Chapter 285B — Chapter 285B
305 sections in this chapter.
ORS 285B.600 Definitions for ORS 285B.600 to 285B.620. As used in ORS 285B.600 to 285B.620
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(1) “Certified employer” means an eligible employer certified under ORS 285B.605. (2) “Compensation” has the meaning given that term in ORS 314.610. (3) “Eligible employee” means a new full-time employee who is paid qualifying compensation and is hired by a certified employer aft…
ORS 285B.602 Rules. The Oregon Business Development Department may adopt rules that the department determines are necessary to
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(1) Further define the terms defined in ORS 285B.600 in a manner consistent with ORS 285B.600; (2) Implement the duties of the department under ORS 285B.600 to 285B.620; and (3) Carry out the purposes of ORS 285B.600 to 285B.620. [2011 c.549 §2] Note: See note under 285B.600.
ORS 285B.605 Certification of eligible employers; time period to approve application. (1) Subject to standards and procedures that the Oregon Business Development Department shall establish by rule, the department shall certify eligible employers to participate in the Oregon Business Retention and Expansion Program established in ORS 285B.615. The department may establish certification standards regarding
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(a) Employers maintaining certain levels of payroll or per-employee compensation including benefits; (b) Employers consulting with vendors in this state before entering into contracts; (c) Eligible employers not laying off current employees in order to achieve hiring goals; (d) S…
ORS 285B.608 Application for certification; requirements. (1) An employer may apply to the Oregon Business Development Department for certification under ORS 285B.605
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(2) The application shall be made in writing in a form prescribed by the department. (3) The application must include a verified statement by the employer that the employer would not plan on hiring 50 or more new full-time employees in this state but for the availability of the l…
ORS 285B.610 Revocation of certificate. (1) The Oregon Business Development Department may revoke a certificate issued under ORS 285B.605 if the department finds that
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(a) The certificate was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation; or (b) The certified employer fails to meet the requirements of ORS 285B.605. (2) If the certificate is revoked pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the department shall proceed to recoup any loan moneys disbu…
ORS 285B.615 Oregon Business Retention and Expansion Program; purpose; agreements; contents; loans. (1) In consultation with the Department of Revenue, the Oregon Business Development Department shall establish and administer the Oregon Business Retention and Expansion Program. The purpose of the program is to provide forgivable loans to certified employers to allow for expanded operations and increased hiring
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(2) The Oregon Business Development Department shall enter into agreements with certified employers. Agreements must contain: (a) Detailed performance measures, established by the department by rule, with which certified employers must comply; and (b) The requirement that the cer…
ORS 285B.618 Department estimate of program tax revenues; methodology. The Director of the Oregon Business Development Department, in consultation with the Director of the Department of Revenue, shall
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(1) Specify the methodology for estimating incremental Oregon Business Retention and Expansion Program tax revenues; and (2) Estimate incremental Oregon Business Retention and Expansion Program tax revenues. [2011 c.549 §7] Note: See note under 285B.600.
ORS 285B.620 Oregon Business Retention and Expansion Program Fund; sources; uses. The Oregon Business Retention and Expansion Program Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. The Oregon Business Retention and Expansion Program Fund consists of amounts deposited in the fund as required by section 9, chapter 549, Oregon Laws 2011, and other moneys transferred to the fund. Amounts in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Business Development Department for the purposes of making the loans provided by the agreements entered into under ORS 285B.615 and paying the costs and expenses of the Oregon Business Development Department in connection with the implementation and administration of ORS 285B.600 to 285B.620. [2011 c.549 §8]
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Note: See note under 285B.600.
