Rural Communities and Economic Development

Senate Bill 715 · Requires harvesting in areas of Tillamook State Forest and Clatsop State Forest exhibiting moderate to extreme occurrence of Swiss needle cast disease.

Sent March 5, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 125 days

House Bill 2616 · Makes producer responsible for ensuring payment of Oregon Wheat Commission assessment if first purchaser is outside Oregon or if producer performs handling or processing functions for first purchaser.

Sent March 4, 2013 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 677 · Creates exception to requirement that wages due to seasonal farmworker must be paid immediately after termination of employment.

Sent March 4, 2013 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 719 · Changes basis and permissible scope of assessments by Oregon Sheep Commission.

Sent March 4, 2013 · Reported out after 24 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 746 · Directs Morrow County and Umatilla County to develop industrial and commercial land uses on land formerly known as Umatilla Chemical Depot.

Sent March 4, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 126 days

Senate Bill 676 · Requires governing body of local government to make final land use decision of local government when resolution of issues requires interpretation of provision of comprehensive plan, or land use regulation implementing plan, that governing body has not interpreted previously.

Sent March 1, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 129 days

Senate Bill 716 · Allows local government, in county whose population is not growing and that has population of less than 50,000, to alter comprehensive plan map designations notwithstanding statewide land use planning goals relating to agricultural land and forestland.

Sent March 1, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 129 days

Senate Bill 743 · Allows owner of territory not contiguous to city to annex to city if land is within 200 feet of existing city boundary, city was under jurisdiction of boundary commission on January 1, 2007, and owner acquired interest in territory prior to January 1, 1973.

Sent March 1, 2013 · Reported out after 45 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 7 · Establishes State Fair Council as public corporation.

Sent February 28, 2013 · Reported out after 40 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 645 · Prohibits local government from imposing standards or conditions of approval for land use permits that are more restrictive than standards or conditions of approval applied in federal or state regulatory permits except in case of preexisting regulatory program of local government.

Sent February 28, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 130 days

Senate Bill 707 · Requires State Department of Agriculture to negotiate with local governments and attempt to enter into contracts forming intergovernmental authorities to carry out functions and activities of State Department of Agriculture with regard to grading, inspection and issuance of certificates for agricultural and horticultural products.

Sent February 28, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 130 days

Senate Bill 708 · Prohibits city incorporated after January 1, 1982, from processing land use applications and from making land use decisions and limited land use decisions when city has not caused comprehensive plan and land use regulations to be acknowledged within four years after date of incorporation.

Sent February 28, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 130 days

Senate Bill 736 · Establishes Federal Ocean Resources Fund.

Sent February 28, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 130 days

Senate Bill 737 · Establishes Oregon Ocean Science Trust and specifies duties of trust.

Sent February 28, 2013 · Reported out after 54 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 750 · Requires local government to take final action on application for permit, limited land use decision or zone change within 60 days.

Sent February 28, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 130 days

Senate Bill 773 · Prohibits city or district from requiring landowner to consent to eventual annexation in exchange for continuation of extraterritorial service originally provided to landowner or predecessor in interest of landowner without requiring consent to annexation.

Sent February 28, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 130 days

Senate Bill 775 · Directs Land Conservation and Development Commission to divide state into regions by rule and solicit, at least once each biennium, suggestions for changes to statewide land use planning goals from elected officials in each region.

Sent February 28, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 130 days

Senate Bill 582 · Makes legislative findings concerning best interests of state with regard to construction-related development and state building code administration and enforcement.

Sent February 26, 2013 · Reported out after 57 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2393 · Allows slaughtering, processing and selling up to 1,000 poultry as outright permitted nonfarm use, subject to specified limits, in areas zoned for exclusive farm use.

Sent February 25, 2013 · Reported out after 77 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 633 · Makes legislative finding and declaration that regulation of agricultural seed, flower seed, nursery seed and vegetable seed and products of agricultural seed, flower seed, nursery seed and vegetable seed be reserved to state.

Sent February 25, 2013 · Reported out after 59 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

House Bill 2141 · Repeals outdated statute relating to county fairgrounds.

Sent February 21, 2013 · Reported out after 40 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2142 · Repeals certain outdated statutes relating to county treasurers.

Sent February 21, 2013 · Reported out after 40 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2244 · Repeals certain statutes regarding State Department of Agriculture inspection of grain at warehouse and repeals statutes regarding department inspection of grain and other commodities at transit points selected by department.

