The Oregon Sustainability Board is an advisory panel which examines current practices of individuals, business and government within the U.S. state of

Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

issuing reports, recommendations and proposals, and develops resources to promote policies and legislation to foster practices which meet current needs in a manner which also consider those of future generations. Originally formed by a 2000 Executive Order by then

Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

John Kitzhaber John Albert Kitzhaber (born March 5, 1947) is an American former politician who served as the 35th governor of Oregon from 1995 to 2003, and as the 37th governor of Oregon from 2011 until his resignation in 2015. A member of the Democratic Party ...

as the "Sustainability Workgroup," which was further defined, empowered and budgeted by the

state legislature A state legislature is a legislative branch or body of a political subdivision in a federal system. Two federations literally use the term "state legislature": * The legislative branches of each of the fifty state governments of the United Sta ...

in the Oregon Sustainability Act, which gave the board its current name. The relevant provisions of that Act set to expire without legislative renewal in 2006, Governor Ted Kulongoski issued a further executive order continuing its existence. The Board is composed of eleven members from both the public and private sector, all appointed by the Governor and serving at his pleasure, and is chaired by the Secretary of State as the Governor's representative. It maintains a websiteSustainable Oregon
/ref> in conjunction with the Oregon Economic & Community Development Department, and with cooperative support from the Governor's Office, the

Oregon Department of Administrative Services The Department of Administrative Services is the agency of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon which is chiefly responsible, through its nine divisions, for administering all of the programs of the Governor and the executive branch, as well ...

, Ecotrust, and Sustainable Northwest.

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External links

''Sustainable Oregon'' (Official website)
Sustainability Board, Oregon 2000 establishments in Oregon {{Oregon-gov-stub