Bill Text: OR HB2752 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to statement of holdings made by Department of Transportation employees; declaring an emergency.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB2752 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-HB2752-Introduced.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
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LC 2358

                         House Bill 2752

Sponsored by Representative CLEM  (at the request of Marcia
  Kelley) (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.

  Requires employees of Department of Transportation who perform
functions concerning economic regulation of railroads to file
statement regarding holdings of employee and certain others of
any pecuniary interest in any business or activity subject to
department's economic regulation of railroads.
  Becomes operative January 1, 2012.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to statement of holdings made by Department of
  Transportation employees; creating new provisions; amending ORS
  823.007; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 823.007 is amended to read:
  823.007. (1) Each employee of the Department of Transportation
who performs functions concerning economic regulation of motor
carriers  { + or railroads + } shall file with the department a
statement regarding holdings of the employee and the holdings of
the employee's spouse and minor children of any pecuniary
interest in any business or activity subject to the department's
economic regulation of motor carriers { +  or railroads + }.
Supplementary statements shall be filed as such pecuniary
interests are acquired or divested. The statements shall be in
such form as the department prescribes. If the department
determines that an employee or spouse or minor child of the
employee holds any such pecuniary interest that may interfere
with the impartial discharge of the employee's duties, the
department shall order divestiture of the interest.
  (2) The department shall determine by rule what constitutes a
function concerning economic regulation of motor carriers  { + or
railroads + } for purposes of this section.
  (3) Nothing in subsections (1) and (2) of this section is
intended to authorize any act otherwise prohibited by law.
   { +  (4) As used in this section, 'railroad' has the meaning
given that term in ORS 824.020. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + The amendments to ORS 823.007 by section 1 of
this 2011 Act become operative January 1, 2012. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + This 2011 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency

is declared to exist, and this 2011 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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