Establishes Task Force on Rural Medical Training Facilities. Directs task force to investigate issues related to alleviating shortage of skilled and experienced nurses and medical technicians in or near Douglas County. Sunsets December 31, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Housing and Community Services Department to establish Affordable Homeownership Grant Program to provide grants to eligible nonprofit organizations with affordable homeownership programs to provide opportunities for homeownership to persons in low income households. Delineates program requirements. Requires nonprofit organization grant recipients to create revolving fund to purchase or leverage mortgage loans or purchase, construct or rehabilitate homes and manufactured homes for sale to persons in low income households that are first-time homeowners. Establishes Affordable Homeownership Grant Program Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to department. Appropriates moneys to department to make grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to participate in program.
Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt carbon pollution market by rule. Requires commission to consult with certain interested persons and be advised by advisory committee in adopting rules. Establishes Greenhouse Gas Cap and Investment Program Oversight Committee. Provides for minimum requirements of carbon pollution market. Declares legislative purposes of carbon pollution market. Establishes Climate Investments Account within State Highway Fund. Requires that certain auction proceeds be deposited in account for purpose of funding programs consistent with legislative purposes of carbon pollution market. Establishes Oregon Climate Investments Fund. Requires that certain auction proceeds be deposited in fund, to be distributed through Climate Investments Grant Program adopted by Environmental Quality Commission by rule. Creates Climate Investments in Impacted Communities Advisory Committee. Requires committee to advise on distributions of certain auction proceeds. Establishes Just Transition Fund. Requires that certain auction proceeds be deposited in fund, to be distributed through Just Transition Grant Program adopted by Oregon Business Development Department by rule. Makes all provisions related to carbon pollution market and distribution of auction proceeds operative January 1, 2021. Authorizes Environmental Quality Commission, Public Utility Commission, Department of Transportation and Oregon Business Development Department to adopt rules prior to operative date. Repeals greenhouse gas emissions goals and requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule statewide greenhouse gas emissions goal for 2025, and limits for years 2035 and 2050. Defines "greenhouse gas" for purposes of air pollution laws. Requires registration and reporting by certain sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Requires certain sources to pay annual fee to Department of Environmental Quality to pay costs of department and Environmental Quality Commission in developing and preparing for implementation of carbon pollution market required by Act. Make provisions related to greenhouse gas definition, emissions limits and registration and reporting operative January 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Prohibits law enforcement agency from receiving certain equipment from military surplus equipment program operated by federal government. Requires law enforcement agency to notify Department of Justice of request for permissible equipment. Directs department to adopt rules related to law enforcement agency equipment acquisition. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Increases speed limit on Oregon Route 138 between Roseburg and Glide.
Creates 24/7 sobriety program. Authorizes court, State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision and local supervisory authorities to require person convicted of driving while under influence of intoxicants four times or more to participate in program as condition of probation, post-prison supervision or parole. Establishes 24/7 Sobriety Program Fund.
Requires law enforcement agencies to adopt policies on responding to officer-involved domestic violence incidents. Defines "officer-involved domestic violence." Requires Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to adopt rules related to officer-involved domestic violence. Establishes Task Force on Officer-Involved Domestic Violence. Directs task force to develop model policy on officer-involved domestic violence. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Allows persons convicted of unlawful delivery of controlled substance constituting Class A felony to file motion for order setting aside conviction, unless delivery occurred within 1,000 feet of school or was to minor. Exempts persons convicted of unlawful delivery of controlled substance constituting Class B felony from 20-year waiting period to file motion for order setting aside conviction, unless delivery occurred within 1,000 feet of school or was to minor.
Allows person with other convictions within previous 10 years to file motion to set aside conviction after three years from date of judgment if other convictions were part of same criminal episode as conviction that is subject of motion.
Repeals prohibition on city or county ordinance or resolution controlling rent charged for rental of dwelling unit. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
