2010 Special Session - Senate Bills 1046 - 1060 (summaries)
Links to full text of measures as introduced
SB 1046 - Health Care
Authorizes Oregon Medical Board to issue certificate of prescriptive authority to certain licensed psychologists and sets forth requirements and procedure for issuance of certificate.
Directs board to adopt rules for regulation of prescribing psychologists with concurrence of State Board of Psychologist Examiners.
Establishes Committee on Prescribing Psychologists to review applications and proposed clinical training programs, adopt formulary and make recommendations to Oregon Medical Board.
Declares emergency, effective on passage.
SB 1047 - Health Care
Exempts from premium assessment premiums earned on health plan policies delivered or issued for delivery outside Oregon.
Declares emergency, effective on passage.
SB 1048 - Kruse
Establishes Oregon Teacher Effectiveness and Career Enhancement Initiative Program within Department of Education. Describes application process and other requirements of program.
Declares emergency, effective on passage.
no bill numbered 1049
SB 1050 - Verger & co-sponsors
Prohibits public body from providing public subsidy for purpose of constructing, reconstructing, renovating, altering, maintaining or repairing, or entering into contract to construct, reconstruct, renovate, alter, maintain or repair, structure on real property unless iron, steel and manufactured goods used in structure are made within United States.
Provides that prohibition does not apply if public body or contracting agency finds that amount or quality of iron, steel or manufactured goods made within United States are insufficient or if applying prohibition would increase cost or contract price by more than 25 percent
SB 1051 - Boquist & co-sponsors
Establishes Oregon Other Funds Reserve Fund. Transfers portion of June 30, 2011, ending balance from dedicated or continuously appropriated Other Funds accounts or funds to reserve fund. Transfers interest from reserve fund to State School Fund. Specifies circumstances under which amounts transferred to reserve fund may be modified or appropriated.
Directs state agencies to follow generally accepted accounting practices relating to fund balance reporting and governmental fund type definitions.
Takes effect July 1, 2011.
SB 1052 - Starr
Declares provision in motor carrier transportation contract that indemnifies indemnitee against liability for acts of indemnitee to be against public policy and void.
Declares emergency, effective on passage.
SB 1053 - Whitsett & Kruse
Requires public utilities and consumer-owned utilities to disclose information to customers on costs of compliance with environmental regulations, rules and laws.
SB 1054 - Whitsett, Kruse, Morse
Exempts rural airports from requirement to pay portion of grant or loan received from Multimodal Transportation Fund for statewide multimodal study.
Permits Oregon Transportation Commission to provide grants or loans from Multimodal Transportation Fund to rural airports for certain transportation projects already completed or under construction.
Declares emergency, effective on passage.
SB 1055 - Winters
Modifies authority for establishment of winery and for winery sales and services in exclusive farm use zone.
Declares emergency, effective on passage.
SB 1056 - Winters
Directs Legislative Assembly to review state agencies and programs, taxes and fees administered by state agencies every six years. Abolishes state agencies that are not continued by legislative Act enacted during year of review.
Establishes Sunset Advisory Commission. Directs commission to review and evaluate state agencies and programs, taxes and fees administered by state agencies, and make recommendations on abolition or continuation of agencies and programs, taxes and fees administered by agencies.
Provisions requiring review of state agencies and programs, taxes or fees administered by state agencies become operative January 1, 2012. Prohibits abolishment of state agency under Act until earlier of review of agency by Legislative Assembly or 2019.
SB 1057 - Telfer
Declares that certain State Department of Fish and Wildlife or Water Resources Department terms, conditions or requirements for installation of fish screens, by-pass devices or fish passages are unenforceable against owners or operators of hydroelectric projects exempted from federal regulation and located within existing artificial delivery systems.
Provides that hydroelectric projects exempted from federal regulation and located within existing artificial delivery systems are not subject to additional requirements for fish screens, by-pass devices or fish passages if projects do not create change in stream conditions that adversely affects fish. Limits additional requirements for fish screens, by-pass devices or fish passages for other hydroelectric projects exempted from federal regulation and located within existing artificial delivery systems.
Declares emergency, effective on passage.
SB 1058 - Metsger
Sets limits on amounts that may be received by candidates and political committees. Prohibits corporate and labor organization contributions directly from treasury funds. Provides civil penalties to be imposed by Secretary of State or Attorney General for violations. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
SB 1059 - Courtney
Creates process for adoption and implementation of plans for reducing greenhouse gas emissions caused by motor vehicles with gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less.
Directs Department of Transportation and Department of Land Conservation and Development to report progress and recommendations for future actions to Seventy-seventh Legislative Assembly.
Declares emergency, effective on passage.
SB 1060 - Bates
Establishes public right to recreational use of certain waterways. Specifies extent and limitations of right. Limits liability of owners of property immediately adjacent to waterways.
Requires Department of State Lands to work with Department of State Police and other agencies to resolve issues related to recreational use of waterways.
Punishes violation of statute or rule regulating public access to waterways by fine of up to $360. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