ORS 285B.622 Transfer of moneys from Strategic Reserve Fund. (1) The Oregon Business Development Department may transfer moneys credited to the Strategic Reserve Fund created under ORS 285B.266 to the Oregon Business Retention and Expansion Program Fund established under ORS 285B.620, to be used for the purpose of making the loans provided by the agreements entered into under ORS 285B.615, and in accordance with the provisions of ORS 285B.600 to 285B.620
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(2) Unless approved by the Joint Committee on Ways and Means or, if the Legislative Assembly is not in session, the Emergency Board, administrative expenses of the Oregon Business Development Department incurred in connection with the implementation and administration of ORS 285B…
ORS 285B.625 Legislative findings. The Legislative Assembly finds that
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(1) Traded sector industries are the foundation of state and regional economic development strategies for long-term prosperity and job creation. Because traded sector jobs typically pay higher than average wages and generate higher than average income tax revenues, such jobs play…
ORS 285B.626 Definitions for ORS 285B.625 to 285B.632. As used in ORS 285B.625 to 285B.632
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(1) “Eligible employer” means an employer that: (a) Is conducting a traded sector business on a regionally significant industrial site; and (b)(A) With respect to the employer’s establishment at a rural site, has increased average annual employment by at least 25 jobs and has an …
ORS 285B.627 Oregon Industrial Site Readiness Program; purpose; application; tax reimbursement arrangement; loan agreement; rules. (1) In consultation with the Department of Revenue, the Oregon Business Development Department shall establish and administer the Oregon Industrial Site Readiness Program. The purpose of the program is to
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(a) Enter into tax reimbursement arrangements with qualified project sponsors pursuant to subsection (5) of this section; or (b) Provide loans, including forgivable loans, to qualified project sponsors pursuant to subsection (5) of this section. (2)(a) Subject to standards and pr…
ORS 285B.630 Department to obtain employment and wage information for eligible employers at regionally significant industrial sites and determine estimated incremental income tax revenues; transfer of certified amounts to fund; rules. (1) On or before April 1 of each tax year following the first tax year in which an employee of an eligible employer on a regionally significant industrial site designated under ORS 285B.627 will be required to pay personal income taxes under ORS chapter 316, the Oregon Business Development Department shall obtain employment and wage information for the eligible employer at the regionally significant industrial site
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(2) After obtaining the employment and wage information described in subsection (1) of this section, the Oregon Business Development Department shall determine the annual amount of estimated incremental income tax revenues generated by an eligible employer per tax year. (3) In de…
ORS 285B.632 Oregon Industrial Site Readiness Program Fund; sources; uses. The Oregon Industrial Site Readiness Program Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. The Oregon Industrial Site Readiness Program Fund consists of amounts deposited in the fund and other moneys transferred to the fund, including but not limited to moneys transferred by the Department of Revenue to the fund under ORS 285B.630. Amounts in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Business Development Department for the purposes of entering into tax reimbursement arrangements and making loans under ORS 285B.627 and paying the costs and expenses of the Oregon Business Development Department in connection with the implementation and administration of ORS 285B.625 to 285B.632. [2013 c.763 §5]
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Note: See note under 285B.625. OREGON INDUSTRIAL SITE READINESS ASSESSMENT PROGRAM
ORS 285B.635 Legislative findings. The Legislative Assembly finds that
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(1) A competitive supply of market-ready regionally significant industrial sites is critical to the expansion and recruitment of traded sector industries in this state. (2) Traded sector industries are the foundation of state and regional economic development strategies for long-…
ORS 285B.636 Definitions for ORS 285B.635 to 285B.640. As used in ORS 285B.635 to 285B.640
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(1) “Due diligence assessment” means an assessment of the actions, costs and time frames involved in bringing regionally significant industrial sites to market-ready status, including but not limited to wetland delineation, geotechnical investigation, environmental assessment and…
ORS 285B.637 Oregon Industrial Site Readiness Assessment Program; purpose; application; grant eligibility; limitations; rules. (1) The Oregon Business Development Department shall establish and administer the Oregon Industrial Site Readiness Assessment Program. The purpose of the program is to provide grants on a competitive basis from funds that are available in the Oregon Industrial Site Readiness Assessment Program Fund established in ORS 285B.640, to
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(a) Public owners of regionally significant industrial sites or public entities that have entered into development agreements or other agreements with private owners with respect to regionally significant industrial sites, to perform due diligence assessments, define development-…
ORS 285B.640 Oregon Industrial Site Readiness Assessment Program Fund; sources; uses. The Oregon Industrial Site Readiness Assessment Program Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. The Oregon Industrial Site Readiness Assessment Program Fund consists of moneys appropriated, allocated, deposited or transferred to the fund by the Legislative Assembly and interest earned on moneys in the fund. Amounts in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Business Development Department for the purposes of making grants under ORS 285B.637 and to implement and administer ORS 285B.635 to 285B.640. Interest earned on the fund shall be deposited into the fund. [2013 c.764 §4]
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Note: See note under 285B.635.
ORS 285B.642 Findings in furtherance of economic development. The Legislative Assembly finds that the implementation and administration of the Oregon Industrial Site Readiness Assessment Program under ORS 285B.635 to 285B.640 will further economic development by facilitating the development of regionally significant industrial sites that are market-ready in this state. [2013 c.764 §5]
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Note: See note under 285B.635.
