Rep. Mark Johnson

Establishes Homeownership Repair and Rehabilitation Program within Housing and Community Services Department to provide grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to provide financial assistance to persons in low income households for repair and rehabilitation of residences. Delineates program requirements. Establishes Homeownership Repair and Rehabilitation Program Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to department. Appropriates moneys to department to award grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to participate in program. Makes program and fund operative January 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.

Appropriates moneys to Department of Human Services for Oregon Hunger Response Fund program services. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Directs Department of Transportation to conduct quarterly inspections of railroad track within Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.

Increases, for purposes of tax credit allowed for crop donation, percentage of wholesale price allowed as amount of credit. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2020. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Withdraws territory within mapped boundary of Boring Community Planning Organization from within incorporated boundaries of Metro.

Prohibits local government from applying standards, conditions or procedures regulating development of needed housing on buildable land that have effect of reducing development density below maximum density level authorized in comprehensive plan designation. Requires local government that adopts alternative approval process for residential development applications to permit applicants for development of needed housing to proceed at maximum density level authorized in comprehensive plan designation. Prohibits city or county from prohibiting building of single-family dwelling on legally established lot in area zoned for single-family dwellings located within urban growth boundary. Establishes process for applicant for development of needed housing to file petition for writ of mandamus in circuit court if city issues preliminary or final decision on application that would reduce density below maximum authorized in comprehensive plan designation.

Allows construction contractor or subcontractor to post retainage bond as substitute for moneys being withheld as retainage.

Permits community colleges to offer applied baccalaureate degrees in nursing to individuals with specified qualifications. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires State Department of Energy to conduct study on incentives for residential solar in this state. Requires report to be submitted to interim legislative committees related to environment and natural resources no later than September 15, 2017. Sunsets on date of convening of 2018 regular session of Legislative Assembly. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Directs Public Employees Retirement Board to study use of intercept agreements with respect to pension obligation bonds and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than December 31, 2017.