ORS § 377.710 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 377 / Section 377.710
377.710 Definitions for ORS 377.700 to 377.844
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 377.700 (Short title) to 377.844 (Enforcement of rules regarding health and safety) unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Back-to-back sign” means a sign with multiple display surfaces mounted on a single structure with display surfaces visible to traffic from opposite directions of travel.

(2) “Commercial or industrial zone” means an area, adjacent to a state highway, that is zoned for commercial or industrial use by or under state statute or local ordinance.

(3) “Council” means the Travel Information Council created by ORS 377.835 (Creation of Travel Information Council as semi-independent state agency) .

(4) “Cutout” means every type of display in the form of letters, figures, characters or other representations in cutout or irregular form attached to and superimposed upon a sign.

(5) “Department” means the Department of Transportation.

(6) “Digital billboard” means an outdoor advertising sign that is static and changes messages by any electronic process or remote control, provided that the change from one message to another message is no more frequent than once every eight seconds and the actual change process is accomplished in two seconds or less.

(7) “Director” means the Director of Transportation.

(8) “Display surface” means the area of a sign available for the purpose of displaying a message.

(9) “Double-faced sign” means a sign with multiple display surfaces with two or more separate and different messages visible to traffic from one direction of travel.

(10) “Erect” means to construct, build, assemble, place, affix, attach, create, paint, draw or in any way bring into being or establish.

(11) “Federal-aid primary system” or “primary highway” means the federal-aid primary system in existence on June 1, 1991, and any highway that is on the National Highway System.

(12) “Freeway” means a divided arterial highway with four or more lanes available for through traffic with full control of access and grade separation at intersections.

(13) “Governmental unit” means the federal government, the state, or a city, county or other political subdivision or an agency thereof.

(14) “Interstate highway” or “interstate system” means every state highway that is a part of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways established pursuant to section 103(c), title 23, United States Code.

(15) “Logo” means a symbol or design used by a business as a means of identification of its products or services.

(16) “Logo sign” means a sign located on highway right of way on which logos for gas, food, lodging and camping are mounted.

(17) “Maintain” includes painting, changing messages on display surfaces, adding or removing a cutout or display surface of the same dimensions, replacing lights or the catwalk, making routine repairs necessary to keep the sign in a neat, clean, attractive and safe condition, and allowing the sign to exist.

(18) “Main traveled way” means the through traffic lanes, exclusive of frontage roads, auxiliary lanes and ramps.

(19) “Motorist informational sign” means a sign erected in a safety rest area, scenic overlook or sign plaza and maintained under the authority of ORS 377.700 (Short title) to 377.844 (Enforcement of rules regarding health and safety) to inform the traveling public about public accommodations, services for the traveling public and points of scenic, historic, cultural, scientific, outdoor recreational and educational interest.

(20) “Nonconforming sign” means a sign that complied with ORS 377.700 (Short title) to 377.844 (Enforcement of rules regarding health and safety) when erected, but no longer complies with ORS 377.700 (Short title) to 377.844 (Enforcement of rules regarding health and safety) because of a later change in the law or in the conditions outside of the owner’s control. An unlawfully located or maintained sign is not a nonconforming sign.

(21) “Outdoor advertising sign” means:

(a) A sign that is not at the location of a business or an activity open to the public, as defined by the department by rule; or

(b) A sign for which compensation or anything of value as defined by the department by rule is given or received for the display of the sign or for the right to place the sign on another’s property.

(22) “Protected area” means an area located within 660 feet of the edge of the right of way of any portion of an interstate highway constructed upon any part of right of way, the entire width of which was acquired by the State of Oregon subsequent to July 1, 1956, and which portion or segment does not traverse:

(a) A commercial or industrial zone within the boundaries of a city, as such boundaries existed on September 21, 1959, wherein the use of real property adjacent to the interstate highway is subject to municipal regulation or control; or

(b) Other areas where land use, as of September 21, 1959, is established as industrial or commercial pursuant to state law.

(23) “Reconstruct” means replacing a sign totally or partially destroyed, changing its overall height or performing any work, except maintenance work, that alters or changes a sign that lawfully exists under ORS 377.700 (Short title) to 377.844 (Enforcement of rules regarding health and safety) .

(24) “Relocate” includes, but is not limited to removing a sign from one site and erecting a new sign upon another site as a substitute therefor.

(25) “Relocation credit” means a credit for future relocation of a permitted outdoor advertising sign issued in lieu of a relocation permit under ORS 377.767 (Relocation of existing outdoor advertising sign) .

(26) “Relocation permit” means a permit to relocate a sign under ORS 377.767 (Relocation of existing outdoor advertising sign) , whether issued in a lieu of a current sign permit or a relocation credit.

(27) “Rest area” means an area established and maintained within or adjacent to a state highway right of way by or under public supervision or control for the convenience of the traveling public, and includes safety rest areas, scenic overlooks or similar roadside areas.

(28) “Scenic byway” means a state highway or portion of a state highway designated as part of the scenic byway system by the Oregon Transportation Commission or Federal Highway Administration of the United States Department of Transportation.

(29) “Secondary highway” means any state highway other than an interstate highway or primary highway.

(30) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) “Sign” means any sign, display, message, emblem, device, figure, painting, drawing, placard, poster, billboard or other thing that is designed, used or intended for advertising purposes or to inform or attract the attention of the public.

(b) “Sign” includes the sign structure, display surface and all other component parts of a sign.

(c) When dimensions of a sign are specified, “sign” includes panels and frames and both sides of a sign of specified dimensions or area.

(31) “Sign area” means the overall dimensions of all panels capable of displaying messages on a sign structure.

(32) “Sign plaza” means a structure erected and maintained by or for the department or the Travel Information Council, adjacent to or in close proximity to a state highway, for the display of motorist information.

(33) “Sign rules for protected areas” means rules adopted by the department applicable to signs displayed within protected areas.

(34) “Sign structure” or “structure” means the supports, uprights, braces, poles, pylons, foundation elements, framework and display surfaces of a sign.

(35) “State highway,” “highway” or “state highway system” means the entire width between the boundary lines of the right of way of every state highway, as defined by ORS 366.005 (Definitions) , and the interstate system and the federal-aid primary system.

(36) “Tourist oriented directional sign” means a sign erected on state highway right of way to provide business identification and directional information for services and activities of interest to tourists.

(37) “Traffic control sign or device” means an official route marker, guide sign, warning sign, or sign directing or regulating traffic, which has been erected by or under the order of the department.

(38) “Travel plaza” means any staffed facility erected under the authority of the Travel Information Council to serve motorists by providing brochures, displays, signs and other visitor information and located in close proximity to a highway.

(39) “Tri-vision sign” means a sign that contains display surfaces composed of a series of three-sided rotating slats arranged side by side, either horizontally or vertically, that are rotated by an electromechanical process and capable of displaying a total of three separate and distinct messages, one message at a time, provided that the rotation from one message to another message is no more frequent than every eight seconds and the actual rotation process is accomplished in four seconds or less.

(40) “V-type sign” means two signs erected independently of each other with multiple display surfaces having single or multiple messages visible to traffic from opposite directions, with an interior angle between the two signs of not more than 120 degrees and the signs separated by not more than 10 feet at the nearest point.

(41) “Visible” means capable of being seen without visual aid by a person of normal visual acuity, whether or not legible from the main traveled way of any state highway. [1971 c.770 §3; 1973 c.790 §1; 1974 c.33 §1; 1975 c.336 §1; 1977 c.265 §1; 1983 c.111 §1; 1987 c.336 §2; 1993 c.741 §54; 1999 c.877 §2; 2007 c.199 §5; 2009 c.463 §5; 2011 c.562 §1]

Source: Section 377.710 — Definitions for ORS 377.700 to 377.844; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors377.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 381.415 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 381 / Section 381.415
381.415 Counties given state power to construct bridges
Status: in_force

For the purposes of ORS 381.405 (“Construct,” “construction” and “county court” defined) to 381.520 (Tax to pay bond interest and principal) the right, power and authority of the state to construct bridges, viaducts and roadways over navigable streams and the beds thereof or upon any state lands is granted and given to all counties.

Source: Section 381.415 — Counties given state power to construct bridges , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors381.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 390.725 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 390 / Section 390.725
390.725 Permits for removal of products along ocean shore
Status: in_force

(1) Removal of natural products such as fish or wildlife, agates or small amounts of driftwood from a state recreation area as defined in ORS 390.605 (Definitions) for personal, noncommercial use is not subject to the provisions of ORS 390.650 (Improvement permit procedure) .

(2) The collection of natural products for the purpose of trade, sale or resale shall be subject to the permit provisions and standards of ORS 390.650 (Improvement permit procedure) and 390.655 (Standards for improvement permits) . Permits shall provide for the payment of just compensation by the permittee as provided by rule adopted under subsection (4) of this section.

(3) No archaeological object associated with an archaeological site, as those terms are defined in ORS 358.905 (Definitions for ORS 358.905 to 358.961) , shall be removed from the ocean shore except as provided in ORS 358.920 (Prohibited conduct) and 390.235 (Permits and conditions for excavation or removal of archaeological or historical material) .

(4) Rules or permits shall be made or granted by the State Parks and Recreation Department only after consultation with the State Fish and Wildlife Commission, the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries and the Department of State Lands. Rules and permits shall contain provisions necessary to protect the areas from any use, activity or practice inimicable to the conservation of natural resources or public recreation.

(5) The terms, royalty and duration of a permit under this section are at the discretion of the State Parks and Recreation Department. A permit is revocable at any time in the discretion of the department without liability to the permittee.

(6) Whenever the issuance of a permit under this section will affect lands owned privately, the State Parks and Recreation Department shall withhold the issuance of such permit until such time as the permittee shall have obtained an easement, license or other written authorization from the private owner, which easement, license or other written authority must meet the approval of the department, except as to the compensation to be paid to the private owner. [1969 c.601 §23; 1999 c.373 §7]

Source: Section 390.725 — Permits for removal of products along ocean shore; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors390.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 390.934 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 390 / Section 390.934
390.934 Management of Deschutes River Scenic Waterway Recreation Area
Status: in_force

(1) The State Parks and Recreation Department shall have primary management responsibility for the State of Oregon to manage the Deschutes River Scenic Waterway Recreation Area. In managing the recreation area, the department shall cooperate with other managing agencies having jurisdiction to manage all or part of the recreational area.

(2) The department shall adopt a management plan by rule. The department shall implement the plan and shall prepare a budget for implementation taking into consideration the provisions of the management plan. [1987 c.624 §§3,19]

Source: Section 390.934 — Management of Deschutes River Scenic Waterway Recreation Area; plan; rules; budget , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors390.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 390.310 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 390 / Section 390.310
390.310 Definitions for ORS 390.310 to 390.368
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 390.310 (Definitions for ORS 390.310 to 390.368) to 390.368 (Authority to contract landscaping and repair of damage to lands subject to scenic easement) , unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) “Channel” includes any channel that flows water at ordinary low water.

(2) “Unit of local government” means an incorporated city, county or any other political subdivision of this state.

