Bill Text: OR SB251 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to review of land development proposals requiring multiple permits.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [SB251 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-SB251-Introduced.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

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LC 1971

                         Senate Bill 251

Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the
  President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing
  rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part
  of the President (at the request of Senate Interim Committee on
  Business, Transportation and Economic Development for Paloma
  Sparks)

                             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 Governor to convene meeting of federal, state and
local permitting authorities to streamline or expedite approval
process for proposed land development that addresses significant
regional priorities.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to review of land development proposals requiring
  multiple permits.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) As used in this section:
  (a) 'Local permit' means a permit issued by a local permitting
authority.
  (b) 'Local permitting authority' means a local government, as
defined in ORS 174.116, that has authority to issue a permit.
  (c) 'Permit' means an individual and particularized license,
permit, certificate, approval, registration or similar form of
permission required by law to pursue an activity specified in the
permit, for which a governmental body must weigh information,
make specific findings and make determinations on a case-by-case
basis for each applicant.
  (d) 'State permit' means a permit issued by a state permitting
authority, including a permit issued under a federally delegated
program.
  (e) 'State permitting authority' means a state officer, board,
commission, bureau or department in the executive branch of state
government that has authority to issue a permit.
  (2) When a land development proposal requires the issuance of
two or more permits, at least one of which is a state permit or a
local permit, and the Governor determines that the land
development proposal addresses significant regional priorities,
the Governor shall:
  (a) Convene one or more meetings of representatives, as
applicable, of state permitting authorities and local permitting
authorities for the purpose of establishing a permit review plan
and schedule designed to:

  (A) Streamline or expedite the permit review process to ensure
fast and efficient consideration of proposed land developments
that address significant regional priorities;
  (B) Improve communication between federal, state and local
permitting authorities, and between a permit applicant and
permitting authorities; and
  (C) Improve the efficiency of the permitting process by
reducing, to the extent practicable, duplication of effort and
the occurrence of sequential permitting.
  (b) Invite federal permitting authorities to attend and
participate through one or more representatives.
  (c) Direct state permitting authorities, and encourage federal
permitting authorities and local permitting authorities, to
coordinate their permitting activities, to the extent
practicable, to streamline or expedite the permit review process.
  (3) Whenever the Governor convenes a meeting of permitting
authorities referred to in subsection (2) of this section and
requires the attendance and participation of a state permitting
authority, a representative of the state permitting authority
shall attend and participate.
  (4) The Governor shall resolve:
  (a) Issues that arise between state permitting authorities, and
the Governor's decision is final; and
  (b) To the extent allowed by law, issues that arise with
respect to federal or local permitting authorities.
  (5) In cooperation with permitting authorities, the Governor
shall report on or before October 1 of each year to the
Legislative Assembly in the manner described in ORS 192.245
regarding land development proposals determined by the Governor
to address significant regional priorities and the permitting
activities addressed by convening the permitting authorities
referred to in subsection (2) of this section. + }
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