Oregon Revised Statutes
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: “Department” means the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. “Director” means the Director of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. “State agency” or “agency” has the meaning given such term in ORS 291.002.
In all cases where federal granted funds are involved, the federal laws, rules and regulations applicable thereto shall govern notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in this chapter.
There is established the Oregon Department of Administrative Services Operating Fund in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. The moneys in the Oregon Department of Administrative Services Operating Fund may be invested as provided in ORS 293.701 to 293.857. Interest earnings on the fund assets shall be credited to the fund. Amoun…
The Oregon Department of Administrative Services may draw a warrant on the State Treasurer in favor of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services payable out of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services Operating Fund established under ORS 283.076 for the amount necessary to restore the special revolving fund to the maximum authorized level of $…
As used in ORS 283.085 to 283.092: “Available funds” means funds appropriated or otherwise made available by the Legislative Assembly to pay amounts due under a financing agreement for the fiscal period in which the payments are due, unexpended proceeds of the financing agreement and reserves or other amounts that have been deposited in trust to pay amounts…
The Director of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services may enter into financing agreements in accordance with ORS 283.085 to 283.092. Financing agreements entered into under ORS 283.085 to 283.092 are subject to the following limitations: Neither the director nor any other agency of the state may pay amounts due under a financing agreement from a…
The Director of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services may: Enter into agreements with trustees to hold financing agreement proceeds, payments and reserves as security for lenders, and to issue certificates of participation in the right to receive payments due from the state under a financing agreement. The trustee shall invest amounts held by the…
The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall include in the Governor’s budget for each fiscal period amounts sufficient to permit the payment of all amounts which will be due on unpaid financing agreements during that fiscal period. Note: See note under 283.085.
A lease or financing agreement authorized by ORS 283.085 to 283.092 shall not cause property to be subject to property taxation and shall be disregarded in determining whether property is exempt from taxation under ORS chapter 307. Note: See note under 283.085.
As used in this section: “Financing agreement” has the meaning given that term in ORS 283.085. “State agency” has the meaning given that term in ORS 283.089. If authorized by a provision of law other than ORS 283.085 to 283.092, a state agency may enter into a financing agreement with a principal amount of $100,000 or less. Notwithstanding any authority …
The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall provide general government administrative functions for state agencies. The State Chief Information Officer shall provide information technology and telecommunications functions for state agencies. The department or the State Chief Information Officer shall allocate the costs that the department or the S…
Subject to rules prescribed by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, any state agency shall, as its own facilities permit, furnish to any other state agency such services (including labor), facilities and materials as are requisitioned by the head of another agency. The expense shall be charged to the agency served, which shall pay the expense to…
Subject to rules that the Oregon Department of Administrative Services prescribes, or that the State Chief Information Officer prescribes for information technology and telecommunications, any state agency may establish a service unit within the agency to furnish to other units of the agency the services, facilities and materials that the agency establishes …
As used in ORS 283.140 and 283.143, “state agency” or “agency” includes the Legislative Assembly, at the option of the Legislative Assembly, or any statutory, standing, special or interim committees of the Legislative Assembly, at the option of the committee.
The State Chief Information Officer shall exercise budgetary management, supervision and control over all telephone and telecommunications service for all state agencies in a manner that is consistent with plans, standards, policies, goals, directives and rules that the State Chief Information Officer sets, specifies or adopts. The Oregon Department of Admin…
To encourage utilization of statewide integrated videoconferencing and statewide online access services, the State Chief Information Officer may, in addition to any other charge or assessment for providing telecommunications services to state agencies, impose upon each state agency and public corporation a surcharge, in an amount the State Chief Information …
The Oregon Department of Administrative Services may sell excess steam heat to a museum that is tax exempt under state and federal law where the steam can be delivered to the museum property without significant impact on the state steam heating system. The proceeds of the sale may be used to meet costs of the system without specific appropriation thereof. N…
CONTROL AND REGULATION OF STATE-OWNED MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTOR POOL RESOURCES
As used in ORS 283.305 to 283.350: “Alternative fuel” means natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, methanol, ethanol, any fuel mixture containing at least 85 percent methanol or ethanol and electricity. “Authorized driver” means any of the following who has a valid driver license and an acceptable driving record: A salaried state employee, including an age…
The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall control and regulate the acquisition, operation, use, maintenance and disposal of and access to motor vehicles used for: State business by state agencies of this state; or Official public business by a unit of local government or a state agency of another state, by an agency created by an interstate co…
A state agency or institution shall provide a state-owned standard passenger vehicle to each authorized driver of the state agency or institution who is required to drive a standard passenger vehicle on official state business a number of miles per month averaged over a six-month period that equals or exceeds the mileage limit defined in rules adopted under …
The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall adopt by rule a formula to determine the mileage limit for purposes of ORS 283.312. The formula shall define a mileage limit that is the mileage at which use of a state-owned standard passenger vehicle is more economical than use of a privately owned motor vehicle for official state business. For purpose…
A standard passenger vehicle owned or assigned to the state agency or institution must be replaced after the number of miles the vehicle has been driven exceeds the replacement mileage standard defined under rules adopted under ORS 283.313.
