74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
SA to SB 222
 
LC 449/SB 222-1
 
                      SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
                         SENATE BILL 222
 
     By COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, TRANSPORTATION AND WORKFORCE
                           DEVELOPMENT
 
                             March 9
 
  On page 1 of the printed bill, line 2, delete 'and' and after
'825.005,' insert '825.022,'.
  In line 3, after '825.470' insert '; and declaring an
emergency'.
  After line 22, insert:
  ' (5) The department may adopt rules necessary to administer
the provisions of this section.'.
  In line 24, before 'For' insert '(1)'.
  After line 27, insert:
  ' (2) The department may adopt rules necessary to administer
the provisions of this section.'.
  On page 2, line 3, after 'firming' insert 'federal'.
  In line 4, delete 'based outside Oregon'.
  Delete lines 13 through 27 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 5. + } ORS 825.104 is amended to read:
  ' 825.104.   { - (1) A for-hire or private carrier engaged or
to engage in interstate operations shall apply to the Department
of Transportation for a permit. - }
  '  { - (2) The department shall issue a permit to the carrier
without a hearing and as a matter of course if: - }
  '  { - (a) The carrier files with the department a statement
that its operations either are authorized by the United States
Department of Transportation or are exempt from such regulation;
and - }
  '  { - (b) The carrier furnishes to the department either
evidence of coverage by public liability or property damage
insurance, as required by ORS 825.160 to 825.166, or evidence
that it qualifies as a self-insurer under ORS 825.168. - }
  '  { - (3) No for-hire or private carrier engaged or to engage
in interstate operations shall perform any transportation service
upon the public highways of this state without first having
applied for and secured a permit in compliance with subsection
(1) of this section. - }
  '  { +  An interstate for-hire carrier or private carrier
required to obtain a United States Department of Transportation
registration number engaged or to engage in interstate operations
may not perform transportation services on the public highways of
this state without having first complied with federal
registration and financial responsibility requirements. + } ' .
  On page 8, line 16, delete 'Oregon-based'.
  After line 17, insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 11. + } ORS 825.022 is amended to read:
  ' 825.022. The provisions of ORS   { - 825.104, - }  825.160,
825.450, 825.454, 825.470, 825.472, 825.474, 825.476, 825.480,
825.484, 825.488, 825.490, 825.492, 825.494, 825.496 and 825.515
do not apply to any vehicle or combination of vehicles with a
combined weight of 26,000 pounds or less.
  '  { +  SECTION 12. + }  { + This 2007 Act being necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and
safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2007 Act
takes effect on its passage. + } ' .
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