Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 421 § 421.637 — When
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 421 ·
Oregon Code § 421.637·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
When
department required to propose site; criteria; report; media notice.
When directed by executive order
of the Governor, the Department of Corrections shall:
(1) Propose a
site for the construction and operation of a womens correctional facility and
intake center complex in this state. The department shall consider the
following criteria:
(a) Interest
demonstrated by local jurisdictions in having the site selected for a womens
correctional facility and intake center complex. A local jurisdiction may
demonstrate interest by presenting to the Director of the Department of
Corrections a resolution setting forth such interest.
(b) The
availability or the ability of local jurisdictions to provide adequate
infrastructure to serve the complex.
(c) Natural
features that allow design features to promote compatibility with surroundings.
(d) The
availability of the site by purchase, condemnation, exchange or otherwise.
(e) The
sufficiency of the size and shape of the site to accommodate the complex.
(f) Whether the
site is located in an area designated as a 100-year floodplain on a current map
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
(g) Whether the
site is located in a tsunami inundation zone.
(h) Whether the
site either has infrastructure available on-site or the infrastructure
otherwise can be provided and maintained. For purposes of this paragraph, infrastructure
includes but is not limited to:
(A) Water for
domestic use, fire protection and irrigation;
(B) Sanitary
sewer collection and treatment;
(C) Surface
drainage storm water collection and disposal; and
(D) Electricity,
natural gas, oil or propane and telecommunications.
(i) Whether the
site is served by a road or highway system capable of supporting the complex.
New roadway improvements should be able to be constructed and available at the
time the complex is scheduled to open.
(2) Publish an
initial report stating the conclusions of the department with regard to the
proposed site.
(3) Provide
copies of the report to:
(a) Each of the
county commissioners in the county where the proposed site is located;
(b) Each of the
city council members where the proposed site is located if the site is in a
city;
(c) Governmental
agencies that may be called upon to provide services to the complex, including
police, fire, water, sewage, roads and public transit; and
(d) Any member of
the public who requests a copy and pays a fee as set by the department.
(4) Provide media
notice regarding the process and the proposed site, including but not limited
to publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or counties
where the site is located. [1999 c.982 §3]
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02Referenced as Oregon Code § 421.637
03Subject to legislative amendments
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