Oregon Statutes 291.045 – Definitions for ORS 291.045 and 291.047
As used in this section and ORS § 291.047:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 291.045
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- state government: means the executive department, the judicial department and the legislative department. See Oregon Statutes 174.111
- State Treasury: includes those financial assets the lawful custody of which are vested in the State Treasurer and the office of the State Treasurer relating to the custody of those financial assets. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(1) ‘Information technology’ includes, but is not limited to, all present and future forms of hardware, software and services for data processing, office automation and telecommunications.
(2) ‘State agency’ includes every state officer, board, commission, department, institution, branch or agency of the state government, whose costs are paid wholly or in part from funds held in the State Treasury, except:
(a) The Legislative Assembly, the courts and their officers and committees; and
(b) The Oregon Public Defense Commission.
(3) ‘Public contract‘ means any acquisition, disposition, purchase, lease, sale or transfer of rights by a state agency of real or personal property, public improvements or services.
(4) ‘Public improvement’ means projects for construction, reconstruction or renovation on real property by or for a state agency. [1997 c.869 § 4; 2003 c.449 § 22; 2023 c.281 § 53]
The amendments to 291.045 by section 87, chapter 281, Oregon Laws 2023, become operative January 1, 2025. See section 92, chapter 281, Oregon Laws 2023. The text that is operative on and after January 1, 2025, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
As used in this section and ORS § 291.047:
(1) ‘Information technology’ includes, but is not limited to, all present and future forms of hardware, software and services for data processing, office automation and telecommunications.
(2) ‘State agency’ includes every state officer, board, commission, department, institution, branch or agency of the state government, whose costs are paid wholly or in part from funds held in the State Treasury, except the Legislative Assembly, the courts and their officers and committees.
(3) ‘Public contract’ means any acquisition, disposition, purchase, lease, sale or transfer of rights by a state agency of real or personal property, public improvements or services.
(4) ‘Public improvement’ means projects for construction, reconstruction or renovation on real property by or for a state agency.