Advocates for Effective Regulation v. City of Eugene

At issue in this case is the validity of the City of Eugene “Right to Know Initiative” (Initiative), a voter-approved charter amendment that imposes fees and reporting requirements on users of hazardous substances. The trial court upheld the Initiative, and plaintiffs, a number of businesses subject to the Initiative, appealed. We concluded that three articles of the Initiative are invalid and remanded to the trial court to determine whether those invalid articles are severable from the Initiative. Advocates for Effective Regulation v. City of Eugene, 160 Or App 292, 981 P2d 368 (1999).…