Oregon Statutes - Chapter 457 - Urban Renewal - Section 457.440 - Computation of amounts to be raised from property taxes; notice; rules.

During the period specified under ORS 457.450:

(1) The county assessor shall determine the amount of funds to be raised each year for urban renewal within the county levied by taxing districts in accordance with section 1c, Article IX of the Oregon Constitution, and ORS 457.420 to 457.460.

(2) Not later than July 15 of each tax year, each urban renewal agency shall determine and file with the county assessor a notice stating the amount of funds to be raised for each urban renewal area as follows:

(a) If the municipality that activated the urban renewal agency has chosen Option One as provided in ORS 457.435 (2)(a), the notice shall state that the maximum amount of funds that may be raised by dividing the taxes under section 1c, Article IX of the Oregon Constitution, shall be raised for the agency.

(b) If the municipality that activated the urban renewal agency has chosen Option Two as provided in ORS 457.435 (2)(b), the notice shall state the amount of funds to be raised by the special levy.

(c) If the municipality that activated the urban renewal agency has chosen Option Three as provided in ORS 457.435 (2)(c), the notice shall state the amount of funds to be raised by special levy in addition to the amount to be raised by dividing the taxes as stated in the ordinance adopted under ORS 457.435 (1).

(d) If the plan is not an existing plan, the notice shall state that the maximum amount of funds that may be raised by dividing the taxes under section 1c, Article IX of the Oregon Constitution, shall be raised for the agency.

(3) If a municipality has chosen Option Three pursuant to ORS 457.435, the maximum amount of funds that may be raised for an urban renewal agency by dividing the taxes as provided in section 1c, Article IX of the Oregon Constitution, may be limited by the municipality in which the urban renewal agency is located. The decision of the municipality to limit the amount of funds to be included in the notice filed under subsection (2) of this section shall be reflected in the certified statement filed by the urban renewal agency with the county assessor.

(4) Not later than September 25 of each tax year, the assessor of any county in which a joint district is located shall provide, to the assessor of each other county in which the joint district is located, the assessed values of the property in the joint district that is located within the county, including the certified statement value and the increment for each code area containing any urban renewal area located within the joint district, and a copy of the notice filed by the urban renewal agency for the area located within the joint district under subsection (2) of this section.

(5) The maximum amount of funds that may be raised for an urban renewal plan by dividing the taxes as provided in section 1c, Article IX of the Oregon Constitution, shall be computed by the county assessor as follows:

(a) The county assessor shall compute the total consolidated billing tax rate for each code area in which an urban renewal area of the plan is located.

(b) The assessor shall determine the amount of taxes that would be produced by extending the tax rate computed under paragraph (a) of this subsection against the increment of each code area.

(c) The total amount determined for all code areas containing urban renewal areas included within the urban renewal plan is the maximum amount of funds to be raised for the urban renewal plan by dividing the taxes.

(6)(a) The maximum amount of funds that may be raised for an urban renewal agency as determined under subsection (5) of this section, or the maximum amount, as determined under subsection (2) of this section, shall be certified by the county assessor to the tax collector. The tax collector shall include the amount so certified in the percentage schedule of the ratio of taxes on property prepared under ORS 311.390 and filed with the county treasurer. Notwithstanding ORS 311.395 (6), the county treasurer shall credit the amount to the urban renewal agency and shall distribute its percentage amount to the urban renewal agency as determined by the schedule at the times other distributions are made under ORS 311.395 (7).

(b) The county assessor shall notify the urban renewal agency of the amounts received under subsection (5) of this section or amounts received pursuant to the notice provided in subsection (2) of this section for each urban renewal plan area. Any amounts received by the urban renewal agency under paragraph (a) of this subsection shall be attributed to the urban renewal plan in which the urban renewal area is included, shall be paid into a special fund of the urban renewal agency for the urban renewal plan and shall be used to pay the principal and interest on any indebtedness issued or incurred by the urban renewal agency to finance or refinance the urban renewal plan.

(7) Unless and until the total assessed value of the taxable property in an urban renewal area exceeds the total assessed value specified in the certified statement, all of the ad valorem taxes levied and collected upon the taxable property in the urban renewal area shall be paid into the funds of the respective taxing districts.

(8) The agency may incur indebtedness, including obtaining loans and advances in carrying out the urban renewal plan, and the portion of taxes received under this section may be irrevocably pledged for the payment of principal of and interest on the indebtedness.

(9) The Department of Revenue shall by rule establish procedures for giving notice of amounts to be raised for urban renewal agencies and for determination of amounts to be raised and distributed to urban renewal agencies.

(10) The notice required under this section shall serve as the notice required under ORS 310.060 for the special levy described under ORS 457.435. [1961 c.554 §5; 1979 c.621 §26; 1981 c.804 §106; 1983 s.s. c.5 §25; 1985 c.613 §17; 1987 c.158 §87; 1991 c.459 §335a; 1997 c.541 §449; 1999 c.579 §26; 2003 c.190 §§16,17; 2007 c.537 §7]

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