74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
CCA to B-Eng. SB 108
 
LC 371/SB 108-B13
 
               CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO
                   B-ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 108
 
                             June 23
 
 
 
 
                         Amended Summary
  Creates offense of unsafe passing of person operating bicycle.
Punishes by fine not exceeding $360.
  Clarifies that offense of following too closely applies to
persons driving motor vehicles.
   { +  Creates offense of failure to inspect. Punishes by fine
not exceeding $180. + }
 
President Courtney:
  Your Conference Committee to whom was referred B-engrossed
Senate Bill 108, having had the same under consideration,
respectfully reports it back with the recommendation that the
Senate concur in the House amendments dated June 7 and that the
bill be amended as follows and repassed.
 
  On page 1 of the printed B-engrossed bill, line 2, after '
811.485' insert 'and 825.024'.
  In line 4, delete 'Section 2 of this 2007 Act is' and insert
'Sections 2 and 3 of this 2007 Act are'.
  In line 12, delete 'off the bicycle'.
  On page 2, after line 6, insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 3. + }  { + (1) As used in this section,
'forward crossview mirror' means a mirror or device that enables
the driver of a motor truck to have a clear and unobstructed view
of persons or objects directly in front of the motor truck.
  ' (2) A person commits the offense of failure to inspect if the
person operates a motor truck with a combined weight of more than
10,000 pounds used in commercial delivery and the person:
  ' (a) Operates the motor truck without a forward crossview
mirror; or
  ' (b) Fails to visually inspect the intended path of the
vehicle to verify that the path is free of persons or objects
before the person reenters the motor truck.
  ' (3) This section does not apply to:
  ' (a) Commercial buses;
  ' (b) Tow vehicles;
  ' (c) Vehicles owned or operated by the United States or by any
governmental jurisdiction within the United States except when
owned or operated as a carrier of property for hire;
  ' (d) Vehicles owned or operated by a mass transit district
created under ORS chapter 267; or
  ' (e) Vehicles used for solid waste or recycling collection.
  ' (4) The offense described in this section, failure to
inspect, is a Class C traffic violation. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 4. + } ORS 825.024 is amended to read:
  ' 825.024. (1) Except as provided in ORS 825.026 or as
otherwise provided in this section, this chapter  { + and section
3 of this 2007 Act do + }   { - does - }  not apply to a motor
 
vehicle or combination owned or leased by a farmer who meets the
qualifications under ORS 805.310 if the vehicle or combination:
  ' (a) Is used for transportation described under ORS 805.390.
  ' (b) Is used for transporting sand, gravel, rock, dirt,
debris, cinders or asphaltic concrete mix to a project of a
district or corporation organized under ORS chapter 545, 547 or
554 when the project is being constructed on land owned or leased
by the farmer and the materials are directly related to the
construction of the project.
  ' (c) Has three or fewer permanent axles and is used in part to
provide transportation services for hire when such services
relate to the farm of another and are services that the vehicle
owner could perform in the operation of the owner's farm under
farm vehicle registration issued under ORS 805.300 or with the
farm device issued under ORS 805.400. For purposes of this
paragraph, a single drop axle is not a permanent axle.
  ' (d) Is a combination of a pickup truck and a trailer and is
used in part to provide transportation services for hire when
such services relate to the farm of another and are services that
the vehicle owner could perform in the operation of the owner's
farm under farm vehicle registration issued under ORS 805.300 or
with the farm device issued under ORS 805.400.
  ' (2) Vehicles or combinations that either are registered under
ORS 805.300 or have a farm device issued under ORS 805.400 are
subject to the provisions of ORS 825.210, 825.250 and 825.252 if
the vehicles or combinations:
  ' (a) Are operating in interstate commerce; or
  ' (b) Have a combined weight of more than 80,000 pounds.
  ' (3) Any farmer with a vehicle registered under ORS 805.300,
or with a farm device issued under ORS 805.400, may obtain a
permit under ORS 825.102 that will authorize partial use of the
vehicle to provide transportation services for hire.
  ' (4) Any person issued a permit as described in subsection (3)
of this section must comply with record keeping requirements and
reporting requirements that the Department of Transportation
determines necessary for the department to administer this
section. The department may deny the exemptions from provisions
of this chapter provided to persons issued permits as described
in subsection (3) of this section if a person fails to comply
with record keeping requirements.'.
  In line 7, delete '3' and insert '5'.
 
                         /sGinny Burdick
                           Senator
 
                         /sFloyd Prozanski
                           Senator
 
                         /sJason Atkinson
                           Senator
 
                         /sTerry Beyer
                           Representative
 
                         /sGeorge Gilman
                           Representative
 
                         /sTobias Read
                           Representative
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