Title 31, Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries

(1) The council shall cause to be prepared surveys, plans, specifications and estimates for the materials to be used and the manner and method of construction of any bridge constructed under ORS 381.605 to 381.670. (2) The council shall invite bids for the construction of any suc…

The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that: (1) Interstate toll bridges owned by local governments provide critical links for the transport of workers, services, tourism and emergency response between the State of Oregon and the State of Washington, and for Oregon businesse…

As used in ORS 381.702 to 381.755, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Board” means the board of directors of a commission. (2) “Bridge” means an interstate toll bridge, including any approaches, that replaces an existing bridge crossing the Columbia River between the Sta…

(1) Upon enactment by the State of Washington of legislation having the same material effect as ORS 381.702 to 381.755, local governments may enter into a commission formation agreement to form and charter a commission under this section. The commission is a public corporation fo…

(1) A commission shall be governed by a board of directors. A commission formation agreement must specify the number of voting directors and nonvoting directors, if any, appointed by local governments from each state and by governmental entities that are not local governments, if…

(1) In addition to any other powers granted under ORS 381.702 to 381.755, a commission may: (a) Construct, purchase, lease, acquire, own, operate, maintain, control, hold, sell, convey, dispose of, finance or refinance real property, personal property, facilities, materials, supp…

(1) Before construction may begin on a bridge, a board must appoint or retain an executive director to perform the duties and functions of the chief administrator of the commission and exercise the powers conferred upon the executive director by the board or under ORS 381.702 to …

(1) A commission may finance, refinance, acquire or otherwise assume control of, by purchase, lease, donation or other means, real property or personal property, structures, property rights, franchises, easements or other property interests, whether situated within the State of O…

(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 governme…

(1) The commission shall: (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 t…

(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 traffi…

(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: (a) Revenue bonds or other debt instruments paid from a…

(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 limite…

(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. (2) Except as provided in subsection…

(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 gran…

(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 th…

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 …

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, “county court” includes board of county commissioners.

If the money provided by ORS 368.705 is expended and an emergency arises demanding immediate action by it, the county court may in its discretion apply any moneys in the county treasury, not otherwise appropriated, toward defraying the expense of building or repairing bridges on …

(1) The Board of County Commissioners of Multnomah County shall operate and maintain all bridges, as defined in subsection (2) of this section, together with the approaches thereof, erected, owned by or leased to the City of Portland or Multnomah County, across the Willamette Riv…

(1) The Board of County Commissioners of Multnomah County shall: (a) Maintain, keep in good condition and repair and operate the bridges and their approaches. The lighting of the bridges and their approaches is a part of the duty to maintain and operate such bridges, and the boar…

If the Board of County Commissioners of Multnomah County makes an agreement or lease for the use of the upper deck of any bridge constructed across the Willamette River within Portland and if any public service corporation operating a street car line within Portland desires to ma…

The City of Portland, Oregon, may: (1) Regulate traffic upon and across the bridges and their approaches constructed by the City of Portland. (2) Lay and maintain upon the bridges and their respective approaches constructed by the City of Portland all rails and tracks necessary, …

(1) The Board of County Commissioners of Multnomah County shall operate, maintain and repair the bridge existing on February 25, 1913, across the Willamette River from Adams Street on the east side of the river to Glisan Street on the west side of the river, in Portland, subject …

As used in ORS 382.335 to 382.425: (1) “Board of county commissioners” means the Board of County Commissioners of Multnomah County and includes the constituted authorities of Multnomah County having control of road construction, maintenance and operation. (2) “Construct” includes…

Bridges over the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, and the Willamette Slough within Multnomah County are permanent roads and include approaches and viaducts leading thereto.

Multnomah County may borrow money for the purpose of constructing and reconstructing bridges across the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, and Willamette Slough within Multnomah County and issue bonds to evidence such indebtedness.

