Allows owner of reservoir located on specified property within Big Butte Creek drainage area to register reservoir with Water Resources Department. Establishes effect of registration and application and qualification deadlines.
Establishes Rural System Development Charges Program within Housing and Community Services Department to pay system development charges for rural affordable multifamily housing. Establishes Rural System Development Charges Fund. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to department for purposes of program. Sunsets June 30, 2027. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Removes requirement that amount of net proceeds from Oregon State Lottery allocated to County Fair Account not exceed $1.53 million annually. Requires Oregon Business Development Department to prepare and report master plan for county fairground capital construction. Specifies content and procedural requirements for report. Appropriates moneys to department out of General Fund for consultant services related to report. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2021. .
Requires Secretary of State to establish electronic filing system to allow candidates for nomination or election to county or city office held at primary or general election to file portrait and statement electronically with secretary if candidate cannot have portrait and statement printed in county voters' pamphlet. Requires Secretary of State to post candidate portrait and statements on website. Requires applicable state voters' pamphlets and county voters' pamphlets to include list of all offices whose candidates may post portraits and statements on Secretary of State's website and website address where portraits and statements will be posted.
Establishes Oregon Renewable Options Program. ] Grants Public Utility Commission authority to authorize Oregon Renewable Options Programs offered by qualified utilities. Becomes operative January 1, 2023. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Authorizes Office of Child Care to award grants to child care facilities supporting large employers. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to office for program. Sunsets program January 2, 2024. Creates income tax credit for lessors of real property leased to certified child care facilities. Creates income tax credit for child care facilities with staff members who received 18 or more clock hours of training related to child care. Creates income tax credit for child care facilities rated three stars or higher with quality rating and improvement system. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2028. Includes attempts to obtain commercial advantage in provision of child care service as form of false reporting of child abuse. Allows all residential structures to be used as certified or registered family child care homes. Prohibits conditions on child care facilities that are more restrictive than other uses allowable within land use zone. Allows development of child care facilities as conditional use on lands zoned for exclusive farm use. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires local governments to approve certain reconstruction after 2020 wildfires. Limits requirements for building permits or septic permits for reconstruction. Sunsets January 2, 2030. Tolls time that city or county may consider nonconforming use discontinued during emergency that limits resumption of use. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs State Forestry Department to study capacity of Oregon's nursery industry to provide seedlings for reforestation following forest fires and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly on or before September 15, 2022. Sunsets January 2, 2023.
Establishes Joint Committee on Respectful and Safe University Campuses. Directs joint committee to hold public hearings to study culture, policies, practices and procedures certain institutions utilize to prevent and respond to allegations of sexual and racial discrimination, harassment and misconduct. Authorizes joint committee to subpoena witnesses and documents. Permits joint committee to appoint one or more independent investigators to conduct audit of certain institutions and prepare, and submit to joint committee, report with findings and recommendations no later than December 31, 2021. Authorizes joint committee to request legislation for presession filing to be considered during 2022 regular session or 2023 regular session.
Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to develop and implement program to make return-to-work incentive payments to employees. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