The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall establish a motor pool for the common use of state agencies and public agencies that have entered into intergovernmental agreements with the department in accordance with ORS chapter 190 for the purpose of establishing a motor pool for common use. The motor pool shall consist of vehicles, supplies, servi…
The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall study and ascertain the present needs for motor vehicles and shall authorize transfer to the pool or the sale of vehicles found not to be required by state agencies. Where any motor vehicle so transferred from any agency was purchased by the agency from a dedicated fund or trust fund, as defined in ORS …
Subject to ORS 283.327, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services may acquire motor vehicles by purchase or transfer. All motor vehicles transferred to or purchased for the department shall become a motor pool from which, upon requisition and proper showing to the department of need and use for official state business only by a state agency, or on evi…
The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall direct and be responsible for the acquisition, operation, maintenance, storage, repair and replacement of and access to motor vehicles under its control. The department shall utilize all state facilities available for the maintenance, repair and storage of such motor vehicles.
The Oregon Department of Administrative Services may arrange, by agreement with agencies, for the utilization by one of the storage, repair or maintenance facilities of another, with such provision for charges and credits as may be agreed upon. Any such agreement to which the department is not a party shall be subject to the approval of the department. The d…
Prior to December 31 of each year, each agency owning motor vehicles shall submit an annual report to the Department of Environmental Quality and the State Department of Energy. The report shall contain at a minimum: The number of vehicles acquired that are capable of using alternative fuel; The number of vehicles converted from the use of gasoline to the …
It is the policy of this state that the Oregon Department of Administrative Services adopt rules that narrowly interpret the definitions of authorized driver and official state business. The department shall adopt rules necessary for the efficient and economical operation, use, maintenance, repair and replacement of and access to all motor vehicles, and sha…
At least biennially, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall examine compliance with rules adopted pursuant to ORS 283.340 by state agencies owning vehicles. The department shall submit biennially to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee a management report on state-owned motor vehicles that includes: Summaries of agency compliance examinatio…
The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall adopt rules for the use of privately owned vehicles for official state business where necessary.
In addition to the other purposes for which the Oregon Department of Administrative Services Operating Fund created by ORS 283.076 may be used, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services Operating Fund is appropriated continuously for and may be used for the acquisition, operation, storage, maintenance, repair and replacement of motor vehicles under th…
Any state department or institution owning or operating automobiles or trucks shall have printed or painted in plain lettering of a size so as to be readily read the name of the department or institution owning or operating the vehicle, followed by the words “State of Oregon.” A vehicle need not be marked as required by subsection (1) of this section and ne…
No person shall drive, operate or use, or authorize or permit any person to drive, operate or use, any motor vehicle as defined in ORS 283.305 for any purpose except for official state business as defined in ORS 283.305 and by rule of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. The department shall adopt rules to distinguish private from public purpos…
As used in this section and ORS 283.401, “zero-emission vehicle” means a battery electric vehicle, a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle or a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle or any type of vehicle defined by the State Department of Energy or the Environmental Quality Commission by rule as a “zero-emission vehicle” if the vehicle’s type and fuel are consistent with th…
On or before September 15 of each odd-numbered year, the State Department of Energy shall submit to the Governor and an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to the environment a report on adoption of zero-emission vehicles in this state and the progress the state is making to achieve reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in the transportati…
ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEMS
As used in this section: “Electric vehicle charging system” means an electrical system or device used solely for the delivery of electrical current for the purpose of charging one or more electric vehicles. “Equivalent training program” means a registered apprenticeship or continuing education electrician program for the installation of an electric vehicle…
The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that: Asbestos has been found to be a human carcinogen. There is no known safe level for human exposure to asbestos. Ailments caused by asbestos can become manifest many years after exposure. In a decayed or damaged state, asbestos can pose a health risk to employees, adults in custody, patients or residents of s…
As used in ORS 283.415 to 283.425, unless the context requires otherwise: “Agency” means each branch, institution, department, board or commission of the state which owns, leases or operates facilities capable of containing asbestos. “Asbestos abatement” means measures to control fiber release from asbestos-containing materials, including its removal, enca…
The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall develop and administer standards, plans and procedures for the abatement of asbestos by all agencies in all state-owned, leased or operated facilities. Standards, plans and procedures include development of: A survey of all state-owned, leased or operated facilities to identify the presence, nature and …
Each agency shall take the necessary steps for abatement of asbestos in its facilities in conformance with the standards, plans and procedures approved by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. Those steps shall include: Making inspections and providing information as requested by the department. Scheduling its structures for necessary abatement…
The expenses of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, as approved by the Legislative Assembly or the Emergency Board, for developing and administering the state’s plans for asbestos abatement and for property damage recovery litigation by the Department of Justice, unless the Legislative Assembly or the Emergency Board provides otherwise, shall b…
The costs of asbestos property damage recovery litigation incurred by the Department of Justice shall be charged to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services pursuant to ORS 180.160 and 180.170. Note: See note under 283.415.
PENALTIES
Violation of ORS 283.395 is a Class D violation. _______________