and it has the same meaning as "first-source
			 hiring agreement" under ORS
			 285C.050,
			 285C.606 and
			 461.740. It covers and is
			 applicable to all of the Benefited Business's hiring or job openings, except
			 for those persons or positions that are:
(a)
			 Hired solely to construct, renovate or install property;
(b) Excluded by a waiver in accordance with
			 OAR 123-070-1500; or
(c) Specified in OAR
			 123-674-0200 as inapplicable for
			 enterprise zone purposes.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 70 - FIRST-SOURCE HIRING AGREEMENTS › Section 123-070-1150 - Affected Businesses

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
For purposes of this division of administrative rules:
(1) A Benefited Business means any for-profit
			 business firm (regardless of its form of ownership or organization) that
			 benefits directly or substantially from a state lottery-funded program, as
			 indicated below in this section:
(a) Any of
			 the following programs, throughout this state, except as set forth in section
			 (3) of this rule:
(A) Oregon Business
			 Development Fund (ORS
			 285B.050 to
			 285B.098);
(B) Strategic Reserve Fund (ORS
			 285B.266); or
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 70 - FIRST-SOURCE HIRING AGREEMENTS › Section 123-070-1300 - Administration for Lottery-Funded Projects

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) For the lottery-funded programs listed in
			 OAR 123-070-1150(1)(a),
			 the Department shall take anticipatory actions that are necessary and
			 appropriate to implement the requirement of the First Source Agreement in
			 accordance with ORS 461.740, which may include but
			 are not limited to requiring a Benefited Business to submit a copy of the First
			 Source Agreement, or otherwise ensuring that one has been entered into, before
			 the grant or loan is ultimately awarded.
(2) The responsibilities consistent with
			 section (1) of this rule may be delegated by the Department to a grantee that
			 is the direct recipient of lottery-derived funds and that provides the grant,
			 loan or substantial benefits to the Benefited Business.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  285A.075 &
				  285A.110(1)
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  461.740
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 70 - FIRST-SOURCE HIRING AGREEMENTS › Section 123-070-1500 - Waivers and Geographic Coverage of First Source Agreements

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(1) Except in the
			 case of the Strategic Investment Program, the Director may issue a waiver that
			 does the following:
(a) Relieves a Benefited
			 Business of the requirement of entering into the First Source Agreement,
			 entirely; or
(b) Excludes
			 professional, managerial, technical, highly skilled or seasonal positions of a
			 Benefited Business from the First Source Agreement.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 70 - FIRST-SOURCE HIRING AGREEMENTS › Section 123-070-1600 - Duration of First Source Agreements

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
For purposes of a First Source Agreement:
(1) The term of agreement shall
begin
on or before the first date of any new hiring activity
			 associated with employees for the benefited investment of the Benefited
			 Business.
(2) The term of agreement
			 shall
end
, as follows:
(a) Under
			 state lottery-funded programs listed in OAR
			 123-070-1150(1),
			 no less than 18 months from the date that the Benefited Business begins to
			 request referrals under the First Source Agreement, unless a longer period is
			 specified in the body of the First Source Agreement.
(b) Under tax incentive programs listed in
			 OAR 123-070-1150(2),
			 when the property tax exemption period concludes, which shall occur:
(A) On December 31 of the final year of
			 exemption; or
(B) Sooner, in cases
			 where an enterprise zone authorization application or exemption claim is
			 formally withdrawn, or the exemption is disqualified or terminated by the
			 county assessor, and the Benefited Business either does not exercise or has
			 exhausted its right to appeal the refusal, denial, disqualification or
			 termination.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 70 - FIRST-SOURCE HIRING AGREEMENTS › Section 123-070-1800 - Local/Case-Specific Modifications to the First Source Agreement

