Chapter 457 — Urban Renewal

 

2023 EDITION

 

 

URBAN RENEWAL

 

HOUSING; LOTTERY AND GAMES; ENVIRONMENT

 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

457.010     Definitions

 

457.020     Declaration of necessity and purpose

 

457.025     Powers supplemental to other laws

 

URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES; PLANS; ACTIVITIES

 

457.035     Urban renewal agencies; creation; ordinance to exercise powers; area of operation

 

457.045     Election of method of exercise of urban renewal agency’s powers

 

457.055     Transfer of urban renewal agency powers

 

457.065     Advisory board for housing authority acting as urban renewal agency

 

457.075     Termination of urban renewal agency

 

457.085     Urban renewal plan requirements

 

457.087     Report required to accompany proposed urban renewal plan

 

457.089     Urban renewal plan and report to planning commission and affected taxing districts for recommendations before approval by municipality; taxing district concurrence required for plan that includes public building project

 

457.095     Approval of plan by ordinance; required contents of ordinance; notice

 

457.105     Approval of plan by other municipalities

 

457.115     Manner of newspaper notice

 

457.120     When additional notice required; to whom sent; contents; notice by publication

 

457.125     Recording of plan upon approval

 

457.135     Conclusive presumption of plan validity

 

457.160     Exceptions to plan requirements for disaster areas

 

457.170     Urban renewal agency’s powers in planning or undertaking an urban renewal project

 

457.180     Powers of urban renewal agencies in general

 

457.190     Acquisition of funds by urban renewal agency; maximum amount of indebtedness

 

Note          Bonded indebtedness for project agreed to prior to September 29, 1991--1991 c.459 §335e

 

457.210     Applicability of housing cooperation law to urban renewal projects; delegation of urban renewal agency powers and functions

 

457.220     Plan amendment; limit on additional land and increased maximum indebtedness

 

457.230     Disposition of land in urban renewal project; determination of value; obligations of purchaser or lessee; recordation

 

457.240     Tax status of land leased under a plan

 

457.320     Municipal assistance under plan; assumption by urban renewal agency of general obligation bond payments of municipality

 

TAX INCREMENT FINANCING OF URBAN RENEWAL INDEBTEDNESS

 

457.420     Plan may provide for division of property taxes; limits on land area

 

457.430     Certification of assessed value of property in urban renewal area; amendment

 

457.435     Property tax collection methods for existing plans; special levies

 

457.437     Consultation with municipalities; resolution requirements

 

457.440     Computation of amounts to be raised from property taxes; notice; rules

 

457.445     Consolidated billing tax rate; impairment certificates; election to become reduced rate plan

 

457.450     Notice to tax assessor; provision for debt retirement; distribution of remaining tax increment funds

 

457.455     Limiting collections; notification; consultation with taxing districts

 

457.460     Agency financial statement required; contents; notice; agency representative to consult with taxing districts

 

457.470     Modification of assessed value; indexing; concurrence of taxing districts; rules

 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

      457.010 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

      (1) “Blighted areas” means areas that, by reason of deterioration, faulty planning, inadequate or improper facilities, deleterious land use or the existence of unsafe structures, or any combination of these factors, are detrimental to the safety, health or welfare of the community. A blighted area is characterized by the existence of one or more of the following conditions:

      (a) The existence of buildings and structures, used or intended to be used for living, commercial, industrial or other purposes, or any combination of those uses, that are unfit or unsafe to occupy for those purposes because of any one or a combination of the following conditions:

      (A) Defective design and quality of physical construction;

      (B) Faulty interior arrangement and exterior spacing;

      (C) Overcrowding and a high density of population;

      (D) Inadequate provision for ventilation, light, sanitation, open spaces and recreation facilities; or

      (E) Obsolescence, deterioration, dilapidation, mixed character or shifting of uses;

      (b) An economic dislocation, deterioration or disuse of property resulting from faulty planning;

      (c) The division or subdivision and sale of property or lots of irregular form and shape and inadequate size or dimensions for property usefulness and development;

      (d) The laying out of property or lots in disregard of contours, drainage and other physical characteristics of the terrain and surrounding conditions;

      (e) The existence of inadequate streets and other rights of way, open spaces and utilities;

      (f) The existence of property or lots or other areas that are subject to inundation by water;

      (g) A prevalence of depreciated values, impaired investments and social and economic maladjustments to such an extent that the capacity to pay taxes is reduced and tax receipts are inadequate for the cost of public services rendered;

      (h) A growing or total lack of proper utilization of areas, resulting in a stagnant and unproductive condition of land potentially useful and valuable for contributing to the public health, safety and welfare; or

      (i) A loss of population and reduction of proper utilization of the area, resulting in its further deterioration and added costs to the taxpayer for the creation of new public facilities and services elsewhere.

      (2) “Certified statement” means the statement prepared and filed pursuant to ORS 457.430 or an amendment to the certified statement prepared and filed pursuant to ORS 457.430.

      (3) “City” means any incorporated city.

      (4)(a) “Existing urban renewal plan” means an urban renewal plan that provides for a division of ad valorem property taxes as described under ORS 457.420 to 457.470 adopted by ordinance before December 6, 1996, that:

      (A) Except for an amendment made on account of ORS 457.190 (3) and subject to paragraph (b) of this subsection, is not changed by substantial amendment, as described in ORS 457.085 (2)(i)(A) or (B), on or after December 6, 1996; and

      (B) For tax years beginning on or after July 1, 1998, includes the limit on indebtedness as described in ORS 457.190 (3).

      (b) If, on or after July 1, 1998, the maximum limit on indebtedness (adopted by ordinance before July 1, 1998, pursuant to ORS 457.190) of an existing urban renewal plan is changed by substantial amendment, then “indebtedness issued or incurred to carry out the existing urban renewal plan” for purposes of ORS 457.435 includes only the indebtedness within the indebtedness limit adopted by ordinance under ORS 457.190 (3)(c) before July 1, 1998.

      (5) “Fiscal year” means the fiscal year commencing on July 1 and closing on June 30.

      (6) “Governing body of a municipality” means, in the case of a city, the common council or other legislative body thereof, and, in the case of a county, the board of county commissioners or other legislative body thereof.

      (7) “Housing authority” or “authority” means any housing authority established pursuant to the Housing Authorities Law.

      (8) “Increment” means that part of the assessed value of a taxing district attributable to any increase in the assessed value of the property located in an urban renewal area, or portion thereof, over the assessed value specified in the certified statement.

      (9) “Maximum indebtedness” means the amount of the principal of indebtedness included in a plan pursuant to ORS 457.190 and does not include indebtedness incurred to refund or refinance existing indebtedness.

      (10) “Municipality” means any county or any city in this state. “The municipality” means the municipality for which a particular urban renewal agency is created.

      (11) “Permanent rate plan” means an urban renewal plan that:

      (a) Was adopted on or after September 29, 2019; or

      (b) Was substantially amended as described in ORS 457.085 (2)(i)(A) or (B) on or after September 29, 2019.

      (12)(a) “Public building” means:

      (A) A fire station, police station, public library, public hospital, capitol building, school as defined in ORS 339.315, college, university, city hall or the residence of any state official elected by the state at large;

      (B) The grounds owned by a public body adjacent to a building described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph;

      (C) The portion of any other building owned and prepared for occupation or occupied by an agency of the state or a municipal corporation as defined in ORS 297.405; or

      (D) A public art statue, sculpture, clock tower or bell tower.

      (b) “Public building” does not mean:

      (A) Property acquired by an urban renewal agency with the intent to redevelop or sell the property;

      (B) Property acquired by an urban renewal agency with the intent to lease the property for a taxable use;

      (C) Transportation infrastructure, including train stations, bus stations and publicly owned parking facilities that support taxable property;

      (D) Water or wastewater infrastructure facilities, including treatment facilities;

      (E) Tourism-related facilities as defined in ORS 320.300; or

      (F) Park and recreation facilities, including sports fields.

      (13) “Public building project” means an urban renewal project that includes a public building.

      (14) “Reduced rate plan” means an urban renewal plan that:

      (a) Was adopted before December 6, 1996, is an existing urban renewal plan and was designated as an Option One plan under ORS 457.435;

      (b) Was adopted before December 6, 1996, was an existing urban renewal plan designated as an Option One plan under ORS 457.435 on October 6, 2001, and was substantially amended as described in ORS 457.085 (2)(i)(A) or (B) on or after October 6, 2001, and before September 29, 2019;

      (c) Was adopted on or after October 6, 2001, and before September 29, 2019; or

      (d) Was adopted before December 5, 1996, if the governing body of the city or county that adopted the plan has, pursuant to ORS 457.445 (5), irrevocably elected to use a consolidated billing tax rate determined under ORS 457.445 (6) and, on or before July 15 of the first property tax year for which the election is effective, provided the county assessor with a copy of the resolution or ordinance making the election.

      (15) “Standard rate plan” means an urban renewal plan that is not a permanent rate plan or reduced rate plan.

      (16) “Taxing district” means the state, city, county or any other unit of government that has the power to levy a tax.

      (17) “Urban renewal agency” or “agency” means an urban renewal agency created under ORS 457.035 and 457.045.

      (18) “Urban renewal area” means a blighted area included in an urban renewal plan or an area included in an urban renewal plan under ORS 457.160.

      (19) “Urban renewal plan” or “plan” means a plan, as it exists or is changed or modified from time to time for one or more urban renewal areas, as provided in ORS 457.085, 457.095, 457.105, 457.115, 457.120, 457.125, 457.135 and 457.220.

      (20) “Urban renewal project” or “project” means any work or undertaking carried out under ORS 457.170 in an urban renewal area. [Amended by 1957 c.456 §1; 1969 c.225 §1; 1979 c.621 §10; 1991 c.67 §128; 1991 c.459 §330; 1997 c.541 §442; 1999 c.21 §76; 1999 c.579 §25; 2001 c.477 §1; 2003 c.621 §106; 2007 c.884 §1; 2009 c.700 §11; 2013 c.579 §1; 2019 c.580 §1; 2021 c.65 §1]

 

      457.020 Declaration of necessity and purpose. It hereby is found and declared:

      (1) That there exist within the state blighted areas.

