(1) As used in this section:
- (a) “Indian tribe” has the meaning given that term in ORS 97.740.
- (b) “Public body” has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.109.
- (c) “Public property” has the meaning given that term in ORS 131.705.
- (2) A public body may not use the term “squaw” in the name of a public property.
- (3) When a public body changes a name that contains the term “squaw,” the public body shall consider as the replacement name a term or phrase in the language of an Indian tribe.
(4) Subsection (2) of this section does not apply if:
- (a) Federal law requires the use of the term “squaw”; or
- (b) The public property is a geographic feature that an agency of the United States names using the term “squaw.”
Note: 271.600 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 271 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
[2001 c.652 §1; 2005 c.165 §1]