Requires Housing and Community Services Department to report to Legislative Assembly on homeownership disparities by September 15 of each even-numbered year. Sunsets January 2, 2035. ] Requires department to identify and remove barriers to down payment assistance for individuals with individual taxpayer identification numbers and to report to Oregon Housing Stability Council. ] Requires department to convene and provide training programs for homeownership organizations and to evaluate and to report on effectiveness of organization's programs to council. ] Requires department to research existing financial literacy materials and to develop new materials and financial literacy pamphlet by September 15, 2025. ] Requires mortgage bankers and brokers to include financial literacy pamphlet with mortgages. Becomes operative January 1, 2026. ] Appropriates moneys from General Fund to support homeownership and fair housing. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.
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Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife, State Fish and Wildlife Commission and Department of State Lands to implement Ocean Policy Advisory Council recommendations to develop adaptive management and social monitoring program to support marine reserves. Appropriates moneys to State Department of Fish and Wildlife to implement programs.
Establishes Task Force on the Economic Competitiveness of Oregon Agriculture. ] Instructs task force ] Requires State Department of Agriculture to submit report on economic competitiveness of Oregon's agricultural sector to committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to agriculture no later than September 15, 2024. Sunsets task force ] requirement on December 31, 2024. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Directs College of Forestry at Oregon State University, in collaboration with Department of Environmental Quality and State Forestry Department, to research development of fuel pathways for low carbon fuels derived from woody biomass residues from forestry operations. Authorizes State Forester to establish forestry renewable woody biomass conversion program. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Allows motorcycle operator to travel between lanes of traffic under certain conditions.
Appropriates moneys to Oregon Department of Administrative Services to provide grant to Regional Rural Revitalization Strategies Consortium to plan for and develop housing.
Requires Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission to require applicant for cannabis-related license or license renewal to submit signed attestation that applicant will refrain from interfering with labor organizing efforts or submit attestation that applicant and labor organization that is certified to represent employees of applicant have entered into and will abide by terms of labor peace agreement.
Directs State Department of Energy and Department of Land Conservation and Development to convene work group to examine barriers, opportunities and other issues related to renewable energy and transmission project siting in Oregon. Directs departments to submit report on work group's findings and recommendations to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to energy no later than September 15, 2024. Appropriates moneys to departments, out of General Fund, for purposes of convening work group and carrying out duties related to examination and reporting. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Directs Oregon Health Authority, in consultation with Newborn Bloodspot Screening Advisory Board, to adopt rules for board to evaluate and recommend adding disease to or removing disease from newborn bloodspot screening panel or taking no action on disease. Requires board to evaluate and make recommendations pursuant to rules, including rules for public request process. Requires board to meet at least four times per calendar year and to submit biennial report to Legislative Assembly. Shortens term of office of board member to two years. Limits reappointment. Modifies board membership and requirements. Subjects board meetings to public meetings law. Waives fees for parents or guardians who pay out of pocket for newborn bloodspot screening services. ] Waives newborn bloodspot screening fees for parents or guardians who pay out of pocket birthing fees as defined by rule by authority or who are indigent or otherwise unable to pay newborn bloodspot screening fees. Requires authority to consider, and to greatest extent practicable implement, screening for disease no later than 18 months after federal committee recommends adding disease to federal Recommended Uniform Screening Panel. Directs authority to complete pilot study to demonstrate standards, criteria and processes for determining whether to add disease to newborn bloodspot screening panel and to report to Legislative Assembly on findings and recommendations for improvements. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Replaces references to vehicle accident and vehicle collision with vehicle crash.