      (2) That such areas impair economic values and tax revenues.

      (3) That such areas cause an increase in and spread of disease and crime and constitute a menace to the health, safety, morals and welfare of the residents of the state and that these conditions necessitate excessive and disproportionate expenditures of public funds for crime prevention and punishment, public health, safety and welfare, fire and accident protection and other public services and facilities.

      (4) That certain blighted areas may require acquisition and clearance since the prevailing condition of decay may make impracticable the reclamation of the area by conservation or rehabilitation, but other areas or portions thereof may be susceptible of conservation or rehabilitation in such manner that the conditions and evils mentioned in subsections (1), (2) and (3) of this section may be eliminated, remedied or prevented and that such areas should, if possible, be conserved and rehabilitated through appropriate public action and the cooperation and voluntary action of the owners and tenants of property in such areas.

      (5) That the acquisition, conservation, rehabilitation, redevelopment, clearance, replanning and preparation for rebuilding of these areas, and the prevention or the reduction of blight and its causes, are public uses and purposes for which public money may be spent and private property acquired and are governmental functions of state concern.

      (6) That there are also certain areas where the condition of the title, the diverse ownership of the land to be assembled, the street or lot layouts or other conditions prevent a proper development of the land, and that it is in the public interest that such areas, as well as blighted areas, be acquired by eminent domain and made available for sound and wholesome development in accordance with a redevelopment or urban renewal plan, and that the exercise of the power of eminent domain and the financing of the acquisition and preparation of land by a public agency for such redevelopment or urban renewal is likewise a public use and purpose.

      (7) That redevelopment and urban renewal activities will stimulate residential construction which is closely correlated with general economic activity; that undertakings authorized by this chapter will aid the production of better housing and more desirable neighborhood and community development at lower costs and will make possible a more stable and larger volume of residential construction, which will assist materially in maintaining full employment.

      (8) That the necessity in the public interest for this chapter is a matter of legislative determination. [Amended by 1957 c.456 §2; 1979 c.621 §11]

 

      457.025 Powers supplemental to other laws. The powers conferred by this chapter are in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law. [Formerly 457.110]

 

      457.030 [Amended by 1957 c.456 §18; repealed by 1979 c.621 §28]

 

URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES; PLANS; ACTIVITIES

 

      457.035 Urban renewal agencies; creation; ordinance to exercise powers; area of operation. (1) In each municipality, as defined in ORS 457.010, there hereby is created a public body corporate and politic to be known as the “urban renewal agency” of the municipality. However, the urban renewal agency shall not exercise its powers until or unless the governing body of the municipality, by nonemergency ordinance, declares that blighted areas exist in the municipality and that there is need for an urban renewal agency to function in the municipality and elects to have the powers of an urban renewal agency exercised in any of the three ways provided in ORS 457.045.

      (2) An urban renewal agency, upon activation under subsection (1) of this section, shall have authority to exercise its powers within the same area of operation given a housing authority of the municipality under ORS 456.060. [Formerly 457.130]

 

      457.040 [Repealed by 1979 c.621 §28]

 

      457.045 Election of method of exercise of urban renewal agency’s powers. The governing body of a municipality shall, in the ordinance adopted under ORS 457.035, elect to have the powers of an urban renewal agency under this chapter exercised in one of the following ways:

      (1) By a housing authority of the municipality established pursuant to the Housing Authorities Law in which case the name of the body corporate and politic shall be the “housing authority and urban renewal agency” of the municipality.

      (2) By appointing a board or commission composed of not less than three members.

      (3) By the governing body, itself, provided, however, that any act of the governing body acting as the urban renewal agency shall be, and shall be considered, the act of the urban renewal agency only and not of the governing body. [Formerly 457.140]

 

      457.050 [Amended by 1953 c.230 §3; 1957 c.456 §19; repealed by 1979 c.621 §28]

 

      457.055 Transfer of urban renewal agency powers. At any time following adoption of the ordinance under ORS 457.035, or for urban renewal agencies activated before October 3, 1979, at any time following adoption of a proper resolution or ordinance of the governing body of the municipality, the governing body of a municipality may, by ordinance, transfer the authority to exercise the powers of the urban renewal agency to any other body authorized to exercise those powers under ORS 457.045. All duties and obligations of the urban renewal agency shall thereafter be assumed by the body to which those powers are transferred. [1979 c.621 §16 (enacted in lieu of 457.145)]

 

      457.060 [Repealed by 1979 c.621 §28]

 

      457.065 Advisory board for housing authority acting as urban renewal agency. For the purpose of coordinating its activities and undertakings under this chapter with the needs and undertakings of other local organizations and groups, a housing authority exercising the powers of an urban renewal agency under ORS 457.045 shall establish an advisory board consisting of the chairperson of the authority, who shall be chairperson of the advisory board, and of sufficient members, to be appointed by the chairperson, to represent as far as practicable:

      (1) The general public and consumers of housing.

      (2) General business interests.

      (3) Real estate, building and home financing interests.

      (4) Labor.

      (5) Any official planning body in the locality.

      (6) Church and welfare groups. [Formerly 457.100]

 

      457.070 [Repealed by 1979 c.621 §28]

 

      457.075 Termination of urban renewal agency. If the governing body of a municipality which has an urban renewal agency under ORS 457.035 finds that there no longer exists a need for an urban renewal agency in the municipality, the governing body shall provide, by ordinance, for a termination of the agency and a transfer of the agency’s facilities, files and personnel to the municipality. The termination of an urban renewal agency shall not affect any outstanding legal actions, contracts or obligations of the agency and the municipality shall be substituted for the agency and, for the purpose of those legal actions, contracts or obligations, shall be considered a continuation of the urban renewal agency and not a new entity. No urban renewal agency shall be terminated under this section unless all indebtedness to which a portion of taxes is irrevocably pledged for payment under ORS 457.420 to 457.470 is fully paid. [1979 c.621 §6; 1991 c.459 §331; 1997 c.541 §443]

 

      457.080 [Repealed by 1979 c.621 §28]

 

      457.085 Urban renewal plan requirements. (1) An urban renewal agency shall provide for public involvement in all stages in the development of an urban renewal plan.

      (2) An urban renewal plan proposed by an urban renewal agency shall include all of the following:

      (a) A description of each urban renewal project to be undertaken.

      (b) An outline for the development, redevelopment, improvements, land acquisition, demolition and removal of structures, clearance, rehabilitation or conservation of the urban renewal areas of the plan.

      (c) A map and legal description of the urban renewal areas of the plan.

      (d) An explanation of the plan’s relationship to definite local objectives regarding appropriate land uses and improved traffic, public transportation, public utilities, telecommunications utilities, recreational and community facilities and other public improvements.

      (e) An indication of proposed land uses, maximum densities and building requirements for each urban renewal area.

      (f) A description of the methods to be used for the temporary or permanent relocation of persons living in, and businesses situated in, the urban renewal area of the plan.

      (g) An indication of which real property may be acquired and the anticipated disposition of such real property, whether by retention, resale, lease or other legal use, together with an estimated time schedule for such acquisition and disposition.

      (h) If the plan provides for a division of ad valorem taxes under ORS 457.420 to 457.470, the maximum amount of indebtedness that can be issued or incurred under the plan.

      (i) A description of what types of possible future amendments to the plan are substantial amendments and require the same notice, hearing and approval procedure required of the original plan under ORS 457.095 as provided in ORS 457.220, including but not limited to amendments:

      (A) Adding land to the urban renewal area if the addition results in a cumulative addition of more than one percent of the urban renewal area.

      (B) Increasing the maximum amount of indebtedness that can be issued or incurred under the plan.

      (j) For a project that includes a public building, an explanation of how the public building serves or benefits the urban renewal area. [1979 c.621 §2; 1983 c.544 §1; 1987 c.668 §1; 1987 c.447 §130; 1991 c.459 §332; 1997 c.541 §444; 2019 c.580 §2]

 

      457.087 Report required to accompany proposed urban renewal plan. An urban renewal plan proposed by an urban renewal agency shall be accompanied by a report that contains:

      (1) A description of the physical, social and economic conditions in the urban renewal areas of the plan and the expected impact, including the fiscal impact, of the plan in light of added services or increased population;

      (2) Reasons for the selection of each urban renewal area in the plan;

      (3) The relationship between each project to be undertaken under the plan and the existing conditions in the urban renewal area;

      (4) The estimated total costs for each project and the sources of moneys to pay the costs;

      (5) The anticipated completion date for each project;

      (6) The estimated amount of moneys required for each urban renewal area under ORS 457.420 to 457.470 and the anticipated year in which indebtedness will be retired or otherwise provided for under ORS 457.420 to 457.470;

      (7) A financial analysis of the plan with sufficient information to determine the feasibility of the plan;

      (8) A fiscal impact statement that estimates the impact of the tax increment financing, both until and after the indebtedness is repaid, upon all districts levying taxes upon property in the urban renewal area; and

      (9) A relocation report that includes:

      (a) An analysis of existing residents or businesses required to relocate temporarily or permanently as a result of the urban renewal agency’s actions under ORS 457.170;

      (b) A description of the methods to be used for the temporary or permanent relocation of persons living, and businesses situated, in the urban renewal area, in accordance with ORS 35.500 to 35.530; and

      (c) An enumeration, by cost range, of the existing housing units in the urban renewal areas of the plan to be destroyed or altered and the new units to be added. [2019 c.580 §4]

 

      457.089 Urban renewal plan and report to planning commission and affected taxing districts for recommendations before approval by municipality; taxing district concurrence required for plan that includes public building project. (1) An urban renewal agency shall forward an urban renewal plan and the accompanying report to the planning commission of the municipality for recommendations before presenting the plan to the governing body of the municipality for approval under ORS 457.095.

