Chapter 381 — Chapter 381
113 sections in this chapter.
ORS 381.725 Revenues; rules. (1) A board shall have the exclusive power to impose, fix and periodically adjust the rate of tolls or other charges for use of a bridge owned or operated by the commission without approval, authorization or concurrence by a state legislature, state toll authority, local government, state agency, state official or other entity. The board may establish and implement rules for specifying the rate of tolls and other charges, including but not limited to discounts, exemptions and distinct rates for certain classes of vehicle and user. Nothing in ORS 383.001 to 383.245 prohibits a commission from establishing or setting a toll or other charge for use of a bridge owned or operated by the commission
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(2) In setting and periodically adjusting toll rates or other charges, a board shall ensure that toll rates and other charges annually yield revenue sufficient to meet the costs, expenses and obligations of the commission, including the satisfaction of the financial and other cov…
ORS 381.730 Bridge design and construction. (1) The commission shall
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(a) Design and construct a bridge to standards and specifications satisfactory to the departments of transportation; (b) Comply with all applicable permits, clearances and mitigation requirements; and (c) Arrange for timely review by the departments of transportation of all perti…
ORS 381.735 Bridge operations; rules. (1) A board shall have the exclusive power to adopt and enforce the rules and regulations for the use, operation, maintenance, inspection and preservation of a bridge owned or operated by the commission, including loads permitted on the bridge and closing the bridge to any traffic deemed unsafe by the commission, provided that the commission must comply with all state and federal regulations generally applicable to bridge operations, maintenance, safety and inspections
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(2) A facility or property owned, leased, operated or controlled by the commission may be operated by the commission directly or by a public or private entity pursuant to a contract, lease or agreement. (3) Compensation to a contractor under an operating contract may be in the fo…
ORS 381.740 Financing. (1) A board, for any lawful purpose of the commission, without the necessity of any assent by electors, local governments or any other governmental entity, may by resolution or ordinance provide for the issuance and sale of
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(a) Revenue bonds or other debt instruments paid from and secured by all or any revenue of the commission; (b) Short-term obligations, notes, warrants or other debt instruments in anticipation of any grant receipts from the federal government, a state government or a local govern…
ORS 381.742 Taxation. (1) Notwithstanding the laws of this state or the State of Washington and except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a state or political subdivision may not require the commission to pay a tax or assessment, or an in lieu of tax or assessment, including but not limited to a property tax, sales tax, use tax or other tax or assessment upon real property or personal property acquired or otherwise under the control of the commission, or upon an activity or expenditure of the commission, or upon the revenues of the commission
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(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a state or political subdivision may require a commission to pay a tax or assessment to the same extent as a municipal corporation. [2022 c.7 §12]
ORS 381.745 Applicable law and jurisdiction; rules. (1) A commission is subject to applicable federal law, ORS 381.702 to 381.755, rules adopted by the commission’s board under ORS 381.702 to 381.755 and any state or local laws that apply to a municipal corporation as specified in this section
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(2) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4) of this section, the commission, the board and the commission’s officials, employees and agents are governed by the laws of the primary place of business. The laws of the primary place of business include, but are not limited to, …
ORS 381.750 Implementation and dissolution. (1) A grantee for a federal, state or local grant for a bridge owned or to be owned by a commission that was awarded before the formation date of the commission is the grantee until the grant is closed under the terms of the grant agreement, unless otherwise agreed to by the grantee and the commission. The governing body of the grantee shall oversee the work under the grant, provided that the grantee coordinate with the commission and not take any actions inconsistent with the policy direction of the commission, unless required by the terms of the grant agreement. Following the formation date of the commission, the commission is the applicant and grantee for all federal, state or local grants for the bridge, unless the commission agrees otherwise. The commission shall establish procedures for the timely coordination of the commission’s activities with the states and local governments
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(2)(a) The departments of transportation and local governments may enter into agreements with a commission to furnish to the commission surveys, engineering, plans, specifications, construction management, project controls, operations, administration and other technical services.…
ORS 381.755 General provisions. (1) ORS 381.702 to 381.755 must be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of the commission, and the powers and authority granted to the commission under ORS 381.702 to 381.755 are supplemental to all other powers and authorities granted to municipal corporations under the applicable laws described under ORS 381.745
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(2) A legal challenge to the formation of a commission intended to be authorized or created under ORS 381.702 to 381.755 may not be commenced more than 30 days after the effective date of a commission formation agreement. [2022 c.7 §15]
ORS 381.805 [Repealed by 2007 c.531 §19]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 381.810 [Repealed by 2007 c.531 §19]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 381.815 [Repealed by 2007 c.531 §19]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 381.820 [Repealed by 2007 c.531 §19]
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INTERSTATE BRIDGES UNDER JURISDICTION OF OTHER STATES
ORS 381.824 Interstate bridges of other states or subdivisions made tax-exempt. Every bridge that passes over a river or body of water forming a boundary between this state and another state, and that has been constructed or acquired and is being operated by the other state or by any county, city, port or other municipality of the other state, together with its approaches, is exempt from all property and other taxes in this state, if the other state exempts from all taxation every such interstate bridge, together with its approaches, constructed or acquired and operated by this state or by any county, city, port or other municipality of this state. [2014 c.114 §11; 2017 c.710 §7]
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