ORS 285B.650 [Formerly 285.560; 1999 c.460 §1; 2001 c.684 §20; 2001 c.957 §1; 2003 c.662 §14; renumbered 285C.050 in 2003]
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OREGON RURAL CAPACITY ASSISTANCE DISTRIBUTIONS
ORS 285B.651 Definitions for ORS 285B.651 to 285B.676. As used in ORS 285B.651 to 285B.676, unless the context clearly requires another meaning
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(1) “City” means a city, town or other community located in this state with a population of 2,500 or less. (2) “District association” means Oregon’s Economic Development Districts, an organization consisting of member districts designated by the United States Economic Development…
ORS 285B.653 [Formerly 285.562; 1999 c.460 §2; 2003 c.662 §18; renumbered 285C.080 in 2003]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 285B.655 Distributions to assist rural jurisdictions with applications for funding. (1) The Oregon Business Development Department shall distribute moneys in the Oregon Rural Capacity Fund established under ORS 285B.676 to provide resources to Oregon’s Economic Development Districts for the purposes of assisting rural jurisdictions to learn about, successfully apply for and administer grants and other forms of funding available from any public or private source. The rural jurisdictions shall use such resources solely to attain the staffing and financial and technical capacity necessary to carry out proactive strategies for workforce, infrastructure, economic and community development in the rural jurisdictions
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(2) The district association shall assist, or provide for assistance to, rural jurisdictions by means that include, but are not limited to: (a) Outreach to the rural jurisdictions about grants and other forms of funding; (b) Employment of grant writers or grant administrators to …
ORS 285B.656 [Formerly 285.563; 2003 c.662 §16; renumbered 285C.065 in 2003]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 285B.659 [Formerly 285.564; renumbered 285C.075 in 2003]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 285B.660 Oregon Business Development Department to develop policy for distributions, work with district association, oversee rural grant services. The Oregon Business Development Department shall
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(1) Develop the policy guiding the implementation of ORS 285B.651 to 285B.676. (2) Communicate the policy and the purposes set forth in ORS 285B.655 to underserved rural jurisdictions. (3) Determine the amount of moneys available for distribution to Oregon’s Economic Development …
ORS 285B.662 [Formerly 285.565; 2003 c.662 §20; renumbered 285C.090 in 2003]
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285B.664 Requirements for member district receiving moneys; agreements with regional solutions advisory committees; quarterly reports; member district hiring authority. (1) This section applies to a member district that receives moneys pursuant to ORS 285B.655. (2)(a) The member …
ORS 285B.665 [Formerly 285.573; 1999 c.460 §6; renumbered 285C.055 in 2003]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 285B.668 [Formerly 285.575; 2003 c.662 §15; renumbered 285C.060 in 2003]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 285B.670 Annual report to legislature by Oregon Business Development Department. (1) Not later than September 15 of each year, the Oregon Business Development Department shall provide a brief report, in the manner required under ORS 192.245, to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to economic development, that describes the activities that Oregon’s Economic Development Districts engaged in for the previous 12-month period under ORS 285B.651 to 285B.676 and the results of those activities
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(2) At a minimum, the report required under this section shall identify: (a) The rural jurisdictions that requested assistance funded by the district association; (b) The rural jurisdictions that received such assistance; (c) The populations served by the rural jurisdictions that…
ORS 285B.671 [Formerly 285.577; 2003 c.662 §21; renumbered 285C.105 in 2003]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 285B.672 [2001 c.957 §2; 2003 c.662 §23; renumbered 285C.095 in 2003]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 285B.673 [2001 c.957 §2b; 2003 c.662 §24; renumbered 285C.100 in 2003]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 285B.674 [Formerly 285.580; 2003 c.662 §22; renumbered 285C.110 in 2003]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 285B.675 [2001 c.957 §5; repealed by 2003 c.662 §55]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 285B.676 Oregon Rural Capacity Fund. (1) The Oregon Rural Capacity Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Oregon Rural Capacity Fund shall be credited to the fund
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(2) Moneys in the fund consist of: (a) Amounts appropriated or otherwise transferred or credited to the fund by the Legislative Assembly; (b) Moneys from the federal government, state agencies or local governments transferred or otherwise credited to the fund; (c) Amounts donated…
ORS 285B.677 [Formerly 285.583; 1999 c.460 §7; 2003 c.662 §19; renumbered 285C.085 in 2003]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 285B.680 [Formerly 285.585; 2003 c.662 §25; renumbered 285C.115 in 2003]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 285B.683 [1997 c.835 §2; 2003 c.662 §26; renumbered 285C.120 in 2003]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 285B.686 [Formerly 285.587; 2003 c.662 §47; renumbered 285C.245 in 2003]
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ORS 285B.689 [Formerly 285.588; 2003 c.662 §48; renumbered 285C.250 in 2003]
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ORS 285B.692 [Formerly 285.593; 2003 c.662 §27; renumbered 285C.125 in 2003]
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ORS 285B.695 [Formerly 285.595; 2003 c.662 §28; renumbered 285C.130 in 2003]
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ORS 285B.698 [Formerly 285.597; 2003 c.662 §35; renumbered 285C.175 in 2003]
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ORS 285B.701 [Formerly 285.598; 1999 c.1104 §3; 2003 c.662 §31; renumbered 285C.145 in 2003]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 285B.704 [Formerly 285.600; 1999 c.1104 §3a; 2003 c.662 §39; renumbered 285C.200 in 2003]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 285B.705 [1999 c.1104 §4b; repealed by 2003 c.662 §55]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 285B.707 [Formerly 285.603; 1999 c.1104 §5; 2001 c.957 §3; 2003 c.662 §29; renumbered 285C.135 in 2003]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 285B.710 [Formerly 285.605; 2003 c.662 §41; renumbered 285C.215 in 2003]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 285B.713 [Formerly 285.607; 2001 c.957 §4; 2003 c.662 §36; renumbered 285C.180 in 2003]
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[Repealed or reserved.]