OAR 123-690-0100: Terminology

OAR 123-001 (Procedural Rules) contains definitions that are used in this division of administrative rules unless the context demands otherwise. In addition: (1) Current County Wage means the finalized average annual wage, as most recently released for the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) from the Oregon Employment Department, for all industries and ownerships in the county containing the Facility Site. (2) Facility Site means a location consisting of one or more parcels of land and buildings that: (a) Contain the ‘facility,’ as used in ORS 285C.400(4), and all (but not necessarily only) property of a certified business firm subject to an exemption under ORS 285C.409; and (b) Are contiguous or have comparable proximity to each other, inside the boundary of a single rural enterprise zone, but it may also include one or more ancillary locations of interrelated investment and operations inside the same zone that are specifically identified as such in the agreement under ORS 285C.403(4) between the business firm and the zone sponsor. (3) “In service” is defined in accordance with OAR 150-285-3400 , or it has the meaning used under ORS 285C.050 in the absence of an applicable occupancy permit. (4) “Sponsor” or “zone sponsor” has the same meaning as described in OAR 123-668, including but not limited to all of the zone’s cosponsors’ needing to jointly approve or exercise any and all actions under ORS 285C.400 to 285C.420.