Chapter 1072 Oregon Laws
1999
Session Law
AN ACT
HB 3090
Relating to construction of
highways.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. Section 2 of this 1999 Act is added to and
made a part of ORS chapter 366.
SECTION 2. Before proceeding with a modernization
project, or a series of modernization projects on a single highway, that might
result in a segment of highway to which tolling could reasonably be applied,
the Department of Transportation shall determine what portion of the costs of
construction and maintenance could be recovered through tolls on users of the
project. The toll potential of a modernization project shall be considered
among other factors in determining which modernization projects should be
included in the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, with those
projects with the greater potential to be self-funded through tolls ranking
higher. A determination under this section may be based on assumptions that a
single toll would be imposed or on assumptions that tolls would be imposed that
vary depending on time of day or any other condition the department deems
relevant.
SECTION 3. The Department of Transportation shall
begin a study on the construction of an extension of Interstate 82 south from
Umatilla to the California or Nevada border. The department shall make a report
to the Seventy-first Legislative Assembly that includes the status and results
of the study.
Approved by the Governor
September 1, 1999
Filed in the office of the
Secretary of State September 2, 1999
Effective date October 23,
1999
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