Title 32, Military Affairs; Emergency Services

The Legislative Assembly finds that: (1) The implementation of a single, easy-to-use telephone number, 2-1-1, will benefit the residents of this state by providing easier access to available services after an emergency and health and human services, by reducing inefficiencies in …

As used in ORS 403.400 to 403.430: (1) “2-1-1” means the abbreviated dialing code assigned by the Federal Communications Commission for consumer access to community information and referral services. (2) “2-1-1 service” means a telephone service that provides information about an…

2-1-1 is created as the official state dialing code for public referral to and information about health and human services and services after an emergency. [Formerly 401.286]

(1) The 2-1-1 provider shall establish standards for, and solicit, review and evaluate applicants to be, designated regional information centers. (2) A designated regional information center shall collect, input and maintain regional resource information regarding services after …

Upon written request of the 2-1-1 provider, telecommunications service providers shall enable 2-1-1 for customers accessing telecommunications services through local exchange service, cellular service or other wired or wireless means. [2011 c.205 §7; 2021 c.111 §6]

Before a state agency that provides health and human services establishes a new public information hotline, the state agency shall consult with the Department of Human Services about using the 2-1-1 system to provide public access to the information. [Formerly 401.292; 2021 c.111…

(1) The Department of Human Services may accept contributions of moneys and assistance from the federal government or its agencies, and agree to conditions placed on the moneys not inconsistent with the purpose of supporting a statewide 2-1-1 system. (2) The department may, from …

As used in ORS 403.450, 403.455, 403.460 and 403.465 and section 1, chapter 825, Oregon Laws 2005: (1) “FirstNet network” means a public safety broadband network designed to facilitate public safety data communications: (a) As provided for in Title VI of the Middle Class Tax Reli…

(1) The State Interoperability Executive Council is created under the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to be the statewide interoperability governing body serving as the primary steering group for the Oregon Statewide Communication Interoperability Plan. The membership o…

The State Interoperability Executive Council created under ORS 403.450 shall: (1) Develop, annually update and monitor implementation of the Oregon Statewide Communication Interoperability Plan, the goal of which is to achieve statewide interoperability of public safety communica…

(1) The Director of the Oregon Department of Emergency Management shall establish and fill a full-time equivalent position for a statewide interoperability coordinator to serve as the central coordination point for the Oregon Statewide Communication Interoperability Plan and, thr…

In consultation with the State Interoperability Executive Council created in ORS 403.450, the Director of the Oregon Department of Emergency Management shall: (1) Facilitate decision making and planning for potential implementation of the FirstNet network; and (2) Make recommenda…

(1) On or before January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the Oregon Department of Emergency Management shall estimate the expenses the department will incur in the biennium beginning July 1 of the same year to carry out the provisions of ORS 403.450, 403.455, 403.460 and 403.465 and…

The Statewide Interoperability Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Statewide Interoperability Fund must be credited to the fund. The fund consists of moneys deposited in the fund under ORS 403.470 and may …

As used in ORS 403.500 to 403.542: (1) “County” means the county in which all or a portion of the district is located. (2) “County board” means county court or board of county commissioners of the county. (3) “District” means a radio and data district formed under ORS 403.500 to …

(1) ORS chapter 255 governs the following: (a) The nomination and election of the members of the district board of a radio and data district. (b) The conduct of all elections in the district. (2) The electors of a district may exercise the powers of the initiative and referendum …

(1) Ten or more residents of a county may petition the county board, or a county board by its own resolution may resolve, for the formation of a radio and data district within all or a portion of the county. (2) In the case of two or more contiguous counties, 10 or more residents…

(1) The governing body of a radio and data district shall be a board of three or five members, to be elected by the electors of the district, and an administrator, to be appointed by the district board. (2) Every elector of a district is qualified to be a member of the district b…

(1) The number of district board members to be elected in a radio and data district shall be three or five, according to the number set forth in the petition or resolution for formation. The terms of the first district board members shall be determined as provided in subsections …

(1) At the regular district election of a radio and data district, successors to the district board members whose terms expire shall be elected as follows: (a) In an unzoned district, if one board member is to be elected, the candidate receiving the highest vote shall be elected.…

A district board member of a radio and data district shall take the oath of office within 10 days after receiving the certificate of election. [2009 c.584 §7]

(1) The district board of a radio and data district is the governing body of the district and shall exercise all powers of the district. (2) At its first meeting or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, the district board shall choose one of its members as president and shall…

(1) The district board members of a radio and data district may be elected by one of the following methods or a combination thereof: (a) Elected by the electors of zones that are as nearly equal in population as possible according to the latest federal census. (b) Elected at larg…

(1) The district board of a radio and data district shall adjust zones established within a district as necessary to make them as nearly equal in population as is feasible according to the latest federal census. The district board also shall adjust boundaries of zones as necessar…

Every radio and data district shall have power: (1) To have and use a common seal. (2) To sue and be sued in the name of the district. (3) To construct, reconstruct, acquire, maintain, upgrade and operate radio and data communication facilities and equipment, including land, buil…

(1) At the time of formation or, after formation, through determination of the district board of a radio and data district, the district may establish a permanent rate limitation on ad valorem property taxes as prescribed in ORS 280.070. (2) A district board may elect to impose a…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in ORS 403.500 to 403.542, the moneys of a radio and data district shall be deposited, in the discretion of the district board, either with the county treasurer of the county, in accordance with subsections (2) to (4) of this section, or in one or…

The district board of a radio and data district may call upon the county counsel of the county in which the district is located for advice on district business. If the district is located in more than one county, the district may by intergovernmental agreement designate the count…

A radio and data district has the power to contract bonded indebtedness for the purpose of providing funds: (1) To acquire land, rights of way and interests in land, buildings and equipment. (2) To improve land and install facilities. (3) To construct, reconstruct, improve, repai…

(1) For the purpose of providing funds with which to put into effect one or any combination of the purposes authorized under ORS 403.535, the district board of a radio and data district, when authorized by a majority of those voting at an election called for that purpose, may bor…

(1) Whenever authorized by the electors of the district, the district board of a radio and data district may issue general obligation bonds of the district, not exceeding the principal amount stated in the notice of election and for the purpose therein named. (2) In addition to t…

(1) In carrying out the powers conferred by ORS 403.500 to 403.542, a radio and data district may contract with the United States or any agency thereof for the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, maintenance and operation, or any of them, of radio and data equipment and fa…