Oregon Statutes 470.135 – Administration of small scale local energy project loan program funds and accounts
The duties of the Director of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to establish, maintain and keep accounts of, and make disbursements or transfers out of, the funds and accounts established or identified in the two bond indentures, as supplemented, dated June 1, 1981, and September 1, 1985, that relate to the Small Scale Local Energy Project Loan Program established by Article XI-J of the Oregon Constitution and this chapter are transferred to the State Department of Energy. Notwithstanding the transfer of these fiscal functions to the State Department of Energy, in accordance with ORS § 291.015 (2), the State Department of Energy’s performance of these fiscal functions shall remain subject to the control of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. [1993 c.496 § 2; 2003 c.186 § 62]
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 470.135
- Director: means the Director of the State Department of Energy appointed under ORS § 469. See Oregon Statutes 470.050
- Loan: includes the purchase or other acquisition of evidence of indebtedness and money used for the purchase or other acquisition of evidence of indebtedness. See Oregon Statutes 470.050
- Small scale local energy project: means any of the following:
(a) A system, mechanism or series of mechanisms located primarily in Oregon that directly or indirectly uses or enables the use of, by the applicant or another person, renewable resources including, but not limited to, solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, waste heat or water resources to produce energy, including heat, electricity and substitute fuels, to meet a local community or regional energy need in this state. See Oregon Statutes 470.050