74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
NOTE: Matter within { + braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within { - braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
{ + braces and plus signs + } .
LC 446
B-Engrossed
House Bill 2269
Ordered by the Senate June 23
Including Senate Amendments dated June 11 and June 23
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
Presession filed (at the request of Governor Theodore R.
Kulongoski for Department of Transportation)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
Authorizes issuance of Highway User Tax Bonds to finance
certain projects chosen by Oregon Transportation Commission.
Allocates bond proceeds on regional basis determined by
qualifications established by commission by rule.
Increases fees for issuance of motor vehicle registration
plates.
{ + Increases specified biennial limitations on expenditures
by Department of Transportation for regional modernization
projects and debt service. + }
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to motor vehicle registration plates; creating new
provisions; amending ORS 366.747, 367.620 and 803.570; limiting
expenditures; and providing for revenue raising that requires
approval by a three-fifths majority.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + Sections 3 and 4 of this 2007 Act shall be
known as and may be cited as the Congestion Relief Act. + }
SECTION 2. ORS 367.620 is amended to read:
367.620. (1) The principal amount of Highway User Tax Bonds
issued under ORS 367.615 shall be subject to the provisions of
ORS 286.505 to 286.545.
(2) Highway User Tax Bonds may be issued under ORS 367.615 for
the purposes described in ORS 367.622 in an aggregate principal
amount sufficient to produce net proceeds of not more than $500
million.
(3)(a) Highway User Tax Bonds may be issued under ORS 367.615
for bridge purposes described in section 10 (1), chapter 618,
Oregon Laws 2003, in an aggregate principal amount sufficient to
produce net proceeds of not more than $1.6 billion.
(b) Highway User Tax Bonds may be issued under ORS 367.615 for
modernization purposes described in sections 10 (2) and 11,
chapter 618, Oregon Laws 2003, in an aggregate principal amount
sufficient to produce net proceeds of not more than $300 million.
{ + (c) Highway User Tax Bonds may be issued under ORS
367.615 for the purposes described in section 3 of this 2007 Act,
in an aggregate principal amount sufficient to produce net
proceeds of not more than $200 million. + }
{ - (c) - } { + (d) + } The Department of Transportation
may designate the extent to which a series of bonds authorized
under this subsection is secured and payable on a parity of lien
or on a subordinate basis to existing or future Highway User Tax
Bonds.
SECTION 3. { + (1) Proceeds of the bonds authorized under ORS
367.620 (3)(c) shall be used to finance projects chosen by the
Oregon Transportation Commission. The commission shall select
projects from among the following:
(a) Projects that reduce traffic congestion on state highways.
(b) Projects located on freight routes designated by the
commission.
(c) Projects that will relieve congestion on freight routes
designated by the commission.
(d) Projects that enhance the economic vitality of this state.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, 10 percent
of the bonds described in ORS 367.620 (3)(c) shall be used to
secure right of way for projects of statewide significance that
are on the list adopted by the commission in May 2002. + }
SECTION 4. { + (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of
this section, the Oregon Transportation Commission shall allocate
at least 10 percent of the net proceeds of the bonds authorized
by ORS 367.620 (3)(c) to each region described in this section.
For purposes of this section, the regions are as follows:
(a) Region one consists of Clackamas, Columbia, Hood River,
Multnomah and Washington Counties.
(b) Region two consists of Benton, Clatsop, Lane, Lincoln,
Linn, Marion, Polk, Tillamook and Yamhill Counties.
(c) Region three consists of Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson and
Josephine Counties.
(d) Region four consists of Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam,
Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Sherman, Wasco and Wheeler Counties.
(e) Region five consists of Baker, Grant, Harney, Malheur,
Morrow, Umatilla, Union and Wallowa Counties.
(2) The commission need not allocate 10 percent to a region
unless there are transportation projects in the region that meet
the qualifications established by the commission by rule. + }
SECTION 5. { + The amendments to ORS 367.620 by section 2 of
this 2007 Act do not impair the interests of the owners of any
Highway User Tax Bonds that are outstanding on the effective date
of this 2007 Act or any obligations of the agreements of the
Department of Transportation under its Amended and Restated
Master Highway User Tax Revenue Bond Declaration dated June 1,
2006, as amended and supplemented. + }
SECTION 6. { + Notwithstanding ORS 367.620 (1), the provisions
of ORS 286.505 to 286.545 do not apply to bonds described in ORS
367.620 (3)(c) for the biennium beginning July 1, 2007. + }
SECTION 7. ORS 803.570 is amended to read:
803.570. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, the
Department of Transportation shall collect the fee described by
this section each time the department issues a registration plate
upon the registration of a vehicle or at other times when a
registration plate is issued by the department. The following all
apply to the fee established by this section:
(1) The fee shall be in addition to any other fee collected
upon issuance of a registration plate.
(2) The fee for each registration plate issued and for each
{ - set of two - } { + pair of + } plates issued shall be
determined by the department and shall be established by the
department by rule.
{ - The fee may not exceed $3 for one plate and $5 for a set of
two plates. - } { + The department shall establish the fees for
a single plate and for a pair of plates under this section by:
(a) Determining the cost of manufacturing the plates and
rounding the cost to the next highest half-dollar; and
(b) Adding $10 for a single plate and $20 for a pair of plates.
Of the increase, $1 for each single plate and $2 for each pair of
plates must be allocated as described in ORS 366.747. + }
SECTION 8. ORS 366.747 is amended to read:
366.747. (1) The following moneys shall be allocated as
described in subsection (2) of this section:
(a) The amount attributable to the increase in the inspection
fee by the amendments to ORS 803.215 by section 47, chapter 618,
Oregon Laws 2003.
{ - (b) The amount attributable to any increase in
registration plate fees by the amendments to ORS 803.570 by
section 48, chapter 618, Oregon Laws 2003. - }
{ + (b) For each registration plate issued and for each pair
of registration plates issued, $1 for a single plate and $2 for a
pair of plates. + }
(c) The amount attributable to the increases in fees for driver
licenses, permits and endorsements by the amendments to ORS
807.370 by section 49, chapter 618, Oregon Laws 2003.
(d) The amount attributable to the increase in the weight
receipt fee by the amendments to ORS 825.450 by section 50,
chapter 618, Oregon Laws 2003.
(2) The moneys described in subsection (1) of this section
shall be allocated 60 percent to counties and 40 percent to
cities. Moneys allocated under this section shall be distributed
in the same manner as moneys allocated to counties and cities
under ORS 366.739 are distributed.
SECTION 9. { + (1) Notwithstanding any other law limiting
expenditures, the limitation on expenditures established by
section 2 (7), chapter ___, Oregon Laws 2007 (Enrolled House Bill
5047), for the biennium beginning July 1, 2007, as the maximum
limit for payment of expenses for modernization from fees, moneys
or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts and federal
funds received as reimbursement from the United States Department
of Transportation, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds
not described in this subsection, collected or received by the
Department of Transportation, is increased by $75,000,000 for the
purpose of carrying out the provisions of sections 3 and 4 of
this 2007 Act.
(2) Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the
limitation on expenditures established by section 2 (19), chapter
___ , Oregon Laws 2007 (Enrolled House Bill 5047), for the
biennium beginning July 1, 2007, as the maximum limit for payment
of expenses for debt service from fees, moneys or other revenues,
including Miscellaneous Receipts and federal funds received as
reimbursement from the United States Department of
Transportation, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds not
described in this subsection, collected or received by the
Department of Transportation, is increased by $10,200,000 for the
purpose of carrying out the provisions of sections 3 and 4 of
this 2007 Act. + }
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