Bill Text: OR HB3126 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

Oregon House Bill 3126 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to capital projects for courthouses; appropriating money; declaring an emergency.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB3126 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-HB3126-Introduced.html



     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

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amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 2308

                         House Bill 3126

Sponsored by Representatives HICKS, WILLIAMSON, GARRETT; Senator
  THOMSEN

                             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.

  Authorizes State Treasurer to issue Article XI-Q general
obligation bonds to finance construction and improvement of
courthouses.
  Establishes Oregon Courthouse Capital Construction and
Improvement Fund. Appropriates moneys in fund to Judicial
Department. Establishes matching grant program for projects
financed from moneys in fund.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to capital projects for courthouses; appropriating
  money; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) Notwithstanding ORS 286A.818 (1)(b), in
addition to and not in lieu of any authorization to issue general
obligation bonds under ORS 286A.035, in the biennium beginning
July 1, 2013, the State Treasurer may issue Article XI-Q bonds
in:
  (a) An amount not to exceed $___ million of net proceeds for
the purpose specified in subsection (3) of this section, plus an
amount estimated by the State Treasurer to pay estimated
bond-related costs; and
  (b) The manner provided by ORS 286A.816 to 286A.826.
  (2) The Judicial Department shall consult with the Oregon
Department of Administrative Services to determine when net
proceeds are needed for the purposes described in subsection (3)
of this section and regarding the sale of bonds to be issued
pursuant to this section.
  (3) The State Treasurer shall deposit $___ million in net
proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to this section in the Oregon
Courthouse Capital Construction and Improvement Fund established
under section 2 of this 2013 Act. The net proceeds and any
interest earnings may be used solely to finance the construction
and improvement of courthouses or portions of courthouses that
are owned or operated by the State of Oregon.
  (4) As used in ORS 286A.816 to 286A.826 with respect to this
section:
  (a) 'Project agency' means the Judicial Department.
  (b) 'Project fund' means the Oregon Courthouse Capital
Construction and Improvement Fund. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) The Oregon Courthouse Capital Construction
and Improvement Fund is established in the State Treasury,
separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned on
moneys in the Oregon Courthouse Capital Construction and
Improvement Fund shall be credited to the fund.
  (2) The fund consists of moneys deposited in the fund under
section 1 of this 2013 Act, and may include fees, revenues and
other moneys appropriated by the Legislative Assembly for deposit
in the fund.
  (3) Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the
Judicial Department for:
  (a) The purposes described in section 1 (3) of this 2013 Act;
  (b) Payment of the costs incurred by the department to
administer the fund; and
  (c) Payment of bond-related costs, as defined in ORS 286A.816.
  (4) The Judicial Department may transfer moneys from the fund
pursuant to subsection (3)(a) of this section solely to match
funds in the manner prescribed in section 3 of this 2013 Act. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + (1) The Judicial Department shall establish by
rule a matching grant program to achieve the purposes described
in section 1 (3) of this 2013 Act.
  (2)(a) The matching grant program established pursuant to this
section must require an application by the governing body of a
county seeking financing for the construction or improvement of
courthouses in the county.
  (b) The application must include the following information
regarding the proposed project:
  (A) A description of the nature and scope of the project;
  (B) A description of the courthouse or portions of a courthouse
owned or operated by the State of Oregon to be constructed or
improved;
  (C) The estimated total costs;
  (D) The amount and source of funding to be matched by the
department pursuant to subsection (4) of this section if the
application is approved;
  (E) The estimated completion schedule; and
  (F) Any other information the department considers necessary.
  (3)(a) The department shall approve or deny an application
within 90 days after submission of the application by the
governing body.
  (b) The department may require changes to an application before
making a final decision to approve or deny the application.
  (4) A grant awarded pursuant to the program may not exceed 50
percent of the estimated total costs of the project as stated in
the version of the application that is approved. + }
  SECTION 4.  { + 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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