Rep. Ken Helm

Prohibits aerial pesticide applicator from spraying or otherwise applying by aircraft pesticide product containing chlorpyrifos. Prohibits person from applying pesticide product containing chlorpyrifos within 300 feet of campus of school. Requires person that employs worker to take steps to ensure that worker does not enter into area in which pesticide product containing chlorpyrifos was applied within eight preceding calendar days. Effective January 1, 2022, prohibits sale, purchase or use of pesticide product containing chlorpyrifos. Requires State Department of Agriculture to revoke, on January 1, 2022, pesticide registrations for pesticide products containing chlorpyrifos. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires seller of real property to test well water used for domestic purposes. Requires laboratory to submit results of test to seller, buyer and Department of Environmental Quality, in form and manner prescribed by department. Requires department to provide results of well water tests to Oregon Health Authority. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Directs Oregon Liquor Control Commission to establish Cannabis Social Equity Program to provide discounted recreational marijuana licensure fees and other support to program participants. ] Becomes operative January 1, 2021. ] Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die. ] Establishes Task Force to Promote Social Equity in the Cannabis Industry. Directs task force to identify barriers to entry in cannabis industry, recommend investments in communities impacted by marijuana criminalization and recommend solutions, including legislation for cannabis social equity program. Sunsets December 31, 2020. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Modifies definitions applicable for purposes of universal service surcharge. Subjects sale of retail commercial mobile radio services and retail interconnected voice over internet protocol services to universal service surcharge. Reduces rate cap to six percent of sale of services subject to surcharge. Directs Public Utility Commission to transfer up to $5 million per year of moneys deposited in universal service fund to Broadband Fund. Establishes Broadband Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in Broadband Fund to Oregon Business Development Department to provide grants and loans through, and to administer, program related to broadband. Directs department to adopt program for providing grants and loans by rule. Directs department to report annually to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to telecommunications on status of Broadband Fund. Sunsets Broadband Fund, transfer of moneys from universal service fund to Broadband Fund and grant program on January 2, 2030. Becomes operative on January 1, 2021. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Directs State Department of Agriculture to administer Oregon Hemp State Program for production, processing and sale of hemp. Changes term "industrial hemp" to "hemp." Requires department to conduct criminal records check of applicants for licensure to grow hemp. Allows department to identify and require by rule licensure for other activities related to hemp. Directs department to establish by rule requirements for shipment manifest for commercial hemp shipments. Becomes operative October 31, 2020. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Directs Office of Emergency Management to establish and administer voluntary Oregon outdoor recreation search and rescue card program. ] Establishes Oregon Search and Rescue Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to office to reimburse county sheriffs for search and rescue activities and to administer and support county search and rescue grant program. ] Directs office to establish county search and rescue grant program to distribute moneys to counties for equipment, training and educational outreach. ] Permits Office of Emergency Management to enter into agreement with nonprofit organization representing sheriffs under which organization is authorized to administer program to produce and sell outdoor recreation search and rescue cards. Establishes requirements for agreement. Provides that organization may use revenues from program only to reimburse administrative costs and expenses, to reimburse county sheriffs' offices for certain costs relating to search and rescue and to issue grants for search and rescue purposes. Declares emergency, effective on passage. ] Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Establishes product stewardship program for mattresses. Establishes Mattress Stewardship Fund. Establishes mattress stewardship program advisory committee. Requires stewardship organizations to submit plans for mattress stewardship programs to Department of Environmental Quality. Imposes civil penalties for violation of program provisions not to exceed, per day for each day of violation, $100 for violation by retailer, $1,000 ] $10,000 for violation by producer or renovator and $1,000 for violation by stewardship organization. Becomes operative January 1, 2021. Declares emergency, effective on passage. ] Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Directs State Department of Agriculture to develop Oregon Hemp Plan for establishment of Oregon Hemp Program for commercial production and sale of hemp. Changes term "industrial hemp" to "hemp." Becomes operative on date on which United States Department of Agriculture approves Oregon Hemp Plan. ] Directs State Department of Agriculture to administer Oregon Hemp State Program for production, processing and sale of hemp. Changes term "industrial hemp" to "hemp." Requires department to conduct criminal records check of applicants for licensure to grow hemp. Allows department to identify and require by rule licensure for other activities related to hemp. Merges determinations of guilt for certain offenses related to marijuana into single conviction. Removes from commercial marijuana offense possession of certain items. Directs Oregon Cannabis Commission to determine framework for future governance ] work collaboratively with Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Liquor Control Commission in administration of Oregon Medical Marijuana Program and report biennially on long-term strategic planning to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health and judiciary . Specifies health care providers who may recommend medical use of marijuana to registry identification cardholder. Directs Oregon Liquor Control Commission to establish by rule process to register medical marijuana grow sites. Defines "medical marijuana grow sites." Allows medical marijuana grow sites to apply for registration not later than September 1, 2020. Establishes plant production limits for medical marijuana grow sites registered by commission. Becomes operative June 1, 2020. ] Declares emergency, effective on passage. ] Directs Oregon Liquor Control Commission to assess financial impact of cannabis tracking system and report findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to economic development and marijuana not later than December 31, 2020. Sunsets assessment on January 2, 2021. Directs Oregon Liquor Control Commission to adopt rules to develop compliance education programs for cannabis entities regulated by commission. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Limits cost-sharing for health benefit plan coverage of insulin prescribed for treatment of diabetes.

Establishes Willamette Falls Locks Authority as public corporation. Prescribes duties of authority. Modifies duties of Willamette Falls Locks Commission. Sunsets commission on June 30, 2021. Declares emergency, effective on passage.