73rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2005 Regular Session
Enrolled
Senate Bill 2
Sponsored by Senator COURTNEY
CHAPTER ................
AN ACT
Relating to seismic safety; appropriating money; and declaring an
emergency.
Whereas the Seventy-first Legislative Assembly recognized that
public buildings were at risk from seismic events; and
Whereas the Seventy-first Legislative Assembly adopted several
measures relating to seismic safety for educational buildings,
hospitals, fire stations and police stations; and
Whereas the people of the State of Oregon adopted Articles XI-M
and XI-N of the Oregon Constitution at the November 5, 2002,
general election for the purpose of allowing the state to incur
indebtedness in the form of general obligation bonds for the
planning and implementation of seismic rehabilitation of these
public buildings; and
Whereas the purpose of this 2005 Act and Senate Bills 3, 4 and
5 (2005) is to assess specific needs, to provide for the issuance
of bonds and to fund seismic rehabilitation; now, therefore,
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + (1) The State Department of Geology and Mineral
Industries, in consultation with the Seismic Safety Policy
Advisory Commission, the Office of Emergency Management, the
Department of Human Services, the State Board of Education, the
State Board of Higher Education and any grant committee
established pursuant to a statewide grant program for seismic
rehabilitation, shall develop a statewide seismic needs
assessment that includes seismic safety surveys of:
(a) Buildings that have a capacity of 250 or more persons and
are routinely used for student activities by kindergarten through
grade 12 public schools, community colleges and education service
districts;
(b) Hospital buildings that contain an acute inpatient care
facility;
(c) Fire stations; and
(d) Police stations, sheriffs' offices and similar facilities
used by state, county, district and municipal law enforcement
agencies.
(2) The statewide seismic needs assessment shall consist of:
(a) Rapid visual screenings of the buildings specified in this
section, conducted in accordance with the standards for rapid
visual screening procedures established in 'Rapid Visual
Screening of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards: A
Handbook,' FEMA-154, 2002 Edition, or an equivalent standard
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adopted by the State Department of Geology and Mineral
Industries;
(b) The ranking of the rapid visual screening results in risk
categories based on need, importance of the building to the
community, risk to the building posed by its location, risk posed
to the community by the collapse of the building during a seismic
event, projected cost of the necessary seismic rehabilitation and
other categories determined necessary by the State Department of
Geology and Mineral Industries; and
(c) The development of geographic information system (GIS)
databases of survey data and the sharing of that data with
interested parties.
(3) The statewide seismic needs assessment may include:
(a) Rapid visual screenings conducted by entities or persons
other than the State Department of Geology and Mineral
Industries;
(b) Questionnaires or other information gathering techniques to
supplement the rapid visual screening and aid in the ranking of
rapid visual screening results in risk categories; and
(c) Training for persons interested in conducting rapid visual
screenings. + }
SECTION 2. { + The statewide seismic needs assessment
specified in section 1 of this 2005 Act shall be completed by
July 1, 2007. + }
SECTION 3. { + In addition to and not in lieu of any other
appropriation, there is appropriated to the State Department of
Geology and Mineral Industries, for the biennium beginning July
1, 2005, out of the General Fund, the amount of $500,000, which
may be expended for conducting the statewide seismic needs
assessment specified in section 1 of this 2005 Act. + }
SECTION 4. { + Sections 1 and 2 of this 2005 Act are repealed
on January 2, 2008. + }
SECTION 5. { + This 2005 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2005 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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Passed by Senate July 30, 2005
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Secretary of Senate
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President of Senate
Passed by House August 5, 2005
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Speaker of House
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Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Secretary of State
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