Opinions of the Attorney General of the State of Oregon

Opinions of the Attorney General of the State of Oregon Vol. 37 Number 4 contents: Page ii - Staff of Department of Justice. Page 444 Opinion No. 7152 - Is it proper for a judicial officer of this state to be on the paid teaching staff of a community college or state supported school of higher education? Page 449 Opinion No. 7153 - Would enactment of either House Bill 2060 or Senate Bill 133, both concerning compensation to victims of violent crimes, violate the Oregon Constitution, Article XI, Section 7, which prohibits lending the credit of the state or incurring debts or liabilities? and other related questions. Page 460 Opinion No.7154 - Does Oregon Laws 1973, ch. 667, which provided for an advance of $3,000,000,000 from the Highway Fund to Multnomah County to acquire Glendoveer Golf Course, with provisions for recovery of the advance from future payments to the county from the State Highway fund, violate Section 7 or Section 10 of Article XI of the Oregon Constitution? Page 465 Opinion No. 7155 - Are hang gliders "aircraft" as used in the Oregon statutes relating to aeronautics? and other related questions. Page 471 Opinion No. 7156 - May a person holding a permit issued pursuant to ORS 691.105 temporarily teach cosmetic therapy courses in a school licensed to offer such courses to its students? and other related questions. Page 476 Opinion No. 7157 - May one person serve as municipal judge for more than one city? Page 478 Opinion No. 7158 - May a psychiatric aide at Oregon State Hospital who is not a registered pharmacist, physician's assistant or nurse, compound, dispense and administer medication to patients? Page 494 Opinion No. 7159 - Are all the divisions and boards within the Department of Commerce under the jurisdiction of a single appointing authority, namely, the Director of the Department of Commerce. Page 499 Opinion No. 7160 - May monies in the Highway Fund be used for the purpose of developing and maintaining Natural Area Preserves pursuant to ORS 273.562 et seq.? Page 505 Opinion No. 7161 0 Is it required by Oregon statute that a person appointed by the county governing body of a non-home rule county to fill a vacancy in a partisan elective county office be a member of the same political party as his predecessor? and other related questions. Page 510 Opinion No. 7162 - If an individual transfers land classified under the Western Oregon Small Tract Optional Tax to a corporation in which he is a major stockholder, and the corporation fails to file an application for continued classification under ORS 321.760(2), must the State Forester declassify the land? and other related questions. Page 515 Opinion No. 7163 - Under the present Greenway Law and other current law, what effective authority do state agencies have over use of land along the Willamette River? Page 535 Opinion No. 7164 - Is the federal income tax refund provided under Section 101 of the Tax Reduction Act of 1975 (Public Law 94-12) taxable under the Oregon Personal Income Tax Laws? Page 532 Opinion No. 7165 - If the owner of land classified as forest land under ORS 321.605 to 321.680 elects to have it reclassified under the Western Oregon Small Tract Optional Tax Law, ORS 321.705 to 321.765, must he pay the five - year rollback additional tax imposed by ORS 321.621, in addition to the adjustment tax imposed by ORS 321.750? and other related questions. Page 543 Opinion No. 7166 - May County Commissioners be reimbursed for travel expended incurred in traveling between their homes and county court meetings at the county seat? Page 547 Opinion No. 7167 - May airport, or aircraft landing field, be established in a "farm use zone" as provided for in ORS 215.203? Page 554 Opinion No. 7168 - May a state legislator serve simultaneously as a City employee without violating Art. III, Sec. 1 of the Oregon Constitution? (separation of powers)? and other related questions. Page 565 Opinion No. 7169 - May a state legislator serve simultaneously as an employee of mass transit district without violating Art. III, Sec. 1 of the Oregon Constitution? Page 569 Opinion No. 7170 - Do the provisions of HB 3228 requiring the State Forester to set aside certain state timber sales for exclusive bidding by small business concerns violate Sections 2 and 5 of Article VIII of the Oregon Constitution? Page 578 Opinion No. 7171 - What effect will HB 3258 have upon public rights in navigable streams of the State of Oregon/. Page 595 Opinion No. 7172 - Is the circuit court authorized to charge a fee for the filing of a criminal appeal from a district court? Page 599 Opinion No. 7173 - Does ORS 366.515(c) require that all available Federal Highway Fund dollars be matched before the State Highway Fund can be used for other purposes? and other related questions. Contents continued to page 717. Includes table of cases and subject index.