ORS 270.140
Sections 1 and 2, chapter 14, Oregon Laws 2022, provide:
Sec. 1. Lease of real property to Salem for transitional housing accommodations. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of ORS 270.100 to 270.190, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall use reasonable efforts to enter into one or more lease agreements to lease state real property owned by the department to the City of Salem for the city's use as transitional housing accommodations, as described in ORS 197.746, as the city may desire. The department shall enter into lease agreements under this section without regard to whether it would be more advantageous to sell, lease or use the property for another state purpose.
(2) A lease agreement entered into by the department under this section:
(a) May not require that the city pay more than the state's actual costs in entering into the lease agreement;
(b) May not have an initial lease term of longer than 18 months;
(c) Must require that the city indemnify the state for any liability associated with the city's use of the property;
(d) May not include the use of any improvement on the property except for the use of parking lots; and
(e) Must require that the city demonstrate the commitment of resources to establish, maintain and operate secure, healthy and safe transitional housing accommodations and to restore the condition of the property at the end of the lease term.
(3) The department shall consider available for lease under this section:
(a) Any surplus real property or unused property of the state within the City of Salem; or
(b) Underutilized portions of property within the City of Salem.
(4) State agencies shall assist the department with making the state real property available for lease under this section.
(5) This section does not apply to state real property described in ORS 270.100 (4). [2022 c. 14, § 1]
Sec. 2. Section 1 of this 2022 Act is repealed on January 2, 2026. [2022 c. 14, § 2]