Rep. Pam Marsh

Appropriates moneys to Oregon Business Development Department for distribution for purposes related to outdoor recreation economy. Allocates moneys to department for purpose of awarding matching grants to membership organizations and business accelerators in outdoor gear and apparel industry. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Directs Oregon Health Authority ] Department of Human Services to develop and implement grant program to support ] provide grants, support and technical assistance for resilience hubs and networks in Oregon.

Establishes program within Higher Education Coordinating Commission for supporting strategic investments in maritime workforce development programs and activities.

Prohibits seller from selling or leasing motor vehicle if sale or lease is contingent upon lender's agreement to purchase retail installment contract or lease agreement. Provides that if seller sells retail installment contract or lease agreement to lender, lender must provide final approval of funding within 14 days after buyer takes possession of motor vehicle. Provides that if lender does not agree to buy retail installment contract or lease agreement or agrees to buy on terms other than exact terms that seller and buyer agreed to, seller must retain retail installment contract or lease agreement, must notify buyer of seller's retention and may not thereafter sell, assign, transfer or delegate any of the benefits, duties or obligations of the contract or agreement. Provides that seller's failure to comply with provisions of Act deprives seller of right to collect payment due under contract or agreement and right to repossess motor vehicle.

Requires Oregon Tourism Commission to establish and administer grant program to promote, develop and sustain opportunities for agricultural tourism in rural communities in this state. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Business Development Department for distribution to commission for program.

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. ] Directs State Department of Energy and Department of Land Conservation and Development to establish Finding Opportunities and Reducing Conflict in Energy Siting process to identify locations best suited to site renewable energy or transmission development and ways to streamline or expedite siting process for renewable energy or transmission development. Establishes Finding Opportunities and Reducing Conflict in Energy Siting Advisory Committee to support process. Requires departments to contract with third party to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly on work and recommendations of advisory committee not later than December 31, 2024. Requires State Department of Energy to maintain and periodically update renewable energy siting assessment tool. Permits each county in eastern Oregon to adopt, as part of county's comprehensive plan, mapped inventory of areas best suited for siting renewable energy facilities or transmission development corridors and to amend comprehensive plan or land use regulations to allow for expedited review of siting or development on inventoried lands. Directs Department of Land Conservation and Development to provide financial assistance to county and tribal governments to participate in advisory committee, update resource inventories and engage in other actions that support renewable energy or transmission development. Directs State Department of Energy to provide financial and technical assistance to public bodies, tribal governments and community organizations to participate in energy facility siting review process, Energy Facility Siting Council rulemaking process and advisory committee. Appropriates moneys to departments from General Fund for purposes of Act. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die. ] Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Directs State Forestry Department to establish by rule ] Prescribed Fire Capacity Grant Program. Establishes Prescribed Fire Capacity Fund in State Treasury, separate and distinct from General Fund, to fund program. Appropriates moneys to department out of General Fund for deposit into Prescribed Fire Capacity Fund. Sunsets January 2, 2029. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Allocates moneys to Oregon Business Development Department to develop and implement program to award grants to Oregon cultural organizations and support businesses ] county fair operators in response to negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic on organizations' and businesses' ] county fair operators' earned revenue. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

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.

Appropriates moneys to Oregon Department of Administrative Services to provide grant to Regional Rural Revitalization Strategies Consortium to plan for and develop housing.