(a) Appoint a local zone manager. Upon appointment of the local zone manager, the sponsor shall provide written notice thereof to the Oregon Business Development Department, the county assessor and the Department of Revenue.
(b) Provide, and assist all authorized or qualified business firms in using, enhanced local public services, local incentives and local regulatory flexibility that a sponsor has elected, by policy, to provide to any firm seeking authorization in that zone after adoption of the policy.
(c) Review and approve or deny applications for authorization under ORS 285C.140.
(d) Assist the county assessor in administering the property tax exemption and in performing other duties assigned to the assessor under ORS 285C.050 to 285C.250.
(e) Maintain, implement and periodically update a plan for marketing the enterprise zone including strategies for retention, expansion, start-up and recruitment of eligible business firms.
(f) Manage the enterprise zone in accordance with ORS 285C.050 to 285C.250.
(g) Identify property available for sale or lease to eligible business firms under ORS 285C.110.
(h) Prepare indices of street addresses, tax lot numbers or other information to facilitate the identification of land inside of an urban enterprise zone.
(i) Provide written notice to the county assessor, the Department of Revenue, the Oregon Business Development Department and any relevant publicly funded job training provider of the conditions and policies adopted or normally sought by the sponsor under ORS 285C.150, 285C.155, 285C.160 or 285C.203, and take the actions necessary to implement and enforce the conditions and policies and any other reasonable requirements imposed pursuant to ORS 285C.155, 285C.160 or 285C.203.
(j) Conduct, or assist in conducting, annual reporting of enterprise zone activity or effort, if requested by the county assessor or the Oregon Business Development Department.
(2) If more than one city, county or port sponsors an enterprise zone, the jurisdictions shall act jointly in performing the duties imposed on a sponsor under ORS 285C.050 to 285C.250. [Formerly 285B.671; 2005 c.704 §10; 2010 c.39 §4; 2015 c.648 §15]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance
Chapter 285C - Economic Development III
Section 285C.050 - Definitions for ORS 285C.050 to 285C.250.
Section 285C.060 - Duties of Oregon Business Development Department; rules.
Section 285C.066 - Department may adopt certain rules.
Section 285C.067 - Consultation with local taxing districts; rules.
Section 285C.068 - Port cosponsorship of zones.
Section 285C.085 - Federal enterprise zones.
Section 285C.090 - Requirements for area to be designated zone; exception.
Section 285C.105 - Duties of zone sponsor.
Section 285C.115 - Change of zone boundaries; positive determination by department required.
Section 285C.125 - Duties of Department of Revenue; rules.
Section 285C.130 - Duties of county assessor.
Section 285C.135 - Requirements for eligibility.
Section 285C.150 - Conditions required by sponsor for authorization; reports.
Section 285C.155 - Minimum employment and other requirements for authorization.
Section 285C.165 - Extension of period of authorization; filing fee.
Section 285C.170 - Construction-in-process exemption.
Section 285C.175 - Enterprise zone exemption; requirements; duration.
Section 285C.180 - Qualified property generally.
Section 285C.200 - Qualifications of business firm; rules.
Section 285C.210 - Substantial curtailment of business operations.
Section 285C.215 - First-source hiring agreements; rules.
Section 285C.220 - Exemption claims; contents; late filing; fees.
Section 285C.225 - Sponsor’s addendum; property schedule; amendments.
Section 285C.230 - Assessor to grant or deny exemption; assistance of sponsor.
Section 285C.235 - Authority of county assessor; authority of sponsor.
Section 285C.245 - Termination; effect of termination on property; procedures.
Section 285C.250 - Redesignation or designation of new zone following zone termination.
Section 285C.255 - Sunset of enterprise zone program.
Section 285C.300 - Definitions for ORS 285C.300 to 285C.320.
Section 285C.306 - Reservation enterprise zones and reservation partnership zones.
Section 285C.320 - Status of reservation enterprise zone and reservation partnership zone; sponsor.
Section 285C.350 - Definitions for ORS 285C.350 to 285C.370.
Section 285C.356 - Application for authorization.
Section 285C.359 - Qualified property.
Section 285C.362 - Exemption; requirements; duration.
Section 285C.400 - Definitions for ORS 285C.400 to 285C.420.
Section 285C.403 - Certification of business firm; application; review; appeal.
Section 285C.406 - Claiming property tax exemption or income tax credit.
Section 285C.409 - Property tax exemption; requirements; duration.
Section 285C.412 - Conditions for continued exemption.
Section 285C.420 - Disqualification; exception; additional taxes.
Section 285C.500 - Definitions for ORS 285C.500 to 285C.506.
Section 285C.503 - Preliminary certification of facility; application; fee; review; appeal.
Section 285C.540 - Definitions for ORS 285C.540 to 285C.559.
Section 285C.543 - Rules; criteria for renewable energy resource equipment manufacturing facilities.
Section 285C.545 - Annual limit to cost of facility in granting tax credits; discretion of director.
Section 285C.547 - Application for preliminary certification; eligibility; contents; fees; rules.
Section 285C.549 - Transferability of facility tax credit.
Section 285C.559 - Revocation of certificate; collection.
Section 285C.600 - Definitions for ORS 285C.600 to 285C.635.
Section 285C.612 - Eligible project application fees.
Section 285C.615 - Annual participant reports; penalty; disclosure; rules.
Section 285C.623 - Strategic investment zones; establishment; fees.
Section 285C.626 - Business firm application for project within strategic investment zone.
Section 285C.653 - Tax credit utilization limit per tax year; rules.
Section 285C.656 - Suspension or revocation of certificate; recapture of tax credit.
Section 285C.659 - Report; posting on Oregon transparency website required.