OR HB2734 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Passed on July 8 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-07-08 - Chapter 631, (2015 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2016.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Passed on July 8 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-07-08 - Chapter 631, (2015 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2016.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Authorizes local government to create by ordinance or resolution Land Bank Authority as municipal corporation. Authorizes authority to have powers necessary to acquire, rehabilitate, redevelop, reutilize or restore brownfield properties. Authorizes authority to bring action to recover remedial action costs or damages and authorizes court in such action to allow authority to recover costs, expert witness fees, reasonable attorney fees and prejudgment or preaward interest. Provides process for dissolution of authority. Exempts authority, under certain circumstances, from liability for spill or release of oil or hazardous material existing on property as of date authority becomes owner or operator of property. Requires authority to be managed and controlled by board of directors. Sets forth duties of board. Authorizes local government to adopt program granting property tax abatement against taxes imposed on brownfields in amount equal to specified percentage of certain remediation costs. Provides that program becomes effective only upon certain threshold level of concurrence by local taxing districts. Provides that additional abatement may be granted if local government adopts additional requirements in connection with development of brownfields. Provides that amounts of abatement in excess of tax liability may be carried forward for four consecutive property tax years. Provides for clawback of abated amounts if abatement of brownfield revoked for cause.].
Title
Relating to remediation of contaminated property.
Sponsors
| Rep. Tobias Read [D] | Sen. Bill Hansell [R] | Sen. Lew Frederick [D] | Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson [D] |
| Rep. John Huffman [R] | Sen. Arnie Roblan [D] |
Roll Calls
2015-06-23 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 26 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2015-06-17 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass the C-Eng bill (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-06-04 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 43 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2015-05-28 - House - House Committee Do pass as amended and be printed engrossed (Y: 6 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-04-20 - House - House Committee Do pass as amended, be printed engrossed, and bill be referred to Revenue (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2015-03-17 - House - House Committee Do pass with amendments, be printed engrossed and be referred to Transportation and Economic Development by prior reference (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-06-17 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass the C-Eng bill (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-06-04 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 43 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2015-05-28 - House - House Committee Do pass as amended and be printed engrossed (Y: 6 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-04-20 - House - House Committee Do pass as amended, be printed engrossed, and bill be referred to Revenue (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2015-03-17 - House - House Committee Do pass with amendments, be printed engrossed and be referred to Transportation and Economic Development by prior reference (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-08 | House | Chapter 631, (2015 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2016. |
| 2015-07-01 | House | Governor signed. |
| 2015-06-26 | Senate | President signed. |
| 2015-06-25 | House | Speaker signed. |
| 2015-06-23 | Senate | Third reading. Carried by Roblan. Passed.Ayes, 26; nays, 2--Thatcher, Whitsett; excused, 2--Beyer, Olsen. |
| 2015-06-22 | Senate | Second reading. |
| 2015-06-22 | Senate | Recommendation: Do pass the C-Eng. bill. |
| 2015-06-17 | Senate | Work Session held. |
| 2015-06-16 | Senate | Public Hearing and Work Session held. |
| 2015-06-11 | Senate | Referred to Finance and Revenue. |
| 2015-06-08 | Senate | First reading. Referred to President's desk. |
| 2015-06-04 | House | Third reading. Carried by Read. Passed.Ayes, 43; Nays, 15--Bentz, Esquivel, Gilliam, Heard, Johnson, Krieger, McLane, Olson, Post, Smith, Sprenger, Stark, Weidner, Whitsett, Wilson; Excused, 2--Gorsek, Smith Warner. |
| 2015-06-03 | House | Second reading. |
| 2015-06-02 | House | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed C-Engrossed. |
| 2015-05-28 | House | Work Session held. |
| 2015-05-13 | House | Public Hearing held. |
| 2015-04-27 | House | Referred to Revenue by order of Speaker. |
| 2015-04-27 | House | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed B-Engrossed, and be referred to Revenue. |
| 2015-04-20 | House | Work Session held. |
| 2015-04-17 | House | Work Session held. |
| 2015-04-13 | House | Public Hearing held. |
| 2015-03-19 | House | Referred to Transportation and Economic Development by prior reference. |
| 2015-03-19 | House | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Transportation and Economic Development by prior reference. |
| 2015-03-17 | House | Work Session held. |
| 2015-02-17 | House | Public Hearing held. |
| 2015-01-16 | House | Referred to Rural Communities, Land Use and Water with subsequent referral to Transportation and Economic Development. |
| 2015-01-12 | House | First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. |
