Oregon State Grange Legislative Policies 2021 In Essentials….Unity In Non-Essentials….Liberty In All things….Charity The Grange Motto Revised 10/2020 Table of Contents AGRICULTURE ...................................................................................................................................................................... 1 POLICY STATEMENTS ............................................................................................................................................................. 1 SUPPORT THESE BROAD AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY ACTIVITIES .................................................................................................. 1 OPPOSE THESE BROAD AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY PROGRAMS .................................................................................................. 1 FAMILY FARMS..................................................................................................................................................................... 2 WATERSHED POLICY .............................................................................................................................................................. 3 ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION, AND NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY ................................................................................................ 4 FARM LAND AND FOREST LAND ............................................................................................................................................... 4 IRRIGATION ......................................................................................................................................................................... 5 CHEMICALS, VEGETATION CONTROL, AND PESTS .......................................................................................................................... 6 FOREIGN AID AND THE IMPORTATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ................................................................................................ 7 DOMESTIC AGRICULTURAL AID ................................................................................................................................................ 8 INSPECTIONS AND LABELING .................................................................................................................................................... 8 FARMS, FARMING PRACTICES, AND FARM LABOR......................................................................................................................... 9 GMO .............................................................................................................................................................................. 12 EDUCATION ....................................................................................................................................................................... 12 SCHOOL EXPENSES AND FUNDING PROBLEMS ............................................................................................................................ 12 ADMINISTRATION, TEACHERS, EMPLOYEES ............................................................................................................................... 13 SUBJECTS TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS .............................................................................................................................................. 13 SCHOOLS .......................................................................................................................................................................... 14 US FLAG, ANTHEM, AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ...................................................................................................................... 15 COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE, AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS .................................................................................... 15 ENERGY AND UTILITIES ...................................................................................................................................................... 15 ENERGY POLICY .................................................................................................................................................................. 15 ENERGY SOURCES AND ENERGY CONSERVATION ........................................................................................................................ 15 BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION (BPA) AND PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICTS (PUD) ....................................................................... 16 ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY .......................................................................................................................................... 16 DEQ REGULATIONS (I.E., WOOD STOVES, BRUSH) ...................................................................................................................... 16 CHEMICALS, TOXINS, AND WASTE DISPOSAL ............................................................................................................................. 17 RECYCLING ........................................................................................................................................................................ 17 PRESERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF OUR ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................................ 18 ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT ................................................................................................................................................... 18 CLIMATE ........................................................................................................................................................................... 18 FEDERAL AFFAIRS............................................................................................................................................................... 19 FEDERAL SERVICES - SOCIAL SECURITY ..................................................................................................................................... 19 POSTAL SERVICE ................................................................................................................................................................. 19 FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC SERVICES ......................................................................................................................................... 19 FEDERAL MONETARY AFFAIRS ............................................................................................................................................... 20 CONGRESS, JUDGES, AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES .................................................................................................. 21 NATIONAL ELECTIONS AND ELECTORAL COLLEGE ........................................................................................................................ 21 FEDERAL LANDS .................................................................................................................................................................. 21 METRIC SYSTEM ................................................................................................................................................................. 22 DRIVER’S LICENSE ............................................................................................................................................................... 22 PERSONAL INFORMATION ..................................................................................................................................................... 22 IMMIGRATION.................................................................................................................................................................... 22 U.S. CONSTITUTION ............................................................................................................................................................ 22 LOCAL FARMS, FOOD AND JOBS ACT ....................................................................................................................................... 22 SESQUICENTENNIAL COMMEMORATIVE COIN ............................................................................................................................ 23 EXECUTIVE ORDERS ............................................................................................................................................................. 23 FINANCIAL AFFAIRS ........................................................................................................................................................... 23 Revised 10-20 Page i TAXES - ESTABLISHMENT, COLLECTION, AND DISTRIBUTION ......................................................................................................... 23 BANKING INSTITUTIONS, GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURES AND EXPENSES .......................................................................................... 24 COUNTY FAIR FUNDING ....................................................................................................................................................... 24 HEALTH AND WELFARE ...................................................................................................................................................... 24 PENALTIES FOR THE USE AND SALE OF ILLEGAL DRUGS ............................................................................................................... 24 THE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ......................................................................................................................................