      (2)(a) The urban renewal agency shall deliver the urban renewal plan and accompanying report to the governing body of each taxing district affected by the urban renewal plan, by certified mail or any form of delivery that requires a signature upon delivery or that may otherwise be tracked. The agency shall consult and confer with the taxing districts before presenting the plan to the governing body of the municipality for approval under ORS 457.095.

      (b) The governing body of each taxing district shall have 45 days following receipt of the plan and report to submit written recommendations to the urban renewal agency. In adopting the plan, the governing body of the municipality shall accept, reject or modify the recommendations of each taxing district.

      (3)(a) An urban renewal plan proposed on or after September 29, 2019, that includes a public building project requires the concurrence of at least three of the four taxing districts that are estimated to forgo the most property tax revenue as computed in the report accompanying the proposed plan. The question of concurrence shall be determined by a vote of the governing body of each of the four taxing districts.

      (b) The urban renewal agency shall include with the urban renewal plan and accompanying report provided pursuant to subsection (2) of this section a request for concurrence in the inclusion of the public building project in the proposed plan.

      (c) The governing body of each taxing district described in paragraph (a) of this subsection shall, by written resolution, concur or decline to concur in the inclusion of the public building project in the proposed plan.

      (d)(A) If at least three of the four taxing districts described in paragraph (a) of this subsection concur, the public building project may be included in the proposed plan.

      (B) If at least two of the four taxing districts described in paragraph (a) of this subsection do not concur, the public building project may not be included in the proposed plan.

      (e) If the governing body of a taxing district described in paragraph (a) of this subsection does not respond within 45 days after receiving the plan and report under subsection (2) of this section, the taxing district shall be deemed to have concurred in the inclusion of all public building projects included in the plan.

      (4) Subsections (2) and (3) of this section also apply to:

      (a) The addition on or after September 29, 2019, of a public building project to an urban renewal plan that is not included in the plan before September 29, 2019.

      (b) An amendment proposed on or after September 29, 2019, to an urban renewal plan that significantly increases the scope of work for a public building project to be paid for with division of taxes pursuant to ORS 457.420 to 457.470.

      (5) An urban renewal plan may not be carried out until the plan has been approved by the governing body of each municipality in accordance with ORS 457.095 and 457.105. [2019 c.580 §5]

 

      457.090 [Repealed by 1979 c.621 §28]

 

      457.095 Approval of plan by ordinance; required contents of ordinance; notice. (1) The governing body of a municipality, upon receipt of a proposed urban renewal plan and report from the municipality’s urban renewal agency and after public notice and hearing and consideration of public testimony and planning commission and taxing district recommendations, if any, may approve the urban renewal plan. The approval shall be by nonemergency ordinance that incorporates the plan by reference. Notice of adoption of the ordinance approving the urban renewal plan, and the provisions of ORS 457.135, shall be published by the governing body of the municipality in accordance with ORS 457.115 no later than four days following the ordinance adoption.

      (2) The ordinance shall include determinations and findings by the governing body of the municipality that:

      (a) Each urban renewal area is blighted;

      (b) The rehabilitation and redevelopment is necessary to protect the public health, safety or welfare of the municipality;

      (c) The urban renewal plan conforms to the comprehensive plan and economic development plan, if any, of the municipality as a whole and provides an outline for accomplishing the urban renewal projects the urban renewal plan proposes;

      (d) Provision has been made to house displaced persons within their financial means in accordance with ORS 35.500 to 35.530 and, except in the relocation of elderly individuals or individuals with disabilities, without displacing on priority lists persons already waiting for existing federally subsidized housing;

      (e) If acquisition of real property is provided for, it is necessary;

      (f) Adoption and carrying out of the urban renewal plan is economically sound and feasible; and

      (g) The municipality shall assume and complete any activities prescribed it by the urban renewal plan. [1979 c.621 §3; 1989 c.224 §121; 2007 c.70 §263; 2019 c.580 §6]

 

      457.100 [Amended by 1979 c.621 §12; renumbered 457.065]

 

      457.105 Approval of plan by other municipalities. In addition to the approval of a plan by the governing body of the municipality under ORS 457.095, when any portion of the area of a proposed urban renewal plan extends beyond the boundaries of the municipality into any other municipality and, in the case of a proposed plan by a county agency, when any portion of such area is within the boundaries of a city, the governing body of the other municipality may approve the plan and may do so by resolution, rather than by ordinance. A proposed plan for an urban renewal area which is wholly within the boundaries of a city, or which is wholly within the boundaries of a county and does not include any area within the boundaries of a city, must be approved only by the governing body of the municipality in accordance with ORS 457.095. [1979 c.621 §3a; 1987 c.668 §2]

 

      457.110 [Renumbered 457.025]

 

      457.115 Manner of newspaper notice. Notice of adoption of an urban renewal plan required under ORS 457.095 and notice of filing of an annual financial statement required under ORS 457.460 shall be published in the newspaper, as defined in ORS 193.010, having the greatest circulation in the municipality and which is published within the municipality. If no newspaper is published within the municipality, the required notice shall be published in the newspaper having greatest circulation within the municipality published nearest to the municipality. [1979 c.621 §3b]

 

      457.120 When additional notice required; to whom sent; contents; notice by publication. (1) In addition to any required public notice of hearing on a proposed urban renewal plan or substantial amendment or change to a plan, as described in ORS 457.085 (2)(i) and 457.220, the municipality shall cause notice of a hearing by the governing body on a proposed plan for a new urban renewal area or on a proposed change containing one of the types of amendments specified in ORS 457.085 (2)(i) to be mailed to each individual or household in one of the following groups:

      (a) Owners of real property that is located in the municipality;

      (b) Electors registered in the municipality;

      (c) Sewer, water, electric or other utility customers in the municipality; or

      (d) Postal patrons in the municipality.

      (2) If the urban renewal area governed by the plan or substantial amendment thereof extends beyond the boundaries of the municipality, notice shall also be sent to each individual in the selected group who is located in the urban renewal area.

      (3) The notice required by this section shall contain a statement in plain language that:

      (a) The governing body, on a specified date, will hold a public hearing and consider an ordinance adopting or substantially amending an urban renewal plan;

      (b) If the plan is a standard rate plan, or a reduced rate plan for which the consolidated billing tax rate includes a tax pledged to repay exempt bonded indebtedness that was approved by taxing district electors on or before October 6, 2001, the adoption or amendment may affect property tax rates;

      (c) Sets forth the proposed maximum amount of indebtedness that can be issued or incurred under the plan or amendment;

      (d) The ordinance, if approved, is subject to referendum; and

      (e) A copy of the ordinance, urban renewal plan and accompanying report can be obtained by contacting a designated person within the municipality.

      (4) If the municipality that activated the urban renewal agency is a county:

      (a) The notice required by subsection (1) of this section shall be sent to each individual or household in one of the groups listed in subsection (1)(a) to (d) of this section, except that the notice need be sent only to those individuals or households located in a school district with territory affected or to be affected by the tax increment financing for the new urban renewal area or proposed change.

      (b) In addition to the notice under paragraph (a) of this subsection, the county shall cause notice to be published in a paper of general circulation throughout the county. The published notice shall contain the information described in subsection (3) of this section, be published in an advertisement not less than three inches in height and three inches in width and be located in a general interest section of the newspaper other than the classified advertisement section. [1991 c.459 §335f; 1997 c.541 §445; 2019 c.580 §7]

 

      457.125 Recording of plan upon approval. A copy of the ordinance approving an urban renewal plan under ORS 457.095 shall be sent by the governing body of the municipality to the urban renewal agency. A copy of the resolution approving an urban renewal plan under ORS 457.105 shall be sent by the governing body of a municipality to the urban renewal agency. Upon receipt of the necessary approval of each municipality governing body, the urban renewal plan shall be recorded by the urban renewal agency with the recording officer of each county in which any portion of an urban renewal area within the plan is situated. [1979 c.621 §4]

 

      457.130 [1957 c.456 §§4,5; 1979 c.621 §13; renumbered 457.035]

 

      457.135 Conclusive presumption of plan validity. After October 3, 1979, any urban renewal plan purported to be adopted in conformance with applicable legal requirements shall be conclusively presumed valid for all purposes 90 days after adoption of the plan by ordinance of the governing body of the municipality. No direct or collateral attack on the action may thereafter be commenced. [1979 c.621 §5]

 

      457.140 [1957 c.456 §6; 1975 c.246 §1; 1979 c.621 §14; renumbered 457.045]

 

      457.145 [1967 c.311 §2; repealed by 1979 c.621 §15 (457.055 enacted in lieu of 457.145)]

 

      457.150 [1957 c.456 §8; repealed by 1979 c.621 §28]

 

      457.160 Exceptions to plan requirements for disaster areas. Notwithstanding any other provisions of ORS chapter 455 or 456 or this chapter, where the governing body of a municipality certifies that an area is in need of redevelopment or rehabilitation as a result of a flood, fire, hurricane, earthquake, storm or other catastrophe respecting which the Governor has certified the need for disaster assistance under federal law, the governing body may declare a need for an urban renewal agency, if necessary, and may approve an urban renewal plan and an urban renewal project for such area without regard to the provisions requiring:

      (1) That the urban renewal plan conform to the comprehensive plan and economic development plan, if any, for the municipality as a whole.

      (2) That the urban renewal area be a blighted area. [1957 c.456 §15; 1979 c.621 §18; 1993 c.18 §114; 2019 c.625 §71]

 

      457.170 Urban renewal agency’s powers in planning or undertaking an urban renewal project. An urban renewal agency may plan or undertake any urban renewal project to carry out an approved urban renewal plan. In planning or undertaking an urban renewal project, the urban renewal agency has the power:

      (1) To carry out any work or undertaking and exercise any powers which a housing authority is authorized to perform or exercise under ORS 456.055 to 456.235, subject to the provisions of this chapter provided, however, that ORS 456.155 and 456.160 do not limit the power of an agency in event of a default by a purchaser or lessee of land in an urban renewal plan to acquire property and operate it free from the restrictions in those sections.

