ORS 285C.100
Alternative designation of city for electronic commerce

  • positive determination by department required

(1)

Notwithstanding ORS 285C.095 (Designation for electronic commerce), a city shall be designated for electronic commerce if the city:

(a)

By resolution of the governing body of the city, declares itself a city designated for electronic commerce;

(b)

As of January 1, 2002, has a population of more than 1,500 but less than 2,000;

(c)

Is located less than 25 miles from a city with a population of more than 500,000; and

(d)

Is located less than 10 miles from a city with a high concentration of high technology firms and with a population that, as of January 1, 2002, does not exceed 85,000.

(2)

Only one city may be designated for electronic commerce under this section, and that designation shall be made without consideration of the numeric limits imposed by ORS 285C.095 (Designation for electronic commerce).

(3)

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(a)

A city does not need to sponsor an enterprise zone to be designated for electronic commerce under this section.

(b)

The governing body of a city designated for electronic commerce under this section does not need to comply with the requirements of ORS 285C.067 (Consultation with local taxing districts) or 285C.090 (Requirements for area to be designated zone), but the governing body must take all actions that are required of a sponsor of a rural enterprise zone under ORS 285C.050 (Definitions for ORS 285C.050 to 285C.250) to 285C.250 (Redesignation or designation of new zone following zone termination) with respect to business firms seeking exemption under ORS 285C.175 (Enterprise zone exemption).

(c)

A business firm that is engaged in electronic commerce at a location inside a city designated for electronic commerce under this section and that seeks an exemption under ORS 285C.175 (Enterprise zone exemption) must take all actions required of a qualified business firm under ORS 285C.050 (Definitions for ORS 285C.050 to 285C.250) to 285C.250 (Redesignation or designation of new zone following zone termination), except that the business firm does not need to be located within an enterprise zone.

(d)

A business firm described in paragraph (c) of this subsection:

(A)

Shall be an eligible business firm, the qualified property of which is exempt from taxation under ORS 285C.175 (Enterprise zone exemption) as if the qualified property were located in an enterprise zone under ORS 285C.095 (Designation for electronic commerce); and

(B)

May claim the tax credit under ORS 315.507 (Electronic commerce in designated enterprise zone).

(4)

Designation of a city for electronic commerce under this section is not final until a positive determination in favor of the city has been made by the Oregon Business Development Department under ORS 285C.102 (Documentation for designation of zone or city for electronic commerce to be submitted to department).

(5)

For the purpose of determining the boundaries of a city designated for electronic commerce, “city” includes:

(a)

Territory that is annexed into the city, as of the date of the annexation;

(b)

Land within the urban growth boundary of the city; and

(c)

Territory that is added to the urban growth boundary described in paragraph (b) of this subsection, as of the date the urban growth boundary is extended to such territory. [Formerly 285B.673; 2005 c.94 §5; 2015 c.648 §12]

Source: Section 285C.100 — Alternative designation of city for electronic commerce; positive determination by department required, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors285C.­html.

285C.045
Short title
285C.050
Definitions for ORS 285C.050 to 285C.250
285C.055
Legislative purpose
285C.060
Duties of Oregon Business Development Department
285C.065
Designation of enterprise zone
285C.066
Department may adopt certain rules
285C.067
Consultation with local taxing districts
285C.068
Port cosponsorship of zones
285C.070
Election to permit hotels, motels or destination resorts as eligible business firms
285C.074
Documentation for zone designation or redesignation to be submitted to department
285C.078
Notification to department of intent to make designation of enterprise zone or zone or city for electronic commerce
285C.085
Federal enterprise zones
285C.090
Requirements for area to be designated zone
285C.095
Designation for electronic commerce
285C.100
Alternative designation of city for electronic commerce
285C.102
Documentation for designation of zone or city for electronic commerce to be submitted to department
285C.105
Duties of zone sponsor
285C.110
Availability of public property
285C.115
Change of zone boundaries
285C.117
Documentation for zone boundary change to be submitted to department
285C.120
Zone boundary change restrictions when county ceases to be sparsely populated
285C.125
Duties of Department of Revenue
285C.130
Duties of county assessor
285C.135
Requirements for eligibility
285C.140
Application for authorization
285C.145
Leasing existing property to authorized firm
285C.150
Conditions required by sponsor for authorization
285C.155
Minimum employment and other requirements for authorization
285C.160
Agreement between firm and sponsor for additional period of exemption
285C.165
Extension of period of authorization
285C.170
Construction-in-process exemption
285C.175
Enterprise zone exemption
285C.180
Qualified property generally
285C.185
Minimum cost of qualified property
285C.190
Requirements for qualifying reconditioned, refurbished, retrofitted or upgraded property
285C.200
Qualifications of business firm
285C.203
Suspension of employment requirements
285C.205
Effect of productivity increases on qualification of certain firms
285C.210
Substantial curtailment of business operations
285C.215
First-source hiring agreements
285C.220
Exemption claims
285C.225
Sponsor’s addendum
285C.230
Assessor to grant or deny exemption
285C.235
Authority of county assessor
285C.240
Disqualification
285C.245
Termination
285C.250
Redesignation or designation of new zone following zone termination
285C.255
Sunset of enterprise zone program
285C.300
Definitions for ORS 285C.300 to 285C.320
285C.303
Legislative findings
285C.306
Reservation enterprise zones and reservation partnership zones
285C.320
Status of reservation enterprise zone and reservation partnership zone
285C.350
Definitions for ORS 285C.350 to 285C.370
285C.353
Designation of rural renewable energy development zones
285C.356
Application for authorization
285C.359
Qualified property
285C.362
Exemption
285C.365
Application of enterprise zone laws
285C.370
Rules
285C.400
Definitions for ORS 285C.400 to 285C.420
285C.403
Certification of business firm
285C.406
Claiming property tax exemption or income tax credit
285C.409
Property tax exemption
285C.412
Conditions for continued exemption
285C.415
Notice to county assessor
285C.420
Disqualification
285C.495
Short title
285C.500
Definitions for ORS 285C.500 to 285C.506
285C.503
Preliminary certification of facility
285C.506
Annual certification of facility
285C.540
Definitions for ORS 285C.540 to 285C.559
285C.543
Rules
285C.545
Annual limit to cost of facility in granting tax credits
285C.547
Application for preliminary certification
285C.549
Transferability of facility tax credit
285C.551
Submission of plans, specifications and contract terms
285C.553
Final certification
285C.555
Rules
285C.557
Certification required for tax credits
285C.559
Revocation of certificate
285C.600
Definitions for ORS 285C.600 to 285C.635
285C.603
Legislative purpose
285C.606
Determination of projects for tax exemption
285C.609
Request by county
285C.612
Eligible project application fees
285C.615
Annual participant reports
285C.620
Confidentiality of project information
285C.623
Strategic investment zones
285C.626
Business firm application for project within strategic investment zone
285C.635
Determination of personal income tax revenue
285C.650
Certification as qualified equity investment
285C.653
Tax credit utilization limit per tax year
285C.656
Suspension or revocation of certificate
285C.659
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