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
For purposes of OAR 123-070-1700, the First Source Agreement
				may be modified or amended as follows, as long as such modification or
				amendment does not alter or nullify the clear expression or the intent of any
				provision in OAR 123-070-1700(1):
(1)
			 The Contact Agency or the Providers under the Interagency Agreement covering
			 the geographic area in which the Benefited Business is located may add other
			 substantive provisions or components to the First Source Agreement, but only
			 through and pursuant to mutual consent by the Benefited Business, unless
			 otherwise allowed in sections (2) or (3) of this rule or for data reporting as
			 described in OAR 123-070-1900(4) and
			 (5).
(2) As initiated or agreed to by the Contact
			 Agency and Providers, a locally developed model First Source Agreement may
			 include provisions that are conditions for receiving local administered
			 incentives that are in addition to state lottery or property tax benefits. Such
			 conditions do not, however, affect the benefits of programs listed in OAR
			 123-070-1150(1) or
			 (2).
(3) With the consent and approval of the
			 sponsor of an urban enterprise zone, the Contact Agency may add local
			 conditions that are derived directly from the policy adopted by the sponsor
			 under ORS 285C.150 to the regular format
			 of the First Source Agreement that is used for the Benefited Businesses in that
			 zone, and such additional provisions of the First Source Agreement shall be
			 conditions for the enterprise zone property tax exemption consistent with the
			 standards in the zone sponsor's policy.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  285A.075 &
				  285C.060(1)
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  285C.060,
				  285C.105,
				  285C.215,
				  285C.606 &
				  461.740
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 70 - FIRST-SOURCE HIRING AGREEMENTS › Section 123-070-1900 - Data Collection

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(1) For
			 purposes of OAR 123-070-1200(3)(e) and 123-070-1700(1)(e), the Contact Agency
			 may collect and compile data by Benefited Business and by referring agency
			 (Provider), and may specify in the First Source Agreement a schedule and method
			 by which a Benefited Business submits or confirms data, for the following
			 items:
(a) The Benefited Business's name,
			 address and State Business Identification Number (BIN/unemployment insurance
			 account number);
(b) The number and
			 names of all persons referred to each Benefited Business through a First Source
			 Agreement with the Contact Agency;
(c) The number of such referrals and the
			 names of referred persons who were hired by the Benefited Business;
(d) The total number of individuals hired by
			 each Benefited Business; or
(e) A
			 consolidated list of applicable job openings, whether filled or unfilled, even
			 if vacated or refilled.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 80 - OREGON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (OCDBG) PROGRAM › Section 123-080-0000 - Purpose

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(1)The Oregon
			 Business Development Department (Department) through its Infrastructure Finance
			 Authortiy (Authority) shall administer the state's participation in the federal
			 Community Development Block Grant funding program authorized by
			 42 United States
			 Code 5301 et. seq.
(2) Oregon Community Development Block Grants
			 (OCDBG) are funded by annual allocations to the state from the U.S. Department
			 of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and program income generated by the
			 grants. The primary objective of the federal community development block grant
			 program is "...the development of viable urban communities, by providing decent
			 housing and a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities,
			 principally for persons of low and moderate income..." (Title I, Sec. 101(c),
			 Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (42 United States
			 Code 5301 et seq.)). The primary objective of
			 Oregon's Community Development Block Grant program is to enhance the quality of
			 life in Oregon communities.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  285A.075
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  285A.075
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 80 - OREGON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (OCDBG) PROGRAM › Section 123-080-0010 - Definitions

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For the purposes of these rules additional definitions may be
				found in Procedural Rules, OAR 123-001. As used in this division of
				administrative rules, unless the context requires otherwise the following
				definitions apply:
(1) "Act": The
			 Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended.
(2) "Applicant": A city or county which is
			 applying for a grant from the OCDBG program.
(3) "Entitlement jurisdictions": Metropolitan
			 cities and urban counties, as defined in
			 42 United States Code
			 5302.
(4) "Non-entitlement Area": All Oregon cities
			 and counties, not including Indian Tribes, except those designated as
			 entitlement jurisdictions by HUD.
(5) "Recipient": A city or county which has
			 been awarded a Community Development Block Grant.
(6) "Slums and Blight": As defined in ORS
			 457.010 and 24 Code of Federal
			 Regulations (CFR)
			 24 CFR
			 570.483(c).
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  285A.075
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  285A.075
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 80 - OREGON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (OCDBG) PROGRAM › Section 123-080-0020 - Eligible Applicants and Activities

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) All cities and counties in
			 non-entitlement areas of Oregon are eligible to apply for Community Development
			 Block Grants except those determined to be ineligible by the Department because
			 of nonperformance under a prior Community Development Block Grant
			 contract.
(2) Eligible activities
			 are listed in section 105(a) of title I of the Housing and Community
			 Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.
			 5301 et seq.) and further defined in 24 CFR
			 Part 570.482.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  285A.075
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  285A.075
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 80 - OREGON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (OCDBG) PROGRAM › Section 123-080-0030 - Program Information

