Oregon Revised Statutes Revenue and Taxation § 307.654

(1) The Legislative Assembly finds it to be in the public interest to encourage homeownership among low and moderate income families.

(2) The Legislative Assembly further finds and declares that the cities of this state should be able to establish and design programs to stimulate the construction of new single-unit housing for homeownership by low and moderate income families by means of a limited property tax exemption, as provided under ORS 307.651 to 307.687.