Title 26, Public Facilities, Contracting and insurance

If more than one proposal to impose local option taxes is submitted to the electors at the same election, the several ballot measures shall be voted upon separately. However, not more than four separate ballot measures proposing local option taxes may be submitted to the electors…

Notwithstanding the amendments to ORS 280.040, 280.060, 280.070 and 280.080 by sections 302 to 305, chapter 541, Oregon Laws 1997, a serial levy described in section 11 (7)(b), Article XI of the Oregon Constitution, may be levied by the subdivision, including a school district, a…

Incorporated cities, school districts and counties of this state may jointly, in such manner as they shall agree upon, construct, acquire, own, equip, operate and maintain facilities which will directly aid each participating governmental unit in performing a duty or duties impos…

As used in ORS 280.410 to 280.485 unless the context requires otherwise: (1)(a) “Economic development project” includes any properties, real or personal, used or useful in connection with a revenue producing enterprise. (b) “Economic development project” also includes multiple un…

The Legislative Assembly finds that: (1) Cities with a population of 70,000 or more should be granted the powers granted to the state by ORS 285B.320 to 285B.371 in order to reduce substantially within their boundaries the occurrence of economic conditions requiring more expensiv…

Prior to exercising any power granted by ORS 280.410 to 280.485 the governing body of a city shall: (1) Adopt by ordinance standards to determine the eligibility of economic development projects. In determining such standards, the governing body shall consider all relevant data w…

Low income single room occupancy housing projects need not meet the standards of an eligible project and any city standards adopted pursuant to ORS 280.410 to 280.485. [1981 c.368 §6]

Single room occupancy rental housing financed with bonds authorized by ORS 280.410, 280.415, 280.422 to 280.425 and 280.431 must conform to the requirements of the Federal Mortgage Subsidy Bond Tax Act of 1980. [1981 c.368 §8; 2003 c.286 §8]

In carrying out the provisions of ORS 280.410 to 280.485, a city may: (1) Acquire by agreement, donation or exercise of eminent domain, construct and hold in whole or in part any lands, buildings, easements, water and air rights, improvements to lands and buildings and capital eq…

In addition to any other powers granted by law or charter, a city may: (1) Make loans from bond proceeds to finance eligible projects or lease or sublease eligible projects to any person, firm or public or private corporation or federal or state governmental subdivision or agency…

Low income single room occupancy housing projects shall not be sold to any purchaser who does not agree as a condition of purchase to maintain the property as low income single room occupancy housing for at least 30 years or the term of the mortgage, whichever period is shorter. …

(1) Cities, in purchasing or servicing or making commitments to purchase or service residential mortgage loans under ORS 280.430 (5), shall not participate in the refinancing of housing by existent owners or purchasers of that housing and shall not allow the assumption of those l…

Except as provided in ORS 280.425 (2), the city shall not have power to operate any eligible project as a business or in any manner whatsoever, and nothing in ORS 280.410 to 280.485 authorizes the city to expend any funds on any eligible project, other than the revenues of such p…

(1) A city may authorize and issue revenue bonds secured by revenues from eligible economic development projects to finance or refinance in whole or part the cost of acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement or extension of projects. The bonds shall be identified by …

In determining whether to issue revenue bonds under ORS 280.410 to 280.485, the governing body of the city shall consider: (1) The bond market for the types of bonds proposed for issuance. (2) The terms and conditions of the proposed issue. (3) Whether the borrower, lessee or pur…

Bonds authorized under ORS 280.410 to 280.485 shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of the charter of the city relating to bonds payable from income of revenue producing facilities. Bond issues may mature at any time within 40 years from the date of issue. Bonds shall…

The administrative expenses of the city with respect to bonds issued under ORS 280.410 to 280.485 shall be charged against bond proceeds or project revenues. [1977 c.772 §10]

The city shall have the power, whenever it deems refunding expedient, to refund any bonds issued under ORS 280.410 to 280.485 by the issuance of new bonds, whether the bonds to be refunded have or have not matured. The refunding bonds may be exchanged for bonds to be refunded and…

The validity of bonds issued under ORS 280.410 to 280.485 shall not be dependent on or be affected by the validity or regularity of any proceeding relating to the acquisition, purchase, lease, construction, installation, reconstruction, improvement, betterment or extension of the…

The official action authorizing the issuance of bonds under ORS 280.410 to 280.485 to finance or refinance in whole or in part, the acquisition, construction, installation, reconstruction, improvement, betterment or extension of any eligible project may contain covenants, notwith…

(1) Revenue bonds issued under ORS 280.410 to 280.485: (a) Shall not be payable from nor charged upon any funds other than the revenue pledged to the payment thereof, except as provided in this section, nor shall the city be subject to any liability thereon. No holder or holders …

