Sen. David Smith

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 school districts to give parents, guardians and district residents equitable access to instructional materials for purpose of reviewing and examining materials.

Provides for ] Authorizes county to allow homestead rebuilt by same owner on same lot to replace homestead destroyed by September 2020 wildfires to temporarily ] have frozen ] specially assessed value equal to destroyed homestead's assessed ] real market value for 2020-2021 property tax year, to extent of square footage of destroyed homestead. Provides that specially assessed value continues until earliest of date on which rebuilt homestead is no longer principal dwelling of owner, is rented to another person for any duration or is transferred to new ownership. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires 10 percent of electricity sold in this state by each electric company that makes sales to 25,000 or more retail electricity consumers to be generated by small-scale renewable energy facilities or certain biomass facilities.

Requires Department of Revenue to study tax credits for employer-provided housing. Directs department to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to revenue not later than September 15, 2024.

Instructs State Forester to analyze certain criteria before adopting rule changing management of state forest lands. Instructs State Forester to annually report to committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to natural resources on projected revenues from state forest lands and degree to which forest management decisions affect projected revenues. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Directs Oregon Health Authority to study small community water systems. Requires authority to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to water not later than December 31, 2024. ] Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Oregon Association of Water Utilities to establish water utility training center. ] Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to enter into contract with Oregon Association of Water Utilities to perform, or enter into contract with third party to perform, study of needs and vulnerabilities of small and very small community water systems, design and construct water utility training center and hire three staff to provide related support and resources. Requires association to submit report to Legislative Assembly no later than December 31, 2024. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to department to carry out contract.

Prescribes information related to courses of study offered by school district that district school board must ensure is provided on school district's website. Declares emergency, effective September 1, 2023.

Requires Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission to study options available for use of marijuana tax revenues for funding law enforcement programs directed at cannabis-related offenses. Directs commission to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to revenue not later than September 15, 2024.

Urges President, United States Secretary of the Interior and United States Secretary of Agriculture to direct federal agencies to be as aggressive as possible in preventing, mitigating and suppressing wildfires on federal lands.