172 sections in this chapter.
ORS 367.720 [1975 c.211 §5; repealed by 1981 c.660 §18]
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ORS 367.725 [1975 c.211 §6; repealed by 1981 c.660 §18]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 367.730 [1975 c.211 §7; repealed by 1981 c.660 §18]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 367.735 [1975 c.211 §8; repealed by 1981 c.660 §18]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 367.740 [1975 c.211 §9; repealed by 1981 c.660 §18]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 367.745 Setting aside sufficient moneys to pay maturing bonds. The Department of Transportation shall compute and determine in January of each year, after the sale of bonds under ORS 367.700 to 367.750, the amount of bond debt service that will fall due during such year on bonds then outstanding and unpaid and shall maintain or hold in the State Highway Fund sufficient moneys to pay such maturing obligations. [1975 c.211 §10; 2003 c.201 §34]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 367.750 Constitutional debt limits not to be exceeded. The Department of Transportation may not issue or sell general obligation bonds under ORS 367.700 to 367.750 that, singly or in the aggregate with previous debts or liabilities incurred for the building and maintaining of permanent roads, exceed any limitation provided in the Oregon Constitution at the date of the issuance and sale of such bonds. [1975 c.211 §11; 2003 c.201 §35]
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OREGON INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM
ORS 367.800 Findings. The Legislative Assembly finds that
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(1) Entrepreneurial approaches to the acquisition, design, management and financing of transportation projects will accelerate cost-effective project delivery. (2) Entrepreneurial approaches can bring substantial benefits to the public in transportation project development and ex…
ORS 367.802 Definitions. As used in ORS 367.800 to 367.824
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(1) “Agreement” means a written agreement, including but not limited to a contract, for a transportation project that is entered into under ORS 367.806. (2) “Private entity” means any entity that is not a unit of government, including but not limited to a corporation, partnership…
ORS 367.804 Goals of Oregon Innovative Partnerships Program; authority of Department of Transportation; confidentiality; expenses. (1) The Department of Transportation shall establish the Oregon Innovative Partnerships Program for the planning, acquisition, financing, development, design, construction, reconstruction, replacement, improvement, maintenance, management, repair, leasing and operation of transportation projects
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(2) The goals of the Oregon Innovative Partnerships Program are to: (a) Develop an expedited project delivery process; (b) Maximize innovation; and (c) Develop partnerships with private entities and units of government. (3) As part of the program established under this section: (…
ORS 367.806 Agreements. (1) As part of the Oregon Innovative Partnerships Program established under ORS 367.804, the Department of Transportation may
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(a) Enter into any agreement or any configuration of agreements relating to transportation projects with any private entity or unit of government or any configuration of private entities and units of government. The subject of agreements entered into under this section may includ…
ORS 367.808 Evaluation of proposed agreements; role of Attorney General. (1) At the request of the Department of Transportation, the Attorney General may appoint special assistant attorneys general for the purpose of evaluating partnership agreements entered into or to be entered into as part of the program established under ORS 367.804. The special assistant attorneys general shall be under the direction and control of the Attorney General and may
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(a) Advise the Department of Transportation concerning the legality of specific proposed partnerships; (b) Advise the department on legal procedures and practices related to implementation of specific projects that use a partnership; (c) Assist the department in negotiating partn…
ORS 367.810 State Transportation Enterprise Fund. (1) The State Transportation Enterprise Fund is established separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the State Transportation Enterprise Fund shall be credited to the fund
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(2) The following moneys shall be deposited into the State Transportation Enterprise Fund: (a) Proceeds from bonds or other financing instruments issued under the provisions of ORS 367.800 to 367.824; (b) Revenues received from any transportation project developed under the progr…
ORS 367.812 Bonds secured by State Transportation Enterprise Fund; financing of transportation projects. (1) In addition to any authority to issue and sell bonds and other similar obligations, this section establishes continuing authority for the State Treasurer to issue and sell bonds and other similar obligations, at the request of the Department of Transportation, in a manner consistent with this section. To finance any transportation project in whole or in part, the department may request that the State Treasurer issue revenue bonds on behalf of the department. Revenue bonds authorized under this section shall be issued in accordance with the applicable provisions of ORS chapter 286A. The bonds shall be secured by a pledge of, and a lien on, and shall be payable only from moneys in the State Transportation Enterprise Fund established by ORS 367.810 and any other revenues specifically pledged to repayment of the bonds. Such a pledge by the department of its revenues creates a lien that is valid and binding from the time the pledge is made as provided in ORS 286A.102. Revenue bonds issued pursuant to this section are not general obligations of the state and are not secured by or payable from any funds or assets of the state other than the moneys and revenues specifically pledged to the repayment of such revenue bonds
