321 sections in this chapter.
ORS 366.486 Construction of roadside rest area facilities for persons with disabilities. When a new roadside rest area is established adjacent to or within the right of way of a state highway, or when rest room facilities are constructed in an existing roadside rest area adjacent to or within the right of way of a state highway, a separate rest room facility for persons with disabilities of both sexes shall be constructed. The facility shall meet all requirements of ORS 447.210 to 447.280. [1993 c.738 §1; 2007 c.70 §152]
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Note: 366.486, 366.487 and 366.490 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 366 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
ORS 366.487 Use of roadside rest area rest rooms by persons with disabilities. (1) If a roadside rest area adjacent to or within the right of way of a state highway does not have a separate rest room facility for persons with disabilities of both sexes, a person with a disability and a person of the opposite sex who is accompanying a person with a disability for the purpose of assisting the person with a disability in using the rest room may enter any existing rest room. Prior to entering the rest room, the assisting person shall receive permission from anyone who is in the rest room
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(2) A sign shall be posted outside all rest room facilities subject to the provisions of subsection (1) of this section stating that attendants of the opposite sex may accompany or be accompanied by persons with disabilities into any rest room. The sign shall include appropriate …
ORS 366.490 Coffee and cookies at roadside rest areas; rules. (1) The Department of Transportation shall establish by rule a permit program allowing nonprofit organizations to provide free coffee or other nonalcoholic beverages and cookies at roadside rest areas managed by the department. Cookies offered under the program must come from a licensed facility. Rules adopted under this section may not restrict the program to any particular days of the year
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(2) An organization may apply for a permit to provide coffee, other beverages and cookies at a rest area managed by the department by submitting a written request to an employee of the department designated by the department. The request shall specify the day on which the organiz…
ORS 366.493 Rules regarding health and safety. The Oregon Transportation Commission may adopt rules governing health and safety in roadside rest areas and scenic overlooks under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation. [2009 c.99 §2]
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STATE HIGHWAY FUND
ORS 366.505 Composition and use of highway fund. (1) The State Highway Fund shall consist of
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(a) All moneys and revenues derived under and by virtue of the sale of bonds, the sale of which is authorized by law and the proceeds thereof to be dedicated to highway purposes. (b) All moneys and revenues accruing from the licensing of motor vehicles, operators and chauffeurs. …
ORS 366.506 Highway cost allocation study; purposes; design; report; use of report by Legislative Assembly. (1) Once every two years, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall conduct a highway cost allocation study. The purpose of the study is to determine
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(a) The proportionate share that the users of each class of vehicle should pay for the costs of maintenance, operation and improvement of the highways, roads and streets in the state; and (b) Whether the users of each class are paying that share. (2) Each study must include: (a) …
ORS 366.507 Modernization program; funding; conditions and criteria. The Department of Transportation shall use an amount equal to the amount of moneys in the State Highway Fund that becomes available for its use from the increase in tax rates created by the amendments to ORS 319.020, 319.530, 825.476 and 825.480 by sections 1, 2 and 10 to 15, chapter 209, Oregon Laws 1985, and an amount equal to one-third of the amount of moneys in the State Highway Fund that becomes available for its use from any increase in tax rates created by the amendments to ORS 319.020, 319.530, 825.476 and 825.480 by sections 5, 6 and 8 to 15, chapter 899, Oregon Laws 1987, and from any increase in tax rates that results from the provisions of sections 16 and 17, chapter 899, Oregon Laws 1987, to establish and operate a state modernization program for highways. The program established under this section and the use of moneys in the program are subject to the following
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(1) The moneys may be used by the department to retire bonds that the department issues for the modernization program under bonding authority of the department. (2) The intent of the modernization program is to increase highway safety, to accelerate improvements from the backlog …
ORS 366.508 Legislative findings. (1) The Legislative Assembly finds that
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(a) Estimated highway, road and street revenues from current sources will not adequately meet the need for continued development of a statewide road and bridge system that is economically efficient, provides accessibility to and from commercial, agricultural, industrial, tourist …
ORS 366.509 [1999 c.969 §2; repealed by 2005 c.612 §10]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 366.510 Turning over highway funds to State Treasurer. All state officials charged with the collection of highway funds shall, upon the first of each month after collection, unless a different time is otherwise provided, turn the same over to the State Treasurer, who shall enter such revenues in the account of the highway fund. [Amended by 1967 c.454 §106]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 366.512 Collection of certain registration fees for State Parks and Recreation Department Fund. (1) The Department of Transportation shall collect all registration fees for campers, motor homes and travel trailers. Such fees shall be paid into the State Parks and Recreation Department Fund