      (2) To carry out any rehabilitation or conservation work in an urban renewal area.

      (3) To acquire real property, by condemnation if necessary, when needed to carry out the plan.

      (4) To clear any areas acquired, including the demolition, removal or rehabilitation of buildings and improvements.

      (5) To install, construct or reconstruct streets, utilities and site improvements in accordance with the urban renewal plan.

      (6) To carry out plans for a program of the voluntary repair and rehabilitation of buildings or other improvements in an urban renewal area in accordance with the urban renewal plan.

      (7) To assist in relocating persons living in, and property situated in, the urban renewal area in accordance with the approved urban renewal plan and to make relocation payments.

      (8) To dispose of, including by sale or lease, any property or part thereof acquired in the urban renewal area in accordance with the approved urban renewal plan.

      (9) To plan, undertake and carry out neighborhood development programs consisting of urban renewal project undertakings in one or more urban renewal areas which are planned and carried out on the basis of annual increments in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for planning and carrying out urban renewal plans.

      (10) To accomplish a combination of the things listed in this section to carry out an urban renewal plan. [1957 c.456 §7; 1969 c.225 §2; 1969 c.539 §1; 1979 c.621 §19; 1995 c.79 §268]

 

      457.180 Powers of urban renewal agencies in general. An urban renewal agency, in addition to its other powers, may:

      (1) Make plans for carrying out a program of voluntary repair and rehabilitation of buildings and improvements.

      (2) Make plans for the enforcement of laws, codes and regulations relating to:

      (a) The use of land.

      (b) The use and occupancy of buildings and improvements.

      (c) The repair, rehabilitation, demolition or removal of buildings and improvements.

      (3) Make plans for the relocation of persons and property displaced by an urban renewal project.

      (4) Make preliminary plans outlining urban renewal activities for neighborhoods to embrace two or more urban renewal areas.

      (5) Conduct preliminary surveys to determine if the undertaking and carrying out of an urban renewal project is feasible.

      (6) Develop, test and report methods and techniques and carry out demonstrations and other activities for the prevention and the elimination of urban blight.

      (7) Engage in any other housing or community development activities specifically delegated to it by the governing body of the municipality including but not limited to land acquisition and disposition, conservation and rehabilitation, residential or business relocation, construction, leasing or management of housing, and the making of grants and loans from any available source. [1957 c.456 §10; 1975 c.382 §1]

 

      457.190 Acquisition of funds by urban renewal agency; maximum amount of indebtedness. (1) An urban renewal agency may borrow money and accept advances, loans, grants and any other form of financial assistance from the federal government, the state, county or other public body, or from any sources, public or private, for the purposes of undertaking and carrying out urban renewal projects.

      (2) An urban renewal agency may do all things necessary or desirable to secure such financial aid, including obligating itself in any contract with the federal government for federal financial aid to convey to the federal government the project to which the contract relates upon the occurrence of a substantial default thereunder, in the same manner as a housing authority may do to secure such aid in connection with blighted area clearance and housing projects under the Housing Authorities Law.

      (3)(a) Each urban renewal plan adopted by ordinance on or after July 14, 1997, that provides for a division of taxes pursuant to ORS 457.440 shall include in the plan the maximum amount of indebtedness that may be issued or incurred under the plan. Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, if a maximum amount of indebtedness is not included in the plan, the urban renewal agency may not issue indebtedness for which taxes divided under ORS 457.440 are to be pledged to carry out the plan.

      (b) Each urban renewal plan adopted by ordinance on or after December 6, 1996, and before July 14, 1997, that provides for a division of taxes pursuant to ORS 457.440 but does not include a maximum amount of indebtedness that may be issued or incurred under the plan shall be changed, by substantial plan amendment pursuant to ORS 457.220, to include the maximum amount of indebtedness that may be issued or incurred under the plan before July 1, 2000. Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, if a maximum amount of indebtedness is not included in the plan on or before July 1, 2000, the urban renewal agency may not on or after July 1, 2000, issue indebtedness for which taxes divided under ORS 457.440 are to be pledged to carry out the plan.

      (c)(A) Each existing urban renewal plan that provides for a division of taxes pursuant to ORS 457.420 to 457.470 may be changed by substantial amendment no later than July 1, 1998, to include a maximum amount of indebtedness that may be issued or incurred under the plan determined as described in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph. The additional notices required under ORS 457.120 are not required for an amendment adopted pursuant to this paragraph.

      (B) The maximum amount of indebtedness that may be issued or incurred under the plan, as determined for purposes of meeting the requirements of this paragraph, shall be based upon good faith estimates of the scope and costs of projects, including but not limited to increases in costs due to reasonably anticipated inflation, in the existing urban renewal plan and the schedule for their completion as completion dates were anticipated as of December 5, 1996. The maximum amount of indebtedness shall be specified in dollars and cents.

      (C) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, if a maximum amount of indebtedness is not adopted for an existing urban renewal plan as described in this paragraph before July 1, 1998, the urban renewal agency may not collect funds under ORS 457.435.

      (4) For an urban renewal plan initially approved on or after January 1, 2010, other than for a large metropolitan plan as defined in ORS 457.470, the initial maximum indebtedness that may be issued or incurred under the plan shall be established as follows:

      (a) If the total assessed value in the certified statement under ORS 457.430 is less than or equal to $50 million, the initial maximum indebtedness may not exceed $50 million.

      (b) If the total assessed value in the certified statement is more than $50 million and less than or equal to $150 million, the initial maximum indebtedness may not exceed $50 million plus 50 percent of the total assessed value in the certified statement that is over $50 million.

      (c) If the total assessed value in the certified statement exceeds $150 million, the initial maximum indebtedness may not exceed $100 million, plus 35 percent of the total assessed value in the certified statement that is over $150 million.

      (d) Beginning July 1, 2010, the dollar limits set forth in this subsection may be increased on July 1 of each year by the index used in the urban renewal report to compute the future costs of projects that will be financed under the plan.

      (e) The limits in this subsection do not apply if the agency obtains concurrence as provided in ORS 457.470. [1957 c.456 §14; 1991 c.459 §333; 1997 c.541 §446; 2007 c.606 §12; 2009 c.700 §1]

 

      Note: Section 335e, chapter 459, Oregon Laws 1991, provides:

      Sec. 335e. Bonded indebtedness for project agreed to prior to September 29, 1991. Notwithstanding ORS 457.190, an urban renewal agency may issue bonded indebtedness to undertake an urban renewal project to carry out an urban renewal plan if, prior to September 29, 1991, a written contract or other written agreement for the project was made, the instrument setting forth the contract or agreement was executed and the parties were bound. The urban renewal agency of the municipality may use any of the money available to it from the issuance of the bonds for carrying out the project in accordance with the contract or agreement. [1991 c.459 §335e; 1997 c.541 §446a]

 

      457.210 Applicability of housing cooperation law to urban renewal projects; delegation of urban renewal agency powers and functions. (1) Any state public body, as defined in ORS 456.305, shall have the same rights and powers to cooperate with and assist urban renewal agencies with respect to urban renewal projects that such state public body has pursuant to ORS 456.305 to 456.325 to cooperate and assist housing authorities with respect to housing projects in the same manner as though those sections were applicable to urban renewal agencies and projects under this chapter.

      (2) Any state public body, as defined in ORS 456.305, hereby is authorized to enter into agreements with any other public body, including an urban renewal agency, respecting action to be taken pursuant to any of the powers granted by this chapter, including, but not limited to, the furnishing of funds or other assistance in connection with an urban renewal plan or urban renewal project.

      (3) An urban renewal agency hereby is authorized to delegate any of its powers or functions to the municipality or other state public body, as defined in ORS 456.305, with respect to the planning or undertaking of an urban renewal project in the area in which such municipality or other state public body is authorized to act. The municipality, or other state public body to which the powers or functions are delegated hereby is authorized to carry out or perform such powers or functions. [1957 c.456 §11]

 

      457.220 Plan amendment; limit on additional land and increased maximum indebtedness. (1) Except for the provisions of subsections (2) and (4) of this section, an urban renewal agency shall carry out the urban renewal plan approved under ORS 457.095.

      (2) Any substantial change made in the urban renewal plan shall, before being carried out, be approved and recorded in the same manner as the original plan.

      (3) An urban renewal agency may not by amendments add to the urban renewal areas of a plan land that is equal to more than 20 percent of the total land area of the original plan as calculated without taking into account any subsequent reductions of the area.

      (4) On or after January 1, 2010, the urban renewal agency may amend a plan that is not a large metropolitan plan as defined in ORS 457.470 to increase the maximum indebtedness, provided that:

      (a) The aggregate of all amendments under this subsection may not exceed 20 percent of the plan’s initial maximum indebtedness, as adjusted pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection.

      (b) For purposes of computing the 20 percent limit on increases in maximum indebtedness, the initial maximum indebtedness may be increased annually on the anniversary date of initial approval of the plan by the index used in the urban renewal report to compute the future costs of projects that will be financed under the plan, beginning on the later of July 1, 1999, or the first anniversary of plan approval. This increase may be applied only to the first amendment to the maximum indebtedness that is made on or after January 1, 2010.

      (5) The limits in subsection (4) of this section do not apply if the agency obtains concurrence as provided in ORS 457.470. [1957 c.456 §9; 1979 c.621 §20; 2009 c.700 §2; 2019 c.580 §9]

 

      457.230 Disposition of land in urban renewal project; determination of value; obligations of purchaser or lessee; recordation. (1) The urban renewal agency shall, in accordance with the approved urban renewal plan, make land in an urban renewal project available for use by private enterprise or public agencies. Such land shall be made available at a value determined by the urban renewal agency to be its fair reuse value, which represents the value, whether expressed in terms of rental or capital price, at which the urban renewal agency in its discretion determines such land should be made available in order that it may be developed, redeveloped, cleared, conserved or rehabilitated for the purposes specified in such plan.

