Oregon Statutes - Chapter 176 - Governor

• 176.010   Commencement of term; inauguration.
  The official term of the Governor shall commence upon the publication of the returns by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as provided in...
• 176.020   Cessation of term.
  The term of office of the Governor ceases when the successor of the Governor, having been declared elected by the Legislative Assembly as provided in...
• 176.030   [Renumbered 176.510]
• 176.040   Disability of Governor, how determined; succession to office, when permitted.
  (1) Whenever it appears that the Governor is unable to discharge the duties of the office, the person next in line of succession to the...
• 176.050   Finding that disability is, or is not, removed.
  (1) Whenever a Governor who is unable to discharge the duties of the office believes that the Governor’s disability has been removed, the Governor may...
• 176.110   Actions of Governor-elect; budget report; tax expenditure report; expenses.
  (1) The person elected to the office of Governor may take any action prior to the date the official term of office commences that is...
• 176.250   Service of subpoena upon Governor.
  Notwithstanding any provision of the Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure or other laws of this state, service of subpoena upon the Governor shall be made...
• 176.260   Award of medal.
  (1) The Law Enforcement Medal of Honor is established. Upon nomination by the Governor’s Commission on the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor established in ORS...
• 176.262   Governor’s Commission on the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor; rules.
  (1) The Governor’s Commission on the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor is established consisting of six members appointed by the Governor as follows: (a) One...
• 176.264   Law Enforcement Medal of Honor Account.
  The Law Enforcement Medal of Honor Account is established separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the account shall be credited to...
• 176.510   [Formerly 176.030; repealed by 1983 c.82 §4]
• 176.610   [1969 c.597 §2; repealed by 1971 c.301 §26 and by 1971 c.319 §11 and by 1971 c.401 §120]
• 176.620   [1969 c.597 §3; repealed by 1971 c.319 §11]
• 176.630   [1969 c.597 §4; 1971 c.319 §4; renumbered 184.765]
• 176.650   [1971 c.686 §1; repealed by 1973 c.1 §1]
• 176.660   [1971 c.686 §10; repealed by 1973 c.1 §1]
• 176.670   [1971 c.686 §8; repealed by 1973 c.1 §1]
• 176.680   [1971 c.686 §2; repealed by 1973 c.1 §1]
• 176.690   [1971 c.686 §3; repealed by 1973 c.1 §1]
• 176.700   [1971 c.686 §4; repealed by 1973 c.1 §1]
• 176.710   [1971 c.686 §5; repealed by 1973 c.1 §1]
• 176.720   [1971 c.686 §6; repealed by 1973 c.1 §1]
• 176.730   [1971 c.686 §7; repealed by 1973 c.1 §1]
• 176.740   Governor’s proclamation; presumption for missing person; death certificate.
  (1) The Governor may proclaim that a natural disaster or an act of war, terrorism or sabotage has caused the death of unknown persons on...
• 176.750   “Energy resources” defined.
  As used in ORS 176.750 to 176.815, unless the context requires otherwise, “energy resources” includes electricity, natural gas, petroleum, coal, wood fuels, geothermal sources, radioactive...
• 176.755   Policy.
  (1) The Legislative Assembly finds that the lack of energy resources and other energy resource emergencies may threaten the availability of essential services and transportation,...
• 176.760   Information to be available to Governor.
  (1) On a continuing basis the Governor may obtain all necessary information from energy resource producers, suppliers and consumers, doing business within Oregon, and from...
• 176.765   Confidentiality of information; use; liability.
  (1) Notwithstanding any other law, information furnished under ORS 176.760 and designated by that person as confidential, shall be maintained as confidential by the Governor...
• 176.770   Curtailment priorities.
  In consultation with appropriate federal, state officials and officials of political subdivisions in this state the Governor, unless otherwise provided by law, shall cause to...
• 176.775   Content of Governor’s proclamation of lack of energy resource or resource emergency.
  Whenever the Governor declares by proclamation that lack of an energy resource or any energy resource emergency threatens or is likely to threaten the availability...
• 176.780   Action authorized by proclamation under ORS 176.775.
  Whenever the Governor has issued a proclamation under ORS 176.775, the Governor may by executive order direct actions: (1) Reducing energy resource usage by state...
• 176.785   Proclamation of state of emergency.
  Whenever the Governor determines that an existing or imminent severe disruption in the supply of one or more energy resources, in Oregon or elsewhere, threatens...
• 176.790   Duration of emergency under proclamation; renewal or extension of proclamation.
  (1) A proclamation of emergency and all orders and rules issued as a result of the proclamation under ORS 176.750 to 176.815 shall continue in...
• 176.795   Actions authorized by proclamation under ORS 176.785.
  (1) During any emergency proclaimed under ORS 176.785, the Governor by executive order may order involuntary curtailments, adjustments or allocations in the supply and consumption...
• 176.800   Construction of ORS 176.750 to 176.815.
  (1) Nothing in ORS 176.750 to 176.815 is intended as a delegation of legislative responsibility for the appropriation or authorization of expenditure of public funds,...
• 176.805   Status of proclamation, order or directive as rule; judicial review.
  (1) Any proclamation, executive order or directive issued pursuant to ORS 176.750 to 176.815 shall be deemed to be a rule subject to ORS chapter...
• 176.809   Governor’s energy emergency contingency plan.
  (1) The Governor, in consultation with the State Department of Energy and the Economic and Community Development Department, shall compile existing data and prepare an...
• 176.810   [1974 c.59 §2; 1975 c.606 §14; renumbered 176.820]
• 176.815   Cooperation with local governments.
  (1) The Governor shall solicit suggestions and recommendations from local governments in preparing the statewide contingency plan under ORS 176.809. (2) The contingency plan developed...
• 176.820   State Department of Energy Account.
  There is continuously appropriated from the Motor Vehicle Division Account to the State Department of Energy, for deposit in the State Department of Energy Account,...
• 176.990   Penalties.
  (1) Violation of ORS 176.765 (5) is a Class A violation. (2) Any person who willfully fails or neglects to comply with an executive order...

Last modified: August 7, 2008