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The Common School FundArticle VIII, Section 2
• Sources• Proceeds of State
Lands (Timber Sales)• Timber must be
processed in Oregon• Gifts• Abandoned property
• Distribution• Uniform• Proportional (4-24
years)
• “Adequate and Equitable Funding”• Equalization Grants
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TaxesArticle IX
• Must be uniform
• No poll tax, no head tax
• Must be imposed by law
• Must have a stated purpose
• Laws making appropriations, for the salaries of public officers, and other current expenses of the State, shall contain provisions upon no other subject
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Urban Renewal DistrictsArticle IX, Section 1c
• Blighted Areas
• Financed by the “Increment”
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State Highway FundArticle IX
• Distribution• Construction, reconstruction, improvement,
repair, maintenance, operation and use of public highways, roads, streets and roadside rest areas in this state
• Cost of administration and any refunds or credits authorized by law.
• Sources• Any tax levied on…the storage, withdrawal, use,
sale, distribution, importation or receipt of motor vehicle fuel or any other product used for the propulsion of motor vehicles
• Any tax or excise levied on the ownership, operation or use of motor vehicles.
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The MilitiaArticle X
• Oregon National Guard
• Not locally armed people
• Under the authority of the Governor
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Oregon Property Tax ReformArticle XI
• Causes of the Revolt• SB100 (1973) caused a rise in real
estate values, especially in Portland area
• Dot Com boom caused a spike in values
• Rising values meant rising taxes and led to revolt
• Ballot Measure 5 (1990): • Schools: Taxes capped at $5 per
$1,000 of assessed• Other Purposes: $10 per $1,000• Maximum property tax rate is
1.5%• Equalization of School Funding
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The Effect of Property Tax Reform
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Hope!
• Ordinary citizens defeated The Government, Public Employee Unions, the Media, Liberals, etc.
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