Documentation for zone designation or redesignation to be submitted to department; requirements for positive determination

(1)(a) No sooner than the 45th day following compliance with ORS 285C.078 (1), a zone sponsor shall submit to the Oregon Business Development Department documentation of the sponsor’s designation of an enterprise zone under ORS 285C.065 or 285C.250. (b) For purposes of this subsection, the documentation submitted to the department must include: (A) A map clearly indicating the designated zone boundary; (B) A description and geographic information system data for the area inside the zone; and (C) Any other information required by the department for the purposes of making a determination under this section. (2) As soon as practicable after receipt of the documentation required under subsection (1) of this section, the department shall notify the zone sponsor of the department’s determination. (3)(a) The department’s determination shall be positive and final if the requirements of this section and ORS 285C.065, 285C.067 and 285C.090 are met. (b) The designation shall take effect on the date on which the latest resolution of the sponsoring or consenting city, county or port was adopted. (4)(a) If the department’s determination is negative, the notice required under subsection (2) of this section must state the reasons for the negative determination. (b) The zone sponsor may resubmit documentation for a determination under this section and the sponsor and the department may discuss changes in the documentation necessary for a positive determination under this section. (c) If the sponsor resubmits documentation and the department makes a positive determination, the designation shall take effect on the date on which the latest resolution of the sponsoring or consenting city, county or port was adopted, or the date on which any outstanding requirement for designation is satisfied, as stipulated in the department’s determination.