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(2) Moneys received from the issuance of revenue bonds or other debt obligations, including any investment earnings thereon, may be expended: (a) For the purpose of financing the costs of the transportation project for which the bonds are issued; (b) To pay the costs and other ad…
ORS 367.814 Moneys from federal government or other sources. (1) The Department of Transportation or a unit of government may accept from the United States or any of its agencies such funds as are available to this state or to the unit of government for carrying out the purposes of ORS 367.800 to 367.824, whether the funds are made available by grant, loan or other financing arrangement. The department or unit of government may enter into such agreements and other arrangements with the United States or any of its agencies as may be necessary, proper and convenient for carrying out the purposes of ORS 367.800 to 367.824
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(2) The department or a unit of government may accept from any source any grant, donation, gift or other form of conveyance of land, money, other real or personal property or other valuable thing made to the State of Oregon, the department or the unit of government for carrying o…
ORS 367.816 Use of moneys in Oregon Transportation Infrastructure Fund for projects. (1) Notwithstanding ORS 367.020, the Department of Transportation may use moneys in the Oregon Transportation Infrastructure Fund established by ORS 367.015 to ensure the repayment of loan guarantees or extensions of credit made to or on behalf of private entities engaged in the planning, acquisition, financing, development, design, construction, reconstruction, replacement, improvement, maintenance, management, repair, leasing or operation of any transportation project that is part of the program established under ORS 367.804
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(2) The lien of a pledge made under this section is subordinate to the lien of a pledge securing bonds payable from moneys in the State Highway Fund described in ORS 366.505, the Toll Program Fund established by ORS 383.009 or the State Transportation Enterprise Fund established …
ORS 367.818 Eminent domain powers. The Department of Transportation may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire property, rights of way or other rights in property for transportation projects that are part of the program established under ORS 367.804, regardless of whether the property will be owned in fee simple by the department. [2003 c.790 §10]
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Note: See note under 367.800.
ORS 367.820 Creation of district; use of revenues within district. An agreement among the Department of Transportation and other units of government may create a new district, or designate a previously existing district, that includes any or all of the territory within the geographic boundaries of any or all Oregon counties in which a transportation project is located, and may require that all revenues from franchise fees, other user fees or other revenue sources collected within the district in connection with the transportation project be used exclusively for the benefit of the district. [2003 c.790 §11]
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Note: See note under 367.800.
ORS 367.822 Advisory committees on transportation projects; rules. (1) The Department of Transportation and any unit of government that participates in a transportation project may establish advisory committees to advise the department or the unit of government with respect to transportation projects. An advisory committee shall consist of not fewer than five and not more than nine members, as determined by the department. Members shall be appointed by the department, or in a manner agreed to by the department and any participating unit of government
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(2) At the request of the department, an advisory committee may review concepts or proposals for transportation projects and submit recommendations to the department or the participating unit of government. (3) An advisory committee shall meet as necessary at times and places fix…
ORS 367.824 Rules; supremacy of federal law. (1) The Department of Transportation may adopt any rules it considers necessary to implement the provisions of ORS 367.800 to 367.824
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(2) Notwithstanding any provision of ORS 367.800 to 367.824, applicable federal laws, rules and regulations govern in any situation that involves federal funds if the federal laws, rules or regulations: (a) Conflict with any provision of ORS 367.800 to 367.824; (b) Require proced…
ORS 367.826 [2003 c.790 §16; repealed by 2015 c.138 §15]
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MISCELLANEOUS
ORS 367.850 Alternatives to meeting funding requirements of transportation planning rule; rules. (1) Subject to the limitations in subsection (2) of this section, if a local government is unable to meet the funding requirements of the transportation planning rule adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission, the local government may
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(a) Apply for an extension of time to meet the requirements; (b) Submit a plan to the Oregon Transportation Commission and the Department of Transportation proposing alternative methods of funding that will meet the standards adopted by the Oregon Transportation Commission; or (c…