(3) “Willamette River” means that portion of the Willamette River, including all channels of the Willamette River, from its confluence with the Columbia River upstream to Dexter Dam and the Coast Fork of the Willamette River upstream to Cottage Grove Dam. [1967 c.551 §1; 1973 c.558 §2; 1989 c.904 §18; 2001 c.104 §131]

Source: Section 390.310 — Definitions for ORS 390.310 to 390.368 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors390.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 390.190 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 390 / Section 390.190
390.190 Revolving fund
Status: in_force

(1) A revolving fund not to exceed the aggregate amount of $100,000 may be established within the State Parks and Recreation Department Fund by a warrant drawn on any funds, other than General Fund, appropriated to or authorized for expenditure by the State Parks and Recreation Department.

(2) The fund shall be at the disposal of the State Parks and Recreation Department and may be used by the department:

(a) To compensate employees for salaries, travel expenses, relocation expenses and other work-related expenditures; and

(b) To pay for services, supplies and materials not to exceed $300 for any transaction.

(3) All vouchers for claims paid from the revolving fund shall be approved by the State Parks and Recreation Director. When claims are so approved and audited, warrants covering them shall be drawn in favor of the director and shall be used by the director to reimburse the fund. [1983 c.443 §7; 1989 c.904 §14]

Source: Section 390.190 — Revolving fund , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors390.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 390.240 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 390 / Section 390.240
390.240 Mediation and arbitration of disputes
Status: in_force

(1) The following disputes shall be submitted to mediation and if mediation is not successful to arbitration as described in this section:

(a) A dispute with regard to the issuance of an archaeological permit under ORS 390.235 (Permits and conditions for excavation or removal of archaeological or historical material) ; or

(b) A dispute over the disposition of human skeletal remains or burial goods under ORS 97.750 (Permitted acts) .

(2) The State Parks and Recreation Commission in consultation with the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government and the governing bodies of the Oregon Indian tribes shall adopt rules to establish mediation and arbitration procedures. [1993 c.459 §15; 2001 c.104 §129; 2003 c.598 §42; 2003 c.791 §§32,32a; 2005 c.817 §9]

Source: Section 390.240 — Mediation and arbitration of disputes; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors390.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 381.225 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 381 / Section 381.225
381.225 Using funds available to public body for bridge expenses
Status: in_force

Any county, city, town or port mentioned in ORS 381.205 (Construction, acquisition, maintenance and connection of interstate bridges by counties, cities, towns and ports) may pay out of its respective funds or any other funds available to any of them, all or any part of the cost of the construction, reconstruction, purchase, maintenance, operation or repair of any bridge authorized by ORS 381.205 (Construction, acquisition, maintenance and connection of interstate bridges by counties, cities, towns and ports) to 381.314 (Sale or transfer of Port of Hood River bridge or bridge project) .

Source: Section 381.225 — Using funds available to public body for bridge expenses , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors381.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 384.430 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 384 / Section 384.430
384.430 Rules and regulations as to ferry operation
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Transportation shall, jointly with the proper officials of the State of Washington, for the protection of the general public and for the safeguarding of the interests of the State of Oregon, its officers, agents and employees, prescribe all necessary rules and regulations for the proper and efficient operation of any ferry mentioned in ORS 384.405 (Oregon-Washington cooperative interstate ferry service) .

(2) The operation of any ferry under ORS 384.405 (Oregon-Washington cooperative interstate ferry service) to 384.440 (Free ferry operation) shall conform in all respects to all federal or state laws, rules or regulations.

Source: Section 384.430 — Rules and regulations as to ferry operation , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors384.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 383.004 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 383 / Section 383.004
383.004 Establishment of tolls
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a toll may not be established unless the Oregon Transportation Commission has reviewed and approved the toll. The commission shall adopt rules specifying the process under which proposals to establish tolls will be reviewed. When reviewing a proposal to establish tolls, the commission shall take into consideration:

(a) The amount and classification of the traffic using, or anticipated to use, the tollway;

(b) The amount of the toll proposed to be established for each class or category of tollway user and, if applicable, the different amounts of the toll depending on time and day of use;

(c) The extent of the tollway, including improvements necessary for tollway operation and improvements necessary to support the flow of traffic onto or off of the tollway;

(d) The location of toll booths or electronic toll collection systems to collect the toll for the tollway;

(e) The cost of constructing, reconstructing, improving, installing, maintaining, repairing and operating the tollway;

(f) The amount of indebtedness incurred for the construction of the tollway and all expenses and obligations related to the indebtedness including, without limitation, financial covenants, debt service requirements, reserve requirements and any other funding requirements established under the terms of any indenture prepared under ORS 383.225 (Revenue declaration or indenture) and any other contracts establishing the terms of the indebtedness, if any;

(g) The value of assets, equipment and services required for the operation of the tollway;

(h) The period of time during which the toll will be in effect;

(i) The process for altering the amount of the toll during the period of operation of the tollway;

(j) The method of collecting the toll; and

(k) The rate of return that would be fair and reasonable for a private equity holder, if any, in the tollway.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Nothing in ORS 383.001 (Findings) to 383.245 (Bond form, issuance and maturity) prohibits a city or county from establishing a toll on any highway, as defined in ORS 801.305 (“Highway.”) , that the city or county has jurisdiction over as a road authority pursuant to ORS 810.010 (Jurisdiction over highways) .

(b) Nothing in ORS 383.001 (Findings) to 383.245 (Bond form, issuance and maturity) prohibits Multnomah County from establishing a toll on the bridges across the Willamette River that are within the boundaries of the City of Portland and that are operated and maintained by Multnomah County as required under ORS 382.305 (Operation of bridges across Willamette River by Multnomah County) and 382.310 (Powers of Multnomah County as to Willamette River bridges) .

(c) Nothing in ORS 383.001 (Findings) to 383.245 (Bond form, issuance and maturity) prohibits the Port of Hood River from establishing a toll on the bridges across the Columbia River that are operated and maintained by the port.

(d) Nothing in ORS 383.001 (Findings) to 383.245 (Bond form, issuance and maturity) prohibits the Port of Cascade Locks from establishing a toll on the bridges across the Columbia River that are operated and maintained by the port.

(e) Nothing in ORS 383.001 (Findings) to 383.245 (Bond form, issuance and maturity) prohibits a commission formed under ORS 381.705 (Creation and purposes) from establishing a toll on a bridge across the Columbia River that is operated and maintained by the commission or the commission’s designee. [2007 c.531 §2; 2009 c.385 §3; 2021 c.630 §135; 2022 c.7 §16]

Source: Section 383.004 — Establishment of tolls; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors383.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 383.035 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 383 / Section 383.035
383.035 Toll payment
Status: in_force

(1) A person shall pay a toll established under ORS 383.004 (Establishment of tolls) .

(2) A person who fails to pay a toll established under ORS 383.004 (Establishment of tolls) shall pay to the Department of Transportation the amount of the toll, a civil penalty and an administrative fee established by the tollway operator not to exceed the actual cost of collecting the unpaid toll. The department shall adopt by rule the amount of civil penalty that may be imposed for each violation of subsection (1) of this section.

(3) A civil penalty imposed under this section may be remitted or reduced upon such terms and conditions as the department considers proper and consistent.

(4) In addition to any other penalty, the department shall refuse to renew the motor vehicle registration of a motor vehicle when the registered owner of the motor vehicle has not paid the toll, the civil penalty and any administrative fee charged under this section.

(5) This section does not apply to:

(a) A person who is a member of a category of persons exempted by the Oregon Transportation Commission from paying a toll; or

(b) A person who is a member of a category of persons made eligible by the commission for paying a reduced toll, to the extent of the reduction.

(6) Civil penalties imposed under this section shall be imposed in the manner provided by ORS 183.745 (Civil penalty procedures) .

(7) The department may enter into an agreement with a commission or a commission’s designee under ORS 381.725 (Revenues) (3) to enforce the payment of tolls and other charges for use of an interstate toll bridge. [2007 c.531 §4; 2013 c.4 §10; 2021 c.630 §142; 2022 c.7 §17]

Source: Section 383.035 — Toll payment; failure to pay toll; penalty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors383.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 384.445 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 384 / Section 384.445
384.445 Ferry between Umatilla, Oregon, and Plymouth, Washington
Status: in_force

(1) The County Court of Umatilla County, Oregon, and the Department of Transportation, in cooperation, may enter into such agreement, as in their judgment is advisable, with the County Court of Benton County, Washington, and the Director of Highways of the State of Washington, for the establishment, maintenance and operation of a public ferry across the Columbia River between Umatilla, Oregon, and Plymouth, Washington, and for connecting the ferry with and making it a part of the state highway systems of Oregon and Washington.

(2) The County Court of Umatilla County, Oregon, and the Department of Transportation may use such portions of the county and state road funds as in their discretion they deem advisable for such purpose.

(3) Such public ferry and county road connecting it with the state highway hereby are made a part of the Oregon state highway system.

Source: Section 384.445 — Ferry between Umatilla, Oregon, and Plymouth, Washington , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors384.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 367.650 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 367 / Section 367.650
367.650 Trust indenture to secure bonds
Status: in_force

At the discretion of the State Treasurer, bonds issued under ORS 367.615 (Bond issuance) may be secured by a trust indenture. A trust indenture established under this section is subject to the following:

(1) The trust indenture shall be by and between the state and a trustee.

(2) The trustee may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company whether inside or outside the state.

(3) The trustee may act as custodian as provided for by indenture under ORS 367.640 (Indenture) .

(4) The trustee must be jointly appointed by the director and the State Treasurer.

(5) The trustee shall be vested with such powers and duties as provided for by indenture under ORS 367.640 (Indenture) . [1985 c.551 §9]

Source: Section 367.650 — Trust indenture to secure bonds; provisions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors367.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 390.364 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 390 / Section 390.364
390.364 Taxation of lands subject to scenic easements
Status: in_force

For ad valorem tax purposes, land that is subject to a scenic easement acquired under ORS 390.332 (Acquisition of scenic easements near Willamette River) or a scenic or public easement acquired under ORS 390.334 (Acquisition of scenic easements in lands subject to development plan) shall be valued at its real market value, less any reduction in value caused by the easement, and assessed in accordance with ORS 308.232 (Property to be valued at 100 percent real market value and assessed at assessed value) . The easements shall be exempt from assessment and taxation as any land owned by the state is so exempt. [1973 c.558 §7; 1981 c.804 §98; 1991 c.459 §393]

Source: Section 390.364 — Taxation of lands subject to scenic easements , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors390.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 366.518 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 366 / Section 366.518
366.518 Expenditures from highway fund to be reported, budgeted and limited to amounts budgeted
Status: in_force

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]

Source: Section 366.518 — Expenditures from highway fund to be reported, budgeted and limited to amounts budgeted , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors366.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 376.335 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 376 / Section 376.335
376.335 Contracting with applicant
Status: in_force

Any county court that has approved any such application may contract with the applicant, in accordance with ORS 376.305 (Policy and purpose of Act) to 376.390 (Payment of taxes and fees by forest road contractor) , and without advertisement for bids, for the improvement or maintenance, or both, of the forest road described in the application. The terms of the contract as to specifications of the work shall not be limited by the proposal for improvement or maintenance as contained in the application.

