Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to adopt rules prioritizing award of Oregon Promise program grants to persons serving in Oregon National Guard who have completed initial active duty training.
Creates tax credit for employers that pay wages to youth workers, defined as workers between 16 and 25 years of age. Allows taxpayer to claim credit by retaining portion of withholding tax, calculated as percentage of wages paid to youth worker. Bases percentage to be retained on age of youth worker. Applies to wages paid to youth workers on or after January 1, 2018, and to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, and before January 1, 2024. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to conduct study on air toxics. Sunsets December 31, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Extends sunset for tax credit for long-term rural enterprise zone.
Authorizes adoption by taxing district of ordinance that exempts stated dollar amount of assessed value of real property from operating taxes or local option taxes of taxing district. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to _____ for biennial expenses. Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by _______. Limits biennial expenditures of _____ from federal funds. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Directs State Department of Agriculture to solicit proposals from third party vendors to create for producers of cannabis efficiency standards for energy and water consumption and certification protocols for meeting those standards. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to department for purpose of soliciting proposals. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Provides for transfer from State Department of Energy to State Forestry Department of administration of tax credit allowed for biomass, as applicable only to credit for collection of woody biomass. Limits total credits for collection of woody biomass allowed to all taxpayers per tax year. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, and to applications for certification filed after January 1, 2018. Extends sunset for tax credit for biomass production or collection for all types of biomass. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Extends sunset for tax credit for qualified equity investment. Increases maximum amount of qualified equity investments that Oregon Business Development Department may certify per tax year. Sets aside percentage, for affordable housing construction, of allowed amount of qualified low-income community investments that may be made with proceeds of qualified equity investments that are certified for tax credit. Applies to qualified equity investments made on or after January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Provides that county is exempt from applicability of statute banning use of dogs to hunt or pursue cougars if voters approve county measure proposed by initiative petition or referred to people by governing body of county.
Directs State Court Administrator to study methods for improving efficiency of probate proceedings and to report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 1, 2018.
Prohibits members of Legislative Assembly from participating in discussion or debate if actual conflict of interest exists. Prohibits members from voting on issue when actual conflict of interest exists unless vote is necessary to establish quorum.
