Section 197A.NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] Department approval of site additions(1) Within 21 days after the adoption of an amendment to an urban growth boundary or the adoption or amendment of a conceptual plan under sections 49 to 59 of this 2024 Act, and the approval by a county if required under section 50 (2) of this 2024 Act, the conceptual plan or amendment must be submitted to the Department of Land Conservation and Development for review. The submission must be made by: (a) The city, for an amendment under section 50 or 58 of this 2024 Act; or(b) Metro, for an amendment under section 51 or 58 of this 2024 Act.(2) Within 60 days after receiving a submittal under subsection (1) of this section, the department shall: (a) Review the submittal for compliance with the provisions of sections 49 to 59 of this 2024 Act.(b)(A) If the submittal substantially complies with the provisions of sections 49 to 59 of this 2024 Act, issue an order approving the submittal; or(B) If the submittal does not substantially comply with the provisions of sections 49 to 59 of this 2024 Act, issue an order remanding the submittal to the city or to Metro with a specific determination of deficiencies in the submittal and with sufficient detail to identify a specific remedy for any deficiency in a subsequent resubmittal.(3) If a conceptual plan is remanded to Metro under subsection (2)(b) of this section: (a) The department shall notify the city; and(b) The city may amend its conceptual plan and resubmit a petition to Metro under section 51 of this 2024 Act.(4) Judicial review of the department's order: (a) Must be as a review of orders other than a contested case under ORS 183.484; and(b) May be initiated only by the city or an owner of a proposed site.(5) Following the approval of a submittal under this section, a local government must include the added lands in any future inventory of buildable lands or determination of housing capacity under ORS 197A.270, 197A.280, 197A.335 or 197A.350.Added by 2024 Ch. 110,§ 57, eff. 6/6/2024.