Establishes Task Force on System Development Charges and specifies composition of task force membership. Specifies duties of task force. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Adds murder of certified reserve officer and murder of reserve officer to definition of aggravated murder. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Imposes on owner of foreclosed residential real property liability to local government of $10 for each day that property remains unsold and vacant during period that begins 270 days after date of trustee's sale or judgment of foreclosure, unless owner demonstrates that property remains unsold and vacant because owner is renovating or substantially remodeling property. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Deletes requirement that pseudoephedrine be classified as Schedule III controlled substance. Directs State Board of Pharmacy to adopt rules for dispensing pseudoephedrine. Requires rules to be consistent with provisions of federal Controlled Substances Act that are related to dispensing of pseudoephedrine and federal regulations that implement those provisions. Punishes violation of rules by five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
For rules implementing certain federal environmental laws that Environmental Quality Commission or Department of Environmental Quality has been delegated authority to administer, prohibits commission from amending or revising rules to be less stringent than certain federal standards and requirements. Requires natural resource agencies that have been delegated authority to administer certain federal environmental laws to, no later than September 15, 2018, report to interim legislative committees on proposed federal rulemaking that may result in federal standards and requirements that are less stringent than certain baseline standards, and to include certain information in report. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Prohibits public body from requesting jury trial in small claims action in which plaintiff brings only claims for damage to property. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution relating to legislative review of state agency administrative rules. Provides that Legislative Assembly may require legislative committees to review and approve administrative rules before rules or amendments become effective. Provides that administrative rules adopted or amended by state agencies after effective date of constitutional amendment have no force and effect unless specified legislative committees approve rule or amendment, if approval is required by law. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.
Directs State Department of Energy to develop climate test to conduct reviews for approval of proposed fossil fuel infrastructure projects. Requires department to adopt rules to establish standards and criteria for developing and administering test.
Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to conduct study and develop recommendations on how to ensure students have greatest practicable opportunity to transfer credits earned at community colleges to baccalaureate degrees awarded at public universities. Requires commission to submit report detailing recommendations by December 31, 2017. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Repeals sunset on provisions that allow students whose legal residence is not within school district to attend school in district as resident if student receives written consent. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Modifies provision allowing waiver of qualification for registration as professional engineer if applicant has professional engineering experience in another jurisdiction.
Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to require that proposed elector enactments requiring expenditure of $50,000 or more in public moneys during first 10 years include proposed source of revenue sufficient to pay for expenditure. Specifies that proposed source of revenue may not draw from existing revenue. Allows Legislative Assembly to limit expenditure to amount supplied by source of revenue. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.
