l9n/ Oregon

2015 Regular Session

House Bill 2734

Authorizes local government to create by ordinance or resolution Land Bank Authority as municipal corporation.

Became law as Chapter 631, Oregon Laws 2015, signed July 1, 2015, 170 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2016.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Authorizes local government to create by ordinance or resolution Land Bank Authority as municipal corporation. Authorizes authority to have powers necessary to acquire, rehabilitate, redevelop, reutilize or restore brownfield properties. Authorizes authority to bring action to recover remedial action costs or damages and authorizes court in such action to allow authority to recover costs, expert witness fees, reasonable attorney fees and prejudgment or preaward interest. Provides process for dissolution of authority. Exempts authority, under certain circumstances, from liability for spill or release of oil or hazardous material existing on property as of date authority becomes owner or operator of property. Requires authority to be managed and controlled by board of directors. Sets forth duties of board. <i>Authorizes local government to adopt program granting property tax abatement against taxes imposed on brownfields in amount equal to specified percentage of certain remediation costs. Provides that program becomes effective only upon certain threshold level of concurrence by local taxing districts. Provides that additional abatement may be granted if local government adopts additional requirements in connection with development of brownfields. Provides that amounts of abatement in excess of tax liability may be carried forward for four consecutive property tax years. Provides for clawback of abated amounts if abatement of brownfield revoked for cause.</i>].

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

1 co-sponsor

John Huffman

In the Senate

2 co-sponsors

Arnie Roblan, Laurie Monnes Anderson

Its course

January 12 to July 8, 2015, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action27 actions on 24 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 12 to Jun 4143 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 12 to Jan 164 days

Rural Communities, Land Use, and WaterJan 16 to Mar 1962 days

Transportation and Economic DevelopmentMar 19 to Apr 2739 days

RevenueApr 27 to Jun 236 days

In the SenateJun 4 to Jun 2319 days

Waiting for a committeeJun 4 to Jun 117 days

Finance and RevenueJun 11 to Jun 2211 days

With the GovernorJun 23 to Jul 18 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading43–15

    Passed · Jun 4 · 2 present

  • Senate, third reading26–2

    Passed · Jun 23 · 2 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 19

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 27

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 2

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 12 – Jun 4

  1. Jan 12Introduced
  2. Jan 16Sent to Rural Communities, Land Use and Water
  3. Feb 17Heard in Rural Communities, Land Use and Water
  4. Mar 17Heard in Rural Communities, Land Use and Water
  5. Mar 19Rural Communities, Land Use and Water recommended it as amended, and that it go to Transportation and Economic Development
  6. Sent to Transportation and Economic Development
  7. Apr 13Heard in Transportation and Economic Development
  8. Apr 17Heard in Transportation and Economic Development
  9. Apr 20Heard in Transportation and Economic Development
  10. Apr 27Transportation and Economic Development recommended it as amended, and that it go to Revenue
  11. Sent to Revenue
  12. May 13Heard in Revenue
  13. May 28Heard in Revenue
  14. Jun 2Revenue recommended it as amended
  15. Jun 3Read a second time
  16. Jun 4Passed the House of Representatives, 43 to 15

In the Senate Jun 8 – Jun 23

  1. Jun 8Arrived in the Senate
  2. Jun 11Sent to Finance and Revenue
  3. Jun 16Heard in Finance and Revenue
  4. Jun 17Heard in Finance and Revenue
  5. Jun 22Finance and Revenue recommended it
  6. Read a second time
  7. Jun 23Passed the Senate, 26 to 2

To the Governor Jun 25 – Jul 8

  1. Jun 25Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Jun 26Signed in the Senate
  3. Jul 1Signed by the Governor
  4. Jul 8Became chapter 631 of Oregon Laws 2015, in force from January 1, 2016
All 27 actions, as published
  1. Jan 12First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 16Referred to Rural Communities, Land Use and Water with subsequent referral to Transportation and Economic Development.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 17Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Mar 17Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Mar 19Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Transportation and Economic Development by prior reference.House of Representatives
  6. Mar 19Referred to Transportation and Economic Development by prior reference.House of Representatives
  7. Apr 13Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  8. Apr 17Work Session held.House of Representatives
  9. Apr 20Work Session held.House of Representatives
  10. Apr 27Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed B-Engrossed, and be referred to Revenue.House of Representatives
  11. Apr 27Referred to Revenue by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
  12. May 13Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  13. May 28Work Session held.House of Representatives
  14. Jun 2Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed C-Engrossed.House of Representatives
  15. Jun 3Second reading.House of Representatives
  16. Jun 4Third reading. Carried by Read. Passed.House of Representatives
  17. Jun 8First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  18. Jun 11Referred to Finance and Revenue.Senate
  19. Jun 16Public Hearing and Work Session held.Senate
  20. Jun 17Work Session held.Senate
  21. Jun 22Recommendation: Do pass the C-Eng. bill.Senate
  22. Jun 22Second reading.Senate
  23. Jun 23Third reading. Carried by Roblan. Passed.Senate
  24. Jun 25Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  25. Jun 26President signed.Senate
  26. Jul 1Governor signed.House of Representatives
  27. Jul 8Chapter 631, (2015 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2016.House of Representatives