(2)(a) The government of an eligible Indian tribe may request the Oregon Business Development Department to designate one reservation enterprise zone. The reservation enterprise zone may cover an area of no more than 12 square miles, which does not have to be contiguous.
(b) Upon request, the department shall designate a reservation enterprise zone if the land for which zone designation is sought is:
(A) Land held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the tribe;
(B) Land for which an application to transfer the land into trust has been filed with the federal government and is pending; or
(C) Land that is located within the boundaries of the tribe’s reservation.
(c) Land designated as a reservation enterprise zone pursuant to paragraph (b)(A) or (B) of this subsection may be outside the boundaries of the tribe’s reservation.
(3)(a) The government of an eligible Indian tribe may cosponsor a reservation partnership zone comprising an area of up to 12 square miles. A reservation partnership zone includes lands within the jurisdiction of a cosponsoring city, county or port and may include both lands held in trust by the federal government for the benefit of the tribe and lands within the boundaries of the tribe’s reservation.
(b) A reservation partnership zone must be cosponsored by the government of an eligible Indian tribe and a city, county or port pursuant to an agreement formed under ORS 190.110 to perform the duties imposed on a sponsor under ORS 285C.050 to 285C.250. [Formerly 285B.770; 2005 c.704 §3; 2007 c.71 §86; 2009 c.743 §1]
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