Source: Section 376.335 — Contracting with applicant , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors376.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 390.112 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 390 / Section 390.112
390.112 Additional criteria for acquiring and developing new historic sites, parks and recreation areas
Status: in_force

The State Parks and Recreation Department shall propose to the State Parks and Recreation Commission additional criteria for the acquisition and development of new historic sites, parks and recreation areas. The criteria shall include but need not be limited to:

(1) Criteria to address opportunities that may be lost to the department if acquisition is delayed, such as Whelan Island in Tillamook County and Cape Sebastian in Curry County;

(2) Criteria to protect significant cultural and historic properties, such as Thompson’s Mills in Linn County, Fort Rock Cave in Lake County, Fort Yamhill in Polk County and Keil House in Marion County; and

(3) Criteria to satisfy the need for overnight and large group use facilities on the perimeter of urban population centers, such as Columbia and Washington Counties. [1999 c.1038 §4]

Source: Section 390.112 — Additional criteria for acquiring and developing new historic sites, parks and recreation areas , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors390.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 373.030 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 373 / Section 373.030
373.030 Construction and maintenance of streets
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Transportation may construct, reconstruct, pave and improve and shall repair and maintain streets and roads through cities where such streets or roads, or both:

(a) Form a link in the highway system of the state or constitute a connection between two such highways; and

(b) Have been designated by the department as the streets or roads over which there is routed state highway traffic.

(2) The department, however, shall not change or establish any grade of any such street or road without the consent of the governing body of the city.

Source: Section 373.030 — Construction and maintenance of streets; consent of city for grade change , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors373.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 391.590 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 391 / Section 391.590
391.590 Bonds not general obligation of state
Status: in_force

All bonds issued by the Oregon Mass Transportation Financing Authority under the provisions of ORS 267.227 (Relationship with Oregon Mass Transportation Financing Authority) and 391.500 (Declaration of policy) to 391.660 (Short title) shall not constitute a debt, liability or general obligation of this state, or a pledge of the faith and credit of this state, but shall be payable solely from the income revenues, receipts or assets pledged for their payment. Each bond issued shall contain on the face a statement that the State of Oregon or the authority shall not be obligated to pay the same nor the interest thereon except from the income revenues, receipts or assets pledged therefor, and that neither the general obligation, full faith and credit nor the taxing power of this state is pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest on such bond. [1977 c.662 §11]

Source: Section 391.590 — Bonds not general obligation of state , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors391.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 367.040 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 367 / Section 367.040
367.040 Loans to state agencies
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 283.087 (Financing agreements) (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 to pay the infrastructure loan from any or all of the available moneys of the agency and may pledge all or any portion of those moneys to repay the infrastructure loan. An infrastructure loan of an agency does not constitute a debt of the state or a lending of the credit of the state within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation.

(2) If an infrastructure loan is made to an agency, the terms of the infrastructure loan contract bind the State of Oregon and the agency, and the agency shall unconditionally repay the infrastructure loan from the moneys the agency has pledged in accordance with the terms of the infrastructure loan contract. [1997 c.679 §8; 2003 c.201 §15; 2013 c.767 §6]

Source: Section 367.040 — Loans to state agencies; loan contract , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors367.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 376.305 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 376 / Section 376.305
376.305 Policy and purpose of Act
Status: in_force

(1) It is declared that a substantial part of the forest resources of this state are now left unharvested and are lost by reason of the excessive cost of transportation thereof to market; that substantial forest areas can be economically managed, harvested and the products thereof transported to market only by use of certain county and public roads which the counties of this state are unable to construct, improve and maintain so as to enable their safe and economical use for such purposes.

(2) It is declared to be the public policy of this state to conserve and develop its natural resources, to encourage and facilitate the transportation of products of the forest and the salvage and utilization of such products now being wasted, and to develop and improve certain county and other public roads for such purposes.

Source: Section 376.305 — Policy and purpose of Act , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors376.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 390.932 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 390 / Section 390.932
390.932 Creation of Deschutes River Scenic Waterway Recreation Area
Status: in_force

There is created the Deschutes River Scenic Waterway Recreation Area consisting of the segment of the Deschutes River scenic waterway under ORS 390.826 (Designated scenic waterways) that is designated as the segment from immediately below the existing Pelton reregulating dam downstream approximately 100 miles to its confluence with the Columbia River, excluding the City of Maupin as its boundaries are constituted on October 4, 1977. [1987 c.624 §17]

Source: Section 390.932 — Creation of Deschutes River Scenic Waterway Recreation Area , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors390.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 373.310 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 373 / Section 373.310
373.310 Myrtle Point given jurisdiction over certain county roads declared streets
Status: in_force

(1) The city of Myrtle Point, in Coos County, has absolute and complete jurisdiction over the following portions of the following county roads located within the corporate limits of the city:

(a) All that portion of any county roads within the corporate limits of the city, lying along First Street and the whole thereof, as such street is described upon the plat of the original town (now city) of Myrtle Point, now on file and of record in the office of the county clerk for Coos County.

(b) All that portion of the county roads within the corporate limits of the city, lying on or along Spruce Street and the whole thereof, as shown upon the plat of the original town (now city) of Myrtle Point and upon the plat of the first extension to the original town (now city) of Myrtle Point, now on file and of record in the office of the county clerk of Coos County.

(c) All that portion of the county roads within the corporate limits of the city, lying upon or along First Street, being Spruce Street extended, and the whole thereof, as shown upon the plats of Border & Bender’s addition to the town (now city) of Myrtle Point, Border & Bender’s extension to Border & Bender’s addition to the town (now city) of Myrtle Point, Sengstacken’s addition to the town (now city) of Myrtle Point and J. H. Roberts’ addition to the town (now city) of Myrtle Point, now on file and of record in the office of the county clerk for Coos County.

(d) All that portion of any county roads within the corporate limits of the city, lying along Railroad Avenue and the whole thereof, as shown upon the plats of the first extension to the original town (now city) of Myrtle Point, Lehnherr’s addition to the town (now city) of Myrtle Point, Brown’s first addition to the town (now city) of Myrtle Point, Brown’s second addition and Smith’s addition to the town (now city) of Myrtle Point, now on file and of record in the office of the county clerk for Coos County.

(2) The city of Myrtle Point has jurisdiction over such portion of the roads in the same manner and to the same extent that it has jurisdiction over such streets, such portions to be streets of the city of Myrtle Point.

Source: Section 373.310 — Myrtle Point given jurisdiction over certain county roads declared streets , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors373.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 371.660 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 371 / Section 371.660
371.660 Delinquent list
Status: in_force

(1) One year from the date an assessment for improvements under ORS 371.605 (Definitions for ORS 371.605 to 371.660) to 371.660 (Delinquent list) is delinquent, or, in case the assessment has been spread in semiannual installments, one year from the date any semiannual installment of the assessment is delinquent, the county court shall prepare a delinquent list of all assessments not wholly paid. The list shall contain a description of the land, the name of the person to whom assessed and the amount of the assessment and interest due.

(2) The county court shall transmit the list to the county clerk, who shall issue a writ of execution thereon, directed to the county court.

(3) The county court shall proceed to collect the unpaid assessments named in the list by advertising and selling each parcel of land in the manner provided by law for the sale of real property on execution, but no parcel shall be sold for a sum less than the amount of the unpaid assessment plus interest thereon and the cost of advertising and sale. [Amended by 1955 c.773 §10; 1959 c.656 §4; 1961 c.432 §4]

Source: Section 371.660 — Delinquent list; execution and sale , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors371.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 390.307 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 390 / Section 390.307
390.307 Salmonberry Trail Trust Fund
Status: in_force

The Salmonberry Trail Trust Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. All gifts, grants, appropriations or donations received by the state for purposes of developing or implementing the plan described in ORS 390.305 (Salmonberry Trail) shall be deposited in the Salmonberry Trail Trust Fund. All moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the State Forestry Department for the purposes of developing and implementing the plan. [2014 c.68 §3]

Note: See note under 390.305 (Salmonberry Trail) .

Source: Section 390.307 — Salmonberry Trail Trust Fund , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors390.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 382.375 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 382 / Section 382.375
382.375 Election
Status: in_force

(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 (Filing and presentation of petition) (2).

(2) The laws of this state governing special and general elections in so far as they do not conflict with ORS 382.335 (Definitions for ORS 382.335 to 382.425) to 382.425 (County clerk as clerk of county commissioners) apply to elections under ORS 382.335 (Definitions for ORS 382.335 to 382.425) to 382.425 (County clerk as clerk of county commissioners) .

Source: Section 382.375 — Election; laws applicable , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors382.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 372.480 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 372 / Section 372.480
372.480 Grounds for granting dissolution
Status: in_force

(1) After the hearing, if the county board determines it is in the best interest of the district to dissolve, it shall grant the petition and enter an order dissolving the district or the county board may deny the petition. If an order is entered dissolving the district, the district board shall thereupon constitute a board of trustees to dispose of the property of the district and pay its debts and obligations or procure releases thereof.

(2) If a county service district assumes all indebtedness of the highway lighting district and undertakes to continue to furnish service to the inhabitants pursuant to the plan of dissolution and liquidation, and if the consent of all the known holders of valid indebtedness against the district has been obtained or provision has been made in the plan for payment of the nonassenting holders, the board of trustees may convey to the county service district all assets of the highway lighting district as described by the district board under ORS 372.460 (Board findings on proposed dissolution) after paying and discharging the debts to, or procuring releases from, the nonassenting holders.

(3) Except as provided by subsection (2) of this section, any surplus funds remaining to the credit of the district, after payment of the indebtedness of the district, shall be turned over to the county treasurer to become a part of the general fund of the county. If the assets of the district are insufficient to pay the indebtedness, the board of trustees shall levy taxes, within the limits of the authority of the district, for the liquidation of such indebtedness.

(4) Upon completing liquidation of the highway lighting district, the board of trustees shall execute, under oath, a signed statement that the district has been dissolved and its affairs liquidated, which statement shall be filed in the office of the county clerk of the county. [1971 c.514 §36]

Source: Section 372.480 — Grounds for granting dissolution; assumption of district indebtedness; disposition of surplus; statement of dissolution , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors372.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 390.290 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 390 / Section 390.290
390.290 Schedule for reimbursement of local governing bodies
Status: in_force

(1) Expenditures made from city, county or rural fire protection district funds to provide lifesaving services along the ocean shore shall be reimbursed by the State Parks and Recreation Department in accordance with this section.

(2) Within the limit of the funds available therefor, there shall be paid to an applicant city, county or rural fire protection district, on account of expenditures subject to reimbursement, 75 percent of any amount in excess of $5,000 so expended from the funds of the applicant in the prior fiscal year.

(3) Upon approval of a request of a governing body, the department shall enter into a matching fund relationship to reimburse the funds used to pay expenses of providing such lifesaving services.

(4) When approved by the department, claims by a city or county for reimbursement under subsections (2) and (3) of this section shall be presented for payment and paid from the City and County Subaccount of the State Parks and Recreation Department Fund in the manner other claims against that account are paid; however, if in any fiscal year the aggregate amount of the grants approved exceeds the funds available in that subaccount for the purposes of ORS 390.270 (Definitions for ORS 390.270 to 390.290) to 390.290 (Schedule for reimbursement of local governing bodies) , the department shall prorate the available funds among the grants approved.

