Oregon Statutes 458.225 – Preference for certain community development corporations
(1) In carrying out the provisions of ORS § 456.550 and 458.210 to 458.240, the Housing and Community Services Department shall give preference to a community development corporation described in ORS § 458.210 (2) or that:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 458.225
- City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
(a) Has a defined geographic service area outside an entitlement community or county;
(b) Has a defined geographic service area inside an entitlement community or county but does not include more than 50,000 people in the service area;
(c) Has a defined geographic service area that includes five or fewer nonentitlement counties; and
(d) Can demonstrate support from the community.
(2) As used in this section, ‘entitlement community or county’ means any area within the state that is:
(a) A ‘metropolitan city‘ as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 5302(4) (1995); or
(b) An ‘urban county’ as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 5302(6) (1995). [1989 c.1030 § 4; 1997 c.47 § 1; 2023 c.193 § 2]