Requires applicant for housing development containing at least 100 new housing units to give notice to Department of Education and school district. Permits city or county to impose fee for housing development projected to cause student population to exceed capacity of public schools.
Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution allowing person who files initiative petition for proposed law or amendment to Constitution to choose to place initiative petition on ballot at primary election, rather than meeting signature requirements to place petition on general election ballot. Treats each vote for initiative petition cast at primary election as equivalent to signature for purposes of placing petition on general election ballot. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.
Modifies requirements for local community right to know regulatory programs for toxic substances and harmful substances.
Authorizes court to impose specified money award for criminal violation of wildlife laws involving unlawful taking of wildlife.
Establishes Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to State Department of Fish and Wildlife to carry out activities under wildlife laws that serve to protect, maintain or enhance fish and wildlife resources in Oregon. Establishes Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee. Directs committee to advise department and Fish and Wildlife Commission on implementation of activities funded by moneys in Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund. Requires committee and department to jointly report to Legislative Assembly each odd-numbered year on expenditure of moneys from fund. Appropriates moneys to State Department of Fish and Wildlife for deposit in Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Water Resources Department for ground water studies and investigations, or other ground water data gathering and analysis, in priority basins determined by department. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Requires lobbyist statements filed with Oregon Government Ethics Commission to identify each bill or measure introduced before Legislative Assembly lobbyist lobbied on, whether lobbyist lobbied in favor of, in opposition to or for purpose of seeking amendments to bill or measure, each legislative topic that was not bill or measure that lobbyist lobbied on, each person or entity that hired lobbyist and how much moneys person or entity paid lobbyist. Exempts actions that did not influence, or attempt to influence, legislative action from being included in lobbyist statements. Requires commission to make newly required lobbyist information available in searchable format for review by public using Internet. Requires that information submitted as part of lobbyist statement is accurate on date it is filed. Permits lobbyist to amend lobbyist statement, without penalty, at any time before commission receives complaint, or proceeds on its own motion as if commission received complaint. Provides that commission may not fine lobbyist for mistakenly filing false or inaccurate information in lobbyist statements if it is first time lobbyist has done so in calendar year. Limits civil penalty for filing false or inaccurate information in lobbyist statement to not more than $500 per violation. Establishes Advisory Committee on Lobbying Transparency to advise and assist in development, design, testing and implementation of Internet website to make information contained in lobbyist statements available in searchable format to public.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Environmental Quality for supporting community efforts to improve economic development and public health by reducing emissions from solid fuel burning devices that burn wood. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Establishes product stewardship program for household hazardous waste. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Beginning January 1, 2020, provides for phasing-in of additional products to be covered by stewardship program. By December 31, 2023, requires Department of Environmental Quality to review implementation of program and determine whether adjustments are necessary. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Sets forth policy objectives for State Department of Energy in administration of income tax credit allowed for construction or installation of alternative energy devices. Requires department to report biennially to committee of Legislative Assembly on use of credit. Extends sunset for tax credit.
