HB2758 Session 2025r1 In House Committee

Directs the Oregon Tourism Commission to identify, designate and monitor tourism districts in this state.

Summary

Digest: The Act tells an agency to designate tourism districts in this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Directs the Oregon Tourism Commission to identify, designate and monitor tourism districts in this state. Allows a tourism district to apply to the commission for assistance in obtaining grants from the Oregon Business Development Department for community development and from the Department of Transportation for community transit investments. Allows a tourism district to request assistance from the commission in applying for and obtaining temporary waivers of land use and building code requirements and regulations of public entities. Authorizes the commission to identify and designate tourism and recreation activity that is a live performance as a priority tourism and recreation activity that is not subject to the crime of unlawful recording of a live performance.