(5) When approved by the department, claims by a rural fire protection district under subsections (2) and (3) of this section shall be presented for payment and paid from the Fire Protection District Subaccount of the State Parks and Recreation Department Fund in the manner other claims against that account are paid. However, if in any fiscal year the aggregate amount of the grants approved exceeds the funds available in that subaccount for the purposes of ORS 390.270 (Definitions for ORS 390.270 to 390.290) to 390.290 (Schedule for reimbursement of local governing bodies) , the department shall prorate the available funds among the grants approved. [1973 c.673 §5; 1985 c.395 §5; 1989 c.904 §62]

Source: Section 390.290 — Schedule for reimbursement of local governing bodies , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors390.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 390.300 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 390 / Section 390.300
390.300 Tillamook Forest Recreation Trust Account
Status: in_force

(1) The Tillamook Forest Recreation Trust Account is established as a subaccount in the Parks Donation Trust Fund established pursuant to ORS 390.153 (Parks Donation Trust Fund) . All gifts or donations of money received by the state for purposes of developing or implementing the recreation plan described in section 1, chapter 889, Oregon Laws 1991, shall be deposited with the State Treasurer and credited to the subaccount.

(2) Moneys in the Tillamook Forest Recreation Trust Account subaccount are continuously appropriated to the State Parks and Recreation Department for the purposes specified in the gift or donation or, if no purpose is specified, for purposes consistent with the recreation plan established under ORS 390.295 (Jurisdiction of State Forestry Department and State Parks and Recreation Department) and this section. [1991 c.889 §5]

Note: See note under 390.295 (Jurisdiction of State Forestry Department and State Parks and Recreation Department) .

Source: Section 390.300 — Tillamook Forest Recreation Trust Account; sources; uses , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors390.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 384.140 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 384 / Section 384.140
384.140 Bond or letter of credit of ferry licensee
Status: in_force

Persons licensed by the Department of Transportation to maintain and operate a ferry under ORS 384.105 (Department of Transportation to acquire and operate or license ferries) to 384.150 (Ferry as part of state highway system) shall be required to furnish a bond or an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an insured institution as defined in ORS 706.008 (Additional definitions for Bank Act) in such amount as the department requires. The bond or letter of credit shall be conditioned upon the faithful compliance with and performance of all the conditions, requirements and provisions contained in the license, and shall be in such form as the department may prescribe. The bond or letter of credit shall be made payable to the state. [Amended by 1991 c.331 §61; 1997 c.631 §469]

Source: Section 384.140 — Bond or letter of credit of ferry licensee , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors384.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 381.215 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 381 / Section 381.215
381.215 Independent or cooperative action
Status: in_force

In carrying out ORS 381.205 (Construction, acquisition, maintenance and connection of interstate bridges by counties, cities, towns and ports) to 381.314 (Sale or transfer of Port of Hood River bridge or bridge project) , each of the counties, cities, towns or ports mentioned in ORS 381.205 (Construction, acquisition, maintenance and connection of interstate bridges by counties, cities, towns and ports) may act independent of or in conjunction with each other upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the contracting parties.

Source: Section 381.215 — Independent or cooperative action , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors381.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 372.010 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 372 / Section 372.010
372.010 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) “County board” means board of county commissioners or county court of a county.

(2) “County” means the county in which the district, or the greatest length of highway to be illuminated, is located.

(3) “District” means a highway lighting district formed under this chapter.

(4) “District board” or “board of commissioners” means the governing body of a district.

(5) “Highway” means any road or way open to public travel.

(6) “Owner” or “landowner” means the holder of record title to real property or the vendee under a recorded land sale contract, if there is such a contract. [Amended by 1955 c.80 §1; 1971 c.514 §1; 1983 c.83 §83]

Source: Section 372.010 — Definitions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors372.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 384.130 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 384 / Section 384.130
384.130 Fixing ferriage rates
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Transportation may fix, alter and establish from time to time the rate of ferriage to be levied and collected, and may, in its judgment, whenever circumstances warrant and require, alter or change any such rate.

(2) Whenever the Department of Transportation grants a license to keep and operate a ferry across any stream, river, bay, arm of the ocean or other body of water, the department shall establish the rates of ferriage which may be lawfully demanded for the transportation of persons and property across the body of water, having due regard to the width, situation and location of the body of water and the damages and difficulties incident to the operation of the ferry.

Source: Section 384.130 — Fixing ferriage rates , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors384.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 376.195 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 376 / Section 376.195
376.195 Subsequent partition of land receiving way of necessity requires government approval
Status: in_force

Land for which a way of necessity is established under ORS 376.150 (Definitions for ORS 376.150 to 376.200) to 376.200 (Transfer of jurisdiction over establishment of ways of necessity to circuit court) shall not be subsequently partitioned without the approval of the city or county governing body which has partitioning authority. [1979 c.862 §9]

Source: Section 376.195 — Subsequent partition of land receiving way of necessity requires government approval , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors376.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 368.717 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 368 / Section 368.717
368.717 County borrowing of money from county general road fund
Status: in_force

The county court or board of county commissioners may borrow money from the general road fund of the county to supplement depleted election accounts within the general fund of the county if there is no money within the emergency fund of the county to supplement the depleted accounts within the general fund. The amount so borrowed shall be returned to the general road fund during the following fiscal year from the first funds available in the general fund, or from the emergency fund. [Formerly 294.050]

Note: 368.717 (County borrowing of money from county general road fund) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 368 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 368.717 — County borrowing of money from county general road fund , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors368.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 374.326 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 374 / Section 374.326
374.326 Collaboration with highway users
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Transportation shall work collaboratively with highway users on all proposals to install a raised or depressed barrier on two-lane segments of state highways.

(2) As used in this section “highway users” includes representatives of the freight industry and automobile users and may include representatives of local government and other transportation stakeholders, as appropriate. [2011 c.330 §19]

Source: Section 374.326 — Collaboration with highway users , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors374.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 390.250 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 390 / Section 390.250
390.250 Development of recreational use of lands by Jackson County
Status: in_force

(1) In furtherance of the state policy declared in ORS 390.010 (Policy of state toward outdoor recreation resources) , the governing body of Jackson County, Oregon, may prepare and adopt a plan to promote the public scenic, park and recreational use of lands along Bear Creek that lie within the boundaries of Jackson County. The county governing body may, in preparing any such plan, designate lands or interest in such lands situated within the county that the county and all cities described in subsection (2) of this section consider necessary for immediate or future acquisition for public use for scenic, park or recreational purposes.

(2) Each plan adopted under subsection (1) of this section shall be prepared in cooperation with and with the concurrence of all cities within the county that have lands within their respective boundaries that are adjacent or contiguous to Bear Creek.

(3) After the adoption of a plan under subsection (1) of this section, the governing body of a city in Jackson County or of Jackson County may apply to the State Parks and Recreation Department under ORS 390.255 (Use of funds to acquire land interests) for grants of money to be used by the city or county in the acquisition of lands or any interests therein to carry out any such plan. [1973 c.668 §1; 1989 c.904 §15]

Source: Section 390.250 — Development of recreational use of lands by Jackson County; application for state funds , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors390.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 374.311 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 374 / Section 374.311
374.311 Permit standards
Status: in_force

The objective standards for spacing, channelization and sight distance for decisions to approve, modify or deny an approach permit are as follows:

(1) When making a decision to approve or deny an application for an approach permit under ORS 374.312 (Rules regarding permits for approach roads) , the Department of Transportation shall apply, as one of the standards, the standards in Table 1 for spacing between approaches on highway segments where the annual average daily traffic is 5,000 or fewer motor vehicles:

TABLE 1

Regional

Highways Statewide

District Highways

Highways Statewide Statewide Unincorporated

Rural and Highways Highways Communities

Speed Urban Rural Areas Urban Areas Rural Areas

(miles per (distance (distance (distance (distance

hour) in feet) in feet) in feet) in feet)

55 or higher 650 1,320 1,320 1,320

50 425 1,100 1,100 1,100

40 & 45 360 990 360 750

30 & 35 250 770 250 425

25 or lower 150 550 150 350

(a) For spacing between private approaches, the spacing standards described in Table 1 apply to the distance measured along the highway from the center of an existing or proposed private approach to the center of the nearest existing or proposed private approach on the same side of the highway in both directions. For spacing between a private and a public approach, the standard applies to the distance measured in both directions along the highway from the center of an existing or proposed private approach to the center of the nearest intersection of the highway with a public approach or another state highway.

(b) The spacing standards for approaches on one-way highways or highways with a raised or depressed nontraversable median where only a right-hand or left-hand turn into and from the approach is allowed are one-half the spacing standards for highways where the annual average daily traffic is more than 5,000 motor vehicles as described in Table 2.

(c) Special transportation areas, access management plans, corridor plans, interchange area management plans or interchange management areas, as designated by the Oregon Transportation Commission, may have spacing standards that take precedence over the spacing standards described in Table 1.

(d) For a signalized private approach, signal spacing standards established by the department by rule supersede the spacing standards described in Table 1.

(e) The spacing standards in Table 1 do not apply to approaches in existence prior to January 1, 2012, except when:

(A) A new or change of use of an approach permit is required under ORS 374.312 (Rules regarding permits for approach roads) .

(B) Infill development or infill redevelopment occurs and spacing or safety will be improved by moving in the direction of the spacing standards described in Table 1.

(C) A highway or interchange project occurs and spacing or safety will be improved by moving in the direction of the spacing standards described in Table 1.

(f) The spacing standards for a statewide highway, regional highway or district highway that is designated as an expressway by the commission where the annual average daily traffic is 5,000 or fewer motor vehicles are described in Tables 2 to 4.

(2) When making a decision to approve or deny an application for an approach permit, the department shall apply, as one of the standards, the standards in Table 2 for spacing between approaches on statewide highways where the annual average daily traffic is more than 5,000 motor vehicles:

TABLE 2

Expressway Expressway

Speed Rural Areas Urban Areas Rural Areas Urban Areas

(miles (distance (distance (distance (distance

per hour) in feet) in feet) in feet) in feet)

55 or higher 5,280 2,640 1,320 1,320

50 5,280 2,640 1,100 1,100

40 & 45 5,280 2,640 990 800

30 & 35 - - 770 500

25 & lower - - 550 350

(a) For spacing between private approaches, the spacing standards described in Table 2 apply to the distance measured along the highway from the center of an existing or proposed private approach to the center of the nearest existing or proposed private approach on the same side of the highway in both directions. For spacing between a private and a public approach, the standard applies to the distance measured in both directions along the highway from the center of an existing or proposed private approach to the center of the nearest intersection of the highway with a public approach or another state highway.

(b) The spacing standards for approaches on one-way highways or highways with a raised or depressed nontraversable median where only a right-hand or left-hand turn into and from the approach is allowed are one-half the spacing standards described in Table 2.

(c) Special transportation areas, access management plans, corridor plans, interchange area management plans or interchange management areas, as designated by the commission, may have spacing standards that take precedence over the spacing standards described in Table 2.

(d) For a signalized private approach, signal spacing standards established by the department by rule supersede the spacing standards described in Table 2.

