Opinions of the Attorney General of the State of Oregon

Opinions of the Attorney General of the State of Oregon Vol. 36 Number 2 contents: Page ii - Staff of Department of Justice. Page 111 Opinion No. 6945 - Under Oregon Laws 1971, ch. 633, in the event there is a deficit in former Portland municipal court judges' transferred contributions to the Judge's Retirement Fund from the Public Employees' Retirement System, upon what salary base are they required to contribute in order to make up the difference and receive retirement credit for their years of service as municipal judges? Page 117 Opinion No. 6946 - May the name of a person be placed on the ballot as a candidate for election as a school director, if the person was not a qualified voter of the school district at the time her certificate of nomination was circulated and the signatures thereon were verified, but becomes such before the certificate is filed? Page 121 Opinion No. 6947 - In the construction of a building to house the administrative offices of the Department of Higher Education and its computer center, financed through either Article XI-F(1), or Article XI-G, Oregon Constitution, may the department anticipate future space requirements and construct a building larger than required by its present needs? and other related questions. Page 125 Opinion No. 6948 - May a foreign bank issue letters of credit in aggregate amount greater than the amount of capital and surplus maintained by the bank in Oregon but not more than its entire unimpaired capital and surplus? Page 131 Opinion No. 6949 - Do home rule counties have authority to levy an excise tax upon the gross revenues of utilities derived from operations within the county? and other related questions. Page 140 Opinion No. 6950 - If the legislature enacts a tax program during the first or second month of 1973 and promptly adjourns, with the understanding that the Governor will immediately call a special session, will such adjournment begin the 90 - day period after which the tax program can become effective, or during which it can be referred? and other related questions. Page 150 Opinion No. 6951 - Does legislative power exist to requires an upland owner on a navigable river to execute a rental lease for building new structures or continuing to maintain existing structures on the state's submerged and submersible lands? and other related questions. Page 242 Opinion No. 6952 - May the Environmental Quality Commission grant Pollution Control Fund proceeds for preliminary research planning of solid waste disposal facilities? and other related questions. Page 250 Opinion No. 6953 - Does the State Water Resources Board have authority to reclassify the waters of the Middle Snake Basin, even through the board has previously issued a Middle Snake Program dated April 3, 1964? and other related questions. Page 256 Opinion No. 6954 - May a county which has not established a county library contribute money for the support of free public libraries in cities throughout the county, where such libraries have agreed to provide library service to residents of the counties outside the cities at reduced outside - user fees in consideration for such support? Page 266 Opinion No. 6956 - Are gains and losses incurred in the buying and selling of investments by the trustee of an endowment care cemetery fund to be considered as additions and reductions to principal, or to be considered as income? Page 271 Opinion No. 6957 - Does the State of Oregon have authority to license and regulate foreign correspondence schools? Page 274 Opinion No. 6958 - Are workmen upon public works projects entitled to a "prevailing rater of wage" guaranteed by ORS 279.348 to 279.356, where the work is performed for a city by a county, under a contract providing for payment to the county based on hourly rates for personnel employed and equipment used? and other related questions. Page 280 Opinion No. 6959 - Is it within the powers of the State Board of Health, pursuant to ORS Chapter 453, to adopt regulations which would require that persons be licensed, either specifically or generally, to operate a radiation machine or device containing a source of radiation? Page 285 Opinion No. 6960 - Under what circumstances, if any, does the state have authority to prevent or control the removal, by dredging, of an entire privately - owned island located in a navigable river of the State of Oregon? Includes table of cases and subject index.