(1)(a) Upon receipt of information compiled under ORS § 285C.615, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall determine the annual amount of personal income tax revenue attributable to retained jobs and newly created jobs for each eligible project for which an eligible business firm received a property tax exemption under ORS § 307.123.

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(b) The amount of personal income tax revenue attributable to each eligible project under this subsection may not include personal income tax revenue attributable to the estimated incremental income tax revenues generated by an eligible employer in connection with a tax reimbursement arrangement or loan agreement that has been entered into under the Oregon Industrial Site Readiness Program established by ORS § 285B.627.

(c) In determining the amount of personal income tax revenue attributable to each eligible project, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services may rely on reasonable techniques of estimation, if appropriate.

(2) Not later than May 15 of each fiscal year, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall certify to the Department of Revenue, the Legislative Revenue Officer and the Legislative Fiscal Officer the amounts determined under subsection (1) of this section and the amounts described in subsection (3) of this section to be distributed by the Department of Revenue.

(3)(a) Not sooner than July 10 and not later than July 15 of the fiscal year immediately following the fiscal year in which the certification under subsection (2) of this section is made, the Department of Revenue shall distribute to each county in which an eligible project is located an amount equal to the total of:

(A) Twenty percent of the total annual amount of personal income tax revenue attributable to retained jobs for all eligible projects in the county as determined under subsection (1) of this section; and

(B) Fifty percent of the total annual amount of personal income tax revenue attributable to newly created jobs for all eligible projects in the county as determined under subsection (1) of this section.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, a county may not receive a distribution under this section in an amount greater than $16 million for any year.

(c) The county shall distribute the amounts received under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection to the taxing districts in the county in which an eligible project is located in a manner consistent with the distribution of the community services fee under ORS § 285C.609 for the project.

(4) The Department of Revenue shall retain unreceipted revenue from the tax imposed under ORS Chapter 316 in an amount necessary to make the distributions required under subsection (3) of this section. The department shall make the distributions out of the unreceipted revenue in lieu of paying the revenue over to the State Treasurer for deposit in the General Fund.

(5) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall adopt rules necessary to administer this section. [2007 c.905 § 3; 2013 c.722 § 50; 2013 c.763 § 6; 2015 c.757 § 3]

See note under 285C.615.

Section 43, chapter 298, Oregon Laws 2023, provides:

The Legislative Revenue Officer shall conduct a review of the strategic investment program established under ORS § 285C.600 to 285C.635 and 307.123. Not later than October 1, 2034, the officer shall submit a report of the findings of the review, in the manner provided by ORS § 192.245, to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to revenue, and may include recommendations for legislation in the report. [2023 c.298 § 43]

[2007 c.905 § 4; 2013 c.722 § 51; repealed by 2015 c.757 § 4]

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