Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Advocacy Commissions Office 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 office. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.
Provides that municipal corporation or people's utility district may apply for certificate to use water for hydroelectric purposes within piped conduit in artificial delivery system that is delivering water for municipal uses even if municipal corporation or people's utility district is not holder of underlying municipal water right, with permission of holder of underlying municipal water right.
Makes permanent provisions conditionally allowing water right lease to split use of water between existing water right and in-stream water right within same year. Removes prohibition on leasing water right for split use for period of more than 10 years.
Dissolves Oregon Alfalfa Seed Commission. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Renames "board of property tax appeals" to "property value appeals board."
Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by State Board of Tax Practitioners. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.
Expands list of employees that may be charged certain representation fees to include employees of Department of Corrections and of Oregon Corrections Enterprises, and parole and probation officers who supervise adult offenders.
Authorizes all cities to elect to operate photo radar if city pays costs of operating photo radar. Eliminates restriction on number of hours per day photo radar may be used in any one location. Expands authority of city to set designated speed for certain residential streets to speed that is up to 10 miles per hour lower than statutory speed, but not less than 20 miles per hour.
Modifies maximum allowable deduction from assets under management for expenses of State Treasurer as investment officer.
Prohibits disclosure of individually identifiable data collected in accordance with uniform standards adopted by Oregon Health Authority for collection of data on race, ethnicity, preferred spoken and written languages, disability status, sexual orientation and gender identity. Exempts from prohibition on public body's inquiring into or collecting information about individual's country of birth such data collected by authority or Department of Human Services in accordance with uniform standards adopted by authority for collection of data on race, ethnicity, preferred spoken and written languages, disability status, sexual orientation and gender identity. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Modifies statutes to allow for nonattorney associate members of the Oregon State Bar to practice law in certain scope of practice.
Establishes certain requirements for insurer that cancels or decides not to renew homeowner insurance policy, or that increases premium, for reason materially related to wildfire risk. Requires insurer to make public, and reflect in insurer's underwriting guidelines and rate plans, certain information related to wildfire risk mitigation actions. Requires insurer to allow insured at least 24 months to repair, rebuild or replace damaged or lost property if damage or loss was directly related to fire that was subject of order under Emergency Conflagration Act. Prohibits insurance company from using statewide ] map of wildfire risk published by agency of this state as basis for canceling or declining to renew policy or increasing premium.