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(2) As used in this section: (a) “Camper” has the meaning given that term in ORS 801.180. (b) “Motor home” has the meaning given that term in ORS 801.350. (c) “Travel trailer” has the meaning given that term in ORS 801.565. [1969 c.605 §46; 1979 c.186 §13; 1983 c.338 §918; 1983 c…
ORS 366.514 Use of highway fund for footpaths and bicycle trails. (1) Out of the funds received by the Department of Transportation or by any county or city from the State Highway Fund reasonable amounts shall be expended as necessary to provide footpaths and bicycle trails, including curb cuts or ramps as part of the project. Footpaths and bicycle trails, including curb cuts or ramps as part of the project, shall be provided wherever a highway, road or street is being constructed, reconstructed or relocated. Funds received from the State Highway Fund may also be expended to maintain footpaths and trails and to provide footpaths and trails along other highways, roads and streets
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(2) Footpaths and trails are not required to be established under subsection (1) of this section: (a) Where the establishment of such paths and trails would be contrary to public safety; (b) If the cost of establishing such paths and trails would be excessively disproportionate t…
ORS 366.515 [Amended by 1971 c.376 §3; 1973 c.249 §39; repealed by 1975 c.436 §7]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 366.516 Incurring obligations payable from anticipated revenues. The Department of Transportation may incur obligations to be paid from the State Highway Fund for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, repair or maintenance of highways, streets and bridges in excess of the amount then standing to the credit of the State Highway Fund if in the opinion of the department there will be sufficient funds available for the payment of such obligations when they become due and payable and all other debts, obligations and expenses chargeable against the State Highway Fund including those amounts that are required by law to be set aside from the State Highway Fund for particular purposes. Obligations incurred under the authority of this section need not be payable in the same biennial period during which the obligation is incurred. [1953 c.125 §2]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 366.517 Department may determine certain accounting procedures. The Department of Transportation shall determine the accounting period for which any expenditures shall be charged against the State Highway Fund. The department may charge such expenditures against the State Highway Fund at the time the expenditures are actually paid even though the expenditures were obligated during a prior accounting period. The department may keep its accounts on a calendar year basis. [1953 c.125 §3; 1967 c.454 §40]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 366.518 Expenditures from highway fund to be reported, budgeted and limited to amounts budgeted. The Department of Transportation shall submit a biennial statement and budget estimate as required by law, and shall limit its expenditures from the State Highway Fund during each biennial period to the total amount of the budget approved according to law; provided, that the word “expenditures” shall mean all money actually paid out or due and payable, but shall not mean liabilities or obligations incurred but not due and payable until a subsequent biennial period. The provisions of any law establishing a Legislative Assembly emergency committee shall apply to expenditures from the State Highway Fund. [1953 c.125 §4]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 366.520 Expenses in legalizing state highways. The expenses incurred in any proceeding by the Department of Transportation under ORS 368.201 to 368.221, when applied to state highways, shall be paid out of the highway fund. [Amended by 1981 c.153 §62]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 366.522 Appropriations from highway fund for legislative interim committees. It hereby is declared to be the policy and intent of the Legislative Assembly that the total appropriations out of the State Highway Fund made by it for the payment of expenses incurred by the Legislative Assembly by and through its interim committee during any biennium shall be deemed to be the maximum amount necessary for such purpose. Any unexpended and unobligated balance remaining in any such appropriation heretofore or hereafter made shall, after the expiration of the biennium for which the appropriation was made, be returned to the State Highway Fund and may thereafter be used for any purpose authorized by law. [1953 c.84 §1]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 366.523 Transportation Project Account. (1) The Transportation Project Account is created in the State Highway Fund. Moneys in the account are continuously appropriated to the Department of Transportation for the purpose of making allocations described in ORS 367.617 and for the purpose of paying bond debt service on Highway User Tax Bonds issued under ORS 367.615. Interest on the account is credited to the State Highway Fund
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(2) Amounts allocated by the Oregon Transportation Commission pursuant to ORS 367.617 for the purposes described in section 64, chapter 865, Oregon Laws 2009, shall be expended from the account. (3) If at any time the department determines that there are not sufficient funds in t…
