ORS 285C.500
Definitions for ORS 285C.500 to 285C.506


As used in ORS 285C.500 (Definitions for ORS 285C.500 to 285C.506) to 285C.506 (Annual certification of facility):

(1)

“Business firm” has the meaning given that term in ORS 285C.050 (Definitions for ORS 285C.050 to 285C.250).

(2)

“County per capita personal income” means the per capita personal income level published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the United States Department of Commerce for a county.

(3)

“County unemployment rate” means the most recently available unemployment rate for the county, as determined by the Employment Department.

(4)

“Facility” means the land, real property improvements and personal property that are used by a business firm to conduct business operations, and that are the subject of an application for preliminary certification under ORS 285C.503 (Preliminary certification of facility) or annual certification under ORS 285C.506 (Annual certification of facility).

(5)

“Qualified location” means any area that is:

(a)

Zoned for industrial use or is within the urban growth boundary of a city that has 15,000 or fewer residents; and

(b)

Located in a county that, during either of the two years preceding the date an application for preliminary certification is filed under ORS 285C.503 (Preliminary certification of facility), had both:

(A)

A county unemployment rate that was in the top half of county unemployment rates in this state; and

(B)

A county per capita personal income that was in the bottom half of county per capita personal incomes in this state.

(6)

“Urban growth boundary” means an urban growth boundary contained in a city or county comprehensive plan that has been acknowledged by the Land Conservation and Development Commission pursuant to ORS 197.251 (Compliance acknowledgment) or an urban growth boundary that has been adopted by a metropolitan service district under ORS 268.390 (Planning for activities and areas with metropolitan impact) (3). [Formerly 285B.103; 2005 c.94 §17; 2005 c.595 §1]
Note: Section 3, chapter 595, Oregon Laws 2005, provides:
Sec. 3. Notwithstanding ORS 285C.500 (Definitions for ORS 285C.500 to 285C.506) (5), for purposes of preliminary certifications issued under ORS 285C.503 (Preliminary certification of facility) on or after January 1, 2006, based on applications for preliminary certification filed before July 1, 2016, and annual certifications issued under ORS 285C.506 (Annual certification of facility) that are associated with preliminary certifications issued under ORS 285C.503 (Preliminary certification of facility) on or after January 1, 2006, based on applications for preliminary certification filed before July 1, 2016, “qualified location” means any area that is:

(1)

Within the urban growth boundary of a city that has 15,000 or fewer residents or is land zoned for industrial use; and

(2)

Located in a county that, during either of the two years preceding the date an application for preliminary certification is filed under ORS 285C.503 (Preliminary certification of facility) and this section, had:

(a)

A county unemployment rate that was in the highest third of county unemployment rates in this state; or

(b)

A county per capita personal income that was in the lowest third of county per capita personal incomes in this state. [2005 c.595 §3; 2007 c.843 §79; 2011 c.730 §21a]

Source: Section 285C.500 — Definitions for ORS 285C.500 to 285C.506, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors285C.­html.

285C.045
Short title
285C.050
Definitions for ORS 285C.050 to 285C.250
285C.055
Legislative purpose
285C.060
Duties of Oregon Business Development Department
285C.065
Designation of enterprise zone
285C.066
Department may adopt certain rules
285C.067
Consultation with local taxing districts
285C.068
Port cosponsorship of zones
285C.070
Election to permit hotels, motels or destination resorts as eligible business firms
285C.074
Documentation for zone designation or redesignation to be submitted to department
285C.078
Notification to department of intent to make designation of enterprise zone or zone or city for electronic commerce
285C.085
Federal enterprise zones
285C.090
Requirements for area to be designated zone
285C.095
Designation for electronic commerce
285C.100
Alternative designation of city for electronic commerce
285C.102
Documentation for designation of zone or city for electronic commerce to be submitted to department
285C.105
Duties of zone sponsor
285C.110
Availability of public property
285C.115
Change of zone boundaries
285C.117
Documentation for zone boundary change to be submitted to department
285C.120
Zone boundary change restrictions when county ceases to be sparsely populated
285C.125
Duties of Department of Revenue
285C.130
Duties of county assessor
285C.135
Requirements for eligibility
285C.140
Application for authorization
285C.145
Leasing existing property to authorized firm
285C.150
Conditions required by sponsor for authorization
285C.155
Minimum employment and other requirements for authorization
285C.160
Agreement between firm and sponsor for additional period of exemption
285C.165
Extension of period of authorization
285C.170
Construction-in-process exemption
285C.175
Enterprise zone exemption
285C.180
Qualified property generally
285C.185
Minimum cost of qualified property
285C.190
Requirements for qualifying reconditioned, refurbished, retrofitted or upgraded property
285C.200
Qualifications of business firm
285C.203
Suspension of employment requirements
285C.205
Effect of productivity increases on qualification of certain firms
285C.210
Substantial curtailment of business operations
285C.215
First-source hiring agreements
285C.220
Exemption claims
285C.225
Sponsor’s addendum
285C.230
Assessor to grant or deny exemption
285C.235
Authority of county assessor
285C.240
Disqualification
285C.245
Termination
285C.250
Redesignation or designation of new zone following zone termination
285C.255
Sunset of enterprise zone program
285C.300
Definitions for ORS 285C.300 to 285C.320
285C.303
Legislative findings
285C.306
Reservation enterprise zones and reservation partnership zones
285C.320
Status of reservation enterprise zone and reservation partnership zone
285C.350
Definitions for ORS 285C.350 to 285C.370
285C.353
Designation of rural renewable energy development zones
285C.356
Application for authorization
285C.359
Qualified property
285C.362
Exemption
285C.365
Application of enterprise zone laws
285C.370
Rules
285C.400
Definitions for ORS 285C.400 to 285C.420
285C.403
Certification of business firm
285C.406
Claiming property tax exemption or income tax credit
285C.409
Property tax exemption
285C.412
Conditions for continued exemption
285C.415
Notice to county assessor
285C.420
Disqualification
285C.495
Short title
285C.500
Definitions for ORS 285C.500 to 285C.506
285C.503
Preliminary certification of facility
285C.506
Annual certification of facility
285C.540
Definitions for ORS 285C.540 to 285C.559
285C.543
Rules
285C.545
Annual limit to cost of facility in granting tax credits
285C.547
Application for preliminary certification
285C.549
Transferability of facility tax credit
285C.551
Submission of plans, specifications and contract terms
285C.553
Final certification
285C.555
Rules
285C.557
Certification required for tax credits
285C.559
Revocation of certificate
285C.600
Definitions for ORS 285C.600 to 285C.635
285C.603
Legislative purpose
285C.606
Determination of projects for tax exemption
285C.609
Request by county
285C.612
Eligible project application fees
285C.615
Annual participant reports
285C.620
Confidentiality of project information
285C.623
Strategic investment zones
285C.626
Business firm application for project within strategic investment zone
285C.635
Determination of personal income tax revenue
285C.650
Certification as qualified equity investment
285C.653
Tax credit utilization limit per tax year
285C.656
Suspension or revocation of certificate
285C.659
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