      (2) To assure that land acquired in an urban renewal project is used in accordance with the urban renewal plan, an urban renewal agency, upon the sale or lease of such land, shall obligate purchasers or lessees:

      (a) To use the land for the purposes designated in the urban renewal plan.

      (b) To begin the building of their improvements within a period of time which the urban renewal agency fixes as reasonable.

      (3) Any obligations by the purchaser shall be covenants and conditions running with the land where the urban renewal agency so stipulates.

      (4) Any contract for the transfer of any interest in land by the urban renewal agency may be recorded in the land records of the county in which the land is situated in the same manner as any other contract for the transfer of an interest in land is recorded. [1957 c.456 §12; 1965 c.571 §1; 1967 c.312 §1]

 

      457.240 Tax status of land leased under a plan. Any property which the urban renewal agency leases to private persons as defined in ORS 174.100 under an urban renewal plan shall have the same tax status as if such leased property were owned by such private individuals or corporations. [1957 c.456 §13; 1983 c.327 §11]

 

      457.310 [1957 c.456 §16; repealed by 1979 c.621 §28]

 

      457.320 Municipal assistance under plan; assumption by urban renewal agency of general obligation bond payments of municipality. In addition to the other powers granted a municipality under this chapter, a municipality may exercise any of its powers otherwise provided by law to assist in the planning or the carrying out of an urban renewal plan. Without limiting the powers granted by the preceding sentence, a municipality may issue its general obligation bonds for the purpose of assisting in the planning or the carrying out of an urban renewal plan. The urban renewal agency of the municipality may assume payment of the general obligation bonds and may use any of the moneys available to it for that purpose. [1957 c.456 §17; 1979 c.621 §21]

 

      457.410 [1961 c.554 §2; repealed by 1979 c.621 §28]

 

TAX INCREMENT FINANCING OF URBAN RENEWAL INDEBTEDNESS

 

      457.420 Plan may provide for division of property taxes; limits on land area. (1) Any urban renewal plan may contain a provision that the ad valorem taxes, if any, levied by a taxing district in which all or a portion of an urban renewal area is located, shall be divided as provided in section 1c, Article IX of the Oregon Constitution, and ORS 457.420 to 457.470. Ad valorem taxes shall not be divided if there is no provision in the urban renewal plan for the division.

      (2) No plan adopted after October 3, 1979, shall provide for a division of ad valorem taxes under subsection (1) of this section if:

      (a) For municipalities having a population of more than 50,000, according to the latest state census:

      (A) The assessed value for the urban renewal areas of the plan, when added to the total assessed value previously certified by the assessor for other urban renewal plans of the municipality for which a division of ad valorem taxes is provided, exceeds a figure equal to 15 percent of the total assessed value of that municipality, exclusive of any increased assessed value for other urban renewal areas and without regard to adjustments made pursuant to ORS 457.435 (2)(c), 457.455 or 457.470 (2) to (5); or

      (B) The urban renewal areas of the plan when added to the areas included in other urban renewal plans of the municipality providing for a division of ad valorem taxes, exceed a figure equal to 15 percent of the total land area of that municipality.

      (b) For municipalities having a population of less than 50,000, according to the latest state census:

      (A) The assessed value for the urban renewal areas of the plan, when added to the total assessed value previously certified by the assessor for other urban renewal plans of the municipality for which a division of ad valorem taxes is provided, exceeds a figure equal to 25 percent of the total assessed value of that municipality, exclusive of any increased assessed value for other urban renewal areas and without regard to adjustments made pursuant to ORS 457.435 (2)(c), 457.455 or 457.470 (2) to (5); or

      (B) The urban renewal areas of the plan, when added to the areas included in other urban renewal plans of the municipality providing for a division of ad valorem taxes, exceed a figure equal to 25 percent of the total land area of that municipality.

      (3) Property may not be included in more than one urban renewal area. [1961 c.554 §3; 1969 c.539 §2; 1971 c.544 §4; 1979 c.621 §24; 1991 c.459 §334; 1997 c.541 §447; 2009 c.700 §3]

 

      457.430 Certification of assessed value of property in urban renewal area; amendment. (1) As soon as practicable after the approval of a plan containing a provision authorized by ORS 457.420, the county assessor of each county in which an urban renewal area is located shall prepare, in duplicate, a certified statement of the total assessed value, as shown on the county assessment roll last certified prior to the effective date of the ordinance approving the plan, of all of the taxable real and personal property contained in the urban renewal area in the county.

      (2) Wherever only a part of an urban renewal area is located in a taxing district, the assessor also shall show in the statement required by subsection (1) of this section the assessed value of the real and personal property in the part of the urban renewal area located in the taxing district.

      (3) One copy of the certified statement shall be filed by the assessor with the agency and the other copy shall constitute a part of the public records of the county assessor’s office.

      (4) Whenever a part of an urban renewal area comes within the territory of a taxing district either by annexation, incorporation of a new taxing district or consolidation, after the approval of a plan containing a provision authorized by ORS 457.420, the county assessor shall in the same manner as under subsection (3) of this section file a certified statement or an amendment to a certified statement to show the assessed value of the real and personal property in that part of the urban renewal area incorporated by annexation or consolidation into the taxing district. The assessed value of the real and personal property so incorporated shall be determined in the same manner and as of the same date as provided in subsections (1) and (2) of this section.

      (5) When a certified statement is filed as required by subsection (1) of this section, if the law provides a reduction or increase of the valuation for tax purposes of the taxable property contained in the urban renewal area at the time of the filing, the assessor shall state the total assessed value as it is so reduced or increased. After a certified statement has been filed as required by subsection (1) of this section, if a law is enacted which provides a reduction or increase of the valuation for tax purposes of the taxable property contained in the urban renewal area at the time the certified statement was filed, the assessor shall amend the certified statement annually or as otherwise required to reduce or increase the stated total assessed value of the real and personal property accordingly. An amendment to the certified statement shall be filed in the manner provided by subsections (3) and (4) of this section.

      (6)(a) Subject to subsections (4) and (5) of this section and paragraph (b) of this subsection, all certified statements and amendments thereto filed under this section before July 14, 1997, shall continue to remain in effect.

      (b) Effective as of the tax year beginning on July 1, 1997, the assessor shall amend the amount of assessed value included in a certified statement by applying to the certified assessed value of each tax code area located within an urban renewal area the percentage obtained by dividing the total assessed value within the tax code area, including growth in assessed value over the certified assessed value, by the total real market value within the tax code area. [1961 c.554 §4; 1969 c.539 §3; 1979 c.621 §25; 1981 c.804 §105; 1983 s.s. c.5 §24; 1991 c.459 §335; 1997 c.541 §448]

 

      457.435 Property tax collection methods for existing plans; special levies. (1) For each existing urban renewal plan that includes a provision for a division of ad valorem taxes under ORS 457.420 to 457.470, the municipality that activated the urban renewal agency that is carrying out the plan shall adopt an ordinance choosing one of the options listed in subsection (2) of this section as the method of collecting ad valorem property taxes sufficient to pay, when due, indebtedness issued or incurred to carry out the plan as permitted by section 11 (16), Article XI of the Oregon Constitution.

      (2) The options referred to in subsection (1) of this section are as follows:

      (a) Option One: To collect amounts sufficient to pay the obligations, as budgeted for the plan, from ORS 457.440, and if the amount estimated to be received from ORS 457.440 is not sufficient to meet the budgeted obligations of the plan for the tax or fiscal year, to make a special levy in the amount of the remainder upon all of the taxable property of the municipality that activated the urban renewal agency and upon all of the taxable property lying outside the municipality but included in an urban renewal area of the plan.

      (b) Option Two: To make a special levy in the amount stated in the notice given under ORS 457.440 (2) upon all of the taxable property of the municipality that activated the urban renewal agency, and upon all of the taxable property lying outside the municipality but included in an urban renewal area of the plan.

      (c) Option Three: To collect an amount equal to the amount stated in the ordinance adopted as provided in subsection (1) of this section by dividing the taxes pursuant to ORS 457.440, and to make a special levy upon all of the taxable property of the municipality that activated the urban renewal agency and upon all of the taxable property lying outside the municipality but within an urban renewal area of the plan. The county assessor shall adjust the amount of the total assessed value included in the certified statement filed under ORS 457.430 so that the amount collected by dividing the taxes pursuant to ORS 457.440 does not exceed the amount stated in the ordinance to be collected by dividing the taxes pursuant to ORS 457.440.

      (3)(a) The total amount obtained under an option listed in subsection (2) of this section for any plan shall not exceed the maximum amount that could have been certified to the assessor for the plan under ORS 457.440 (1995 Edition) for the tax year beginning July 1, 1997.

      (b) For each tax year beginning after the 1997-1998 tax year, the limitation of paragraph (a) of this subsection shall be adjusted by a percentage change equal to the percentage change in the increment within the urban renewal area from the preceding year.

      (4)(a) The ordinance choosing the option referred to in subsection (1) of this section shall be adopted no later than July 1, 1998, and shall be applicable for tax years beginning on or after July 1, 1998. If not so adopted, the municipality shall be considered to have chosen Option One as its method of collection of ad valorem property taxes sufficient to pay, when due, indebtedness issued or incurred to carry out the existing urban renewal plan. An option, once chosen, may not be changed to another option. In addition, if Option Three is chosen, the amount specified in the ordinance choosing the option to be collected by dividing the taxes pursuant to ORS 457.440 shall not be changed by subsequent ordinance or amendment to the certified statement.

      (b) The option chosen, together with the particulars of the option, including but not limited to any limit on the amount to be received from ORS 457.440, shall be reflected in the notice filed by the urban renewal agency with the county assessor.

      (5)(a) The county assessor, or county assessors if the taxable property is in more than one county, shall extend the special levy against all of the taxable property of the municipality that activated the urban renewal agency and all of the taxable property lying outside the municipality but included in an urban renewal area of the plan.

      (b) Any amounts collected from special levies made under this section shall be paid into the special fund or funds of the urban renewal agency referred to in ORS 457.440 (6) and shall be used to pay the principal and interest to finance or refinance the existing urban renewal plan or plans of the urban renewal agency.

