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

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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-Amended.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

SA to SB 251

LC 1971/SB 251-2

                      SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
                         SENATE BILL 251

   By COMMITTEE ON RURAL COMMUNITIES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

                            April 11

  On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 4 through 30 and
delete page 2 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + }  { + (1) As used in this section:
  ' (a) 'Local permitting authority' means a local government, as
defined in ORS 174.116, that has authority to issue a permit.
  ' (b) 'Permit' means:
  ' (A) A discretionary approval of a proposed development of
land under ORS 215.010 to 215.311, 215.317, 215.327, 215.402 to
215.438 and 215.700 to 215.780 or county legislation or
regulation adopted pursuant thereto;
  ' (B) A discretionary approval of a proposed development of
land, under ORS 227.215 or city legislation or regulation; or
  ' (C) A permit under ORS 196.600 to 196.905.
  ' (c) '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) The Governor may convene a meeting under subsection (2)
of this section of state permitting authorities and local
permitting authorities, on the Governor's initiative or at the
request of a state permitting authority or local permitting
authority. If the Governor receives a request under this
subsection, the Governor shall consider the request and advise
the requester whether the Governor will convene a meeting.
  ' (4) Whenever the Governor convenes a meeting of state
permitting authorities and local permitting authorities under
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.
  ' (5) In cooperation with permitting authorities, the Governor
shall report on or before January 31 of each odd-numbered 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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