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The
			 Authority shall prepare an Application Package each year. The Application
			 Package shall contain the method of distribution, application forms, and other
			 supplementary information that may help eligible applicants prepare grant
			 applications.
(2) The method of
			 distribution shall include a description of all criteria used to select
			 applications from local governments for funding, including the relative
			 importance of the criteria (if developed), a description of how all Community
			 Development Block Grant resources will be allocated among all funding
			 categories and the threshold factors and grant size limits that will be
			 applied. The method of distribution shall be adopted each year after public
			 review and comment of the Annual Update to the State of Oregon Consolidated
			 Plan for Housing and Community Development.
(3) The adopted method of distribution
			 section of the Annual Update to the State of Oregon Consolidated Plan for
			 Housing and Community Development on file with the Department is incorporated
			 as part of these rules by reference.
(4) The Authority shall prepare and provide
			 to Community Development Block Grant recipients a Grant Management Handbook
			 which specifies requirements for local grant management, reporting, and record
			 keeping, and the Authority's monitoring and grant closeout
			 procedures.
(5) The Authority shall
			 administer Community Development Block Grants in compliance with the
			 requirements of the Act, as amended, applicable rules, the method of
			 distribution, and the Grant Management Handbook.
(6) Land Use Coordination: Any project
			 activity paid for with Community Development Block Grant funds that affects
			 land use shall comply with the applicable requirements of OAR chapter 123,
			 division 8.
(7) Procurement by
			 Recipients: When procuring property or services to be paid for in whole or in
			 part with Community Development Block Grant funds, the recipient shall comply
			 with Chapters 244 and 279 of the Oregon Revised Statutes, as
			 applicable.
Publications: Publications referenced are available from the
				  agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  285A.075
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  285A.075
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 80 - OREGON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (OCDBG) PROGRAM › Section 123-080-0040 - Program Remedies

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The recipient shall be responsible for taking all action
				necessary to enforce the terms of the grant contract against any private or
				public participant who fails to comply with applicable provisions of the grant
				contract, and to recover on behalf of the state any financial liabilities that
				may arise as the result of the breach of the grant contract by any participant.
				Nothing in this paragraph shall restrict the state's rights to enforce
				independently the terms of any grant contract or to recover any sums that may
				become due as the result of a breach of such a contract.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  184.125(3)
				  & 190
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  285A.300 -
				  285A.312
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 84 - OUTDOOR GEAR AND APPAREL MATCHING GRANTS › Section 123-084-0010 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The Oregon Business Development Department ("Department" or
				"Business Oregon"), pursuant to Oregon Laws 2023, chapter 546, section 5, shall
				develop and administer an Outdoor Gear and Apparel Matching Grant Program
				("Program") to provide financial assistance to one or more Membership
				Organizations and Business Accelerators that support emerging outdoor gear and
				apparel companies with capacity building and technical assistance in the
				outdoor gear and apparel industry.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  285A.075 & 2023 Or. Laws,
				  chapter 546, section 5(3)(c)
Statutes/Other Implemented: Or. Laws 2023, Ch.546, Sections
				  3-6
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 84 - OUTDOOR GEAR AND APPAREL MATCHING GRANTS › Section 123-084-0020 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) "Business
			 Accelerator" means a company:
(a) Operating
			 principally in this state;
(b) With
			 demonstrated success in operating educational programs in which outdoor gear
			 and apparel industry veterans mentor cohorts of founders of emerging outdoor
			 gear and apparel industry companies located in this state; and
(c) Whose purpose is to help incubate and
			 accelerate the growth of emerging companies.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 84 - OUTDOOR GEAR AND APPAREL MATCHING GRANTS › Section 123-084-0030 - Matching Grant Fund Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) To be eligible
			 for an Outdoor Gear and Apparel Matching Grant Program award, all applying
			 Membership Organizations and Business Accelerators will be required to
			 contribute a minimum of 10 percent of the costs of a proposed eligible project
			 ("Match"). The Match must be provided after the Grant Award decision.
(2) The 10 percent Match requirement must be
			 fulfilled by a Cash Match. Any other portion of the Match may be a combination
			 of Cash Match or In-kind Match. A Cash Match or an In-kind Match may be
			 provided by the Applicant or other individual(s) or organization(s) but may not
			 be provided by the State.
(3) In
			 evaluating Program applications, the Department will give a preference to
			 Applications that propose to contribute a 100 percent match (1:1
			 match).
(4) Full details regarding
			 Match requirements will be contained in the Program request for grant
			 applications (RFGA).
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  285A.075 & 2023 Or. Laws,
				  chapter 546, section 5(3)(c)
Statutes/Other Implemented: Or. Laws 2023, Ch.546, Sections
				  3-6
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 84 - OUTDOOR GEAR AND APPAREL MATCHING GRANTS › Section 123-084-0040 - Eligibility and Application Submittal Process