      (6) This section applies to existing urban renewal plans with respect to principal and interest on indebtedness until the indebtedness is fully paid or it is found that deposits in the special fund are sufficient to pay the principal and interest on the indebtedness issued or incurred under the existing urban renewal plan.

      (7) Nothing in this section shall prevent the funding of urban renewal indebtedness as provided under ORS 457.440. [1997 c.541 §454; 1999 c.579 §32]

 

      457.437 Consultation with municipalities; resolution requirements. (1) Prior to the establishment of a maximum amount of indebtedness for an urban renewal plan under ORS 457.190 and before an option is adopted under ORS 457.435, the urban renewal agency that is carrying out the plan shall meet with the governing bodies of the municipality that activated the urban renewal agency and other municipalities affected by the urban renewal plan and review the proposed maximum amount of indebtedness for the plan and the agency’s recommended option under ORS 457.435.

      (2) After the meeting described in subsection (1) of this section, the governing bodies shall adopt resolutions in support of or opposition to the recommended option under ORS 457.435.

      (3) If an affected municipality adopts a resolution in opposition to the recommended option, then the agency’s recommendations may be adopted only by the adoption of a separate resolution by the municipality that activated the urban renewal agency. [1997 c.541 §454a]

 

      457.440 Computation of amounts to be raised from property taxes; notice; rules. During the period specified under ORS 457.450:

      (1) The county assessor shall determine the amount of funds to be raised each year for urban renewal within the county levied by taxing districts in accordance with Article IX, section 1c, of the Oregon Constitution, and ORS 457.420 to 457.470.

      (2) Not later than July 15 of each tax year, each urban renewal agency shall determine and file with the county assessor a notice stating the amount of funds to be raised for each urban renewal area as follows:

      (a) If the municipality that activated the urban renewal agency has chosen Option One as provided in ORS 457.435 (2)(a), the notice shall state that the maximum amount of funds that may be raised by dividing the taxes under Article IX, section 1c, of the Oregon Constitution, shall be raised for the agency.

      (b) If the municipality that activated the urban renewal agency has chosen Option Two as provided in ORS 457.435 (2)(b), the notice shall state the amount of funds to be raised by the special levy.

      (c) If the municipality that activated the urban renewal agency has chosen Option Three as provided in ORS 457.435 (2)(c), the notice shall state the amount of funds to be raised by special levy in addition to the amount to be raised by dividing the taxes as stated in the ordinance adopted under ORS 457.435 (1).

      (d) For plans that are initially approved or substantially amended to increase maximum indebtedness on or after January 1, 2010, the notice must comply with ORS 457.470.

      (e) If the agency limits the amount that may be raised by the division of taxes, as provided in ORS 457.455 (1), the notice shall comply with ORS 457.455 (1).

      (f) If the plan is not described in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) of this subsection, the notice shall state that the maximum amount of funds that may be raised by dividing the taxes under Article IX, section 1c, of the Oregon Constitution, shall be raised for the agency.

      (3) If a municipality has chosen Option Three pursuant to ORS 457.435, the maximum amount of funds that may be raised for an urban renewal agency by dividing the taxes as provided in Article IX, section 1c, of the Oregon Constitution, may be limited by the municipality in which the urban renewal agency is located. The decision of the municipality to limit the amount of funds to be included in the notice filed under subsection (2) of this section shall be reflected in the certified statement filed by the urban renewal agency with the county assessor.

      (4) Not later than September 25 of each tax year, the assessor of any county in which a joint district is located shall provide, to the assessor of each other county in which the joint district is located, the assessed values of the property in the joint district that is located within the county, including the certified statement value and the increment for each code area containing any urban renewal area located within the joint district, and a copy of the notice filed by the urban renewal agency for the area located within the joint district under subsection (2) of this section.

      (5) The maximum amount of funds that may be raised for an urban renewal plan by dividing the taxes as provided in Article IX, section 1c, of the Oregon Constitution, shall be computed by the county assessor as follows:

      (a) The county assessor shall compute, in the manner required under ORS 457.445, the total consolidated billing tax rate for each code area in which an urban renewal area of the plan is located.

      (b) The assessor shall determine the amount of taxes that would be produced by extending the tax rate computed under paragraph (a) of this subsection against the increment of each code area.

      (c) The total amount determined for all code areas containing urban renewal areas included within the urban renewal plan is the maximum amount of funds to be raised for the urban renewal plan by dividing the taxes.

      (6)(a) The county assessor shall certify to the tax collector the amount of funds to be raised for an urban renewal agency as determined under subsection (2) of this section. The tax collector shall include the amount so certified in the percentage schedule of the ratio of taxes on property prepared under ORS 311.390 and filed with the county treasurer. Notwithstanding ORS 311.395 (6), the county treasurer shall credit the amount to the urban renewal agency and shall distribute its percentage amount to the urban renewal agency as determined by the schedule at the times other distributions are made under ORS 311.395 (7).

      (b) The county assessor shall notify the urban renewal agency of the amounts received under subsection (5) of this section or amounts received pursuant to the notice provided in subsection (2) of this section for each urban renewal plan area. Any amounts received by the urban renewal agency under paragraph (a) of this subsection shall be attributed to the urban renewal plan in which the urban renewal area is included, shall be paid into a special fund of the urban renewal agency for the urban renewal plan and shall be used to pay the principal and interest on any indebtedness issued or incurred by the urban renewal agency to finance or refinance the urban renewal plan.

      (7) Unless and until the total assessed value of the taxable property in an urban renewal area exceeds the total assessed value specified in the certified statement, all of the ad valorem taxes levied and collected upon the taxable property in the urban renewal area shall be paid into the funds of the respective taxing districts.

      (8) The agency may incur indebtedness, including obtaining loans and advances in carrying out the urban renewal plan, and the portion of taxes received under this section may be irrevocably pledged for the payment of principal of and interest on the indebtedness.

      (9) The Department of Revenue shall by rule establish procedures for giving notice of amounts to be raised for urban renewal agencies and for determination of amounts to be raised and distributed to urban renewal agencies.

      (10) The notice required under this section shall serve as the notice required under ORS 310.060 for the special levy described under ORS 457.435.

      (11) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a city with a population of more than 500,000 on January 1, 2010, may, in lieu of its urban renewal agency, take any actions that an urban renewal agency is authorized to take under this section and any other actions that are required to certify, collect, receive, hold and apply tax revenues raised for the urban renewal agency under Article IX, section 1c, of the Oregon Constitution, and taxes authorized for the urban renewal agency by Article XI, section 11 (16), of the Oregon Constitution. [1961 c.554 §5; 1979 c.621 §26; 1981 c.804 §106; 1983 s.s. c.5 §25; 1985 c.613 §17; 1987 c.158 §87; 1991 c.459 §335a; 1997 c.541 §449; 1999 c.579 §26; 2003 c.190 §§16,17; 2007 c.537 §7; 2009 c.700 §4; 2013 c.579 §3]

 

      457.445 Consolidated billing tax rate; impairment certificates; election to become reduced rate plan. (1) As used in this section, “post-2012 local option tax” means a local option tax, as defined in ORS 280.040, that is approved by taxing district electors after January 1, 2013.

      (2) The consolidated billing tax rate of an urban renewal plan equals the total of all taxing district ad valorem property tax rates used to extend taxes, after any adjustment to reflect tax offsets under ORS 310.105.

      (3) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, the consolidated billing tax rate of a standard rate plan excludes any rate derived from:

      (a) An urban renewal special levy under ORS 457.435; and

      (b) A post-2012 local option tax.

      (4)(a) Notwithstanding subsection (3)(b) of this section, the consolidated billing tax rate of a standard rate plan includes a post-2012 local option tax imposed in a fiscal year for which the urban renewal agency files with the county assessor an impairment certificate in the manner described in paragraph (b) of this subsection not later than the May 1 immediately preceding the beginning of the fiscal year.

      (b) An impairment certificate must:

      (A) Identify the urban renewal plan to which it relates;

      (B) Instruct the county assessor to include the post-2012 local option tax in the consolidated billing tax rate for the urban renewal plan for the ensuing fiscal year;

      (C) State that the urban renewal agency has reasonably determined that excluding the post-2012 local option tax from the consolidated billing tax rate for the fiscal year under this subsection would impair contracts that the agency has entered into with owners of indebtedness incurred before October 7, 2013, to carry out the standard rate plan; and

      (D) Be signed by an authorized representative of the agency.

      (5)(a) The governing body of a municipality that adopted a standard rate plan, other than an existing urban renewal plan designated as an Option Three plan under ORS 457.435 (2)(c), may, by ordinance or resolution, irrevocably elect to become a reduced rate plan.

      (b) An election made pursuant to this subsection applies first to the next following assessment roll if the assessor has received notice of the election from the urban renewal agency before January 1.

      (6) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, the consolidated billing tax rate of a reduced rate plan excludes any rate derived from:

      (a) An urban renewal special levy under ORS 457.435;

      (b) A local option tax, as defined in ORS 280.040;

      (c) A tax pledged to repay exempt bonded indebtedness, as defined in ORS 310.140, other than exempt bonded indebtedness used to fund local government pension and disability plan obligations that, until funded by the exempt bonded indebtedness, were described in Article XI, section 11 (5), of the Oregon Constitution, that is approved by taxing district electors after October 6, 2001; and

      (d) The increase in the rate of ad valorem property tax allowable under Article XI, section 11 (5)(d), of the Oregon Constitution, for a school district with a statutory rate limit on July 1, 2003, that is greater than $4.50 per $1,000 of assessed value, to the extent that the increase is excluded from local revenues, as that term is used in ORS chapter 327, and provided that the school district notifies the county assessor of the rate to be excluded for the current fiscal year no later than July 15.

