House Bill 3188

Authorizes landowners who meet certain criteria to petition for formation of predator damage control district within county. Establishes petition filing and hearing requirements. Modifies definition of "predatory animals" to include bears, bobcats and red foxes. Requires county commissioners to appoint advisory board <i>that shall submit annual report and make recommendations about activities in district to commissioners.</i>]<b> for newly formed predator damage control district. Establishes presumptive charges of $1 per acre for tax lots of 10 or more acres and $25 flat rate charge for tax lots of less than 10 acres for purpose of paying actual cost to county of preventing, reducing and mitigating damage to property from predatory animals within district. Requires advisory board to consider annually whether presumptive charges are sufficient and to recommend charges to county. Requires county to consider recommended charges and authorizes county to amend recommended charges and to further increase or reduce charges to reflect deficit or excess from previous years. Establishes presumption that owner of certain land within district has elected to incur charge and authorizes owner to elect not to incur charge. Authorizes owners of all other land within district to elect to incur charge. Requires board to submit to county list of landowners electing to incur charges. Requires county to certify list and amount of charges to county assessor. Provides that charges are to be collected and accounted for in same manner as county taxes. Provides that county may not provide services to prevent, reduce or mitigate damage from predatory animals to property within predator damage control district if owner elects not to incur charge or if charge remains delinquent.</b> <i>Requires permanent tax rate on lands in predator damage control district to be expressed as per acre rate and on dollars per thousand dollars of assessed value basis, not to exceed $1 per acre.</i>] Sunsets January 2, 2022. <b>Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.</b>

In the House of Representatives

• Dallas Heard

  Sponsor

• Caddy McKeown

  Chief co-sponsor

In the Senate

• House of Representatives, third reading56–2

  Passed · Apr 30 · 2 present

• Senate, third reading27–1

  Passed · Jun 24 · 2 present

• House of Representatives, concurrence56–3

  Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jun 25 · 1 present

• House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Apr 24

• Senate committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Jun 5

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In the House of Representatives Feb 25 – Apr 30

1. Feb 25Introduced
2. Mar 4Sent to Agriculture and Natural Resources
3. Apr 16Heard in Agriculture and Natural Resources
4. Apr 21Heard in Agriculture and Natural Resources
5. Apr 24Agriculture and Natural Resources recommended it as amended
6. Apr 27Read a second time
7. Apr 30Passed the House of Representatives, 56 to 2

In the Senate May 4 – Jun 24

1. May 4Arrived in the Senate
2. May 8Sent to Environment and Natural Resources
3. May 27Heard in Environment and Natural Resources
4. Jun 1Heard in Environment and Natural Resources
5. Jun 5Environment and Natural Resources recommended it as amended, and that it go to Finance and Revenue
6. Sent to Finance and Revenue
7. Jun 10Heard in Finance and Revenue
8. Jun 15Heard in Finance and Revenue
9. Jun 23Finance and Revenue recommended it
10. Read a second time
11. Jun 24Passed the Senate, 27 to 1

Back in the House of Representatives Jun 25 – Jun 30

1. Jun 25The House of Representatives agreed to the Senate's amendments and passed it again, 56 to 3
2. Jun 30Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Jul 1 – Jul 13

1. Jul 1Signed in the Senate
2. Jul 6Signed by the Governor
3. Jul 13Became chapter 650 of Oregon Laws 2015, in force from October 5, 2015