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The following
			 are eligible to apply for an Outdoor Gear and Apparel Matching Grant Program
			 award: all Membership Organizations and Business Accelerators. If more than one
			 eligible entity apply together, the application shall designate a Lead
			 Organization.
(2) Grant Application
			 Process: The Outdoor Gear and Apparel Matching Grant Program Funds will be
			 subject to a competitive application process determined by the Department and
			 detailed in an RFGA. The Department shall develop an RFGA for each grant cycle,
			 which will be offered only as funding is available.
(3) Program RFGAs may supplement these
			 Program rules, including providing additional submission requirements,
			 deadlines, evaluation criteria, and selection and award process
			 details.
(4) Grant applicants shall
			 submit the following:
(a) A signed and
			 completed application form provided by the Department;
(b) A Project description with activities
			 described;
(c) Organizational
			 overview to demonstrate that the applicant is a Membership Organization or
			 Business Accelerator;
(d) Narrative
			 describing demonstrated need and anticipated Project outcomes;
(e) Project implementation plan with
			 timeline;
(f) A line-item budget
			 with an accompanying narrative justifying the basis for each line-item (the
			 budget should clearly link to activities described in the Project
			 description);
(g) Resumes of key
			 individuals overseeing and leading the Project;
(h) Letters of commitment (not letters of
			 support) for any key collaborators that details their anticipated Project
			 involvement, to include matching dollars support or program/service delivery,
			 etc.;
(i) Additional miscellaneous
			 supporting documentation as needed; and
(j) Additional requirements described in the
			 RFGA.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 84 - OUTDOOR GEAR AND APPAREL MATCHING GRANTS › Section 123-084-0050 - Grant Evaluation, Review and Approval

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Business Oregon
			 will announce deadlines for submitting Program applications and provide the
			 detailed evaluation criteria in the RFGA.
(2) The grant applications will be evaluated
			 based on the following general criteria:
(a)
			 Completeness of the application;
(b) Quality of the Project
			 Description;
(c) Reasonableness of
			 the Project budget and justifications and alignment of the budget with proposed
			 Project activities;
(d) Quality of
			 metrics and targets for the Project;
(e) Experience and capacity of Lead
			 Organization and key individuals to facilitate capacity building and technical
			 assistance in the outdoor gear and apparel industry;
(f) Experience of partners and level of
			 partner commitments to the Project; and
(g) Any other criteria to be detailed in the
			 request for grant applications.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 84 - OUTDOOR GEAR AND APPAREL MATCHING GRANTS › Section 123-084-0060 - Notice of Intent to Award

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) After review
			 and evaluation of applications, Business Oregon will select awardee(s) and
			 issue a Notice of Intent to Award that will include the amount of the
			 conditional award to recipient organization(s).
(2) Awards will be contingent upon the
			 development and execution of a grant agreement that includes a mutually
			 agreeable scope of work, budget, and performance metrics and targets tailored
			 to the Project.
(3) Business Oregon
			 reserves the right to make funding awards for less than the amount requested by
			 an applicant.
(4) Business Oregon
			 also reserves the right to adjust the amount of funding noticed and negotiate
			 modifications to the applicant's proposed project and budget prior to the
			 execution of a grant agreement and related legal documents for the
			 award.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  285A.075 & 2023 Or. Laws,
				  chapter 546, section 5(3)(c)
Statutes/Other Implemented: Or. Laws 2023, Ch.546, Sections
				  3-6
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 84 - OUTDOOR GEAR AND APPAREL MATCHING GRANTS › Section 123-084-0065 - Grant Agreement

