Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
For purposes ORS
285C.163 and
285C.407:
(1)
(a) A
written agreement under ORS
285C.160 or
285C.403(4)
between a business firm and an enterprise zone sponsor does not come into
effect until it has been posted online for at least 21 days.
(b) The online posting shall be on the
website of at least one cosponsor of the enterprise zone; and
(c) The zone co/sponsor is solely for
responsible for determining: Appropriate place at website for posting, ways to
draw attention to it, whether to extend posting beyond 21 days, otherwise
making it or related information publicly available, any opportunity for public
response, or the like.
(2) The posting in section (1) of this rule
shall include but is not limited to:
(a)
Explanation or introduction offering context; and
(b) The full text or at least all substantive
parts of the written agreement, including but not limited to any requirement
imposed on the business firm as described in OAR
123-668-2000 to
123-668-2500:
(A) As the agreement is at least expected to
be executed consistent with section (3) of this rule; but
(B) With requisite redactions that:
(i) Prevent publicizing the firm's identity
or any confidential, proprietary, or otherwise sensitive or legally protected
data about parties to the agreement or proposed investment or operations of the
firm.
(ii) Do not contravene legal
provisions for public disclosure of the associated application for
authorization or certification, once approved, or other public records, if
requested, notwithstanding exemptions under ORS
285C.145(4) or
other laws.
(3) At the time of posting in section (1) of
this rule:
(a) Options for the current state
of the agreement include but are not limited to its being:
(A) A final draft to which the sponsor and
business firm might make limited changes after the 21 days;
(B) Fully finalized and taking effect, as is,
on or after it is signed following the 21 days; or
(C) Executed but specifying a date when it
becomes effective after the 21 days, whether for that or other reasons;
and
(b) Likewise,
specific resolutions described in OAR
123-668-2450 may or may not yet
be adopted.
(4) This
rule is not discernibly relevant for any other situation, except as described
in subsection (1)(a) of this rule, but possibly for situations applicable to
OAR 123-668-2000(2)(b) to
(d) or otherwise, if somehow involving
a/another written agreement:
(a) Between a
business firm and the sponsor of an enterprise zone regarding use of the zone;
and
(b) Suitable and understandable
for posting on a local government website as described by this rule.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
285A.070,
285C.060(1),
285C.163(1)(b)
& 285C.407(1)(b)
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
285C.160,
285C.163,
285C.403 &
285C.407