Subject to any contractual limitation binding upon the holders of any issue of revenue bonds, or a trustee therefor, including but not limited to the restriction of the exercise of any remedy to a specified proportion or percentage of such holders, any holder of bonds, or any tru…

A city shall report to the Oregon Housing Stability Council and the Legislative Assembly, not later than February 1 of each odd-numbered year on the disposition within that city of the proceeds of bonds issued for the purposes of making mortgage loans under ORS 280.425 (3) and 28…

ORS 280.410 to 280.485 is additional, alternative and supplemental authority for cities with a population of 70,000 or more and shall not abrogate any power, right or authority otherwise granted by law or charter to such cities. [1977 c.772 §16; 2003 c.286 §7] (Counties)

In addition to, and not in lieu of, any of the powers granted counties under the laws of this state, a county may develop and implement a program of economic development. To do so, a county shall have the power to: (1) Following public hearings, adopt an economic development plan…

In developing and implementing a plan of economic development under ORS 280.500, a county shall: (1) Provide that each city within the plan boundaries may by resolution of the city governing body become a part of, or exclude itself from, the economic development plan within the c…

When moneys are received by a county upon condition or with the intent of the receiving county that the moneys be used for a public purpose revolving loan fund, the county may dedicate the moneys for the purposes of the revolving loan fund and payment of the expenses of administe…

Any economic development program financed with proceeds from the state lottery authorized by section 4, Article XV of the Oregon Constitution, and ORS chapter 461 shall have displayed conspicuously on the site or as part of the program information specifying that the program is b…

As used in ORS 282.010 to 282.150, “printing” means printing, duplicating and copying. [Amended by 1975 c.605 §1; 1993 c.500 §35; 2001 c.539 §1; 2025 c.414 §2]

(1) The Director of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services or the designee of the director shall: (a) Control and manage all state printing. (b) Control all state printing purchases, including those outside of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services; and any pr…

During sessions of the Legislative Assembly and immediately thereafter the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall give first priority to the printing of legislative publications and materials for the Legislative Assembly, its officers and committees. [1973 c.492 §2; 2…

(1) Before being printed all copy specifications must be submitted to the Director of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services or the director’s designee for review and approval as to format, style and quality in accordance with rules of the Oregon Department of Administr…

The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall determine and fix the charges to be made for all printing work done by the department. In determining the charges, the cost of all labor, materials, office expense and depreciation shall be taken into consideration. All print…

At the discretion of the individual agency director, a state agency may print a symbol on paper products selected by the agency director. This symbol shall be determined by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Qual…

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, the term “state agency” or “agency” has the meaning given that term in ORS 291.002. (2) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall control and regulate the performance and production of all multiple d…

Notwithstanding any provision in ORS 282.020 or 282.050 to the contrary, in all cases where federal granted funds are involved, the federal laws, rules and regulations applicable thereto shall govern.

A state agency that gives to the director prior written notice of its intent to use other printing services is not required to use state printing services controlled by the director or the director’s designee as required by ORS 282.020 (1), if the agency can demonstrate that thes…

(1) Subject to any applicable provisions of the Oregon Constitution and the State Personnel Relations Law, the Director of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall appoint a State Printer. The State Printer shall be paid out of the Oregon Department of Administrativ…

(1) All moneys received by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for printing, ruling and binding shall be promptly deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services Operating Fund created by ORS 283.076. (2) In addition …

At the inauguration of a Governor, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall cause to be printed such number of copies of the inaugural address as the Governor-elect directs. [Amended by 1957 c.230 §1; 1975 c.605 §10; 2001 c.539 §9] PUBLIC PRINTING GENERALLY

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, all printing, binding and stationery work, including the manufacture of motor vehicle registration plates and plates required to be affixed to motor carriers, for the state or any county, city, town, port district, school …

No payment shall be made by the state or any political subdivision thereof for printing, binding or stationery work, including the manufacture of motor vehicle registration plates and plates required to be affixed to motor carriers, unless it appears that such work was done withi…

(1) All contracts for work to be performed outside this state under ORS 282.210 shall provide and require that such work shall be performed under conditions of labor and employment which shall substantially conform to the laws of this state respecting hours of labor, the minimum …

The provisions of ORS 291.990 apply to ORS 282.020 and 282.050. Any violation of ORS 282.040, 282.050 and 282.060 shall, upon conviction, be punished as prescribed in ORS 291.990. _______________

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Department” means the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. (2) “Director” means the Director of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. (3) “State agency” or “agency” has the meaning given suc…

In all cases where federal granted funds are involved, the federal laws, rules and regulations applicable thereto shall govern notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in this chapter. [1967 c.419 §18]