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) After approval
			 of an application for a Program grant and Notice of Intent to Award, the
			 Department will begin preparation of a binding Grant Agreement between the
			 Department and the applicant or applicable Lead Organization for the
			 application.
(2) Agreements for
			 Program Grants:
(a) Shall have a required
			 completion date and a deadline to request and disburse Program funds.
(b) Shall incorporate the Grant award
			 amount.
(c) Shall provide that
			 Grant funds may be used to pay only Project costs for the purposes of capacity
			 building and technical assistance in the outdoor gear and apparel industry, as
			 further detailed in the Grant Agreement.
(d) Shall set forth the process that will be
			 used to disburse Grant funds to the Grant Recipient as an advanced payment of
			 30% of the Program award amount followed by two equal disbursements of 35% of
			 the award amount. The Department will make the second and third disbursements
			 only after the recipient provides adequate documentation (in a format
			 satisfactory to the Department) both that they've made appropriate progress on
			 Project metrics and expenditures of at least 80% of the first and second
			 Program disbursements respectively.
(e) Shall provide a Project description with
			 activities described, a schedule for key milestones and activities, and other
			 goals to be met by the Recipient.
(f) Shall incorporate a Project Budget,
			 detailing both Grant funds and Match budgets. Pre-award costs are not eligible
			 for Grant funding or Match contribution calculation unless expressly authorized
			 by Business Oregon in the Grant Agreement, in its sole discretion.
(g) Shall incorporate Project programmatic
			 and financial reporting requirements (see OAR 123-086-0070) and other
			 documentation that the Grant Agreement Recipient shall submit throughout the
			 term of the Grant Agreement.
(h)
			 Shall require compliance with applicable local, state and federal
			 laws.
(i) Shall provide for
			 remedies in the event of a breach or default of the Grant Agreement.
(j) Shall contain such other terms and
			 conditions as the Department requires.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 84 - OUTDOOR GEAR AND APPAREL MATCHING GRANTS › Section 123-084-0070 - Reporting Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Every Grant
			 Recipient that enters into a Grant Agreement with the Department shall be
			 required to report on Project activities, Project expenditures, Project
			 milestones completed, overall outcomes and any other information required by
			 the Department, on forms or in a format prescribed by the Department. The time
			 periods to be covered in each report and the deadlines for report submission
			 shall be determined by the Department on a case-by-case basis depending upon
			 the nature of the Project activities.
(2) The reporting obligations provided in
			 section (1) cease on the earlier of the date the Agreement expires, the date
			 the Agreement is terminated, or the date the Department has determined that the
			 Grant Recipient has met their contractual obligations.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  285A.075 & 2023 Or. Laws,
				  chapter 546, section 5(3)(c)
Statutes/Other Implemented: Or. Laws 2023, Ch.546, Sections
				  3-6
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 84 - OUTDOOR GEAR AND APPAREL MATCHING GRANTS › Section 123-084-0080 - Records and Data Confidentiality

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Data or
			 information regarding an entity or Project in Grant Agreements, applications,
			 reports, or related materials or communications provided to the Department will
			 be public records subject to disclosure, except for information that qualifies
			 as a public records exemption under ORS
			 192.311 to
			 192.478 (Oregon Public Records
			 Law).
(2) When submitting materials
			 to the Department, it is the applicable company or organization's
			 responsibility to mark material believed exempt from disclosure under Oregon
			 Public Records Law. To designate a portion of materials as exempt from
			 disclosure under the Oregon Public Records Law, the company or organization
			 shall:
(a) Clearly identify in the body of
			 the submission only the limited material that is believed to be a trade secret
			 or would otherwise be exempt under public records law;
(b) Identity the public records law
			 exemption(s) that is believed to apply; and
(c) Provide a justification for how each
			 portion designated as exempt meets the criteria under the public records
			 law.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 87 - PRIVATE SECTOR CONTRIBUTIONS AND INVOLVEMENT › Section 123-087-0000 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
This division of administrative rules sets forth guidelines for
				soliciting, accepting and reporting contributions to the Department projects,
				programs and purposes that are received from private, non-governmental sources,
				as permissible under state law, including but not limited to ORS
				285B.200(1).
				These guidelines are based on the premise that building a stronger economy and
				vital communities in Oregon may necessitate and may sometimes be best
				accomplished by close collaboration among the public, nonprofit and private
				sectors.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  285A.075
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  285A.200
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 87 - PRIVATE SECTOR CONTRIBUTIONS AND INVOLVEMENT › Section 123-087-0010 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) For the
			 purposes of these rules additional definitions may be found in Procedural
			 Rules, OAR 123-001. As used in this division of administrative rules, unless
			 the context requires otherwise the following definitions apply:
(2)
Private Sector Support
means
			 financial contributions and/or in-kind goods and services, such as those listed
			 in OAR 123-087-0020(1),
			 that are received by the Department. Such donations may be received from
			 individuals, partnerships, or corporations, or any other private entity,
			 including but not limited to nonprofit organizations.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  285A.075
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  285A.200