(1) An urban renewal agency may borrow money and accept advances, loans, grants and any other form of financial assistance from the federal government, the state, county or other public body, or from any sources, public or private, for the purposes of undertaking and carrying out urban renewal projects.
(2) An urban renewal agency may do all things necessary or desirable to secure such financial aid, including obligating itself in any contract with the federal government for federal financial aid to convey to the federal government the project to which the contract relates upon the occurrence of a substantial default thereunder, in the same manner as a housing authority may do to secure such aid in connection with blighted area clearance and housing projects under the Housing Authorities Law.
(3)(a) Each urban renewal plan adopted by ordinance on or after July 14, 1997, that provides for a division of taxes pursuant to ORS 457.440 shall include in the plan the maximum amount of indebtedness that may be issued or incurred under the plan. Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, if a maximum amount of indebtedness is not included in the plan, the urban renewal agency may not issue indebtedness for which taxes divided under ORS 457.440 are to be pledged to carry out the plan.
(b) Each urban renewal plan adopted by ordinance on or after December 6, 1996, and before July 14, 1997, that provides for a division of taxes pursuant to ORS 457.440 but does not include a maximum amount of indebtedness that may be issued or incurred under the plan shall be changed, by substantial plan amendment pursuant to ORS 457.220, to include the maximum amount of indebtedness that may be issued or incurred under the plan before July 1, 2000. Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, if a maximum amount of indebtedness is not included in the plan on or before July 1, 2000, the urban renewal agency may not on or after July 1, 2000, issue indebtedness for which taxes divided under ORS 457.440 are to be pledged to carry out the plan.
(c)(A) Each existing urban renewal plan that provides for a division of taxes pursuant to ORS 457.420 to 457.460 may be changed by substantial amendment no later than July 1, 1998, to include a maximum amount of indebtedness that may be issued or incurred under the plan determined as described in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph. The additional notices required under ORS 457.120 are not required for an amendment adopted pursuant to this paragraph.
(B) The maximum amount of indebtedness that may be issued or incurred under the plan, as determined for purposes of meeting the requirements of this paragraph, shall be based upon good faith estimates of the scope and costs of projects, including but not limited to increases in costs due to reasonably anticipated inflation, in the existing urban renewal plan and the schedule for their completion as completion dates were anticipated as of December 5, 1996. The maximum amount of indebtedness shall be specified in dollars and cents.
(C) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, if a maximum amount of indebtedness is not adopted for an existing urban renewal plan as described in this paragraph before July 1, 1998, the urban renewal agency may not collect funds under ORS 457.435. [1957 c.456 §14; 1991 c.459 §333; 1997 c.541 §446; 2007 c.606 §12]
Note: Section 335e, chapter 459, Oregon Laws 1991, provides:
Sec. 335e. Bonded indebtedness if project agreed to prior to September 29, 1991. Notwithstanding ORS 457.190, an urban renewal agency may issue bonded indebtedness to undertake an urban renewal project to carry out an urban renewal plan if, prior to September 29, 1991, a written contract or other written agreement for the project was made, the instrument setting forth the contract or agreement was executed and the parties were bound. The urban renewal agency of the municipality may use any of the money available to it from the issuance of the bonds for carrying out the project in accordance with the contract or agreement. [1991 c.459 §335e; 1997 c.541 §446a]
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