2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 285C - Economic Development III
Section 285C.185 - Minimum cost of qualified property; leased property; hotel, motel or destination resort property; electronic commerce property.


(a) $50,000 or more, in the case of:
(A) All real property that is concurrently exempt at the location; or
(B) An item of personal property that is not described in paragraph (b) of this subsection.
(b) $1,000 or more, in the case of an item of personal property that is used:
(A) Exclusively in the production of tangible goods; or
(B) In electronic commerce in an enterprise zone approved for electronic commerce designation under ORS 285C.095.
(2) The estimated cost of property set forth in an application for authorization under ORS 285C.140 shall be disregarded for purposes of determining if property is qualified property.
(3) Property that is leased by the authorized business firm may be qualified property under ORS 285C.180 only if the terms of the lease provide:
(a) During the term of the lease, that the authorized business firm is to compensate the owner of the leased property for all property taxes assessed against the leased property or that the firm is to pay these taxes; and
(b) That the term of the lease begins on or before the start of the first tax year for which the property is exempt and ends on or after the last day of the last tax year for which the property is exempt.
(4) In order for property that is owned or leased by an authorized business firm operating a hotel, motel or destination resort to be qualified property under ORS 285C.180, the property must be:
(a) Located and in service in an enterprise zone of a sponsor or in the jurisdiction of a restricted city or county cosponsor that has elected under ORS 285C.070 to treat a business firm engaged in hotel, motel or destination resort operations as an eligible business firm;
(b) Located at the same site as the hotel, motel or destination resort or in close proximity to that site; and
(c) Used primarily to serve overnight guests of the hotel, motel or destination resort. Property is used primarily to serve overnight guests if at least 50 percent of any receipts from use of the property are paid by overnight guests.
(5) In order for property owned or leased and operated by a business firm engaged in electronic commerce in a city designated for electronic commerce under ORS 285C.100 to be qualified property, the property otherwise qualified under this section and the applicable electronic commerce operations of the firm must be located in that city.
(6)(a) As used in this section, "item of personal property" includes an integrated system consisting of various components.
(b) Consistent with paragraph (a) of this subsection, the Department of Revenue may by rule further define what constitutes an item of personal property for purposes of this section. [2003 c.662 §37; 2017 c.83 §4]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

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.065 - Designation of enterprise zone; consent of governing body; positive determination by department required.

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.070 - Election to permit hotels, motels or destination resorts as eligible business firms; procedures; election revocation.

Section 285C.074 - Documentation for zone designation or redesignation to be submitted to department; requirements for positive determination.

Section 285C.078 - Notification to department of intent to make designation of enterprise zone or zone or city for electronic commerce; required consultation.

Section 285C.085 - Federal enterprise zones.

Section 285C.090 - Requirements for area to be designated zone; exception.

Section 285C.095 - Designation for electronic commerce; revocation; positive determination by department required.

Section 285C.100 - Alternative designation of city for electronic commerce; positive determination by department required.

Section 285C.102 - Documentation for designation of zone or city for electronic commerce to be submitted to department; requirements for positive determination; rules.

Section 285C.105 - Duties of zone sponsor.

Section 285C.115 - Change of zone boundaries; positive determination by department required.

Section 285C.117 - Documentation for zone boundary change to be submitted to department; requirements for positive determination.

Section 285C.120 - Zone boundary change restrictions when county ceases to be sparsely populated; waiver of distance limitations.

Section 285C.125 - Duties of Department of Revenue; rules.

Section 285C.130 - Duties of county assessor.

Section 285C.135 - Requirements for eligibility.

Section 285C.140 - Application for authorization; contents; filing fee; conference; approval; appeal; late filing.

Section 285C.145 - Leasing existing property to authorized firm; failure to timely file for authorization; certain records exempt from disclosure.

Section 285C.150 - Conditions required by sponsor for authorization; reports.

Section 285C.155 - Minimum employment and other requirements for authorization.

Section 285C.160 - Agreement between firm and sponsor for additional period of exemption; requirements.

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.185 - Minimum cost of qualified property; leased property; hotel, motel or destination resort property; electronic commerce property.

Section 285C.190 - Requirements for qualifying reconditioned, refurbished, retrofitted or upgraded property.

Section 285C.200 - Qualifications of business firm; rules.

Section 285C.203 - Suspension of employment requirements; resumption of exemption period; sponsor resolution required.

Section 285C.205 - Effect of productivity increases on qualification of certain firms; uses of tax savings.

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.240 - Disqualification; notice and procedures; in lieu payments and additional taxes; penalty; use of moneys.

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.353 - Designation of rural renewable energy development zones; requirements; multiple designations; zone sponsor.

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.506 - Annual certification of facility; application; fee; review; appeal; duration of certification.

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.551 - Submission of plans, specifications and contract terms; preliminary certification; suspension or denial.

Section 285C.553 - Final certification; eligibility; application; content; performance agreement; rules.

Section 285C.557 - Certification required for tax credits; certification not to exceed five years; use by transferee.

Section 285C.559 - Revocation of certificate; collection.

Section 285C.600 - Definitions for ORS 285C.600 to 285C.635.

Section 285C.606 - Determination of projects for tax exemption; limitations; revenue bond financing; first-source hiring agreements.

Section 285C.609 - Request by county; community services fee agreement; distribution of fee proceeds.

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.635 - Determination of personal income tax revenue; distributions to counties; annual limit; rules.

Section 285C.650 - Certification as qualified equity investment; eligibility for tax credit; rules; fees.

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.