ORS § 307.580

Current through 2024 Regular Session legislation effective June 6, 2024
Section 307.580 - Property of industry apprenticeship or training trust; occupancy and use by other exempt corporation
(1) If not otherwise exempt by law and upon compliance with ORS 307.162, all real and personal property or portion of the property owned or being purchased by an industry apprenticeship or training trust is exempt from property taxation if:
(a) The trust is organized pursuant to a trust instrument solely for the purpose of aiding or assisting in the implementation or operation of one or more apprenticeship or training programs that conform to and are conducted under ORS 660.002 to 660.210;
(b) The property or portion of the property that is the subject of the exemption is actually and exclusively occupied and used in the implementation or operation of an apprenticeship or training program or programs that are established under, conform to and are conducted under ORS 660.002 to 660.210; and
(c) The trust is considered an organization exempt from federal income taxes under the federal Internal Revenue Code or other laws of the United States relating to federal income taxes.
(2) If property described under subsection (1) of this section would be exempt from taxation except that it is held under lease or lease-purchase agreement by the trust rather than owned or being purchased by it, the property shall be exempt from taxation upon compliance with and subject to ORS 307.112.
(3)
(a) Property may be deemed to be actually and exclusively occupied and used as required under subsection (1)(b) of this section if the property is:
(A) Owned or being purchased by an industry apprenticeship or training trust that is a corporation described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that is exempt from income taxation under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
(B) Occupied and used:
(i) By another corporation described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that is exempt from income taxation under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code;
(ii) For the purposes for which the other corporation is granted the federal exemption; and
(iii) For no more than seven consecutive days, or 30 cumulative days, in any property tax year.
(b) This subsection applies to property regardless of whether the corporation described in paragraph (a)(B) of this subsection makes a rental payment for the occupancy or use of the property.
(4) No exemption shall be allowed under subsection (1) or (2) of this section if the property is used in the implementation or operation of an apprenticeship or training program that discriminates with respect to its participants on the basis of age, race, religion, sex or national origin.

ORS 307.580

Amended by 2023 Ch. 97, § 1, eff. 9/24/2023.
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