Bill Text: OR HB2958 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to tracking the disbursement of funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; declaring an emergency.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB2958 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-HB2958-Introduced.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

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LC 2456

                         House Bill 2958

Sponsored by Representative FREDERICK; Representatives BAILEY,
  DEMBROW (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 Department of Consumer and Business Services to
compile and submit report to Legislative Assembly that identifies
funds disbursed or distributed in this state under American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Requires department to
identify business entities that received funds under Act and
categorize entities with particular attention to entities that
meet definition of minority or women business enterprise,
emerging small business or disadvantaged business enterprise.
  Sunsets January 1, 2014.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to tracking the disbursement of funds from the American
  Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; and declaring an
  emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) The Department of Consumer and Business
Services shall research and compile in a report to the
Legislative Assembly information concerning funds disbursed or
distributed in this state under the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009, P.L. 111-5, with particular attention
to funds disbursed to minority, woman-owned and emerging small
businesses in this state.  In the report, the department shall
identify the business entities that received funds under the Act
and shall categorize the business entities, with particular
attention to entities that meet the definition of minority or
women business enterprise, emerging small business or
disadvantaged business enterprise, as those terms are defined in
ORS 200.005.
  (2) The department shall compile and update the report not
later than December 1 of each year and submit the report to an
interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to public
procurement not later than January 1 of each year. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + Section 1 of this 2011 Act is repealed on
January 2, 2014. + }
  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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