      (7) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, the consolidated billing tax rate of a permanent rate plan excludes any rate derived from:

      (a) An urban renewal special levy under ORS 457.435;

      (b) A local option tax, as defined in ORS 280.040;

      (c) A tax pledged to repay exempt bonded indebtedness, as defined in ORS 310.140, other than exempt bonded indebtedness used to fund local government pension and disability plan obligations that, until funded by the exempt bonded indebtedness, were described in Article XI, section 11 (5), of the Oregon Constitution; and

      (d) Except for plans that had been standard rate plans prior to September 29, 2019, the increase in the rate of ad valorem property taxes allowable under Article XI, section 11 (5)(d), of the Oregon Constitution, for a school district with a statutory rate limit on July 1, 2003, that is greater than $4.50 per $1,000 of assessed value, to the extent that the increase is excluded from local revenues, as that term is used in ORS chapter 327, and provided that the school district notifies the county assessor of the rate to be excluded for the current fiscal year no later than July 15. [2009 c.317 §2; 2013 c.579 §2; 2019 c.580 §8]

 

      457.450 Notice to tax assessor; provision for debt retirement; distribution of remaining tax increment funds. (1)(a) ORS 457.440 shall first apply to the assessment roll next following the tax roll referred to in ORS 457.430 if the assessor is provided notice of a plan adoption or amendment changing area boundaries by the agency prior to January 1 before the tax year to which the plan first applies.

      (b) If the assessor is not provided notice of plan adoption or amendment changing area boundaries by the agency prior to January 1 before the tax year to which ORS 457.440 would otherwise first apply, then ORS 457.440 shall first apply to the assessment roll next following the assessment roll described in paragraph (a) of this subsection.

      (2) When the principal and interest on the maximum indebtedness of an urban renewal plan to which the portion of taxes is irrevocably pledged for payment under ORS 457.435 or 457.440 is fully paid, or it is found that deposits in the special fund are sufficient to fully pay principal and interest on the maximum indebtedness either through direct payment of the indebtedness or by payment of principal and interest on bonds or notes issued to finance the indebtedness, the agency shall notify the assessor of that fact.

      (3) All moneys remaining unexpended from the special fund provided for in ORS 457.435 or 457.440, after payment of all the principal and interest on indebtedness is provided for, shall be turned over to the county treasurer by the agency and prorated by the treasurer back to the taxing districts in which the area, or part thereof, is located, in proportion to the amount of money in the fund attributable to each taxing district for the last fiscal year in which tax levy moneys were paid into the special fund of the agency under ORS 457.435 or 457.440. [1961 c.554 §6; 1971 c.426 §1; 1979 c.621 §27; 1991 c.459 §335b; 1997 c.541 §450; 2009 c.700 §5]

 

      457.455 Limiting collections; notification; consultation with taxing districts. (1) If the maximum amount of funds under ORS 457.440 is not required to pay the principal and interest on indebtedness incurred for an urban renewal plan, the urban renewal agency may take formal action to limit collections under a plan for a single fiscal year, and may notify the county assessor pursuant to ORS 457.440 (2)(e) to compute the division of taxes for the urban renewal area using an assessed value that is equal to the amount specified by the agency. The assessor may not use an amount that is greater than the increment.

      (2) If the maximum amount of funds under ORS 457.440 is not required to pay the principal and interest on indebtedness incurred for an urban renewal plan, the urban renewal agency may limit future collections under a plan by notifying the county assessor to permanently increase the amount of the total assessed value included in the certified statement filed under ORS 457.430. The assessed value included in the certified statement may not be subsequently decreased except in connection with boundary changes.

      (3) Before taking formal action under this section, the urban renewal agency shall consult and confer with each taxing district affected by the urban renewal plan. [2009 c.700 §7]

 

      457.460 Agency financial statement required; contents; notice; agency representative to consult with taxing districts. (1) Not later than January 31 of each year, an urban renewal agency shall prepare a statement, on the same basis on which its financial statements are prepared, containing:

      (a) The amount of moneys received during the preceding fiscal year under ORS 457.420 to 457.470 and from indebtedness incurred under ORS 457.420 to 457.470;

      (b) The purposes and amounts for which any moneys received under ORS 457.420 to 457.470 and from indebtedness incurred under ORS 457.420 to 457.470 were expended during the preceding fiscal year;

      (c) An estimate of moneys to be received during the current fiscal year under ORS 457.420 to 457.470 and from indebtedness incurred under ORS 457.420 to 457.470;

      (d) A budget setting forth the purposes and estimated amounts for which the moneys that have been or will be received under ORS 457.420 to 457.470 and from indebtedness incurred under ORS 457.420 to 457.470 are to be expended during the current fiscal year;

      (e) The maximum indebtedness for each urban renewal area included in an urban renewal plan of the agency, including the amount of indebtedness incurred through the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year; and

      (f) An analysis of the impact, if any, of carrying out the urban renewal plan on the tax collections for the preceding year for all taxing districts included under ORS 457.430.

      (2)(a) The statement required by subsection (1) of this section shall be filed with the governing body of the municipality and distributed to each taxing district affected by an urban renewal plan of the agency. Notice shall be published that the statement has been prepared and is on file with the municipality and the agency and the information contained in the statement is available to all interested persons. The notice shall be published once a week for not less than two successive weeks before March 1 of the year in which the statement is filed, in accordance with ORS 457.115. The notice shall summarize the information required under subsection (1)(a) to (e) of this section and shall set forth in full the information required under subsection (1)(f) of this section.

      (b) A representative of the agency shall be available to consult with affected taxing districts and respond to questions. [1979 c.621 §23; 1991 c.459 §335c; 1997 c.541 §451; 2009 c.700 §8; 2019 c.580 §10]

 

      457.470 Modification of assessed value; indexing; concurrence of taxing districts; rules. (1) As used in this section, unless the context requires otherwise:

      (a) “Assumed increment” means the assessed value of the increment in the prior year, increased by the average percentage increase of the increment, if any, during the three prior years.

      (b) “Large metropolitan plan” means a plan for an urban renewal area by a city with a population of more than 500,000 on January 1, 2010, that is either first approved on or after January 1, 2010, or is substantially amended to increase maximum indebtedness on or after January 1, 2010.

      (c) “Maximum division of taxes” means the maximum amount of funds that may be raised for an urban renewal plan by dividing the taxes as provided in section 1c, Article IX of the Oregon Constitution, as described in ORS 457.440 (5), without regard to notices to assessors under this section or ORS 457.455 (1) or adjustments made pursuant to ORS 457.435 (2)(c).

      (d) “Transition amount” means the maximum division of taxes for a plan in the year in which the plan is first substantially amended to increase maximum indebtedness on or after January 1, 2010.

      (2)(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection, an urban renewal agency may notify the assessor to collect the maximum division of taxes for a plan, other than a large metropolitan plan, that is first approved on or after January 1, 2010.

      (b) Beginning with the later of the 11th year after the initial approval of the plan or the first year after the year in which the maximum division of taxes equals or exceeds 10 percent of the initial maximum indebtedness in the plan, the agency shall notify the assessor pursuant to ORS 457.440 (2)(d) to compute the division of taxes for the urban renewal area using an assessed value that is not greater than the sum of:

      (A) The amount of assessed value the agency estimates will produce division of tax revenues equal to 10 percent of the initial maximum indebtedness in the plan; and

      (B) 25 percent of the amount by which the assumed increment exceeds the assessed value of the increment the agency estimates will produce division of tax revenues equal to 10 percent of the initial maximum indebtedness in the plan.

      (c) Beginning with the first year after the year in which the division of taxes equals or exceeds 12.5 percent of the initial maximum indebtedness in the plan, the agency shall notify the assessor pursuant to ORS 457.440 (2)(d) to compute the division of taxes for the urban renewal area using an amount of assessed value that the agency estimates will produce division of tax revenues that does not exceed 12.5 percent of the initial maximum indebtedness in the plan.

      (d) After computing the assessed value as required under paragraph (b) or (c) of this subsection, an urban renewal agency shall further modify the value if, for reasons other than use of the assumed increment, the value included in the prior year’s notice to the assessor resulted in division of tax revenues different from the respective target amounts under paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection. The modification under this paragraph may not exceed an amount that would result in the difference between the actual revenues and the target amounts.

      (3)(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection, an urban renewal agency may notify the assessor to collect the maximum division of taxes for a plan, other than a large metropolitan plan, that is substantially amended on or after January 1, 2010, to increase maximum indebtedness.

      (b) Beginning with the later of the year after the year in which the plan is substantially amended or the 11th year after the plan was initially approved, when the maximum division of taxes exceeds 10 percent of the initial maximum indebtedness in the plan, the agency shall notify the assessor pursuant to ORS 457.440 (2)(d) to compute the division of taxes for the urban renewal area using an assessed value that is not greater than the sum of:

      (A) The amount of assessed value the agency estimates will produce division of tax revenues equal to the greater of:

      (i) 10 percent of the initial maximum indebtedness in the plan; or

      (ii) The transition amount; and

      (B) 25 percent of the amount by which the assumed increment exceeds the assessed value of the increment the agency estimates will produce division of tax revenues equal to the greater of:

      (i) 10 percent of the initial maximum indebtedness in the plan; or

      (ii) The transition amount.

      (c) Beginning with the first year after the year in which the division of taxes equals or exceeds the greater of 12.5 percent of the initial maximum indebtedness in the plan or the transition amount, the agency shall notify the assessor pursuant to ORS 457.440 (2)(d) to compute the division of taxes for the urban renewal area using an amount of assessed value that the agency estimates will produce division of tax revenues that does not exceed the greater of 12.5 percent of the initial maximum indebtedness in the plan or the transition amount.

      (d) After computing the assessed value as required under paragraph (b) or (c) of this subsection, an agency shall further modify the value if, for reasons other than use of the assumed increment, the value included in the prior year’s notice to the assessor resulted in division of tax revenues different from the respective target amounts under paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection. The modification under this paragraph may not exceed an amount that would result in the difference between the actual revenues and the target amounts.

      (4)(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) to (d) of this subsection, an urban renewal agency may notify the assessor to impose the maximum division of taxes for a large metropolitan plan that is initially approved on or after January 1, 2010.