Sent February 21, 2013 · Reported out after 74 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2245 · Eliminates permit requirement for transporting unlabeled onions 50 or more miles.

Sent February 21, 2013 · Reported out after 74 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2246 · Repeals laws regarding inspection of prune packers and grading of prunes.

Sent February 21, 2013 · Reported out after 74 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 578 · Prohibits harvesting of wild mushrooms without wild mushroom harvesting permit.

Sent February 21, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 137 days

Senate Bill 579 · Authorizes establishment of wineries as outright permitted use, subject to certain conditions, on land zoned for exclusive farm use, on land zoned for forest use and on land zoned for mixed farm and forest use.

Sent February 21, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 137 days

Senate Bill 580 · Prescribes duties for specified scientific and technical advisory committee and gives committee authority to nominate candidates for membership.

Sent February 21, 2013 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 581 · Extends sunset date for provisions of law relating to county in fiscal distress and fiscal assistance board statutes.

Sent February 21, 2013 · Reported out after 33 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 603 · Requires State Department of Agriculture to develop proposed requirement for certification, sale or labeling of agricultural product as organically produced.

Sent February 21, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 137 days

Senate Bill 605 · Clarifies that Land Conservation and Development Commission must make findings on Territorial Sea Plan and amendments to Territorial Sea Plan or Oregon Ocean Resources Management Plan recommended by Ocean Policy Advisory Council.

Sent February 21, 2013 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 606 · Requires owners or operators of wave energy facilities and devices to demonstrate evidence of financial assurance for costs of closure and post-closure maintenance of facilities or devices.

Sent February 21, 2013 · Reported out after 62 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 607 · Specifies circumstances related to issuance of certain authorizations for wave energy facilities and devices.

Sent February 21, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 137 days

Senate Bill 517 · Allows governing body of public body with land in diking or drainage district or in proposed diking or drainage district to appoint designee, other than presiding officer or member of governing body, to represent public body in matters related to district and land in district.

Sent February 18, 2013 · Reported out after 22 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 538 · Allows two or more counties to petition Land Conservation and Development Commission to establish by rule regional definitions for "agricultural land" and "forestland" for purposes of land use planning in proposed region.

Sent February 18, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 140 days

Senate Bill 545 · Prohibits designation as rural reserve of land for which exception to statewide land use planning goal protecting agricultural land or forest land has been taken.

Sent February 15, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 143 days

Senate Bill 496 · Requires moneys in county's road fund and expended for patrolling to be used solely for direct and indirect costs associated with patrolling.

Sent February 14, 2013 · Reported out after 26 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 497 · Directs Oregon Business Development Department to submit report related to Umatilla Chemical Depot and how depot could be used to expand Oregon's economy and provide opportunities for economic development.

Sent February 14, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 144 days

Senate Bill 502 · Prohibits Land Conservation and Development Commission from adopting rules to regulate religious activities in state or local parks.

Sent February 14, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 144 days

Senate Bill 462 · Establishes requirements that must be met before applicant for land use approval to establish or modify certain disposal sites for composting may submit application.

Sent February 11, 2013 · Reported out after 71 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 465 · Allows local government with land use jurisdiction over residential structures substantially damaged by flooding to cause to be recorded, in office of county clerk, official designation of substantial damage.

Sent February 11, 2013 · Reported out after 44 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 504 · Modifies criteria for siting winery in exclusive farm use zone.

Sent February 11, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 147 days

Senate Bill 176 · Creates Oregon Task Force on Jobs and the Economy.

Sent January 22, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 245 · Authorizes designation of enterprise zone and zone and city for electronic commerce, addition of zone cosponsor and change of enterprise zone boundary without application process, subject to determination by Oregon Business Development Department that certain statutory requirements met.

Sent January 22, 2013 · Reported out after 85 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 250 · Authorizes local government required to have urban growth boundary to include land within boundary when inclusion of land is consistent with local economic development projections and public facilities plans.

Sent January 22, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 251 · Authorizes Governor to convene meeting of federal, state and local permitting authorities to streamline or expedite approval process for proposed land development that addresses significant regional priorities.

Sent January 22, 2013 · Reported out after 79 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 323 · Extends sunset for tax credits for owning or operating farmworker housing and for lending to construct or rehabilitate farmworker housing.

