Chapter 810
AN ACT
SB 566
Relating to transportation; creating new provisions; and amending ORS
811.590.
Whereas a strong
transportation system is necessary for the economic vitality of this state; and
Whereas this state and
its political subdivisions do not have adequate resources to meet the
preservation, maintenance and modernization needs of the transportation system;
and
Whereas congestion in
our transportation system has been demonstrated to have a significant negative
financial impact on the state’s citizens and businesses; and
Whereas population
growth predictions indicate significantly greater demands on our transportation
system; now, therefore,
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1. (1) There is created the Joint Interim
Committee on Transportation, consisting of 10 members appointed as follows:
(a) The President of the
Senate shall appoint five members from among members of the Senate.
(b) The Speaker of the
House of Representatives shall appoint five members from among members of the
House of Representatives.
(2) The interim
committee shall:
(a) Utilize the
resources of the Road User Fee Task Force;
(b) Consult key
stakeholders and others as the interim committee finds necessary to investigate,
analyze and evaluate funding options to meet the transportation needs of local
and regional communities;
(c) Analyze current
statutes available to political subdivisions to address transportation needs
and explore modification or expansion of such statutes; and
(d) Evaluate the
creation of regional transportation utility districts or other regional
entities designed to address local and regional transportation needs.
(3) A majority of the
members of the interim committee constitutes a quorum for the transaction of
business.
(4) Official action by
the interim committee requires the approval of a majority of the members of the
interim committee.
(5) The interim
committee shall elect one of its members to serve as chairperson.
(6) If there is a
vacancy for any cause, the appointing authority shall make an appointment to
become immediately effective.
(7) The interim
committee shall meet at times and places specified by the call of the
chairperson or of a majority of the members of the interim committee.
(8) The interim
committee may adopt rules necessary for the operation of the interim committee.
(9) The interim
committee shall report to the Legislative Assembly in the manner provided in
ORS 192.245 no later than January 1, 2009.
(10) The Legislative
Administrator may employ persons necessary for the performance of the functions
of the interim committee. The Legislative Administrator shall fix the duties
and amounts of compensation of these employees. The interim committee shall use
the services of permanent legislative staff to the greatest extent practicable.
(11) All agencies of
state government, as defined in ORS 174.111, are directed to assist the interim
committee in the performance of its duties and, to the extent permitted by laws
relating to confidentiality, to furnish such information and advice as the
members of the interim committee consider necessary to perform their duties.
SECTION 2. (1) The
(a) Real property owned
by the Department of Transportation. The purpose of the study is to determine
how to maximize the return on the investments in these properties to enhance
the resources in the
(b)
(c) Projects of
statewide significance that are capable of beginning
construction during the next two biennia.
(2) The commission shall
report its findings to the Joint Interim Committee on Transportation on or
before July 1, 2008.
SECTION 3. Sections 1 and 2 of this 2007 Act are repealed
on the date of the convening of the next regular biennial legislative session.
SECTION 4. Section 5 of this 2007 Act is added to and
made a part of the
SECTION 5. (1) The driver of a vehicle commits the
offense of failure to remove a vehicle from the highway if, after an accident:
(a) The driver has not
suffered any apparent personal injury;
(b) The vehicle is
operable and does not require towing;
(c) It is safe to drive
the vehicle to a designated parking area along the highway or shoulder of the
highway; and
(d) The driver does not
move the vehicle to a designated parking area along the highway or shoulder of
the highway.
(2) The offense
described in this section, failure to remove a vehicle from the highway, is a
Class C traffic violation.
SECTION 5a. If House Bill 2936 becomes law, sections 4
and 5 of this 2007 Act are repealed.
SECTION 6. ORS 811.590 is amended to read:
811.590. (1) A person
commits the offense of unlawful parking in a winter recreation parking area if
the person parks a vehicle in a location designated as a winter recreation
parking area under ORS 810.170 at any time from [November 15] November 1 of any year to April 30 of the next
year and the vehicle is not displaying a winter recreation parking permit
issued under ORS 811.595.
(2) Unless the police
officer issuing the citation witnesses the parking of the vehicle, a rebuttable
presumption exists that a vehicle parked in violation of this section was
parked by the registered owner of the vehicle. If the parking of the vehicle is
witnessed by the police officer, the operator of the vehicle is in violation of
this section.
(3) In addition to those
vehicles displaying a winter recreation parking permit, the following vehicles
are not subject to the prohibition or penalty under this section:
(a) A vehicle owned and
operated by the
(b) A vehicle owned and
operated by this state or by any city, district or political subdivision thereof.
(c) A vehicle owned by a
resident of another state if the vehicle displays a winter area parking permit
issued in accordance with the laws of the state in which the owner of the
vehicle resides and that is similar to the winter recreation parking permit
issued under ORS 811.595. The exemption under this paragraph is only granted to
the extent that a similar exemption or privilege is granted under the laws of
the other state for vehicles displaying a winter recreation parking permit
issued under ORS 811.595.
(4) The offense
described in this section, unlawful parking in a winter recreation parking
area, is punishable by a fine of $30.
Approved by the Governor July 17, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 19, 2007
Effective date January 1, 2008
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