(e) The spacing standards in Table 2 do not apply to approaches in existence prior to January 1, 2012, except when:

(A) A new or change of use of an approach permit is required under ORS 374.312 (Rules regarding permits for approach roads) .

(B) Infill development or infill redevelopment occurs and spacing and safety will be improved by moving in the direction of the spacing standards described in Table 2.

(C) A highway or interchange project occurs and spacing and safety will be improved by moving in the direction of the spacing standards described in Table 2.

(f) The spacing standards described in Table 2 for a statewide highway that is designated as an expressway by the commission also apply to an expressway where the annual average daily traffic is 5,000 or fewer motor vehicles.

(3) When making a decision to approve or deny an application for an approach permit, the department shall apply, as one of the standards, the standards in Table 3 for the spacing between approaches on regional highways where the annual average daily traffic is more than 5,000 motor vehicles:

TABLE 3

Expressway Expressway

Speed Rural Areas Urban Areas Rural Areas Urban Areas

(miles (distance (distance (distance (distance

per hour) in feet) in feet) in feet) in feet)

55 or higher 5,280 2,640 990 990

50 5,280 2,640 830 830

40 & 45 5,280 2,640 750 500

30 & 35 - - 600 350

25 & lower - - 450 250

(a) For spacing between private approaches, the spacing standards described in Table 3 apply to the distance measured along the highway from the center of an existing or proposed private approach to the center of the nearest existing or proposed private approach on the same side of the highway in both directions. For spacing between a private and a public approach, the standard applies to the distance measured in both directions along the highway from the center of an existing or proposed private approach to the center of the nearest intersection of the highway with a public approach or another state highway.

(b) The spacing standards for approaches on one-way highways or highways with a raised or depressed nontraversable median where only a right-hand or left-hand turn into and from the approach is allowed are one-half the spacing standards described in Table 3.

(c) Special transportation areas, access management plans, corridor plans, interchange area management plans or interchange management areas, as designated by the commission, may have spacing standards that take precedence over the spacing standards described in Table 3.

(d) For a signalized private approach, signal spacing standards established by the department by rule supersede the spacing standards described in Table 3.

(e) The spacing standards in Table 3 do not apply to approaches in existence prior to January 1, 2012, except when:

(A) A new or change of use of an approach permit is required under ORS 374.312 (Rules regarding permits for approach roads) .

(B) Infill development or infill redevelopment occurs and spacing and safety will be improved by moving in the direction of the spacing standards described in Table 3.

(C) A highway or interchange project occurs and spacing and safety will be improved by moving in the direction of the spacing standards described in Table 3.

(f) The spacing standards described in Table 3 for a regional highway that is designated as an expressway by the commission also applies to an expressway where the annual average daily traffic is 5,000 or fewer motor vehicles.

(4) When making a decision to approve or deny an application for an approach permit, the department shall apply, as one of the standards, the standards in Table 4 for the spacing between approaches on district highways where the annual average daily traffic is more than 5,000 motor vehicles:

TABLE 4

Expressway Expressway

Speed Rural Areas Urban Areas Rural Areas Urban Areas

(miles (distance (distance (distance (distance

per hour) in feet) in feet) in feet) in feet)

55 or higher 5,280 2,640 700 700

50 5,280 2,640 550 550

40 & 45 5,280 2,640 500 500

30 & 35 - - 400 350

25 & lower - - 400 250

(a) For spacing between private approaches, the spacing standards described in Table 4 apply to the distance measured along the highway from the center of an existing or proposed private approach to the center of the nearest existing or proposed private approach on the same side of the highway in both directions. For spacing between a private and a public approach, the standard applies to the distance measured in both directions along the highway from the center of an existing or proposed private approach to the center of the nearest intersection of the highway with a public approach or another state highway.

(b) The spacing standards for approaches on one-way highways or highways with a raised or depressed nontraversable median where only a right-hand or left-hand turn into and from the approach is allowed are one-half the spacing standards described in Table 4.

(c) Special transportation areas, access management plans, corridor plans, interchange area management plans or interchange management areas, as designated by the commission, may have spacing standards that take precedence over the spacing standards described in Table 4.

(d) For a signalized private approach, signal spacing standards established by the department by rule supersede the spacing standards described in Table 4.

(e) The spacing standards in Table 4 do not apply to approaches in existence prior to January 1, 2012, except when:

(A) A new or change of use of an approach permit is required under ORS 374.312 (Rules regarding permits for approach roads) .

(B) Infill development or infill redevelopment occurs and spacing and safety will be improved by moving in the direction of the spacing standards described in Table 4.

(C) A highway or interchange project occurs and spacing and safety will be improved by moving in the direction of the spacing standards described in Table 4.

(f) The spacing standards described in Table 4 for a district highway that is designated as an expressway by the commission also apply to an expressway where the annual average daily traffic is 5,000 or fewer motor vehicles.

(5) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The department may require channelization on the highway as a condition for the approval of an approach permit if any of the following conditions exist:

(A) The number of average daily trips at the property exceeds 400 when the property is located on a two-lane highway with an annual average daily traffic of 5,000 or more motor vehicles.

(B) The number of average daily trips at the property exceeds 400 when the property is located on a four-lane highway with an annual average daily traffic of 10,000 or more motor vehicles.

(C) The product of the number of average daily trips at the property multiplied by the annual average daily traffic on the highway is equal to or greater than the products listed in the table below:

TABLE 5

Product of Property’s Average Daily Trips Multiplied by the

Abutting Highway’s Annual Average Daily Traffic (Millions)

Number of Speed Speed Speed Speed

highway 25 mph 30-35 40-45 50 mph

lanes or lower mph mph or higher

2 lanes 5.1 3.9 1.8 1.3

4 lanes 10.2 7.8 3.6 2.6

(b) The number of average daily trips at a property may be determined by a traffic impact analysis or from national standards, as determined by the department. A vehicle that enters and exits a property has made two trips.

(c) The annual average daily traffic for a state highway may be determined from the most recent edition of the transportation volume tables published annually by the department. The department shall post the transportation volume tables on the department’s website.

(6) The department may adopt by rule a standard for sight distance based on nationally accepted standards.

(7) As used in this section:

(a) “Infill development” means the development of vacant or remnant land that has been passed over by previous development and that is consistent with zoning. Infill occurs in urban areas. It may also occur in rural areas on commercially or industrially zoned land where the land has been developed into an urban block pattern including a local street network where the highway speed is 45 miles per hour or less.

(b) “Infill redevelopment” means changing an existing development including replacement, remodeling or reuse of existing structures to accommodate new development that is consistent with current zoning. Redevelopment occurs in urban areas. It may also occur in rural areas on commercially or industrially zoned land where the land has been developed into an urban block pattern including a local street network and where the highway speed is 45 miles per hour or less.

(c) “Rural” means the area outside an urban growth boundary, the area outside a special transportation area in an unincorporated community or the area outside an urban unincorporated community.

(d) “Speed” means the speed limit established in ORS 811.111 (Violating a speed limit) or the designated speed posted under ORS 810.180 (Designation of maximum speeds) .

(e) “Urban” means the area within an urban growth boundary, the area within a special transportation area of an unincorporated community or the area within an urban unincorporated community. [2011 c.330 §17]

Note: 374.311 (Permit standards) and 374.314 (Traffic impact analysis) were added to and made a part of 374.302 (Definitions for ORS 374.302 to 374.334) to 374.334 (Access management strategy) by legislative action but were not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 374.311 — Permit standards; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors374.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 368.925 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 368 / Section 368.925
368.925 Delinquency in paying assessment for repairs
Status: in_force

(1) Thirty days after the notice of the determination of the assessment mentioned in ORS 368.915 (Payment and reimbursement when county makes repairs) is mailed to the owner, the entire amount is due and payable at the office of the county sheriff, and if not so paid shall be delinquent from that date and shall bear interest at the rate of eight percent per year until paid.

(2) One year from the date an assessment is delinquent, the county sheriff shall transmit to the county clerk a written description of the property, the name of the person to whom assessed, the amount of the assessment and the interest due. The county clerk shall issue a writ of execution thereon, directed to the sheriff of the county. The sheriff shall proceed to collect the unpaid assessment by advertising and selling the property in the manner provided by law for the sale of real property on execution, but no property shall be sold for a sum less than the amount of the unpaid assessment plus interest and the cost of advertising and sale.

Source: Section 368.925 — Delinquency in paying assessment for repairs; execution sale , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors368.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 391.570 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 391 / Section 391.570
391.570 Bonds
Status: in_force

(1) Bonds may be issued as serial bonds or as term bonds or a combination of both types. The board may provide that such bonds:

(a) May be executed and delivered by the Oregon Mass Transportation Financing Authority at any time and from time to time in such amounts including all necessary and incidental expenses, together with all necessary initial bond and interest reserves and applicable interest during the period of acquisition;

(b) May be in such form and denominations and of such terms and maturities;

(c) May be in fully registered form or in bearer form registerable either as to principal or interest or both;

(d) May bear such conversion privileges and be payable in such installments and at such time or times not exceeding 40 years from the date thereof;

(e) May be payable at such time or times and at such place or places whether within or without the State of Oregon and evidenced in such manner;

(f) May be made optional for redemption prior to maturity at such price or prices and on such terms and conditions;

(g) May be executed by the manual or facsimile signatures of such officers of the authority; and

(h) May contain such other provisions not inconsistent with ORS 267.227 (Relationship with Oregon Mass Transportation Financing Authority) and 391.500 (Declaration of policy) to 391.660 (Short title) .

(2) Any bonds of the authority may be sold for such price and in such manner and from time to time as may be determined by the board. The board shall publish notice of its intent to sell bonds, at least once, at least two days prior to the date of sale, in a newspaper of general circulation in each district which is to receive financial assistance from the proceeds of the bonds. The notice shall state the general purposes for which the bonds are to be sold. Issuance by the authority of one or more series of bonds for one or more purposes shall not preclude it from issuing other bonds in connection with the same mass transit facility or any other mass transit facility or for any other purpose, but the proceedings where any subsequent bonds may be issued shall recognize and protect any prior pledge made for any prior issue of bonds. Refunding bonds may be issued whether the bonds to be refunded are then subject to redemption or are thereafter subject to redemption or maturity, and regardless of the purpose for which the bonds to be refunded were issued by the authority. All such bonds and the interest coupons applicable thereto, if any, are made and shall be construed to be negotiable instruments. [1977 c.662 §9]

Source: Section 391.570 — Bonds; form; conditions; issuance; refunding , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors391.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 373.130 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 373 / Section 373.130
373.130 County use of city streets as bridge approach
Status: in_force

Whenever any county constructs across any stream any bridge which is wholly or in part within the limits of any city within the county, the county may use as approaches for the bridge such portions as may be necessary of any street of the city leading to the bridge. The power, dominion and right of control over and to improve and maintain the portions of any street so used belong exclusively to the county.

