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SB 0536 <br /> <br />Relating Clause: Relating to bags; creating new provisions; amending ORS 459.235 and 459A.115; <br />repealing ORS 459A.695; and declaring an emergency. <br /> <br />Title: Prohibits use of single-use checkout bags except in certain cases. Allows <br />Department of Environmental Quality to impose civil penalty. Prohibits local <br />governments from imposing charges on checkout bags or other bags provided to <br />customers. Repeals statute requiring retail establishments that offer plastic bags to <br />customers to also offer paper bags. <br />Declares emergency, effective on passage. <br /> <br />Sponsored by: Sponsored by Senators HASS, ATKINSON, Representatives CANNON, GILLIAM <br />(Presession filed.) <br /> <br />URL: http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measpdf/sb0500.dir/sb0536.intro.pdf <br /> <br />Contact Respondent Dept Updated Priority Recommendation <br />Babe O’Sullivan CS-CMO 1/14/2011 Pri 3 Support <br /> <br />Comments: Important policy that relieves the City from any local ordinance. <br /> <br />Contact Respondent Dept Updated Priority Recommendation <br />Ethan Nelson PDD-BPS 1/11/2011 Pri 3 Support <br /> <br />Comments: Good legislation that addresses single use bags at retail centers statewide. This legislation <br />does reduce local control by not allowing local governments to impose fees on bags <br />(Sect. 4), but given that the imposition of a fee at the local level would be very difficult to <br />implement and regulate, this loss of local control is minor. Additionally, having the state <br />set the fee for single use bags is akin to the bottle bill and establishes consistency across <br />jurisdictions (hence increased results of the program). Checked with LOC staff and they <br />do not oppose this bill. <br /> <br /> <br />SB 0541 <br /> <br />Relating Clause: Relating to local transient lodging taxes; creating new provisions; and amending ORS <br />320.300. <br /> <br />Title: For purposes of local transient lodging taxes, expands definition of “tourism promotion” <br />to include maintaining public health, safety and welfare of residents and tourists in <br />connection with <br />tourism and of “tourism-related facility” to include improvements on or adjacent to <br />unimproved <br />scenic and historic areas and open spaces intended substantially for use by tourists. <br /> <br />Sponsored by: Sponsored by Senator JOHNSON (at the request of League of Oregon Cities) (Presession <br />filed.) <br /> <br />URL: http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measpdf/sb0500.dir/sb0541.intro.pdf <br /> <br />32 <br /> <br /> <br />