Chapter 468 — Chapter 468
378 sections in this chapter.
ORS 468.345 [Formerly 449.810; renumbered 468A.075 in 1991]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 468.350 [1975 c.552 §34; renumbered 468A.080 in 1991]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 468.355 [1981 c.765 §2; renumbered 468A.085 in 1991]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 468.357 [1989 c.1070 §9; renumbered 468A.775 in 1991]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 468.358 [1989 c.1070 §12; renumbered 468A.780 in 1991]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 468.359 [1989 c.1070 §11; renumbered 468A.785 in 1991]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 468.360 [Formerly 449.949; 1975 c.670 §4; 1983 c.338 §932; renumbered 468A.350 in 1991]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 468.365 [Formerly 449.951; renumbered 468A.355 in 1991]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 468.370 [Formerly 449.957; 1974 c.73 §1; renumbered 468A.360 in 1991]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 468.375 [Formerly 449.953; 1974 c.73 §2; 1975 c.535 §2; 1977 c.298 §3; 1983 c.196 §1; 1985 c.16 §466; 1989 c.171 §62; renumbered 468A.365 in 1991]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 468.377 [1977 c.298 §2; 1985 c.222 §3; renumbered 468A.370 in 1991]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 468.380 [Formerly 449.963; renumbered 468A.375 in 1991]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 468.385 [Formerly 483.815; repealed by 1983 c.338 §978]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 468.390 [1973 c.835 §72; 1974 c.73 §4; 1983 c.338 §933; renumbered 468A.380 in 1991]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 468.395 [Formerly 449.955; 1983 c.338 §934; renumbered 468A.385 in 1991]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 468.397 [1985 c.222 §2; renumbered 468A.390 in 1991]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 468.400 [Formerly 449.959; 1983 c.338 §935; 1991 c.331 §68; renumbered 468A.395 in 1991]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 468.405 [Formerly 449.965; 1974 c.73 §5; 1975 c.535 §3; 1977 c.704 §10; 1981 c.294 §1; 1983 c.338 §936; renumbered 468A.400 in 1991]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 468.410 [Formerly 449.747; renumbered 468A.405 in 1991]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 468.415 [Formerly 449.751; renumbered 468A.410 in 1991]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 468.420 [Formerly 449.753; renumbered 468A.455 in 1991]
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FINANCING TREATMENT WORKS
ORS 468.423 Definitions for ORS 468.423 to 468.440. As used in ORS 468.423 to 468.440
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(1) “Available sewer” has the meaning given that term in ORS 454.779. (2) “Fund” means the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund established under ORS 468.427. (3) “On-site septic system” has the meaning given that term in ORS 454.779. (4) “Public agency” means: (a) A state agen…
ORS 468.425 Policy. It is declared to be the policy of this state
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(1) To aid and encourage public agencies with authority to provide treatment works for the control of water pollution, or responsibility for implementing a nonpoint source management plan pursuant to the nonpoint source management program described in ORS 468.429, in the transiti…
ORS 468.427 Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund; sources. (1) The Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund is established separate and distinct from the General Fund in the State Treasury. The moneys in the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund are appropriated continuously to the Department of Environmental Quality to be used for the purposes described in ORS 468.429
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(2) The Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund shall consist of: (a) All capitalization grants provided by the federal government under the federal Water Quality Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-4); (b) All state matching funds appropriated or authorized by the legislature; (c) Any ot…
ORS 468.428 Lottery bonds. (1) Pursuant to ORS 286A.560 to 286A.585, lottery bonds may be issued to provide loans and other financial assistance to public agencies, as defined in ORS 468.423, for waste water pollution control, reduction or abatement as described in ORS 468.429
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(2) The use of lottery bond proceeds is authorized upon the following findings: (a) Financial assistance for public agency waste water pollution control, reduction or abatement activities will result in additional wastewater treatment capacity in Oregon. (b) Wastewater treatment …
ORS 468.429 Uses of revolving fund. (1) The Department of Environmental Quality shall use the moneys in the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund to provide financial assistance
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(a) To public agencies for the construction or replacement of treatment works. (b) To qualified institutions to finance projects to repair or replace failing on-site septic systems or to replace failing on-site septic systems with connections to an available sewer. (c) For the im…
ORS 468.430 [1983 c.218 §1; repealed by 1985 c.222 §6]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 468.431 Water Pollution Control Administration Fund; sources; uses. (1) The Water Pollution Control Administration Fund is established separate and distinct from the General Fund in the State Treasury. Moneys in the Water Pollution Control Administration Fund are appropriated continuously to the Department of Environmental Quality to be used for the payment of costs of administering the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund, including all costs of staffing for the program described in ORS 468.433 (2) and all costs of making loans from the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund and collecting loan payments
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(2) The Water Pollution Control Administration Fund shall consist of: (a) Any administrative fee levied by the department in conjunction with administration of the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund. (b) Any transfers to the Water Pollution Control Administration Fund from th…
ORS 468.433 Duties of department; loan program. (1) In administering the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund, the Department of Environmental Quality shall
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(a) Allocate funds for loans in accordance with procedures adopted by rule by the Environmental Quality Commission. (b) Use accounting, audit and fiscal procedures that conform to generally accepted government accounting standards. (c) Prepare any reports required by the federal …
