Oregon Statutes 477.180 – Ratification of amendment to agreement; withdrawal if Legislative Assembly fails to ratify amendment
If the Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement is amended in accordance with Article IX of the agreement, the Governor shall invoke Article X of the agreement to withdraw from the agreement until such time as the Legislative Assembly ratifies the amendment, or during the interim between legislative sessions, until such time as the State Forester submits the amendment to the Emergency Board for review. The State Forester shall submit any amendment reviewed by the Emergency Board to the next Legislative Assembly for ratification. If the Legislative Assembly does not ratify the amendment prior to adjournment sine die, the Governor shall immediately invoke Article X of the agreement to withdraw from the agreement. [1999 c.258 § 4]
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 477.180
- Adjournment sine die: The end of a legislative session "without day." These adjournments are used to indicate the final adjournment of an annual or the two-year session of legislature.
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Board: means the State Board of Forestry. See Oregon Statutes 477.001
- Forester: means the State Forester or authorized representative. See Oregon Statutes 477.001
- State Forester: means the person appointed State Forester pursuant to ORS § 526. See Oregon Statutes 477.001
See note under 477.175.
[Amended by 1965 c.253 § 111; renumbered 477.645]
[Amended by 1953 c.68 § 19; 1955 c.158 § 2; 1965 c.253 § 112; renumbered 477.650]