      (b) In the first year after the year in which the maximum division of taxes equals or exceeds three percent of the initial maximum indebtedness in the plan, the agency shall notify the assessor pursuant to ORS 457.440 (2)(d) to compute the division of taxes for the urban renewal area using an assessed value that is not greater than the sum of:

      (A) The amount of assessed value the agency estimates will produce division of tax revenues equal to three percent of the initial maximum indebtedness in the plan; and

      (B) 75 percent of the amount by which the assumed increment exceeds the assessed value of the increment the agency estimates will produce division of tax revenues equal to three percent of the initial maximum indebtedness in the plan.

      (c) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this subsection, beginning with the year after the year described in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the agency shall notify the assessor pursuant to ORS 457.440 (2)(d) to compute the division of taxes for the urban renewal area using an assessed value that is not greater than the sum of:

      (A) The amount of assessed value the agency estimates will produce division of tax revenues equal to the greatest amount of division of tax revenues the agency was permitted to use in any prior year to compute assessed value under this paragraph or paragraph (b) of this subsection; and

      (B) 75 percent of the amount by which the assumed increment exceeds the assessed value of the increment the agency estimates will produce division of tax revenues equal to the greatest amount of division of tax revenues the agency was permitted to use in any prior year under this paragraph or paragraph (b) of this subsection.

      (d) Beginning with the first year after the year described in paragraph (c) of this subsection in which the division of tax revenues equals or exceeds 10 percent of the initial maximum indebtedness in the plan, the agency shall notify the assessor pursuant to ORS 457.440 (2)(d) to compute the division of taxes for the urban renewal area using an amount of assessed value the agency estimates will produce division of tax revenues that does not exceed 10 percent of the initial maximum indebtedness in the plan.

      (e) After computing the assessed value as required under paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of this subsection, an agency shall further modify the value if, for reasons other than use of the assumed increment, the value included in the prior year’s notice to the assessor resulted in division of tax revenues different from the respective target amounts under paragraphs (b) to (d) of this subsection. The modification under this paragraph may not exceed an amount that would result in the difference between the actual revenues and the target amounts.

      (5)(a) As used in this subsection, “substantial amendment” refers to the first substantial amendment to increase maximum indebtedness for the urban renewal plan after January 1, 2010.

      (b) This subsection applies to an urban renewal plan that becomes a large metropolitan plan because it is substantially amended to increase its maximum indebtedness on or after January 1, 2010. This subsection applies beginning in the first year after the year in which the urban renewal plan is first amended to increase its maximum indebtedness on or after January 1, 2010. Except as provided in paragraphs (c) to (e) of this subsection, an urban renewal agency may notify the assessor to impose the maximum division of taxes.

      (c) In the first year following a year that the maximum division of taxes exceeds three percent of the maximum indebtedness in effect for the plan immediately before the substantial amendment, the agency shall notify the assessor pursuant to ORS 457.440 (2)(d) to compute the division of taxes for the urban renewal area using an assessed value that is not greater than the sum of:

      (A) The amount of assessed value the agency estimates will produce division of tax revenues equal to the greater of:

      (i) The transition amount; or

      (ii) Three percent of the maximum indebtedness in the plan immediately before the substantial amendment; and

      (B) 75 percent of the amount by which the assumed increment exceeds the assessed value of the increment the agency estimates will produce division of tax revenues equal to the greater of:

      (i) The transition amount; or

      (ii) Three percent of the maximum indebtedness in the plan immediately before the substantial amendment.

      (d) Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this subsection, beginning with the year after the year described in paragraph (c) of this subsection, the agency shall notify the assessor pursuant to ORS 457.440 (2)(d) to compute the division of taxes for the urban renewal area using an assessed value that is not greater than the sum of:

      (A) The amount of assessed value the agency estimates will produce division of tax revenues equal to the greatest amount of division of tax revenues the agency was permitted to use in any prior year to compute assessed value under this paragraph or paragraph (c) of this subsection; and

      (B) 75 percent of the amount by which the assumed increment exceeds the assessed value of the increment the agency estimates will produce division of tax revenues equal to the greatest amount of division of tax revenues the agency was permitted to use in any prior year under this paragraph or paragraph (c) of this subsection.

      (e) Beginning with the first year after the year in which the division of tax revenues equals or exceeds the greater of the transition amount or 10 percent of the maximum indebtedness in effect for the plan immediately before the substantial amendment, the agency shall notify the assessor pursuant to ORS 457.440 (2)(d) to compute the division of taxes for the urban renewal area using an amount of assessed value that is not greater than an amount the agency estimates will produce division of tax revenues equal to the greater of the transition amount or 10 percent of the maximum indebtedness in effect for the plan immediately before the substantial amendment.

      (f) After computing the assessed value as required under paragraph (c), (d) or (e) of this subsection, an agency shall further modify the value if, for reasons other than use of the assumed increment, the value included in the prior year’s notice to the assessor resulted in division of tax revenues different from the respective target amounts under paragraphs (c) to (e) of this subsection. The modification under this paragraph may not exceed an amount that would result in the difference between the actual revenues and the target amounts.

      (6)(a) The initial maximum indebtedness for a large metropolitan plan that is initially approved after January 1, 2010, shall be established as provided in ORS 457.190 (4)(a) to (c).

      (b) Beginning in 2010, the dollar amounts in this subsection may be increased on July 1 of any year by the percent change in average construction costs since July 1, 2009, according to the Engineering News-Record Northwest (Seattle, Washington) Construction Cost Index. The adjusted dollar amounts may be used only when a large metropolitan plan is initially approved.

      (c) The maximum indebtedness may not be increased by more than 20 percent of the initial maximum indebtedness of the plan.

      (d) The maximum indebtedness for a plan that becomes a large metropolitan plan because it is substantially amended on or after January 1, 2010, to increase its maximum indebtedness may not be increased above 20 percent of the maximum indebtedness in effect for the plan immediately before the first substantial amendment to increase maximum indebtedness that was made on or after January 1, 2010.

      (7) Limitations imposed under this section and ORS 457.190 (4), 457.220 (4) and 457.455 do not apply to the extent the municipality approving a plan obtains the written concurrence of taxing districts imposing at least 75 percent of the amount of taxes imposed under permanent rate limits in the urban renewal area. For plans that are initially approved or substantially amended on or after January 1, 2010, compliance with this section is determined based on the amount of taxes imposed under permanent rate limits in the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which the plan is approved or amended, as applicable.

      (8) For purposes of this section, a plan is treated as approved or amended on the day on which the municipality took final action to enact the nonemergency ordinance approving or amending the plan.

      (9) The amounts shown in the certified statement filed under ORS 457.430 are not affected by subsections (2) to (5) of this section. If the increment for an area is less than the assessed value that the assessor is directed to use under subsections (2) to (5) of this section, the division of taxes shall be computed based on the increment and the assessor shall impose the maximum division of taxes for the plan.

      (10)(a) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, as used in this subsection, “transition amount” means the maximum division of taxes for the plan in the fiscal year that the first amendment made after June 1, 2008, to increase maximum indebtedness takes effect.

      (b) Notwithstanding any provisions in this section to the contrary, an urban renewal plan that was first approved in 1998 and had an initial maximum indebtedness of $224,780,350 may be substantially amended after June 1, 2008, to increase maximum indebtedness by not more than $343,719,650.

      (c) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this subsection, an urban renewal agency may notify the assessor to collect the maximum division of taxes for an urban renewal plan described in paragraph (b) of this subsection that is substantially amended to increase its maximum indebtedness after June 1, 2008.

      (d) Beginning with the first fiscal year after the fiscal year in which the first amendment made after June 1, 2008, to increase maximum indebtedness in the plan described in paragraph (b) of this subsection takes effect that the maximum division of taxes exceeds three percent of the maximum indebtedness in effect for the plan immediately after the first amendment made after June 1, 2008, to increase maximum indebtedness takes effect, the agency shall notify the assessor pursuant to ORS 457.440 (2)(d) to compute the division of taxes for the urban renewal area using an assessed value that is the sum of:

      (A) The amount of assessed value the agency estimates will produce division of tax revenues equal to the greater of:

      (i) The transition amount; or

      (ii) Three percent of the maximum indebtedness in effect for the plan immediately after the first amendment made after June 1, 2008, to increase maximum indebtedness takes effect; and

      (B) 75 percent of the amount by which the assumed increment exceeds the assessed value of the increment the agency estimates will produce division of tax revenues equal to the greater of:

      (i) The transition amount; or

      (ii) Three percent of the maximum indebtedness in effect for the plan immediately after the first amendment made after June 1, 2008, to increase maximum indebtedness takes effect.

      (e)(A) To the extent permitted by law, a plan amendment described in this subsection shall provide direct economic benefits to the county in which the plan’s urban renewal area is located in the following amounts:

      (i) If the plan is substantially amended to increase maximum indebtedness by $343,719,650 or more, at least $35,000,000.

      (ii) If the plan is amended to increase maximum indebtedness by less than $343,719,650, no less than 10.18 percent of any increase in maximum indebtedness.

      (B) Benefits required under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall be paid as follows:

      (i) $10,000,000 no later than June 30, 2014; and

      (ii) The balance no later than June 30, 2021.

      (11)(a) The Director of the Department of Revenue shall adopt rules necessary to apportion assessed value among tax code areas in an urban renewal area for which the urban renewal agency has notified the assessor pursuant to this section or ORS 457.440 (2)(d) or 457.455 to compute the division of taxes.

      (b) The director may adopt any rule necessary or convenient for the imposition and collection of taxes under this section or ORS 457.455.

      (12) The taxing districts affected by the urban renewal plan and the urban renewal agency are not liable for any amount by which amounts intended to be collected pursuant to this section differ from the targeted amounts in subsections (2) to (5) of this section. The sole remedy for any difference is the agency’s modification of assessed value in subsequent years’ notices as provided in subsections (2)(d), (3)(d), (4)(e) and (5)(f) of this section. [2009 c.700 §10]

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