Oregon Statutes 401.192 – Effect of rules and orders during emergency; scope; effect; termination
(1) All rules and orders issued under authority conferred by ORS § 401.165 to 401.236 shall have the full force and effect of law both during and after the declaration of a state of emergency. All existing laws, ordinances, rules and orders inconsistent with ORS § 401.165 to 401.236 shall be inoperative during the period of time and to the extent such inconsistencies exist.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 401.192
- Emergency: means a human created or natural event or circumstance that causes or threatens widespread loss of life, injury to person or property, human suffering or financial loss, including but not limited to:
(a) Fire, wildfire, explosion, flood, severe weather, landslides or mud slides, drought, earthquake, volcanic activity, tsunamis or other oceanic phenomena, spills or releases of oil or hazardous material as defined in ORS § 466. See Oregon Statutes 401.025
- Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
(2) The authority exercised under ORS § 401.165 to 401.236 may be exercised with respect to the entire territory over which the Governor has jurisdiction, or to any specified part thereof.
(3) When real or personal property is taken under power granted by ORS § 401.188, the owner of the property shall be entitled to reasonable compensation from the state.
(4) The powers granted to the Governor by ORS § 401.165 to 401.236 shall continue until termination of the state of emergency. The powers granted to the Governor by ORS § 401.185 may continue beyond the termination of the state of emergency and shall be terminated by proclamation of the Governor or by joint resolution of the Legislative Assembly. [Formerly 401.095]
[1981 c.763 § 2; repealed by 1983 c.586 § 49]