Lege Trend. 5 Recommendations to Reduce Pension Liability. Land of the Ducks.

The state: Oregon

Goal of the Pension Task Force:  How to reduce the unfunded liability in Oregon’s pension systems

The recommendations:

• harvesting some of the state’s timberland
• selling state-owned real estate
• privatizing state universities
• creating a new investment fund for the excess cash held on the balance sheets of cities, counties and school districts
•  transfer surplus capital held by Oregon’s hybrid workers’ compensation system

Pensions and Investments | Oregon task force identifies measures to reduce unfunded pension liabilities by about $5 billion