Authorizes State of Oregon to receive moneys pursuant to Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust Agreement, deposit agreement moneys in Clean Diesel Engine Fund and use moneys to award grants for reducing emissions from school buses powered by diesel engines. Prohibits Department of Environmental Quality from awarding grants from agreement moneys for any other purpose without prior approval from Legislative Assembly by law. Adds grants and loans for replacements to permissible uses of moneys in Clean Diesel Engine Fund. Makes other modifications to provisions for grants and loans from fund for purpose of reducing emissions from diesel engines. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Creates process for obtaining extreme risk protection order prohibiting person from possessing deadly weapon when court finds that person presents risk in near future, including imminent risk, of suicide or causing injury to another person. Establishes procedures for law enforcement officer or family or household member of person to apply for order. Establishes procedures for respondent to request hearing, and for continuance of order after hearing or if hearing is not requested. Establishes procedures for termination and renewal of order. Requires court to order respondent to surrender deadly weapons and concealed handgun license within 24 hours of service of initial order, and immediately upon service of continued or renewed order. Provides for law enforcement officer serving order to request immediate surrender of deadly weapons and concealed handgun license and authorizes law enforcement officer to take possession of surrendered items. Allows respondent to surrender deadly weapons to gun dealer or third party in lieu of law enforcement officer. Punishes violation of order, or false application for order, by maximum of one year's imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Permits service upon attorney or party in juvenile dependency proceeding by electronic mail or electronic service through court's electronic filing system. Prescribes how proof of service is to be made when service is by facsimile communication device, electronic mail or electronic service.
Directs Department of Veterans' Affairs to develop and implement one or more grant programs statewide to expand and enhance existing campus veteran resource centers and employ campus veteran resource coordinators on campuses of community colleges and public universities to help veterans successfully transition from military service to college life, succeed in college, complete educational goals and transition from college to workforce and community. Limits biennial expenditures from lottery moneys allocated from veterans' services fund to Department of Veterans' Affairs for purpose of implementing grant programs. Requires Department of Veterans' Affairs to submit report on grant programs to interim legislative committees relating to veterans by August 31, 2018. Requires Advisory Committee to report to interim legislative committees related to veterans with evaluation of grant programs and recommendations for legislation by September 15, 2018. Sunsets January 2, 2020. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Removes requirement that person elected to county office provide county clerk with certificate of election. Requires certain election documents to be filed electronically. Changes certain ballot markings from "Presidential only" to "Federal only." Alters certain filing deadlines. Requires Secretary of State to establish process for modifying petition and prospective petition templates. Requires that one copy of prospective initiative and referral petitions, rather than two copies, be sent to required officials. Permits district attorney to make clerical corrections to ballot title for district measure. Requires all estimates, portraits, statements and arguments for voters' pamphlet to be filed electronically. Clarifies how candidates, principal campaign committees, political committees and petition committees may use amounts received as contributions. Permits use of campaign moneys in connection with most legal proceedings relating to election laws. Provides that person who fails to file required statement or certificate has 20 days from date notice is sent by Secretary of State to request hearing. Provides that during recount, Secretary of State may select batches of ballots for hand count. Changes date Secretary of State must advise county clerks of issues relating to recount from three days after date of general election to 15 days after date of general election. Provides that county clerk shall begin hand counts for recount not later than 23rd day after election, rather than by 21st day after election. Requires Secretary of State to design standard form for certified statement to be used when return identification envelope is returned unsigned. Provides that Secretary of State, rather than county clerk, is responsible for signature verification for state candidate petitions. Directs that Enrolled House Bill 2391 (2017), if referred by referendum petition, be submitted to people at special election held on January 23, 2018. Directs that Enrolled House Bill 2017 (2017), if referred by referendum petition, be submitted to people at special election held on same date as next primary election. Prescribes method for creating ballot title and explanatory statement for measure to be voted on at special election. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Updates references to federal education law to reflect passage of Every Student Succeeds Act. Aligns provisions related to modified diplomas and students in foster care with federal law. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Exempts county permit application for mining operation on significant mineral resource site in certain counties from requirements for uses in exclusive farm use zones and statewide land use planning goals and rules relating to land use. Provides exceptions. Requires State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries to issue provisional operating permit for mining operation of significant mineral resource site if permit contains and applicant meets certain conditions. Requires department to provide notice of application for operating permit of significant mineral resource site to each permitting agency and cooperating agency and to provide opportunity to respond, identifying expected adverse effects of proposed operation. Requires department to include in operating permit conditions addressing adverse effect under certain circumstances. Requires project coordinating committee to analyze and address conflict identified by private property owner or lessee within impact area. Requires department to avoid or minimize conflict through imposition of permit conditions. Requires department to activate project coordinating committee upon receipt of application for nonaggregate mineral mine operating permit to mine significant mineral resource site.
Requires State Forester to make any recreational opportunities in state forests free , upon showing of certain identification and documentation, for disabled veterans and for persons who are on leave from military active duty on certain holidays.
Defines "enclosed area" for purposes of Oregon Indoor Clean Air Act.
Requires Public Utility Commission to establish public process for purpose of investigating how industry trends, technologies and policy drivers in electricity sector might impact existing regulatory system and incentives currently employed by commission. Requires commission to report findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to energy and business no later than September 15, 2018. Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery and federal funds, collected or received by commission. Sunsets January 2, 2019.
Declares state policy on ocean acidification and hypoxia. Establishes Oregon Coordinating Council on Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia. Establishes duties of coordinating council. Requires coordinating council to submit biennial report to Legislative Assembly and Ocean Policy Advisory Council by September 15 of each even-numbered year on coordinating council's activities and recommendations.
Creates Public Records Advocate and Public Records Advisory Council. Directs Public Records Advocate to provide facilitated dispute resolution services to facilitate resolution of disputes between requesters of public records and state agencies or cities concerning disclosure of public records. Directs Public Records Advocate to provide training for state agencies and local government bodies on disclosure requirements and best practices for processing and responding to requests to inspect public records. Authorizes Public Records Advocate, upon request, to provide guidance and advice on public records processing and exemptions. Directs Public Records Advisory Council to study issues that arise under the public records law and at least once each biennium to provide written recommendations to Governor and Legislative Assembly on effectiveness and fairness of public records law and public bodies' implementation of public records law requirements. Sunsets council on January 1, 2021. Provides that Public Record Advocate's duties become operative January 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes Willamette Falls Locks Commission as advisory body for issues relating to repair, reopening, operation, maintenance and future transfer of ownership of navigational canal and locks. Appropriates funds from General Fund to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for purposes of Act. Sunsets commission, program and account on December 31, 2023. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