ORS 366.524 [1985 c.209 §7; 1987 c.899 §§18,19,20; 1989 c.865 §§5,5a; 1993 c.637 §17; 1993 c.770 §7; 1995 c.440 §3; 2001 c.669 §5; 2003 c.618 §16; renumbered 366.739 in 2003]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 366.525 [Amended by 1967 c.463 §3; 1971 c.376 §4; 1979 c.344 §8; 1981 s.s. c.3 §108; 1983 c.164 §3; 1983 c.338 §920; 1985 c.209 §3; renumbered 366.762 in 2003]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 366.530 [Amended by 1955 c.43 §1; 1955 c.287 §23; 1967 c.454 §41; 1977 c.743 §1; 1983 c.338 §921; 1987 c.440 §7; 1991 c.407 §34; 1993 c.741 §41; 1997 c.249 §117; renumbered 366.764 in 2003]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 366.535 [Amended by 1967 c.463 §4; 1975 c.527 §2; 1979 c.344 §9; 1985 c.209 §4; renumbered 366.766 in 2003]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 366.540 [Amended by 1967 c.454 §42; 1983 c.363 §3; 2003 c.618 §45; renumbered 366.768 in 2003]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 366.541 [1995 c.790 §1; 2003 c.618 §19,20; renumbered 366.772 in 2003]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 366.542 [1987 c.899 §3; 1999 c.797 §1; 2003 c.201 §38; renumbered 366.774 in 2003]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 366.543 [2001 c.669 §6; 2002 s.s.1 c.3 §4; renumbered 366.742 in 2003]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 366.545 [1965 c.634 §3; renumbered 390.170]
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HISTORIC COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY
ORS 366.550 “Historic Columbia River Highway” defined. As used in ORS 366.550 to 366.553, “Historic Columbia River Highway” means all parts of the original Columbia River Highway, constructed between 1913 and 1922, in Multnomah, Hood River and Wasco Counties, that have been designated as a “Historic and Scenic Highway” under ORS 377.100 and all properties and structures that are within the Columbia River Highway Historic District, National Register of Historic Places. [1987 c.382 §1]
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Note: 366.550 to 366.553 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 366 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
ORS 366.551 Policy. The Legislative Assembly declares that it is the public policy of the State of Oregon to preserve and restore the continuity and historic integrity of the remaining segments of the Historic Columbia River Highway for public use and enjoyment and in furtherance thereof
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(1) To reuse and manage the Historic Columbia River Highway as a continuous visitor attraction that ties together Columbia Gorge cities and rural service centers and contributes to their economic development. (2) To rehabilitate, restore, maintain and preserve all original roadwa…
ORS 366.552 Historic road program for Historic Columbia River Highway; footpaths and bicycle trails; acquisition of property; cooperation with other agencies. (1) The Department of Transportation and the State Parks and Recreation Department shall prepare and manage a historic road program, in consultation with the Historic Columbia River Highway Advisory Committee and other affected entities, consistent with the purposes of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act of 1986 and the public policy of this state declared in ORS 366.551
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(2) The departments shall inform the advisory committee of those activities of the departments which may affect the continuity, historic integrity and scenic qualities of the Historic Columbia River Highway. (3) The departments shall undertake efforts to rehabilitate, restore, ma…
ORS 366.553 Advisory committee; members; duties; meetings. (1) There is created in the Department of Transportation an advisory committee to advise the Director of Transportation and the Oregon Transportation Commission on policy matters pertaining to the preservation and restoration of the Historic Columbia River Highway. The committee shall consist of 10 members, including the State Parks and Recreation Director, State Historic Preservation Officer, Director of the Oregon Business Development Department or their delegates, one member appointed by the Director of Transportation and six citizen members, two residents each from Wasco, Hood River and Multnomah Counties. The Governor shall appoint one member from each of the three counties and each county commission shall appoint one member respectively. Citizen members shall have knowledge or specific interest in historic or scenic preservation, engineering design, recreation or related disciplines
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(2) The citizen members shall be appointed to terms of four years, commencing on July 1 of the year of appointment. Members of the advisory committee shall be entitled to expenses as provided by ORS 292.495 (2). (3) The committee shall review the department’s preparation of the h…
ORS 366.556 Acceptance of provisions of Acts of Congress. The State of Oregon assents to the Act of July 11, 1916, 39 Stat. 355, entitled “An act to provide that the United States shall aid the states in the construction of rural post roads, and for other purposes,” or Acts supplementary thereto, and accepts the provisions and benefits of any Act of Congress having for its purpose the construction, improvement or maintenance of public roads or highways in the State of Oregon. [Formerly 366.705]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 366.558 Contracting with and submitting programs to federal government. The Department of Transportation may enter into all contracts and agreements with the federal government relating to the survey, construction, improvement and maintenance of roads and highways, including county roads and city streets, submit such scheme or program of construction, improvement or maintenance as may be required by the federal government, and do all other things necessary fully to carry out the cooperation contemplated and provided for by the Acts of Congress mentioned in ORS 366.556. [Formerly 366.710]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 366.560 Pledge of state to match federal funds. For the construction or improvement and maintenance of rural post roads or such other roads, highways and streets as may be eligible for federal aid funds, the good faith of the state is pledged to make available funds which alone, or combined with funds made or to be made available by counties and cities, will be sufficient to match funds made available to the State of Oregon by the federal government for highway, road or street purposes. For the purpose of evidencing such good faith the Department of Transportation, in the name of the state, is authorized to enter into any and all agreements with the federal government. [Formerly 366.715]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 366.562 Use of highway fund to match federal moneys. The Department of Transportation may use, allocate or in any manner employ for the purpose of matching any sum of money made available to the state by the federal government for road or highway purposes any moneys credited to the highway fund, regardless of the source from which such moneys may have been derived. [Formerly 366.720]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 366.564 Borrowing to match federal moneys. For the purpose of providing funds to match funds made available to the state by the federal government for highway purposes and for the matching of which federal funds there are no highway funds immediately available, the Department of Transportation may borrow money as provided in ORS 367.105. [Formerly 366.725]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 366.566 Meeting requirements of federal aid statutes
