Allows the State Forestry Department to enter into a lease agreement for management authority and responsibility for the Ochoco National Forest for no less than 15 years.
Repeals the statute enacted by House Bill 3115 (2021) that established objective reasonableness as a statewide standard for city and county laws regulating the use of public property with respect to persons experiencing homelessness, as the basis for a cause of action for injunctive and declaratory relief to challenge such laws and as an affirmative defense in the prosecution of violations of such laws. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Directs the Department of Justice to review state statutes and administrative rules and determine whether each statute or rule is likely to be found unconstitutional under the reasoning and interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution set forth in the Students for Fair Admissions case decided by the United States Supreme Court. Directs the department to report on its findings to a committee or interim committee related to the judiciary.
Directs a state agency to establish deadlines within which the agency intends to process applications for permits and make the deadlines available to the public. Directs an agency, to the greatest extent possible, to refund application fees when the agency does not process an application before the established deadline. Directs a state agency to publish a catalog of permits issued by the agency within 60 days after the effective date of the Act. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Directs specified state agencies to collaborate with local and regional officials to develop the CORE3 center. Directs state agencies to incorporate the CORE3 center in agency emergency planning. Directs specified state agencies to evaluate whether financial participation in the CORE3 center is advisable. Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to issue a grant for the CORE3 center.
Prohibits distributing, selling, attempting to sell or allowing to be sold inhalant delivery systems in this state unless the inhalant delivery systems are listed in a directory maintained by the Attorney General. Requires manufacturers of inhalant delivery systems who want the inhalant delivery systems to be listed in the directory to submit an annual certification to the Attorney General attesting to compliance with federal marketing authorization requirements. Imposes certification fees and penalties. Defines "alternative nicotine products" and adds those products to existing provisions that apply to other tobacco products. Clarifies licensing requirements for distributors and delivery sellers of tobacco products. Prohibits the sale of flavored inhalant delivery systems that contain nicotine or nicotine analogues and that have not received a marketing authorization order from the United States Food and Drug Administration. Establishes new age verification requirements for the sale of tobacco products. Expands authority to seize and destroy unlawful tobacco products. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Maddy summaryHB 3164 increases the maximum size for temporary signs on private property from 12 to 32 square feet. It applies to residential and non-residential property owners who display temporary signs, with conditions that signs cannot exceed 60 days per year (except for residential signs), must not have a permanent base, and cannot involve compensation for display. The bill also clarifies that sign content cannot be considered when granting variances or approving historic signs. This change directly affects property owners seeking to display temporary signage for events, sales, or other short-term purposes.
Requires the Attorney General to adopt and maintain a list of foreign adversaries who are ineligible to receive conveyances of farm or forest lands. Makes unauthorized conveyances void. Requires the State Department of Agriculture to create and publish an annual report relating to foreign ownership of agricultural lands and to deliver copies of the report to the Governor and to relevant interim committees of the Legislative Assembly. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Repeals the automatic transfer of voter registration information from the Department of Transportation and the Oregon Health Authority to the Secretary of State. Repeals the process for registration of those persons who are at least 16 years of age. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to award a grant of $2 million to the City of Klamath Falls to bring commercial air service to a regional airport. Directs the department to establish a grant agreement requiring the city to return the grant amount if the city is unable to secure commercial air service before June 30, 2027. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
