HB3532: Relating to offensive names; and declaring an emergency.

Legislative Summary

The Act would have the Oregon Geographic Names Board make a list of offensive geographic names in Oregon. The Act would have the board suggest new names within three years of the Act's passage. The Act would require a report to be turned in to the Legislative Assembly next year. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.0). [Digest: The Act tells the Oregon Historical Society to make a list of offensive geographic names. The Act tells the society to suggest new names within three years of the Act's passage. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1).] Directs the [Oregon Historical Society] Oregon Geographic Names Board, in consultation with [the Oregon Geographic Names Board,] federally recognized Indian tribes, state and local government leaders, local landowners and other interested parties, to compile a list of [highways and] geographic features in Oregon that bear offensive names. Requires the [society] board to recommend nonoffensive names to the U.S. Board on Geographic Names no later than three years following the effective date of this Act. Sunsets on January 2, 2029. Requires the board to submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to history no later than February 1, 2026. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.