ORS 468.435 [1983 c.218 §2; repealed by 1985 c.222 §6]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 468.437 Loan applications; eligibility; repayment; default remedy. (1) Any public agency or qualified institution desiring a loan from the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund shall submit an application to the Department of Environmental Quality on the form provided by the department. The department may require an opinion from the department’s bond counsel or other counsel that the applicant has the legal authority to borrow from the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund. If a public agency relies on borrowing authority granted by charter or law other than ORS 468.439, then with the consent of the department and notwithstanding any limitation or requirement of the charter or law, the public agency may borrow directly from the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund by issuing revenue bonds to the department. The requirements of ORS 287A.150 do not apply to revenue bonds that are sold to the department pursuant to this section
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(2) Any public agency or qualified institution receiving a loan from the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund shall establish and maintain a dedicated source of revenue or other acceptable source of revenue for the repayment of the loan. (3) If a public agency or qualified inst…
ORS 468.439 Borrowing authority of public agency. Notwithstanding any limitation contained in any other provision of law or local charter, a public agency may
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(1) Borrow money from the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund through the Department of Environmental Quality; (2) Enter into loan agreements and make related agreements with the department in which the public agency agrees to repay the borrowed money in accordance with the te…
ORS 468.440 Loan terms and interest rates; considerations; rules. (1) The Environmental Quality Commission shall establish by rule policies for establishing loan terms and interest rates for loans made from the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund that ensure that the objectives of ORS 468.423 to 468.440 are met and that adequate funds are maintained in the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund to meet future needs. In establishing the policy, the commission shall take into consideration at least the following factors
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(a) The capability of the project to enhance or protect water quality. (b) The ability of a public agency or qualified institution to repay a loan. (c) Current market rates of interest. (d) The size of the community or district to be served by the treatment works. (e) The type of…
ORS 468.442 Definitions. As used in ORS 468.442 to 468.449
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(1) “Light-duty zero-emission vehicle” means a motor vehicle that: (a) Has a gross vehicle weight rating of 8,500 pounds or less; (b) Is capable of attaining a speed of 55 miles per hour or more; and (c) Is powered: (A) Primarily by an electric battery and may or may not use a fl…
ORS 468.444 Zero-emission and electric vehicle rebate program; rules. (1) The Department of Environmental Quality shall establish a program for providing rebates to persons that purchase or lease qualifying vehicles for use in this state. The Director of the Department of Environmental Quality may hire or contract with a third-party organization to implement and serve as the administrator of the program required by this section
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(2) The department may: (a) Specify design features for the program; and (b) Establish procedures to: (A) Prioritize available moneys for specific qualifying vehicles; and (B) Limit the number of rebates available for each type of qualifying vehicle. (3) The purchaser or lessee o…
ORS 468.446 Charge Ahead Oregon Program; rules. (1) As used in this section
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(a) “Charge ahead rebate” means a rebate for the purchase or lease of a new or used light-duty zero-emission vehicle or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle issued through the Charge Ahead Oregon Program established under this section. (b) “Low-income service provider” means an organi…
ORS 468.447 Charge Ahead Zero-Emission Incentive Fund. (1) The Charge Ahead Zero-Emission Incentive Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Charge Ahead Zero-Emission Incentive Fund shall be credited to the fund
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(2) Moneys in the Charge Ahead Zero-Emission Incentive Fund shall consist of: (a) Amounts donated to the fund; (b) Amounts appropriated or otherwise transferred to the fund by the Legislative Assembly; (c) Other amounts deposited in the fund from any public or private source; and…
ORS 468.448 Audits; reports. (1) The Department of Environmental Quality shall periodically audit, or cause to be audited, the programs established under ORS 468.444 and 468.446 to determine whether the programs are being implemented and administered in compliance with the provisions of ORS 468.442 to 468.449
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(2) No later than September 15 of each even-numbered year, the department shall provide a report to the Legislative Assembly, in the manner provided in ORS 192.245, that includes, at a minimum: (a) A description of the uses to date of moneys in the Zero-Emission Incentive Fund es…
ORS 468.449 Zero-Emission Incentive Fund; rules. (1) The Zero-Emission Incentive Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Zero-Emission Incentive Fund shall be credited to the fund
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(2) Moneys in the Zero-Emission Incentive Fund shall consist of: (a) Amounts donated to the fund; (b) Amounts transferred to the fund by the Department of Revenue under ORS 320.435; (c) Amounts appropriated or otherwise transferred to the fund by the Legislative Assembly; (d) Oth…
ORS 468.450 [Formerly 449.840; repealed by 1991 c.920 §24]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 468.451 [Formerly 468.925; repealed by 2011 c.83 §24]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 468.453 [1977 c.650 §3; 1979 c.181 §1; renumbered 468A.550 in 1991]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 468.455 [Formerly 449.930; 1975 c.559 §4; 1977 c.650 §4; 1979 c.181 §2; repealed by 1991 c.920 §24]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 468.456 [Formerly 468.930; repealed by 2011 c.83 §24]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 468.458 [1975 c.559 §2; repealed by 1991 c.920 §24]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 468.460 [Formerly 449.933; 1975 c.559 §5; 1977 c.650 §5; 1979 c.181 §3; 1991 c.920 §19; renumbered 468A.595 in 1991]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 468.461 [Formerly 468.935; 1995 c.746 §8; repealed by 2011 c.83 §24]
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(Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Rebates)
ORS 468.463 Zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicle rebate program; rules. (1) As used in this section, “qualifying vehicle” means a motor vehicle, as defined in ORS 801.360, or a combination of vehicles operated as a unit, that
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(a) Has a gross vehicle weight rating of 8,501 pounds or greater; (b) Has a drivetrain that produces zero exhaust emissions of any criteria pollutant or greenhouse gas; and (c) Meets other criteria established by the Environmental Quality Commission by rule. (2) The Department of…
ORS 468.465 [Formerly 449.935; 1975 c.559 §6; repealed by 1991 c.920 §24]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 468.466 [Formerly 468.940; repealed by 2011 c.83 §24]
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[Repealed or reserved.]