ORS tit. 36A, ch. 456, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, ADMINISTRATION, TEMPORARY PROVISIONS RELATING to COMMUNITY HOUSING SUPPORTING AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYEES ARE COMPILED AS NOTES FOLLOWING ORS 456.585
ORS tit. 36A, ch. 456, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, ADMINISTRATION, TEMPORARY PROVISIONS RELATING to COMMUNITY HOUSING SUPPORTING AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYEES ARE COMPILED AS NOTES FOLLOWING ORS 456.585
Sections 33 to 35, chapter 223, Oregon Laws 2023, provide:
Sec. 33. Section 34 of this 2023 Act is added to and made a part of ORS 456.548 to 456.725. [2023 c. 223, § 33]
Sec. 34. Community housing supporting agricultural employees. (1) As used in this section, "community housing supporting agricultural employees" means a housing development that:
(a) Is within an urban growth boundary;
(b) Is within 20 miles of significant agricultural employment as identified by the Housing and Community Services Department;
(c) Is promoted for residential use by agricultural employees and developed with amenities suitable for agricultural employees and their families;
(d) Consists of a multifamily dwelling or a cluster of buildings, including manufactured, prefabricated or modular housing, housing produced through a three-dimensional printing process or other housing developed using innovative construction types; and
(e)(A) Is subject to an affordable housing covenant requiring that the units are maintained for a period of no less than 60 years as affordable to rent for low income households, as described in ORS 456.270 to 456.295;
(B) Is operated as a consumer housing cooperative; or
(C) Is operated under a model approved by the department designed to preserve affordability or control of the property by its residents.
(2) The Housing and Community Services Department shall provide one or more grants to qualified housing sponsors for the purposes of developing community housing supporting agricultural employees.
(3) In awarding grants under this section, the department shall prioritize applications:
(a) From a developer that is a nonprofit housing corporation that serves agricultural workers;
(b) From a developer that is a nonprofit that promotes housing for agricultural employees or other needs of agricultural employees, or from a developer that has entered into a partnership with a nonprofit housing corporation that serves agricultural workers for the purposes of developing the community housing;
(c) Where other funding for the housing development has been dedicated or can be leveraged by the grant;
(d) Where the housing development will be located close to significant agricultural employment; or
(e) Where the housing development will include or will be near specific characteristics or amenities designed to support or attract agricultural employees and their families.
(4) Grants awarded under this section may be used for any project costs for the development or predevelopment of the community housing supporting agricultural employees.
(5) A qualified housing sponsor receiving grants under this section shall agree to provide information to the department to report to an appropriate interim committee of the Legislative Assembly, in the manner provided in ORS 192.245, on the use of the grant on or before September 15, 2027. [2023 c. 223, § 34]
Sec. 35. Section 34 of this 2023 Act is repealed on January 2, 2028. [2023 c. 223, § 35]