(1) A competitive supply of market-ready regionally significant industrial sites is critical to the expansion and recruitment of traded sector industries in this state.
(2) Traded sector industries are the foundation of state and regional economic development strategies for long-term prosperity and job creation.
(3) There is a shortage of market-ready regionally significant industrial sites in this state and limited financial tools and developers available to facilitate the development of regionally significant industrial sites in this state.
(4) Financial assistance is required to facilitate the determination of necessary actions, costs and development-related constraints involved in ensuring the availability of a competitive supply of market-ready regionally significant industrial sites suitable for industrial use and development in this state. [2013 c.764 §1]
Note: 285B.635 to 285B.642 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 285B or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.