(11)(b);

197.469 (11)(b);

����� (c) Utilize native plant stock that is grown from native seed banks or native seed recovery and planting efforts; and

����� (d) Utilize climate-adaptive plant stock that is regionally native, drought and disease tolerant and noninvasive.

����� (10) To the maximum extent possible, community green infrastructure projects and green infrastructure economic development projects that occur on school campuses shall incorporate a curriculum or demonstration component to connect students to the project and provide education about:

����� (a) Green infrastructure;

����� (b) Careers in green infrastructure; and

����� (c) Cultural practices to educate, and conserve and manage resources for, future generations. [2023 c.442 �24]

����� Note: See note under 197.468.

����� 197.471 Community Green Infrastructure Fund. (1) The Community Green Infrastructure Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Community Green Infrastructure Fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Department of Land Conservation and Development for the purpose of carrying out ORS 197.470, subject to the allocations described in subsection (2) of this section.

����� (2) Of the moneys in the fund:

����� (a) 30 percent shall be allocated for grants to be awarded for planning or developing green infrastructure economic development projects;

����� (b) 40 percent shall be allocated for grants to be awarded for entities or projects located in green infrastructure improvement zones; and

����� (c) 30 percent shall be allocated for grants to be awarded to entities or projects in tribal, rural, remote or coastal communities. [2023 c.442 �25]

����� Note: See note under 197.468.

����� 197.472 Advisory committee; reports. (1) The Department of Land Conservation and Development may appoint an Advisory Committee on Community Green Infrastructure Investment to provide consultation on the implementation of ORS 197.470. A committee appointed under this section shall consist of at least one representative of each of the following interests:

����� (a) City governments;

����� (b) County governments;

����� (c) Special districts, irrigation districts or transportation districts;

����� (d) School districts;

����� (e) Environmental justice communities;

����� (f) The Oregon nursery industry;

����� (g) Educational institutes that train professionals in horticulture, urban forestry or other green infrastructure professions;

����� (h) State or local parks and recreation agencies;

����� (i) Individuals with expertise in designing, constructing and maintaining green infrastructure;

����� (j) Individuals with expertise in the public or community health benefits of green infrastructure;

����� (k) Individuals with expertise in green workforce development or social enterprise models; and

����� (L) Individuals with expertise in green infrastructure projects in tribal, rural, remote or coastal communities.

����� (2)(a) The department shall invite each of the federally recognized Indian tribes in Oregon to participate in the advisory committee.

����� (b) Invitation to participate in the advisory committee is not in lieu of other forms of tribal consultation, outreach or engagement that the department may engage in as necessary to fulfill the purposes of ORS 197.468 to 197.472.

����� (3) No later than September 15 of each even-numbered year, the advisory committee shall submit a report on the implementation of the Community Green Infrastructure Grant Program to the appropriate interim committees of the Legislative Assembly, in the manner provided by ORS 192.245. [2023 c.442 �26]

����� Note: See note under 197.468.

����� 197.475 [1987 c.785 �3; 1989 c.648 �53; renumbered 197A.431 in 2025]

����� 197.478 [Formerly 197.314; 2025 c.38 �2; renumbered 197A.432 in 2025]

����� 197.480 [1987 c.785 �4; 1989 c.648 �54; 2023 c.13 �84; 2024 c.102 �33; renumbered 197A.436 in 2025]

����� 197.485 [1987 c.785 �5; 1989 c.648 �55; 2005 c.22 �143; 2005 c.826 �12; 2007 c.906 �10; 2022 c.54 �3; renumbered