Source: Section 373.130 — County use of city streets as bridge approach , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors373.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 390.655 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 390 / Section 390.655
390.655 Standards for improvement permits
Status: in_force

The State Parks and Recreation Department shall consider applications and issue permits under ORS 390.650 (Improvement permit procedure) in accordance with standards designed to promote the public health, safety and welfare and carry out the policy of ORS 390.610 (Policy) , 390.620 (Pacific shore not to be alienated) to 390.676 (Schedule of civil penalties) , 390.690 (Title and rights of state unimpaired) and 390.705 (Prohibition against placing certain conduits across recreation area and against removal of natural products) to 390.770 (Vegetation line described) . The standards shall be based on the following considerations, among others:

(1) The public need for healthful, safe, aesthetic surroundings and conditions; the natural scenic, recreational and other resources of the area; and the present and prospective need for conservation and development of those resources.

(2) The physical characteristics or the changes in the physical characteristics of the area and suitability of the area for particular uses and improvements.

(3) The land uses, including public recreational use if any, and the improvements in the area, the trends in land uses and improvements, the density of development and the property values in the area.

(4) The need for recreation and other facilities and enterprises in the future development of the area and the need for access to particular sites in the area. [1969 c.601 §11; 1979 c.186 §22]

Source: Section 390.655 — Standards for improvement permits , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors390.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 367.595 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 367 / Section 367.595
367.595 Setting aside sufficient moneys to pay maturing obligations
Status: in_force

The Department of Transportation shall compute and determine in January of each year, after the sale of bonds under ORS 367.555 (Authority to issue general obligation bonds) to 367.600 (Compliance with constitutional debt limits) , the amount of principal and interest that will fall due during such year on general obligation bonds then outstanding and unpaid and shall maintain or hold in the State Highway Fund sufficient moneys to pay such maturing obligations. [1973 c.698 §10; 2003 c.201 §22]

Source: Section 367.595 — Setting aside sufficient moneys to pay maturing obligations , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors367.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 367.824 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 367 / Section 367.824
367.824 Rules
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Transportation may adopt any rules it considers necessary to implement the provisions of ORS 367.800 (Findings) to 367.824 (Rules) .

(2) Notwithstanding any provision of ORS 367.800 (Findings) to 367.824 (Rules) , 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 (Findings) to 367.824 (Rules) ;

(b) Require procedures that are additional to or different from those provided in ORS 367.800 (Findings) to 367.824 (Rules) ; or

(c) Require contract provisions not authorized by ORS 367.800 (Findings) to 367.824 (Rules) . [2003 c.790 §§4a,13]

Note: See note under 367.800 (Findings) .

Source: Section 367.824 — Rules; supremacy of federal law , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors367.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 382.310 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 382 / Section 382.310
382.310 Powers of Multnomah County as to Willamette River bridges
Status: in_force

(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 board may enter into contracts for such lighting.

(b) Operate, maintain and keep in good condition all parts of the bridges owned by the city or leased by the city or by the board of county commissioners.

(2) The Board of County Commissioners of Multnomah County shall, at the cost and expense of the county:

(a) Employ, hire and discharge, from time to time, agents, workers, laborers and servants, as it deems necessary in the conduct, maintenance, repair and operation of the bridges and their approaches.

(b) Make needful rules and regulations for the operation and maintenance of the bridges, but such rules and regulations shall be subject to the exercise by the City of Portland of such police power and authority as the city has under its charter with respect to the bridges owned by the city.

(3) The Board of County Commissioners of Multnomah County may enter into agreements or leases for the use by the public, for highway purposes and for the operation of street cars, of the upper highway deck of the bridges constructed across the Willamette River in Portland, by persons or corporations other than the City of Portland.

(4) The Board of County Commissioners of Multnomah County may establish and collect tolls for the use of any bridge across the Willamette River that is:

(a) Under the board’s jurisdiction as a road authority pursuant to ORS 810.010 (Jurisdiction over highways) ; or

(b) Operated and maintained by Multnomah County as required under this section and ORS 382.305 (Operation of bridges across Willamette River by Multnomah County) . [Amended by 2005 c.22 §263; 2009 c.385 §1]

Source: Section 382.310 — Powers of Multnomah County as to Willamette River bridges , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors382.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 366.772 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 366 / Section 366.772
366.772 Allocation of moneys to certain counties
Status: in_force

(1) Not later than July 31 in each calendar year, the sum of $5,500,000 shall be withdrawn from the appropriation specified in ORS 366.762 (Appropriation from highway fund for counties) and the sum of $250,000 shall be withdrawn from moneys available to the Department of Transportation from the State Highway Fund. The sums withdrawn shall be transferred to a separate account to be administered by the Department of Transportation.

(2) Not later than July 31 in each calendar year, the sum of $5,750,000 shall be withdrawn from the separate account described in subsection (1) of this section and distributed to counties as follows:

(a) An amount of $750,000 shall be distributed to the following counties in the following amounts:

(A) Harney County $ 271,909

(B) Malheur County $ 187,947

(C) Morrow County $ 108,073

(D) Gilliam County $ 94,036

(E) Sherman County $ 79,700

(F) Wheeler County $ 8,335

(b) An amount of $5,000,000 shall be distributed proportionally to counties with fewer than 200,000 registered vehicles based on a ratio of road miles maintained by each county to registered vehicles.

(3) Moneys allocated as provided in this section may be used only for maintenance, repair and improvement of existing roads that are:

(a) Not a part of the state highway system;

(b) Within counties with fewer than 200,000 registered vehicles; and

(c) Inadequate for the capacity the roads serve or are in a condition detrimental to safety.

(4) All moneys in the account shall be allotted each year. [Formerly 366.541; 2007 c.911 §14; 2017 c.750 §73; 2018 c.93 §6]

Note: 366.772 (Allocation of moneys to certain counties) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was 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.

Source: Section 366.772 — Allocation of moneys to certain counties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors366.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 390.997 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 390 / Section 390.997
390.997 Penalties for violation of ORS 166.155 or 166.165
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to any other penalty imposed by law, for a period of at least six months, but not longer than five years from the date of entry of judgment of conviction, a person convicted of a violation of ORS 166.155 (Bias crime in the second degree) or 166.165 (Bias crime in the first degree) committed on the waters of this state or on publicly owned land used for outdoor recreation may not enter or remain in or on any building or land or water area under the jurisdiction of the State Parks and Recreation Department.

(2) The court shall notify the department of the entry of a judgment of conviction described in subsection (1) of this section.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a person convicted of a violation of ORS 166.155 (Bias crime in the second degree) or 166.165 (Bias crime in the first degree) may not be prohibited from entering or remaining in or on:

(a) Any building or land or water area under the jurisdiction of the department while the person is performing community service under ORS 166.167 (Community service as sentence for bias crime) ; or

(b) The grounds included within the State Capitol State Park under ORS 276.053 (State Capitol State Park) (1) to (5). [2021 c.393 §1]

Source: Section 390.997 — Penalties for violation of ORS 166.155 or 166.165 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors390.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 374.080 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 374 / Section 374.080
374.080 Agreements with federal government, counties and cities
Status: in_force

The Department of Transportation may enter into cooperative agreements with the federal government and with any county or city for the location, adoption, construction and maintenance of a throughway either within or without the corporate limits of any city, with respect to highways under the exclusive jurisdiction of the department, roads under the jurisdiction of the county court or board of county commissioners and streets under the exclusive jurisdiction of cities, and may, in such agreements, agree upon the allocation of costs of the project, the manner and method of maintenance and all other relevant matters.

Source: Section 374.080 — Agreements with federal government, counties and cities , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors374.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 390.705 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 390 / Section 390.705
390.705 Prohibition against placing certain conduits across recreation area and against removal of natural products
Status: in_force

No person shall:

(1) Place any pipeline, cable line or other conduit across and under the state recreation areas described by ORS 390.635 (Jurisdiction of department over recreation areas) or the submerged lands adjacent to the ocean shore, except as provided by ORS 390.715 (Permits for pipe, cable or conduit across ocean shore, state recreation areas and submerged lands) .

(2) Remove any natural product from the ocean shore, other than fish or wildlife, agates or souvenirs, except as provided by ORS 390.725 (Permits for removal of products along ocean shore) . [1969 c.601 §20]

Source: Section 390.705 — Prohibition against placing certain conduits across recreation area and against removal of natural products , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors390.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 390.122 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 390 / Section 390.122
390.122 Requirements for establishing priorities for acquisition
Status: in_force

In establishing its priorities for acquisition, the State Parks and Recreation Commission shall:

(1) Consider the criteria and specific examples set forth in ORS 390.112 (Additional criteria for acquiring and developing new historic sites, parks and recreation areas) ; and

(2) Encourage public nominations of significant resources that meet the criteria established pursuant to ORS 390.112 (Additional criteria for acquiring and developing new historic sites, parks and recreation areas) and other criteria pertaining to the acquisition of historic sites, parks and recreation areas. [1999 c.1038 §5]

Source: Section 390.122 — Requirements for establishing priorities for acquisition , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors390.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 391.120 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 391 / Section 391.120
391.120 Regional Light Rail Extension Construction Fund
Status: in_force

(1) The Regional Light Rail Extension Construction Fund, separate and distinct from the General Fund, is established in the State Treasury. All moneys in the fund are appropriated continuously to the Department of Transportation for the purposes specified in this section. Interest received on moneys credited to the Regional Light Rail Extension Construction Fund shall accrue to and become part of the Regional Light Rail Extension Construction Fund.

(2) The Department of Transportation may expend moneys in the Regional Light Rail Extension Construction Fund to finance the preliminary engineering phase, final design phase, advanced right of way acquisition phase or construction and acquisition of equipment and facilities phase of projects for extensions to the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District’s light rail system, as designated in the Regional Transportation Plan adopted by the metropolitan service district in 1989, as amended from time to time. The Director of Transportation may enter into written agreements with the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District that commit the department to pay anticipated funds from the Regional Light Rail Extension Construction Fund to the district for the purpose of financing such costs of extending the district’s light rail system, including servicing any obligations entered into by the district to finance the costs of extending the district’s light rail system, which written agreements may provide for the remittance of such funds on such periodic basis, in such amounts, over such period of years and with such priority over other commitments of such funds as the director shall specify in the commitment. Any such written agreements or commitments, when executed by the director and accepted by the district, shall be solely conditioned upon actual funds available in the Regional Light Rail Extension Construction Fund and shall be valid, binding and irrevocable in accordance with its terms, subject only to the requirements of subsection (3) of this section. The extensions to the light rail system for which projects may be authorized and financed from the Regional Light Rail Extension Construction Fund include:

(a) The Westside corridor.

(b) The Interstate 5 North corridor.

(c) The Interstate 205 corridor.

(d) The Milwaukie corridor.

(e) The Barbur corridor.

(f) The Lake Oswego corridor.

(g) Appropriate branches to the Banfield corridor.

(h) Appropriate branches to the corridors specified in paragraphs (a) to (f) of this subsection.

