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Study finds enterprise zone agreements largely posted but calls for clearer reporting on long‑term rural zones
Summary
Business Oregon and consultant Smart Incentives presented a study required by House Bill 2009 that found agreement posting has improved but recommended standardizing reporting for long‑term rural enterprise zones and producing plain‑language summaries to help the public evaluate outcomes.
Business Oregon and consultant Smart Incentives presented the enterprise zone transparency study required by House Bill 2009, telling the Senate Finance and Revenue Committee that agreement posting has improved but gaps remain, especially for long‑term rural enterprise zones.
The study — prepared by Smart Incentives in consultation with Business Oregon and the Legislative Revenue Office — found that, since House Bill 2009, written extended agreements are being posted on local sponsor websites as required. However, the report identified two key gaps: (1) the long‑term rural enterprise zone (LTREZ) reporting on the Oregon Open Data Portal is less detailed and standardized than standard enterprise zone reporting, and (2) state roles and responsibilities for…
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