Title 31, Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries

The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that the United States federal government has not sufficiently recognized the sacrifice of veterans who participated in cleanup and decontamination efforts between 1962 and 1980 of nuclear testing sites in the Marshall Islands. [2021 c.…

All that portion of the east and west state highway across the state, commencing at the Idaho state line at Ontario and Nyssa, through Huntington, Baker City, La Grande, Pendleton, Umatilla, The Dalles, Hood River, Portland, Astoria and ending at Seaside on the Pacific Ocean, is …

(1) Notwithstanding the description in ORS 366.905, Oregon City, in Clackamas County, Oregon, is recognized and designated as the true and correct end of the Oregon National Historic Trail, otherwise known as the Oregon Trail or the Old Oregon Trail, and as such is deserving of p…

The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that: (1) Highway 101, the coast highway providing the only access to the whole western length of this state, is of economic, recreational, scenic, social and historic importance to the people of the state. (2) There are many agencies a…

That portion of Broadway Street in Seaside which meets the Pacific Ocean shall be known as the end of the Lewis and Clark Trail.

(1) The portion of Interstate 84 beginning where it intersects with Interstate 5 in Portland and ending at the Idaho state line shall also be known as the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway. (2) The Department of Transportation shall place and maintain suitable markers along the h…

(1)(a) The portion of U.S. Highway 97 that is known as The Dalles-California Highway, crossing the State of Oregon beginning at the California state line and ending at the Washington state line, shall also be known as the World War II Veterans Historic Highway. (b) The portion of…

(1) The portion of U.S. Highway 30 that is known as the Lower Columbia River Highway, beginning in St. Helens and ending in Rainier, shall also be known as Police Chief Ralph Painter Memorial Highway. (2) The Department of Transportation shall place and maintain suitable markers …

(1) The portion of State Highway 126 that is known as the Eugene-Springfield Highway, beginning where the highway intersects with West 6th Avenue and West 7th Avenue in Eugene and ending where the highway intersects with Main Street in Springfield, shall also be known as the Offi…

(1) The bridge that crosses Euchre Creek on U.S. Highway 101 near milepost 317 shall be known as the Wilbur C. Moore Bridge. (2) The Department of Transportation shall place and maintain suitable markers along U.S. Highway 101 indicating the designation of the bridge. [2011 c.441…

(1) The portion of U.S. Highway 26 within the Warm Springs Reservation shall be known as the Warm Springs Veterans Memorial Highway. (2) The Department of Transportation shall place and maintain suitable markers along the highway described in this section that indicate the design…

(1) The portion of State Highway 126 that is known as the Florence-Eugene Highway, beginning where the highway intersects with U.S. Highway 101 in Florence and ending where it intersects with Oregon Route 569, the Beltline Highway in Eugene, shall also be known as the William Teb…

(1) The portion of U.S. Highway 395 that crosses the State of Oregon, beginning at the California state line and ending at the Washington state line, shall also be known as the World War I Veterans Memorial Highway. (2) The portion of Interstate 5 that crosses the State of Oregon…

(1) The portion of U.S. Highway 395 known as the Pendleton-John Day Highway, beginning where the highway intersects with State Highway 74, known as the Heppner Highway, and ending at Ukiah, shall also be known as the Don Kendall Memorial Highway. (2) The Department of Transportat…

(1) The portion of Oregon Highway 82 between mileposts 18 and 25 shall also be known as the Deputy Raymond Williams and Deputy Michael Cheney Memorial Highway. (2) The Department of Transportation shall place and maintain suitable markers along the highway described in this secti…

(1) As used in this section, “police officer” includes: (a) Employees of institutions defined in ORS 421.005 as Department of Corrections institutions whose duties, as assigned by the Director of the Department of Corrections, include the custody of persons committed to the custo…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Armed Forces of the United States” means: (A) The Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Space Force of the United States; (B) The reserves of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Space Force of the United States…

The Roadside Memorial Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Moneys in the Roadside Memorial Fund are continuously appropriated to the Department of Transportation for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of ORS 366.930, 366.…

(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, to recognize and honor Tyrone Woods for his service to the United States, the Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain a roadside memorial sign on Oregon Route 213, near milepost 2. (2) The department may not erect a roa…

(1) The portion of U.S. Highway 20 beginning in Newport, Oregon, and ending at the Idaho state line shall also be known as the Oregon Medal of Honor Highway, honoring current and future Medal of Honor recipients. (2) The Department of Transportation shall place and maintain along…

(1) The Department of Transportation may install and maintain memorial markers in roadside rest areas and turnouts on U.S. Highway 20 recognizing this state’s current and future recipients of the Medal of Honor. (2)(a) The department may accept moneys from and may enter into agre…

(1) As used in this section, “firefighter” means any fire or forestry department employee, or authorized fire department volunteer, vested with the duty of preventing or combating fire or preventing the loss of life or property by fire. (2) The Department of Transportation shall …

Subject to ORS 153.022, a person who violates any rule adopted by the Oregon Transportation Commission governing health and safety in roadside rest areas or scenic overlooks commits a Class B violation. [2009 c.99 §3] _______________

