Bill Text: OR HB3547 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

Oregon House Bill 3547 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to procurements of food.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)

Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB3547 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-HB3547-Introduced.html



     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .

LC 3639

                         House Bill 3547

Sponsored by Representative PARRISH; Representatives CANNON,
  CONGER, JOHNSON, SCHAUFLER, WAND, Senator OLSEN

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Permits contracting agency that procures goods for public use
to give preference to food produced within this state if cost of
food is not more than 10 percent more than food that is not
produced within this state.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to procurements of food; creating new provisions; and
  amending ORS 279A.128.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 279A.128 is amended to read:
  279A.128. Notwithstanding provisions of law requiring a
contracting agency to award a contract to the lowest responsible
bidder or best proposer or provider of a quotation, a contracting
agency that uses public funds to procure goods for a public use
may give preference to procuring { +  food or + } an agricultural
product that is produced and transported entirely within this
state if the  { +  food or + } agricultural product costs not
more than 10 percent more than { +  food or + } an agricultural
product that is not produced and transported entirely within this
state. The contracting agency may set a higher percentage by
order if the contracting agency, in a written determination to
support the order, finds good cause to set the higher percentage
and explains the contracting agency's reasons and evidence for
the finding.
  SECTION 2.  { + The amendments to ORS 279A.128 by section 1 of
this 2011 Act apply to contracts that a contracting agency first
advertises or otherwise solicits on or after the effective date
of this 2011 Act or, if the contracting agency does not advertise
or solicit the contract, to a contract that the contracting
agency enters into on or after the effective date of this 2011
Act. + }
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