Makes nonsubstantive and technical changes in Oregon law. Corrects grammar and punctuation. Deletes obsolete provisions. Conforms language to existing statutes and legislative style.
Decreases amount of lottery prize payment above which Oregon State Lottery Commission must withhold personal income tax for payment to Department of Revenue. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Prohibits marijuana retailers from recording, retaining and transferring type of information that is contained on passport, driver license, military identification card or other identification card that bears picture of person. Creates exemptions. Requires marijuana retailer to destroy type of information that is contained on passport, driver license, military identification card or other identification card that bears picture of person that is in retailer's possession on effective date of Act not later than 30 days after effective date of Act. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Provides exemption from requirement to obtain medical imaging license if person uses sonographic equipment for sole purpose of ophthalmic sonography. Authorizes Board of Medical Imaging to impose maximum $100 fine on permit holder or licensee for administrative or clerical violation that does not create risk of harm to public. Authorizes Board of Medical Imaging to issue limited or temporary permit in bone densitometry to qualified applicant. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Removes guidance statement and framework of healthy streams partnership from description of Oregon Plan. Expands Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board to include representative of United States Fish and Wildlife Service as nonvoting member. Revises language regarding applicant revision and resubmission of proposal board has rejected for funding. Requires all local watershed councils to periodically report to county governing body. Eliminates Oregon Department of Administrative Services authority to pay liability insurance costs for local watershed councils. Requires recipients of grants from Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board to maintain liability insurance for actions in connection with grant. Eliminates requirement that watershed enhancement program conducted by board include coordination of certain geographic information. Revises program duties of board. Eliminates requirement that board biennial report to Governor and Legislative Assembly include status report on drainage basin watershed and key habitat conditions. Revises requirement that natural resources agencies provide board with information for report. Changes reporting cycle for biennial report. Eliminates requirement that certain state agencies provide board with copies of agency reports pertaining to riparian areas and associated uplands.
Authorizes State Department of Agriculture to adopt recommended or required practices for ensuring safety of milk, fluid milk or dairy products. Removes prohibition on suspending use of fluid milk grade designation due to first violation of laws regulating dairy industry.
Exempts horticultural commodities and commodity packs from labeling requirements if commodity is being exported from United States and shipping container used to transport commodity or commodity pack is labeled as being for export only and as otherwise required by State Department of Agriculture.
Provides that Office of Student Access and Completion may award total amount in Oregon Promise grants that exceeds $10 million per fiscal year during biennium ending June 30, 2017. Increases General Fund appropriation to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for 2015-2017 biennium for creation and implementation of Oregon Promise program. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Modifies projects for which issuance of certain general obligation bonds and revenue bonds is authorized for 2015-2017 biennium. Provides that Oregon Department of Administrative Services may act as administrator for lottery revenue bonds and bonds issued under Articles XI-D, XI-M, XI-N, XI-P, XI-Q, XI-F(1) and XI-G of Oregon Constitution. Combines Article XI-G bonding program for community colleges with Article XI-G bonding program for public universities. Closes community college facilities accounts. Provides that bonds issued under Articles XI-D, XI-M, XI-N and XI-P of Oregon Constitution must be requested by Director of Oregon Department of Administrative Services. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts and reimbursements from federal service agreements, but excluding lottery funds and other federal funds, collected or received by Higher Education Coordinating Commission. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Increases and decreases certain biennial appropriations made from General Fund to specified state agencies and Emergency Board. Increases and decreases limitations on expenditures for certain biennial expenses of specified state agencies. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires payment of refund value of 10 cents for certain beverage containers on and after April 1, 2017, regardless of refund value indicated on beverage container. Allows sale of beverage containers that do not indicate proper refund value on and after April 1, 2017, and until September 30, 2018. Requires payment of refund value of 10 cents for certain beverage containers on and after January 1, 2018, regardless of refund value indicated on beverage container. Allows sale of beverage containers that do not indicate refund value on and after January 1, 2018, and until December 31, 2018. Sunsets January 2, 2019. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