Whenever a petition therefor, signed by not less than 10 percent of the electors of Multnomah County and stating the amount of the proposed bond issue is filed with the county clerk, the board of county commissioners shall, subject to ORS 382.355 and 382.360, order an election to…

(1) The petition mentioned in ORS 382.350 shall be filed with the county clerk and presented to the board of county commissioners at or before its next regular session. (2) The board of county commissioners shall examine the petition as soon as it is presented. If it is satisfied…

(1) There shall be no appeal from the order mentioned in ORS 382.355 (2). (2) Within 10 days after the entry of the order mentioned in ORS 382.355 (3), any one or more of the petitioners may appeal to the circuit court in the same manner as appeals are taken from the county court…

The bonds mentioned in ORS 382.345 shall be issued only upon approval of a majority of those voting at any election for the same.

Petitions for bridge bond elections, bridge bond election notices and ballots shall be in substantially the same form as prescribed by ORS 381.440. [Amended by 1983 c.350 §254]

(1) Elections for the issuance of the bonds may be held at any general election or at any time, subject to the time limitations of ORS 382.355 (2). (2) The laws of this state governing special and general elections in so far as they do not conflict with ORS 382.335 to 382.425 app…

If at any such general or special bridge bond election a majority of the electors voting at such election votes in favor of issuing the bonds, the board of county commissioners shall enter an order in its journal declaring that fact. The order shall be absolutely conclusive as to…

The board of county commissioners of its own motion may submit the question of issuing bonds for the purposes mentioned in ORS 382.345 at any general election. This may be done by an order of the board of county commissioners, entered in the journal at least 40 days next precedin…

Thirty days after the entry upon the records of the order mentioned in ORS 382.380, or if the election is contested, within 30 days after the final determination of such contest, the board of county commissioners shall arrange to issue such bonds as were authorized at the electio…

(1) The bonds mentioned in ORS 382.345 shall: (a) Be in denominations of $100 or more, but not exceeding $1,000. (b) Run not to exceed 30 years from the date of their respective issuance. (c) Bear interest at a rate determined by the board of county commissioners, payable semiann…

The county treasurer shall keep a register of all the bonds issued or sold under ORS 382.335 to 382.425, noting therein the number of bonds, amount, date of issuance, date of sale and such facts as in the judgment of the county treasurer serve to keep an accurate record of the bo…

(1) The board of county commissioners shall advertise in one newspaper in the county outside of Portland, if there is one, in one leading newspaper in Portland, Oregon, and in one leading financial newspaper in New York City for two weeks before any sale of bonds, the fact of the…

The proceeds of all the bonds sold under ORS 382.335 to 382.425 shall be paid into the county treasury and shall go into a special bridge fund. Such proceeds shall be disbursed for the purposes for which the bonds are issued.

(1) The board of county commissioners shall, at the time of making the annual tax levy upon the previous year’s assessment, levy a tax on all the taxable property in the county sufficient to pay the outstanding bonds at maturity and the interest on all outstanding bonds for the c…

Upon the completion of any bridge constructed under ORS 382.335 to 382.425, title thereto and full control thereof shall be vested in Multnomah County, control to be exercised on behalf of the county by the board of county commissioners.

In all proceedings relative to the bonds or to bridge construction, the County Clerk of Multnomah County shall be the clerk of the board of county commissioners. The records of all proceedings shall be recorded in the books of the county clerk. CITY BRIDGES

Each incorporated city in this state may erect and maintain bridges across navigable or other water within or without the boundaries of the city when found necessary or convenient and take such action and proceedings as are suitable for obtaining the approval of the proper author…

The Legislative Assembly finds that: (1) The development, improvement, expansion and maintenance of an efficient, safe and well-maintained system of roads, highways and other transportation facilities is essential to the economic well-being and high quality of life of the people …

(1) The Legislative Assembly finds that it is in the interests of this state to undertake the Interstate 5 bridge replacement project. (2) The Interstate 5 bridge replacement project is a bistate, multimodal corridor improvement project between the Washington State Route 500 inte…