Bill Text: OR HB2345 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to critical infrastructure development; and declaring an emergency.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-07-12 - Chapter 621, (2013 Laws): Effective date July 12, 2013. [HB2345 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-HB2345-Introduced.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

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                         House Bill 2345

Sponsored by Representative READ (Presession filed.)

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Establishes West Coast Critical Infrastructure Exchange Task
Force. Sunsets task force on June 30, 2015.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to critical infrastructure development; and declaring an
  emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) The West Coast Critical Infrastructure
Exchange Task Force is established, consisting of 10 members
appointed as follows:
  (a) The President of the Senate shall appoint two members from
among members of the Senate.
  (b) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint
two members from among members of the House of Representatives.
  (c) The Governor shall appoint four members as follows:
  (A) One member with experience in critical infrastructure
development and maintenance in this state;
  (B) One member with experience in private capital investment
opportunities and strategies;
  (C) One member with experience managing public project
development, delivery methods and financing; and
  (D) One member who has participated in regional discussions and
collaborations regarding west coast infrastructure status and
needs.
  (d) The Director of the Oregon Business Development Department
shall appoint one member who represents the Oregon Business
Development Department.
  (e) The State Treasurer shall appoint one member who represents
the State Treasurer.
  (2) The task force shall make recommendations to the
Legislative Assembly regarding:
  (a) Participation in a west coast infrastructure exchange
effort that partners with innovators in other states and regions
on the west coast to assess the status of existing
infrastructures and to develop and implement critical
infrastructure projects, including but not limited to projects
involving energy transmission and efficiency, water storage
capacity, municipal water systems and wastewater management.

  (b) Possible strategies to enhance, improve and maintain
critical infrastructure systems on the west coast, including but
not limited to:
  (A) Bundling of similar critical infrastructure projects;
  (B) Creation of performance-based partnerships to manage
projects more efficiently;
  (C) Collection of consistent, comprehensive and high quality
data regarding existing infrastructure systems and potential
infrastructure enhancements and development;
  (D) Collaboration with industry experts and innovators; and
  (E) Provision of technical assistance to design and finance
critical infrastructure projects.
  (c) Creating and implementing new mechanisms and strategies for
financing critical infrastructure projects, including but not
limited to attracting private investors that have traditionally
not invested in public infrastructure.
  (3) The task force shall prepare a written report containing
the task force's recommendations under subsection (2) of this
section.
  (4) A majority of the voting members of the task force
constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
  (5) Official action by the task force requires the approval of
a majority of the voting members of the task force.
  (6) The task force shall elect one of its members to serve as
chairperson.
  (7) If there is a vacancy for any cause, the appointing
authority shall make an appointment to become immediately
effective.
  (8) The task force shall meet at times and places specified by
the call of the chairperson or of a majority of the voting
members of the task force.
  (9) The task force may adopt rules necessary for the operation
of the task force.
  (10) The task force shall submit a report in the manner
provided by ORS 192.245, and shall include the report containing
the task force's recommendations required under subsection (3) of
this section, to the interim committees of the Legislative
Assembly related to infrastructure and business development, as
appropriate, no later than October 1, 2014.
  (11) The State Treasurer shall provide staff support to the
task force.
  (12) Members of the task force who are not members of the
Legislative Assembly are not entitled to compensation, but may be
reimbursed for actual and necessary travel and other expenses
incurred by them in the performance of their official duties in
the manner and amounts provided for in ORS 292.495. Claims for
expenses incurred in performing functions of the task force shall
be paid out of funds appropriated to the Oregon Business
Development Department for purposes of the task force.
  (13) All agencies of state government, as defined in ORS
174.111, are directed to assist the task force in the performance
of its duties and, to the extent permitted by laws relating to
confidentiality, to furnish such information and advice as the
members of the task force consider necessary to perform their
duties. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + Section 1 of this 2013 Act is repealed on June
30, 2015. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + This 2013 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2013 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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