Or. Admin. Code § 340-090-0810

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 10, October 1, 2024

Section 340-090-0810 - Local Government Compensation and Invoicing

(1) A local government, a local government's service provider, or other person authorized by a local government to receive payment, may request advanced funding or reimbursement of costs pursuant to ORS 459A.890.

(a) A producer responsibility organization must include in its program plan the following:

(A) A method for determining advanced funding or reimbursement amounts under ORS 459A.890(5).

(B) A description of the process a local government, a local government service provider or other persons authorized by a local government to receive payment must follow to invoice the producer responsibility organization for reimbursement of costs or advanced funding. The information provided may include sample forms for reimbursement or advanced funding requests.

(b) A local government, a local government's service provider, or other person authorized by a local government to receive payment may not submit a reimbursement invoice to a producer responsibility organization, or coordinating body, more than once per month.

(c) A local government's service provider, or other person authorized by a local government to receive payment, may submit an invoice jointly on behalf of multiple local governments. The local government-authorized entity submitting the joint invoice must list all jurisdictions represented and provide documentation from each jurisdiction that approves of the reimbursement request or otherwise authorizes them to seek funding on the local government's behalf.

(d) If a local government, a local government's service provider, or other person authorized by a local government to receive payment, receives advanced funding pursuant to ORS 459A.890, the local government must return to the producer responsibility organization that provided the funds any funds not used for the purposes for which they were provided within 60 days of completion of the project.

(e) As noted under ORS 459A.890(10), A producer responsibility organization shall remit payment for eligible expenses to a local government or the local government's service provider or other person authorized by the local government to receive payment within 60 days of receiving a request for payment. A producer responsibility organization shall provide written notification to the local government of any payments remitted to a person authorized by the local government to receive payment.

(2) For the purpose of determining the population of a local government pursuant to ORS 459A.890(4)(b), a local government may rely on the Portland State University Population Research Center's most recent, certified Population Estimate Report, or such other estimate approved by the department. A local government, a local government's service provider, or other person authorized by a local government to receive payment, must use the most recent population estimate at the time of its reimbursement request.

Or. Admin. Code § 340-090-0810

DEQ 18-2023, adopt filed 11/17/2023, effective 11/17/2023

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 459A.975 & 468.020

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 459A.860 - 459A.975