Congratulates Mo's Seafood and Chowder for 75 years of business on Oregon coast.
Prohibits person from using specified types of animals in traveling animal act. Provides certain exemptions from prohibition. Punishes by maximum of six months' imprisonment, $2,500 fine, or both. Authorizes court to require person convicted of violation to forfeit animal used in violation.
Provides that individual receiving erroneous payment of unemployment insurance benefits through no fault of individual is liable for repayment of benefits in addition to being liable to having amount of erroneous payment deducted from future benefits.
Establishes Local Government Technical Assistance Program within Housing and Community Services Department. Requires department and Department of Land Conservation and Development to enter into intergovernmental agreement with League of Oregon Cities and Association of Oregon Counties to develop regional work plans to assist local governments in providing needed housing. Appropriates funds for program to Housing and Community Services Department. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Department of Corrections to continue to operate Shutter Creek Correctional Institution. Directs department to expend at least same amount of moneys to operate institution as were expended during biennium beginning July 1, 2019.
Limits liability for certain claims for damages arising out of acts or omissions taken during COVID-19 emergency period in reasonable compliance with government guidance related to COVID-19.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries for biennial expenses. Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts and specified federal funds, but excluding lottery funds and other federal funds, collected or received by department. Limits biennial expenditures by department from other federal funds. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2021.
Establishes Oregon Wildfire Preparedness and Community Protection Fund . Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to State Fire Marshal, and directs State Treasurer, at request of State Fire Marshal , to transfer moneys from fund to State Fire Marshal , State Forestry Department and Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board to make expenditures from fund ] of moneys for various activities related to restoration, protection and recovery from wildfires. Requires insurer each year to remit to Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services surcharge of $10 for each policy of insurance that is casualty insurance or property insurance. Permits insurer each year to recoup from insureds amount insurer remitted to director. Requires director to deposit proceeds of surcharge into Oregon Wildfire Preparedness and Community Protection Fund. ].
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services for allocation to area agencies to address unmet needs of seniors for mental and behavioral health treatment and to address disproportionate burdens on seniors arising from COVID-19 pandemic. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Creates Short Line Railroad Resiliency Program within Oregon Business Development Department to provide grants for short line railroad infrastructure projects. Establishes Short Line Railroad Fund. Authorizes issuance of $5 million in lottery bonds for deposit in fund to be used to provide grants for short line railroad infrastructure projects. Directs department to study and make recommendations for legislation to provide long-term revenue source to finance grants for short line railroad infrastructure projects. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2021.