Sent January 22, 2013 · Reported out after 28 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 324 · Extends sunset for tax credit for provision of volunteer emergency medical services in rural area.

Sent January 22, 2013 · Reported out after 28 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 325 · Extends sunset for tax credit for practice of rural medicine.

Sent January 22, 2013 · Reported out after 34 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 31 · Allows representatives of certain landowners to serve on forestland classification committees.

Sent January 18, 2013 · Reported out after 25 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 114 · Creates task force to identify and develop proposals for improvements to Oregon law regarding commercial activities at wineries.

Sent January 18, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 171 days

Senate Bill 173 · Creates service delivery technical assistance program in Governor's office to provide assistance to counties in fiscal distress.

Sent January 18, 2013 · Reported out after 81 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 194 · Repeals statutes regulating produce dealers.

Sent January 18, 2013 · Reported out after 25 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 195 · Repeals statutes regarding milk marketing areas and production quotas.

Sent January 18, 2013 · Reported out after 25 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 257 · Creates fund to allow State Board of Forestry to issue loans to United States Forest Service to prepare for and conduct sale of forest products to be harvested from federal forestlands within state.

Sent January 18, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 171 days

Senate Bill 331 · Increases percentage of moneys distributed for maintenance of county parks from 35 percent to 45 percent of moneys transferred to State Parks and Recreation Department from registration of travel trailers, campers and motor homes and from recreational vehicle trip permits.

Sent January 18, 2013 · Reported out after 40 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 348 · Allows commodity commission to choose calendar year as fiscal year.

Sent January 18, 2013 · Reported out after 25 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 359 · Exempts wave energy facility or project in territorial sea from licensing process for hydroelectric facilities if wave energy facility or project is subject to project review and approval by Land Conservation and Development Commission for compliance with Oregon Ocean Resources Management Program and Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972.

Sent January 18, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 171 days

Senate Bill 422 · Authorizes rural fire protection districts and state or local law enforcement agencies to contract for agencies to provide district with special law enforcement services as requested by district.

Sent January 18, 2013 · Reported out after 53 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 432 · Expands grounds for State Department of Agriculture to establish control area or order eradication or exclusion within control area.

Sent January 18, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 171 days

Senate Bill 433 · Prohibits raising canola.

Sent January 18, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 171 days

Senate Bill 18 · Allows financial estimate committee to estimate financial impact of state measure on Native American or American Indian tribal government.

Sent January 16, 2013 · Reported out after 41 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 19 · Amends definition of "rural area" to mean area outside urban growth boundary as boundary is acknowledged on date on which application is submitted for strategic investment program.

Sent January 16, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 173 days

Senate Bill 77 · Requires board to track and report on website data related to land use reviews and results of reviews.

Sent January 16, 2013 · Reported out after 103 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 220 · Requires that person seeking to appeal land use decision or limited land use decision to Land Use Board of Appeals must be adversely affected by decision.

Sent January 16, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 173 days

Senate Bill 351 · Allows tribal governments to invest in local government investment pool.

Sent January 16, 2013 · Reported out after 47 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 357 · Requires State Board of Forestry to appoint advisory committee to study and develop recommendations regarding pace and scale of federal forest management projects that may provide benefits justifying state or local government financial support of projects.

Sent January 16, 2013 · Reported out after 97 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 393 · Authorizes local government to adopt exception to statewide land use planning goal, without demonstrating that statutory standards for exception have been met, for use that is necessary for employer of 10 or more employees under specified circumstance.

Sent January 16, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 173 days

Senate Bill 419 · Prohibits public bodies from imposing requirement to show consistency or compatibility with state and local land use plans for lands to which federal government holds title by consent of State of Oregon.

Sent January 16, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 173 days

Senate Bill 443 · Provides that all land within exclusive farm use zone qualifies for farm use special assessment.

Sent January 16, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 173 days

Senate Bill 449 · Directs counties to establish minimum lot or parcel size for land zoned for exclusive farm use, for land zoned for forest use and for land zoned for mixed farm and forest use.

Sent January 16, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 173 days

Senate Bill 453 · Establishes policy, criteria, procedures and other factors for identifying secondary land.

Sent January 16, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 173 days

Senate Bill 455 · Prohibits use of income test to determine whether primary or accessory dwelling customarily provided in conjunction with farm use is outright permitted use in exclusive farm use zone.

Sent January 16, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 173 days