Directs the Oregon Tourism Commission to identify, designate and monitor tourism districts in this state.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Representative Evans
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In House Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The plain English breakdown is still being put together. The official documents below are already here.

Bill History

2025-06-27 House
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-01-17 House
Referred to Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
2025-01-13 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act tells an agency to designate tourism districts in this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7).
Directs the Oregon Tourism Commission to identify, designate and monitor tourism districts in this state.
Allows a tourism district to apply to the commission for assistance in obtaining grants from the Oregon Business Development Department for community development and from the Department of Transportation for community transit investments.
Allows a tourism district to request assistance from the commission in applying for and obtaining temporary waivers of land use and building code requirements and regulations of public entities.
Authorizes the commission to identify and designate tourism and recreation activity that is a live performance as a priority tourism and recreation activity that is not subject to the crime of unlawful recording of a live performance.
Relating to: Relating to tourism districts.
Current location: In House Committee