Section 401.935 – Liability for expenses incurred and for loss or damage to local equipment; filing claim.
(1) If county, city or district equipment is assigned and used under ORS 401.930 to respond to a structural collapse or threat of imminent structural collapse in another county, city or district, the state: (a) Is liable for any resulting loss of, or damage to, the equipment. (b) Shall pay any expense incurred by the […]
Section 401.938 – Liability for expenses incurred using local personnel.
If county, city or district personnel are assigned and used under ORS 401.930 to respond to a structural collapse or threat of imminent structural collapse in another county, city or district and the response prevents the personnel from performing their duties in the county, city or district in which the personnel are normally employed, the […]
Section 401.940 – Immunity from liability for local personnel acting in line of duty; exception.
Personnel assigned under ORS 401.930, the state or a county, city or district is not liable for any injury to person or property resulting from the performance of any duty under ORS 401.930 or an assignment, use or response under ORS 401.930. However, this section does not confer immunity from liability for injury to person […]
Section 401.950 – Definitions; tsunami warning information; rules.
(1) As used in this section: (a) “Transient lodging facility” means a hotel, motel, inn, condominium, any other dwelling unit or a public or private park that is made available for transient occupancy or vacation occupancy as those terms are defined in ORS 90.100. (b) “Tsunami inundation zone” means an area of expected tsunami inundation, […]
Section 401.952 – Uniform tsunami warning signal; rules.
(1) The Oregon Department of Emergency Management, in consultation with the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, shall establish by rule a uniform tsunami warning signal, including rules specifying the type, duration and volume of the warning signal and the location of warning signal delivery devices, for use on the Oregon coast. (2) The […]
Section 401.902 – Private employer earthquake drills; exemptions; rules.
(1) A person employing 250 or more full-time employees within this state shall drill employees working in office buildings on emergency procedures so that the employees may respond to an earthquake emergency without confusion or panic. (2) The person shall conduct the drills annually in accordance with Oregon Department of Emergency Management rules. (3) The […]
Section 401.904 – Rules.
The Oregon Department of Emergency Management, in consultation with the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, shall adopt rules governing the conduct of earthquake emergency drills required by ORS 401.900 and 401.902. In addition to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management submitting the rules for publication pursuant to ORS 183.360, the departments shall each […]
Section 401.910 – Grant program for seismic rehabilitation of certain facilities; rules.
(1) The Oregon Business Development Department shall develop a grant program for the disbursement of funds for the seismic rehabilitation of critical public buildings, including hospital buildings with acute inpatient care facilities, fire stations, police stations, sheriffs’ offices, other facilities used by state, county, district or municipal law enforcement agencies and buildings with a capacity […]
Section 401.913 – State Resilience Officer; monitoring of resilience planning by legislative and judicial branches.
(1) The office of State Resilience Officer is created in the office of the Governor. The office of State Resilience Officer shall direct, implement and coordinate seismic safety and resilience goal setting and state agency planning and preparation to improve seismic safety and resilience. (2) The Governor shall appoint an individual to serve as the […]
Section 401.915 – Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission; members; term.
(1) There is established a Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission consisting of the following members: (a) The chief officer or the chief officer’s designee of the following: (A) Department of Consumer and Business Services; (B) State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries; (C) Department of Land Conservation and Development; (D) Department of Transportation; and (E) […]