(3) Notwithstanding any written agreement entered into by the Director of Transportation under subsection (2) of this section, no moneys shall be expended from the Regional Light Rail Extension Construction Fund for the preliminary engineering phase, final design phase, advanced right of way acquisition phase or construction and acquisition phase of projects unless the Director of Transportation determines:

(a) That all state and local approvals are in place for the phase of the specific project for which funding is being sought;

(b) That assurances are in place for obtaining all moneys, other than moneys for which the determination is being made, necessary to enable completion of the phase of the specific project for which funding is being sought and that the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District has agreed to provide an amount of money equal to that being provided by the Regional Light Rail Extension Construction Fund for the phase of the specific project for which money is being sought;

(c) With respect to the phase of the specific project for which funding is being sought, that the body of local officials and state agency representatives designated by the metropolitan service district which functions wholly or partially within the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District and known as the Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation has certified that the phase of the specific project is a regional priority; and

(d) With respect to construction phases of any project, the elements of the project that are designated for state participation and an estimated total amount of the state’s funding obligation.

(4) When the actual expenditures for a phase of a specific light rail project fall short of the estimated expenditures for the project, those moneys, other than federal moneys, that are not required for that phase of the project shall remain in the Regional Light Rail Extension Construction Fund for use in completing other projects described in subsection (2) of this section.

(5) On or before August 31 in each year, the Director of Transportation shall certify to the Governor and the State Treasurer whether or not there existed, as of the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year, an unobligated balance of moneys in the Regional Light Rail Extension Construction Fund that was derived from the moneys required to be transferred to the Regional Light Rail Extension Construction Fund under ORS 391.130 (Allocation of lottery moneys to Regional Light Rail Extension Construction Fund) . If the Director of Transportation certifies that there existed such an unobligated balance of moneys derived from the moneys required to be transferred to the Regional Light Rail Extension Construction Fund under ORS 391.130 (Allocation of lottery moneys to Regional Light Rail Extension Construction Fund) , an amount equal to the unobligated balance as of the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year shall revert to the Administrative Services Economic Development Fund created by ORS 461.540 (Administrative Services Economic Development Fund) , and the State Treasurer shall credit such amount to that fund on or before the September 15 next following the date of the certification by the Director of Transportation.

(6) The Director of Transportation shall certify the unobligated balance of the Regional Light Rail Extension Construction Fund, and that unobligated balance shall revert to the Administrative Services Economic Development Fund created by ORS 461.540 (Administrative Services Economic Development Fund) if the Director of Transportation determines that all projects referred to in subsection (2) of this section have been completed and the projects have been accepted by the Director of Transportation and all claims, suits and actions arising out of the projects have been resolved.

(7) For purposes of subsections (5) and (6) of this section, moneys in the Regional Light Rail Extension Construction Fund derived from the moneys required to be transferred to the Regional Light Rail Extension Construction Fund under ORS 391.130 (Allocation of lottery moneys to Regional Light Rail Extension Construction Fund) shall be obligated to the extent such moneys are needed to fund the amounts committed to be paid in the current or any future fiscal year under any written agreement or commitment entered into by the Director of Transportation under subsection (2) of this section or to pay any amounts owing under or with respect to any revenue bonds issued under ORS 391.140 (Revenue bonds for specified light rail project) .

(8) The Department of Transportation may deduct from the Regional Light Rail Extension Construction Fund the costs associated with administering the fund. [1989 c.868 §3; 1991 c.575 §6]

Source: Section 391.120 — Regional Light Rail Extension Construction Fund; purpose; requirements for expenditures from fund; reversion of unobligated balance , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors391.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 382.505 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 382 / Section 382.505
382.505 Erection and maintenance of bridges by cities
Status: in_force

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 authorities of the United States Government therefor.

Source: Section 382.505 — Erection and maintenance of bridges by cities , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors382.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 391.500 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 391 / Section 391.500
391.500 Declaration of policy
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon finds and declares that:

(a) It is in the public interest to provide methods of financing the costs of mass transit facilities; and

(b) The method of financing provided in ORS 267.227 (Relationship with Oregon Mass Transportation Financing Authority) and 391.500 (Declaration of policy) to 391.660 (Short title) is in the public interest and serves a public purpose.

(2) The purpose of ORS 267.227 (Relationship with Oregon Mass Transportation Financing Authority) and 391.500 (Declaration of policy) to 391.660 (Short title) is to create an authority to provide financial assistance to mass transit districts.

(3) ORS 267.227 (Relationship with Oregon Mass Transportation Financing Authority) and 391.500 (Declaration of policy) to 391.660 (Short title) shall be liberally construed. [1977 c.662 §2]

Source: Section 391.500 — Declaration of policy; construction of statutes , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors391.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 368.351 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 368 / Section 368.351
368.351 Vacation without hearing
Status: in_force

A county governing body may make a determination about a vacation of property under ORS 368.326 (Purpose of vacation procedures) to 368.366 (Vesting of vacated property) without complying with ORS 368.346 (Report, notice and hearing for vacation proceedings) if the proceedings for vacation were initiated by a petition under ORS 368.341 (Initiation of vacation proceedings) that indicates the owners’ approval of the proposed vacation and that contains the acknowledged signatures of owners of 100 percent of private property proposed to be vacated and acknowledged signatures of owners of 100 percent of property abutting public property proposed to be vacated and either:

(1) The county road official files with the county governing body a written report that contains the county road official’s assessment that any vacation of public property is in the public interest; or

(2) The planning director of the county files a written report with the county governing body in which the planning director, upon review, finds that an interior lot line vacation affecting private property complies with applicable land use regulations and facilitates development of the property subject to interior lot line vacation. [1981 c.153 §39; 2005 c.762 §1]

Source: Section 368.351 — Vacation without hearing , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors368.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 390.650 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 390 / Section 390.650
390.650 Improvement permit procedure
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who desires a permit to make an improvement on any property subject to ORS 390.640 (Permit required for improvements on ocean shore) shall apply in writing to the State Parks and Recreation Department on a form and in a manner prescribed by the department, stating the kind of and reason for the improvement.

(2) Upon receipt of a properly completed application, the State Parks and Recreation Department shall provide notice of the proposal by causing notice of the application to be posted at or near the location of the proposed improvement. The notice shall include the name of the applicant, a description of the proposed improvement and its location and a statement of the time within which interested persons may file a request with the department for a hearing on the application. The department shall give notice of any application, hearing or decision to any person who files a written request with the department for such notice.

(3) Within 30 days after the date of posting the notice required in subsection (2) of this section, the applicant or 10 or more other interested persons may file a written request with the State Parks and Recreation Department for a hearing on the application. If such a request is filed, the department shall set a time for a hearing to be held by the department. The department shall cause notice of the hearing to be posted in the manner provided in subsection (2) of this section. The notice shall include the time and place of the hearing. After the hearing on an application or, if a hearing is not requested, after the time for requesting a hearing has expired, the department shall grant the permit if approval would not be adverse to the public interest. ORS chapter 183 does not apply to a hearing or decision under this section.

(4) In acting on an application, the State Parks and Recreation Department shall take into consideration the matters described by ORS 390.655 (Standards for improvement permits) . The department shall act on an application within 60 days after the date of receipt or, if a hearing is held, within 45 days after the date of the hearing.

(a) The decision of the department shall include written findings setting forth the specific reasons for the approval or denial and, if the application is approved, any conditions the department considers necessary to maintain the standards established under ORS 390.655 (Standards for improvement permits) .

(b) A copy of the written findings shall be furnished to the applicant at the time of approval or denial of the application by the department as provided in this subsection.

(5) Subsections (2) and (3) of this section do not apply to an application for a permit for the repair, replacement or restoration, in the same location, of an authorized improvement or improvement existing on or before May 1, 1967, if the repair, replacement or restoration is commenced within three years after the damage to or destruction of the improvement being repaired, replaced or restored occurs.

(6) The State Parks and Recreation Department may, upon application therefor, either written or oral, grant an emergency permit for a new improvement, dike, revetment, or for the repair, replacement or restoration of an existing, or authorized improvement where property or property boundaries are in imminent peril of being destroyed or damaged by action of the Pacific Ocean or the waters of any bay or river of this state. Said permit may be granted by the department without regard to the provisions of subsections (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) of this section. Any emergency permit granted hereunder shall be reduced to writing by the department within 10 days after granting the same with a copy thereof furnished to the applicant.

(7) Except as provided by subsection (8) of this section, each application under subsection (1) of this section shall be accompanied by a fee to cover, in part, the expenses of the department in investigating, reviewing and issuing the improvement permits. The application fee for each permit shall be:

(a) $400 for any project for which the construction value is less than $2,500.

(b) $400 for any project for which the construction value is equal to or greater than $2,500, plus an additional amount equal to three percent of the construction value over $2,500.

(8) The department may waive or reduce the fee required by subsection (7) of this section for an application submitted by a public body, as that term is defined by ORS 174.109 (“Public body” defined) , or tribal government if the primary purpose of the improvement is:

(a) Restoring, conserving or protecting the natural, resource, scenic, recreational, cultural or economic values of the ocean shore;

(b) Restoring native beach or dune habitat contributing to the recovery of sensitive species, including state and federally listed threatened or endangered species; or

(c) Improving native biological values of the ocean shore.

(9) Fees received under this section shall be deposited into a subaccount of the State Parks and Recreation Department Fund. Such fees are continuously appropriated to the department for the purpose of carrying out the ocean shore program.

(10) As used in this section, “construction value” includes but is not limited to the costs of labor and equipment rental. For a project involving only the movement of sand or similar material on the ocean shore, “construction value” shall equal the costs of labor, fees and equipment rental. [1967 c.601 §6; 1969 c.601 §10; 1979 c.186 §21; 1999 c.373 §4; 2003 c.25 §1]

Source: Section 390.650 — Improvement permit procedure; fee; waiver or reduction , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors390.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 371.515 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 371 / Section 371.515
371.515 District to pay county for expenses
Status: in_force

The district shall pay the county for all the actual expenses and salary of the county engineer while the county engineer is engaged in work for and at the request of the board of directors, and for the cost of all work done by the county in the district at the request of the board of directors, which shall be the amount agreed upon between the county court and board of directors prior to the time such work is commenced or, if no agreement is made, the actual cost of the work done by the county, including a reasonable charge for depreciation of county equipment used. If, after written demand by the county court, the district fails to provide sufficient funds by taxation for the payment of all sums owing to the county, the county court may, by its order entered in its records, extend a special assessment against all the taxable property within the district in an amount sufficient to pay the amounts due the county. This assessment shall be extended upon the county tax roll and shall be assessed and collected in the same manner as the assessments levied by the district, but shall be credited by the county treasurer, when received, to a special fund, to be held for the payment of the indebtedness of the district to the county until such indebtedness is paid from this fund or other funds of the district. [Amended by 1955 c.227 §9]

Source: Section 371.515 — District to pay county for expenses; proceedings on default , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors371.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 381.740 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 381 / Section 381.740
381.740 Financing
Status: in_force

(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 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 government or other receipts of the commission; and

(c) Revenue refunding bonds or other refunding debt instruments for the purpose of redeeming, refinancing, extending or unifying, in whole or in part, outstanding bonds or other debt instruments.

(2) To the extent permitted by federal law, bonds and other debt instruments of the commission may be issued as taxable bonds or as tax-exempt bonds under the income tax laws of the United States. Notwithstanding the status of the bonds or other debt instruments for federal income tax purposes, interest paid to the owners of the bonds or other debt instruments of the commission is exempt from personal income taxes imposed by the State of Oregon or any political subdivision, district or municipality thereof.

