71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
HA to HB 3946
LC 4157/HB 3946-5
HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
HOUSE BILL 3946
By COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
May 22
On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 4 through 30 and
insert:
' { + SECTION 1. + } { + The Legislative Assembly finds
that:
' (1) An efficient transportation system is critical for
Oregon's economy and quality of life.
' (2) The revenues currently available for highways and local
roads are inadequate to preserve and maintain existing
infrastructure and to provide funds for improvements that would
reduce congestion and improve service.
' (3) The gas tax will become a less effective mechanism for
meeting Oregon's long-term revenue needs because:
' (a) It will steadily generate less revenue as cars become
more fuel-efficient and alternative sources of fuel are
identified; and
' (b) Bundling fees for roads and highways into the gas tax
makes it difficult for users to understand the amount they are
paying for roads and highways. + }
' { + SECTION 2. + } { + (1) There is created the Road User
Fee Task Force.
' (2) The purpose of the task force is to develop a design for
revenue collection for Oregon's roads and highways that will
replace the current system for revenue collection. The task force
shall consider all potential revenue sources.
' (3) The task force shall consist of 12 members, as follows:
' (a) Two members shall be members of the House of
Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives.
' (b) Two members shall be members of the Senate, appointed by
the President of the Senate.
' (c) Four members shall be appointed by the Governor, the
Speaker and the President acting jointly. In making appointments
under this paragraph, the appointing authorities shall consider
individuals who are representative of the telecommunications
industry, of highway user groups, of the Oregon transportation
research community and of national research and policy-making
bodies such as the Transportation Research Board and the American
Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
' (d) One member shall be an elected city official, appointed
by the Governor, the Speaker and the President acting jointly.
' (e) One member shall be an elected county official, appointed
by the Governor, the Speaker and the President acting jointly.
' (f) Two members shall be members of the Oregon Transportation
Commission, appointed by the chairperson of the commission.
' (4)(a) The term of a legislator appointed to the task force
is four years except that the legislator ceases to be a member of
the task force when the legislator ceases to be a legislator. A
legislator may be reappointed to the task force.
' (b) The term of a member of the task force appointed under
subsection (3)(c) of this section is four years and the member
may be reappointed.
' (c) The term of a member of the task force appointed under
subsection (3)(d) or (e) of this section is four years except
that the member ceases to be a member of the task force when the
member ceases to be a city or county elected official. A city or
county elected official may be reappointed to the task force.
' (d) The term of a member of the Oregon Transportation
Commission appointed to the task force is four years except that
the member ceases to be a member of the task force when the
member ceases to be a member of the commission. A member of the
commission may be reappointed to the task force.
' (5) A legislator appointed to the task force is entitled to
per diem and other expense payments as authorized by ORS 171.072
from funds appropriated to the Legislative Assembly. Other
members of the task force are entitled to compensation and
expenses as provided in ORS 292.495.
' (6) The Department of Transportation shall provide staff to
the task force.
' (7) The task force shall study alternatives to the current
system of taxing highway use through motor vehicle fuel taxes.
The task force shall gather public comment on alternative
approaches and shall make recommendations to the Department of
Transportation and the Oregon Transportation Commission on the
design of pilot programs to be used to test alternative
approaches. The task force may also make recommendations to the
department and the commission on criteria to be used to evaluate
pilot programs. The task force may evaluate any pilot program
implemented by the department and report the results of the
evaluation to the Legislative Assembly, the department and the
commission.
' (8) In addition to the requirements of subsection (9) of this
section, the task force shall propose to the Seventy-second
Legislative Assembly options for the design of a revenue
collection system for Oregon's roads and highways that would
replace the current system for revenue collection.
' (9) The task force shall report to each regular session of
the Legislative Assembly on the work of the task force, the
department and the commission in designing, implementing and
evaluating pilot programs.
' (10) Official action by the task force requires the approval
of a majority of the members of the task force.
' (11) Notwithstanding ORS 171.130 and 171.133, the task force
by official action may recommend legislation. Legislation
recommended by the task force must indicate that it is introduced
at the request of the task force. Legislative measures proposed
by the task force shall be prepared in time for presession filing
with the Legislative Counsel by December 15 of the year preceding
a regular session of the Legislative Assembly. + } ' .
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