74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
HA to A-Eng. SB 688
 
LC 2865/SB 688-A4
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                   A-ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 688
 
               By COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND LABOR
 
                             June 5
 
  On page 3 of the printed A-engrossed bill, delete lines 9
through 15.
  In line 16, delete '(d)' and insert '(c)'.
  On page 4, after line 35, insert:
  ' (28) A person who operates, and who has an ownership or
leasehold interest in, a passenger motor vehicle that is operated
as a taxicab or for nonemergency medical transportation. As used
in this subsection:
  ' (a) 'Lease' means a contract under which the lessor provides
a vehicle to a lessee for consideration.
  ' (b) 'Leasehold' includes, but is not limited to, a lease for
a shift or a longer period.
  ' (c) 'Passenger motor vehicle that is operated as a taxicab '
means a vehicle that:
  ' (A) Has a passenger seating capacity that does not exceed
seven persons;
  ' (B) Is transporting persons, property or both on a route that
begins or ends in Oregon; and
  ' (C)(i) Carries passengers for hire when the destination and
route traveled may be controlled by a passenger and the fare is
calculated on the basis of any combination of an initial fee,
distance traveled or waiting time; or
  ' (ii) Is in use under a contract to provide specific service
to a third party to transport designated passengers or to provide
errand services to locations selected by the third party.
  ' (d) 'Passenger motor vehicle that is operated for
nonemergency medical transportation' means a vehicle that:
  ' (A) Has a passenger seating capacity that does not exceed
seven persons;
  ' (B) Is transporting persons, property or both on a route that
begins or ends in Oregon; and
  ' (C) Provides medical transportation services under contract
with or on behalf of a mass transit or transportation district.'.
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