As used in this chapter: (1) “Agency” means any department, agency or commission of the State of Oregon. (2) “Bond” means a contractual undertaking or an instrument to borrow money including, but not limited to, a bond, a note, an obligation, a loan agreement, a financing lease, …

(1) There is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund, the Oregon Transportation Infrastructure Fund. All moneys in the infrastructure fund are continuously appropriated to the Department of Transportation for the purposes of ORS 367.010 to 3…

(1) Moneys in the Oregon Transportation Infrastructure Fund may be used to make infrastructure loans and provide infrastructure assistance to any public or private entity. The Oregon Transportation Commission shall adopt rules that prescribe procedures and standards for making in…

(1) If the Department of Transportation determines that it is necessary or desirable to issue infrastructure bonds to provide moneys for the Oregon Transportation Infrastructure Fund, the department shall ask the State Treasurer to issue infrastructure bonds. (2) Infrastructure b…

(1) To provide moneys for the Oregon Transportation Infrastructure Fund or to refund bonds authorized by this section, the State Treasurer may, at the request of the Department of Transportation, issue revenue bonds of the State of Oregon that are payable solely from all or any p…

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any restriction on indebtedness contained in a charter, a municipality may obtain an infrastructure loan from the Department of Transportation by entering into a loan contract with the department. A municipality that obtains an in…

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 283.087 (4), an agency may obtain an infrastructure loan the principal amount of which, when combined with the principal amount of financing agreements previously entered into for the same project, is more than $100,000 for the project. An agency may agree…

The Department of Transportation may: (1) Make all contracts and agreements, execute and deliver all instruments and do all things necessary or convenient to provide financial assistance for transportation projects in accordance with ORS 367.010 to 367.067 or to perform covenants…

(1) The Department of Transportation shall consult with the legislative committees related to transportation during a session of the Legislative Assembly, or the interim legislative committees related to transportation, prior to expending federal funds received under a federal la…

(1) The Department of Transportation may pledge not more than $50 million to ensure the repayment of loan guarantees or other extensions of credit made to or on behalf of municipalities to finance transportation projects or to ensure repayment of loan guarantees or other extensio…

As used in this section and ORS 367.067: (1) “Credit premium” means the amount required to be paid to the United States Secretary of Transportation before disbursement of a federal loan under RRIFP. (2) “RRIFP” means the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program, …

(1) The Short Line Credit Premium Account is established as an account in the Oregon Transportation Infrastructure Fund. Moneys in the Short Line Credit Premium Account are continuously appropriated to the Department of Transportation for the purpose of carrying out the provision…

The Industrial Rail Spur Fund is established separate and distinct from the General Fund. The moneys in the Industrial Rail Spur Fund and the interest earnings of the fund are continuously appropriated to the Department of Transportation for the purpose of financing grants and lo…

(1) As used in ORS 367.080 to 367.086: (a) “Private entity” means any entity that is not a public body, including but not limited to a corporation, partnership, company, nonprofit organization or other legal entity or natural person. (b) “Public body” has the meaning given that t…

(1) Each biennium, the Department of Transportation may provide grants for transportation projects under ORS 367.080 only if the department determines that $50 million or more will be available in the Connect Oregon Fund for grants awarded under ORS 367.080 to 367.086. (2) The de…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the Department of Transportation may provide, from moneys in the Connect Oregon Fund established under ORS 367.080, grants for transportation projects to public bodies, as defined in ORS 174.109, and to private entities. (…

(1) The Oregon Transportation Commission shall select transportation projects to be funded with moneys in the Connect Oregon Fund established under ORS 367.080. (2)(a) Prior to selecting transportation projects, the commission shall seek input from the applicable area commission …

(1) The Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the Oregon Department of Aviation, shall administer aeronautic and airport transportation projects selected under ORS 367.084 for funding with moneys in the Connect Oregon Fund. The Oregon Department of Aviation may use mo…

(1) As used in this section and ORS 367.093: (a) “Private entity” means any entity that is not a public body, including but not limited to a corporation, partnership, company, nonprofit organization or other legal entity or natural person. (b) “Public body” has the meaning given …

(1) The Department of Transportation shall establish the Multimodal Active Transportation Program. The department may provide, from moneys in the Multimodal Active Transportation Fund established under ORS 367.091, grants for transportation projects to public bodies and to privat…

(1) The following amounts shall be distributed in the manner prescribed in this section: (a) The amount attributable to the increase in tax rates by section 45, chapter 750, Oregon Laws 2017, and the amendments to ORS 319.020 and 319.530 by sections 40 to 43, chapter 750, Oregon …

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 367.095 (4), the Department of Transportation may use amounts available under ORS 367.095 to secure and pay bond debt service on Highway User Tax Bonds under ORS 367.615. (2) Any amounts remaining after the payment of debt service shall be used as describe…

(1) Each year, the Department of Transportation shall determine the amount of funding allocated under ORS 367.095 (4)(b) that is necessary to fund: (a) Transportation projects specified by the Legislative Assembly by law; (b) The matching moneys needed to spend federal funds; (c)…