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The Department of Transportation or officers having control of the state highways shall enter into such contracts, appoint such officers and do any other act or thing necessary to fully meet the requirements of the federal government and the officers acting under the federal stat…
ORS 366.568 Using highway funds to comply with federal aid statutes. The Department of Transportation or officers having control of the state highways shall, out of the money received in the highway funds each year from any and all sources, first set aside, if deemed necessary or expedient, a sufficient amount to comply with the terms of the Federal Acts mentioned in ORS 366.556, and any other aid hereafter furnished by the federal government for the construction of roads and highways or to match the federal aid. [Formerly 366.735]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 366.570 Payments under cooperative agreement with federal government. (1) Where state or county roads are to be surveyed or constructed under the supervision of the federal government with the aid of state or county funds, or both, the State Treasurer or county treasurer, or both, may advance to the federal government, in the manner provided in this section, the full amount set forth in the cooperative agreement, or such portion of the amount as may be specified by the federal government at any time after the Department of Transportation or the county commissioners have entered into a cooperative agreement with the federal government for the survey, construction or maintenance of a road under any such statute, or under any appropriation statute for the federal government against which such expenditures may be chargeable
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(2) The advance payments shall be made to the fiscal agent of the federal government designated by, and upon receipt of, a request for such funds from the federal government, if the federal government agrees to refund to the state or county treasurer, or both, as the case may be,…
ORS 366.572 State highway agreements with local governments. (1) The Department of Transportation may enter into a cooperative agreement with any one or more cities, counties, road districts or other municipalities of the state for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, repair or maintenance of any state highway, and provide for an allocation of the cost of the project to the contracting parties
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(2) The Department of Transportation may enter into cooperative agreements with any county for the survey, construction, improvement, reconstruction, repair or maintenance of any state highway or part thereof upon such basis of contribution as may be agreed upon between them. [Fo…
ORS 366.574 Intergovernmental road maintenance agreement. (1) The Legislative Assembly declares that it is the public policy of the State of Oregon to promote cooperation between the Department of Transportation and counties on road maintenance projects when it results in an overall benefit to the public. Monetary savings that result from the cooperative efforts shall primarily be retained by the counties and the division of the department that enters into the agreement. The participants should endeavor to cooperate regardless of the proportion of benefit to either party
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(2) A county and the Department of Transportation or a division of the department may establish an intergovernmental road maintenance agreement that will govern the maintenance of state highways and county roads within the county or other areas described by the agreement or of a …
ORS 366.576 Road, highway or street agreements with local governments. The Department of Transportation may enter into an agreement with any county, city, town or road district for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, repair or maintenance of any road, highway or street, upon terms and conditions mutually agreed to by the contracting parties, and the department may acquire by purchase, agreement, donation or by exercise of the power of eminent domain, any real property necessary for rights of way therefor. [Formerly 366.775; 2005 c.22 §262]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 366.578 Farm-to-market roads. (1) The Department of Transportation and local governments shall consider the importance of farm-to-market roads when making highway funding decisions
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(2) As used in this section, “farm-to-market road” means a rural or urban road, street or highway that is used to move agricultural or logging products to market. [Formerly 366.777] Note: 366.578 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part…
ORS 366.605 [Renumbered 367.105]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 366.625 [Renumbered 367.202]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 366.627 [Renumbered 367.204]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 366.629 [Renumbered 367.206]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 366.631 [Renumbered 367.208]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 366.633 [Renumbered 367.210]
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[Repealed or reserved.]