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HB 4090 - Reducing Restrictions on Urban Development - Key Vote
Oregon Key Votes
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Legislation - Referred to Committee (Senate) - Feb. 21, 2012
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (31-29) - Feb. 20, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Reducing Restrictions on Urban Development
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes an increase in urban services for development near cities, effective immediately.
-Authorizes a land owner within the urban growth boundary of an urban service district to connect to the service district (Sec. 2).
-Authorizes the land owner to connect to the services of another provider if the current provider is unwilling or unable to provide services (Sec. 2).
-Authorizes service providers to charge the land owners for costs associated with connecting and delivering urban services (Sec. 2).
-Authorizes a city or district that provides an urban service to annex the new territory by resolution or ordinance without approval by voters (Sec. 4a & 4b).
-Defines “urban service” as including, but not limited to, the following services (Sec.3):
-Sanitary;
-Water;
-Fire Protection; and
-Streets, roads and mass transit.
-Requires a city that has annexed an area comprising part of a service district to provide the services previously provided by the district (Sec. 6).
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Feb. 1, 2012
Title: Reducing Restrictions on Urban Development
Sponsors
- Merwyn R. 'Mitch' Greenlick (OR - D)
- Patrick Sheehan (OR - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Matthew 'Matt' Wand (OR - R) (Out Of Office)
