(1) As used in the statutes of this state, a term defined in ORS § 174.108 to 174.118 has the meaning provided by ORS § 174.108 to 174.118 only if the statute using the term makes specific reference to the provision of ORS § 174.108 to 174.118 that defines the term and indicates that the term has the meaning specified in that provision.

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(2) Nothing in ORS § 174.108 to 174.118 affects the meaning of any statute that uses one or more of the terms defined in ORS § 174.108 to 174.118 and that is in effect on January 1, 2002. Nothing in ORS § 174.108 to 174.118 affects the meaning of any statute that uses one or more of the terms defined in ORS § 174.108 to 174.118 and that is enacted after January 1, 2002, unless the statute makes specific reference to the provision of ORS § 174.108 to 174.118 that defines the term and indicates that the term has the meaning specified in that provision.

(3) None of the terms defined in ORS § 174.108 to 174.118 includes the Oregon Health and Science University, the Oregon State Bar, any intergovernmental entity formed by a public body with another state or with a political subdivision of another state, or any intergovernmental entity formed by a public body with an agency of the federal government. [2001 c.74 § 1]