ORS 284.368
Reimbursement from fund

  • maximum amounts allowable
  • additional payment
  • verification of eligible expenses
  • rules

(1)

As used in this section:

(a)

“Actual Oregon expenses” means the costs paid in Oregon for principal photography, production or postproduction in Oregon of a film, or for media production services, including but not limited to the purchase or rental cost of equipment, food, lodging, real property and permits and payments made for salaries, wages and benefits for work in Oregon.

(b)

“Film” means a television movie or one or more episodes of a single television series, or a movie produced for release to theaters, video or the Internet. “Film” does not include the production of a commercial or one or more segments of a newscast or sporting event.

(c)

“Filmmaker” means a person who owns a television or film production company.

(d)

“Local filmmaker” means a person who owns a television or film production company that has its principal place of business in this state.

(e)

“Local media production project” means, if made or performed by a local media production services company, a single interactive video game or a portion thereof, or postproduction services for a single film.

(f)

“Local media production services company” means a media production services company that has its principal place of business in this state.

(g)

“Media production services” includes postproduction services and interactive video game development. “Media production services” does not include the production of a commercial or one or more segments of a newscast or sporting event.

(h)

“Media production services company” means a person who is engaged in media production services.

(i)

“Portland metropolitan zone” means the area within a 30-mile radius of the center of the Burnside Bridge in Portland.

(j)

“Resident of this state” has the meaning given that term in ORS 316.027 (“Resident” defined).

(2)

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(a)

The Oregon Business Development Department may reimburse a filmmaker or local media production services company for a portion of the actual Oregon expenses incurred by the filmmaker or local media production services company.

(b)

Maximum reimbursement for a single film or a single local media production project shall be the total of:

(A)

10 percent of payments made for employee salaries, wages and benefits for work done in Oregon; and

(B)

20 percent of all other actual Oregon expenses.

(c)

Notwithstanding paragraph (b) of this subsection, maximum reimbursement for a single film may not exceed 50 percent of total moneys received by the Oregon Production Investment Fund during the biennium in which the actual Oregon expenses are incurred.

(d)

To qualify for reimbursement under this subsection, total actual Oregon expenses for a film or a local media production project must equal or exceed $1 million.

(3)

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(a)

The department may reimburse a local filmmaker or local media production services company for all or a portion of the actual Oregon expenses, up to $1 million, incurred by the local filmmaker or local media production services company.

(b)

To qualify for reimbursement under this subsection:

(A)

Total actual Oregon expenses paid for the film or media production services must be at least $75,000;

(B)

The local filmmaker or local media production services company must have spent 80 percent of the film’s payroll on employees who are residents of this state; and

(C)

The local filmmaker or local media production services company must have employed or contracted with a public accountant certified under ORS 673.040 (Eligibility for certificate of certified public accountant) for the provision of payroll services.

(4)

In combination with the reimbursements allowed under subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the department may make an additional payment to a filmmaker for one of the following:

(a)

A travel and living expenses rebate of $200 per employee per day, for any day that a film is shot entirely outside the Portland metropolitan zone, not to exceed $10,000 per day or $50,000 per film; or

(b)

An increase of 10 percent of the amount otherwise allowable under subsections (2) and (3) of this section, if for at least six days and at least one day more than half of its total shoot days in Oregon the film is shot entirely outside the Portland metropolitan zone.

(5)

Reimbursement under this section shall be made from moneys credited to or deposited in the Oregon Production Investment Fund during the biennium in which the actual Oregon expenses were paid or any prior biennium. A reimbursement may not be made to the extent funds are not available in the fund to make the reimbursement.

(6)

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(a)

Total actual Oregon expenses supporting a claim for reimbursement under this section must be verified by the Oregon Film and Video Office. The filmmaker or local media production services company must submit to the office proof of the actual Oregon expenses. The proof must include any documentation that may be required by the office in its discretion to verify the actual Oregon expenses.

(b)

The office may charge the filmmaker or local media production services company for costs reasonably incurred to verify the actual Oregon expenses, including but not limited to the cost for a review or audit of the supporting documentation by an accountant or auditor. The office may require the department to deduct the costs incurred by the office in performing its review or audit from any reimbursement made to the filmmaker or local media production services company under this section.

(c)

The office may adopt rules that establish a procedure for the submission and verification of actual Oregon expenses. [2003 c.736 §80; 2007 c.815 §1; 2009 c.787 §§1,1b; 2013 c.750 §49; 2016 c.29 §7]

Source: Section 284.368 — Reimbursement from fund; maximum amounts allowable; additional payment; verification of eligible expenses; rules, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors284.­html.

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Definitions for ORS 284.101 to 284.148
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Legislative findings
284.107
Oregon Tourism Commission
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Duties of commission
284.114
Review of marketing plan
284.118
Commission exempt from certain financial administration laws
284.122
Authority of commission
284.126
Budget
284.131
Commission account
284.134
Financial review by Secretary of State
284.138
Matching grant program
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Executive director
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Maintenance of tourist information centers
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Annual report to Legislative Fiscal Officer regarding transient lodging tax funds
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Definitions for ORS 284.300 to 284.375
284.305
Oregon Film and Video Office
284.315
Film and Video Board
284.325
Director
284.335
Duties of director
284.345
Duties of office
284.355
Powers of office
284.365
Deposit of office moneys in depository account
284.367
Oregon Production Investment Fund
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Reimbursement from fund
284.369
Marketing
284.372
Diversity, equity and inclusion policy
284.375
Applicability of other laws
284.545
Legislative findings
284.550
Definition of “traded sector.”
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284.560
Duties of team
284.565
Development of process for certifying sites ready for industrial or traded sector development
284.570
Development of state economic development strategy
284.575
Duties of Department of Transportation related to state economic development strategy
284.577
State and local cooperation to provide industrial, commercial and retail development sites
284.580
Role of local governments in implementation of state economic development strategy
284.585
Assistance to local governments
284.590
Legislative findings
284.592
Definitions for ORS 284.590 to 284.597
284.594
Pacific Northwest Manufacturing Partnership Advisory Committee
284.597
Regional collaboration regarding manufacturing economic development
284.701
Definitions for ORS 284.701 to 284.749
284.706
Oregon Innovation Council
284.711
Duty to advise
284.715
State plan for innovation and economic competitiveness
284.720
Oregon Innovation Fund
284.740
Oregon Innovation Council signature research centers
284.742
Grants, loans and equity investments for innovation-based economic development
284.745
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284.746
Revenue bonds for financing innovation-based economic development
284.747
Oregon Innovation Bond Fund
284.748
Oregon Innovation Debt Service Fund
284.749
Oregon Innovation Bond Administration Fund
284.751
Regional collaboration among universities and Oregon Solutions Network
284.752
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284.753
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284.754
Regional Solutions Program
284.771
Definitions
284.776
Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board
284.781
Duties, functions and powers
284.783
Agreement with third-party administrator
284.786
Identification of laws that place region’s development efforts at disadvantage
284.791
Grant and loan programs to expand development
284.793
Annual submission of program information by third-party administrator
284.796
Rulemaking
284.797
Residency preference for civil service positions in region
284.801
Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board Fund
284.881
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284.882
Legislative intent
284.883
Oregon Growth Board
284.885
Duties, functions and powers
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Authority to contract with management companies or state agencies to manage and invest moneys
284.890
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