Oregon Statutes 402.210 – Oregon Resource Coordination Assistance Agreement; participants
(1) There is created an intrastate mutual assistance agreement called the Oregon Resource Coordination Assistance Agreement.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 402.210
- local government: means all cities, counties and local service districts located in this state, and all administrative subdivisions of those cities, counties and local service districts. See Oregon Statutes 174.116
- state government: means the executive department, the judicial department and the legislative department. See Oregon Statutes 174.111
(2)(a) The state government and, except as provided in this subsection, each local government is a participant in the agreement.
(b) A local government may opt out of participation in the agreement by adopting a resolution or ordinance so declaring and transmitting a copy of the resolution or ordinance to the Director of the Oregon Department of Emergency Management.
(c) An opt-out by a local government under this subsection is effective upon receipt by the director of a copy of the resolution or ordinance.
(3)(a) A tribal government is not a participant in the agreement unless it opts in as described in this subsection.
(b) A tribal government may opt in to participation in the agreement by adopting a resolution so declaring and transmitting the resolution to the director.
(c) An opt-in by a tribal government is effective upon receipt by the director of a copy of the resolution.
(4) The agreement streamlines the process by which a participant:
(a) Requests assistance from another participant whenever an event occurs; and
(b) Temporarily acquires resources from another participant for training, drills or exercises.
(5) The agreement does not:
(a) Require a participant to provide resources to a requesting participant.
(b) Preclude a participant from entering into any other agreement with another participant.
(c) Affect any other agreement to which a participant is a party or may become a party.
(6) The Oregon Department of Emergency Management shall develop, adopt and disseminate:
(a) Guidelines and procedures for requesting and providing assistance under the agreement;
(b) Requirements for recordkeeping by participants; and
(c) Other procedures and guidelines that the department considers necessary to implement the agreement in an effective and efficient manner. [Formerly 190.158; 2017 c.192 § 3; 2021 c.539 § 59]