(3) If the applicable laws under ORS 381.745 (Applicable law and jurisdiction) are those of the State of Oregon, the commission as a public body may issue and sell:

(a) Revenue bonds or other debt instruments under ORS 287A.150 (Authority of public body to issue revenue bonds) ;

(b) Debt instruments to refund outstanding debt instruments under ORS 287A.150 (Authority of public body to issue revenue bonds) (6) and 287A.360 (Current refunding bonds) to 287A.380 (Tax levy to pay maturing general obligation advance refunding bonds) ; and

(c) Short-term obligations under ORS 287A.180 (Short-term borrowing by public body) .

(4) If the applicable laws under ORS 381.745 (Applicable law and jurisdiction) are those of the State of Oregon, the commission as a public body shall administer bonds and other debt instruments under ORS 287A.300 (Terms and conditions of bond sales) to 287A.380 (Tax levy to pay maturing general obligation advance refunding bonds) , provided that the commission may not issue a general obligation bond or pledge any taxing power to an obligation.

(5) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The commission may enter into one or more agreements with a federal agency for grants, loans, advances, credit enhancements or other contributions subject to the applicable federal law.

(b) If the commission enters into an agreement under paragraph (a) of this subsection, the commission is not required to comply with otherwise applicable state statutes that conflict with the applicable federal law.

(6) For the benefit of any holders of bonds or debt instruments that are outstanding or otherwise authorized by a commission:

(a) The board shall continue in effect toll rates and other charges that satisfy ORS 381.702 (Definitions) to 381.755 (General provisions) and the covenants made by the commission, and may not take any action or inaction to impair the board’s ability to do so; and

(b) The State of Oregon, the State of Washington and local governments may not take any action that impairs, diminishes or affects adversely the interest and rights of the holders of bonds or debt instruments of the commission. [2022 c.7 §11]

Source: Section 381.740 — Financing , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors381.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 368.346 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 368 / Section 368.346
368.346 Report, notice and hearing for vacation proceedings
Status: in_force

Except as provided in ORS 368.351 (Vacation without hearing) :

(1) When a vacation proceeding has been initiated under ORS 368.341 (Initiation of vacation proceedings) , the county governing body shall direct the county road official to prepare and file with the county governing body a written report containing the following:

(a) A description of the ownership and uses of the property proposed to be vacated;

(b) An assessment by the county road official of whether the vacation would be in the public interest; and

(c) Any other information required by the county governing body.

(2) Upon receipt of the report under subsection (1) of this section, a county governing body shall establish a time and place for a hearing to consider whether the proposed vacation is in the public interest.

(3) Notice of the hearing under this section shall be provided under ORS 368.401 (General notice provisions) to 368.426 (Contents of notice) by posting and publication and by service on each person with a recorded interest in any of the following:

(a) The property proposed to be vacated;

(b) An improvement constructed on public property proposed to be vacated; or

(c) Real property abutting public property proposed to be vacated.

(4) During or before a hearing under this section, any person may file information with the county governing body that controverts any matter presented to the county governing body in the proceeding or that alleges any new matter relevant to the proceeding. [1981 c.153 §38]

Source: Section 368.346 — Report, notice and hearing for vacation proceedings , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors368.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 383.245 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 383 / Section 383.245
383.245 Bond form, issuance and maturity
Status: in_force

(1) A tollway project revenue bond issued under ORS 383.200 (Revenue bonds for tollway projects) :

(a) Must contain on its face a statement that the ad valorem taxing power of this state is not pledged to the payment of the principal or the interest on the bond.

(b) Shall be issued as provided in ORS chapter 286A.

(c) Must mature on or before a date determined by calculation of the expected economic life of the improvements, assets and projects financed with the proceeds of the bond.

(2) The State Treasurer shall determine, after consultation with the Department of Transportation, all aspects relating to the sale of bonds under ORS 383.200 (Revenue bonds for tollway projects) that are not otherwise specifically provided in ORS 383.200 (Revenue bonds for tollway projects) to 383.245 (Bond form, issuance and maturity) . [2021 c.630 §152]

Source: Section 383.245 — Bond form, issuance and maturity; provisions subject to determination of State Treasurer , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors383.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 384.410 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 384 / Section 384.410
384.410 Location of ferry
Status: in_force

No ferry service shall be established or maintained under ORS 384.405 (Oregon-Washington cooperative interstate ferry service) to 384.440 (Free ferry operation) unless it connects a state and federal highway in the State of Oregon with a state and federal highway in the State of Washington.

Source: Section 384.410 — Location of ferry , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors384.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 371.500 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 371 / Section 371.500
371.500 Computing money to be raised by assessment
Status: in_force

(1) The board of directors, in each fiscal year, shall make a computation of the total amount of money to be raised by the district through assessments for the ensuing fiscal year of July 1 to June 30, next following, for any and all purposes whatsoever in carrying out the provisions of ORS 371.405 (Definitions for ORS 371.405 to 371.535) to 371.535 (Disposition of funds of dissolved district) , including estimated delinquencies on assessments. This amount of money, when determined by the board of directors, shall be and constitute an assessment upon all the taxable property in the district and shall be apportioned by the board of directors to the property owned or held by each person, firm or corporation in proportion to the assessed valuation of all taxable property in the district as determined by the assessment roll of the county assessor last prepared.

(2) The assessment shall not exceed one-fourth of one percent (0.0025) of the real market value of the property, computed in accordance with ORS 308.207 (Computation of real market value for taxing or bonding limitations) , unless authorized by a majority of those voting upon the proposition at a regular or special district election, but by such election no assessment in excess of one-fourth of one percent of the real market value of any property, over and above the one-fourth of one percent assessment above referred to, shall be levied in any one year.

(3) The levy of any tax under this section, ORS 371.505 (Copy of assessment resolution to county assessor) or 371.515 (District to pay county for expenses) shall not interfere with or prevent the county court from levying any tax for road purposes it may have the authority and power to do under any other law. [Amended by 1955 c.227 §6; 1963 c.9 §22; 1983 c.350 §246; 1991 c.459 §389]

Source: Section 371.500 — Computing money to be raised by assessment; apportionment; assessment limited; tax not to interfere with others , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors371.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 377.842 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 377 / Section 377.842
377.842 Refreshments at roadside rest areas
Status: in_force

(1) The Travel Information Council shall establish by rule a permit program allowing nonprofit organizations to provide free cookies, coffee or other nonalcoholic beverages at roadside rest areas managed by the council pursuant to ORS 377.841 (Roadside rest areas) . 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.

(2) An organization may apply for a permit to provide cookies, coffee or other nonalcoholic beverages at a rest area managed by the council by submitting a written request to the council. The request shall specify the day on which the organization wishes to offer the cookies, coffee or other nonalcoholic beverages and the specific rest area where they will be offered.

(3) The council shall issue a permit to the selected organization in advance of the date for which the permit is issued. If there is more than one request for the same date and the same place, the council shall select one organization by random drawing and shall issue the permit to that organization.

(4) The council may not issue more than one permit for the same time and place.

(5) An organization that receives a permit shall confine distribution of cookies, coffee or other nonalcoholic beverages to an area of the rest area designated in the permit or by the rest area attendant. The organization may not obstruct access to any building or other structure in the rest area.

(6) An organization providing cookies, coffee or other nonalcoholic beverages may accept donations at the rest area while providing cookies, coffee or other nonalcoholic beverages.

(7) An organization may post signs identifying the organization and the activity, provided that each sign is not more than 10 square feet in area and there are not more than two signs. The signs may be placed only on vehicles used in connection with the provision of cookies, coffee or other nonalcoholic beverages or located in the area designated for the activity.

(8) The council may revoke the permit of any organization that fails to comply with the provisions of this section or with rules adopted by the council to implement the provisions of this section. [2009 c.865 §33; 2012 c.63 §10; 2015 c.339 §2]

Source: Section 377.842 — Refreshments at roadside rest areas; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors377.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 374.045 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 374 / Section 374.045
374.045 Payment for land acquired
Status: in_force

The Department of Transportation may pay the cost incident to the acquisition of real property or any interest therein for the establishment, location and relocation of throughways and their construction, reconstruction and maintenance out of state highway funds in the same manner that such funds are disbursed for other highway purposes by the department.

Source: Section 374.045 — Payment for land acquired , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors374.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 384.005 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 384 / Section 384.005
384.005 “County court” defined
Status: in_force

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

Source: Section 384.005 — “County court” defined , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors384.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 390.111 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 390 / Section 390.111
390.111 Creation of department
Status: in_force

(1) The State Parks and Recreation Department is created. The department consists of the State Parks and Recreation Commission, the State Parks and Recreation Director and all other officers and employees of the department.

(2) Except as may be provided by an agreement to the contrary between the State Parks and Recreation Commission and the county, city or political subdivision thereof which exercised jurisdiction and authority over the park, ground or place prior to acquisition by the state, the department has complete jurisdiction and authority over all state parks, waysides and scenic, historic or state recreation areas, recreational grounds or places acquired by the state for scenic, historic, natural, cultural or recreational purposes except as otherwise provided by law.

(3) The department shall manage and control the utilization of the grounds included within the State Capitol State Park under ORS 276.053 (State Capitol State Park) (1) to (5). [1989 c.904 §3; 2007 c.892 §4]

Source: Section 390.111 — Creation of department; jurisdiction and authority , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors390.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 390.974 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 390 / Section 390.974
390.974 Intergovernmental cooperation to obtain property for use in trail system
Status: in_force

The State Parks and Recreation Department is authorized and encouraged to consult and to cooperate with any state, federal or local governmental agency or body and with any privately owned utility having jurisdiction or control over or information concerning the use, abandonment or disposition of roadways, utility rights of way or other properties suitable for the purpose of improving or expanding the Oregon recreation trails system in order to assure, to the extent practicable, that any such properties having value for Oregon recreation trail purposes may be made available for such use. [1971 c.614 §11]

Source: Section 390.974 — Intergovernmental cooperation to obtain property for use in trail system , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors390.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 372.260 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 372 / Section 372.260
372.260 Deposit and withdrawal of district moneys
Status: in_force

(1) All moneys of a district shall be deposited in one or more banks designated by the district board. Moneys shall be paid out only when previously ordered by vote of the board and upon a check signed by the treasurer and countersigned by the president, or in the absence or inability of the president to act, by the secretary. A receipt or voucher, showing clearly the nature and items covered by each check drawn, shall be kept on file.

(2) Annual reports shall be made and filed by the president, secretary and treasurer, and at least once in each year a full and complete itemized statement of receipts and expenditures shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation, published in the county. [Amended by 1971 c.514 §24]

Source: Section 372.260 — Deposit and withdrawal of district moneys; annual reports , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors372.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 366.215 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 366 / Section 366.215
366.215 Creation of state highways
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Transportation Commission may select, establish, adopt, lay out, locate, alter, relocate, change and realign primary and secondary state highways.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the commission may not permanently reduce the vehicle-carrying capacity of an identified freight route when altering, relocating, changing or realigning a state highway unless safety or access considerations require the reduction.

(3) A local government, as defined in ORS 174.116 (“Local government” and “local service district” defined) , may apply to the commission for an exemption from the prohibition in subsection (2) of this section. The commission shall grant the exemption if it finds that the exemption is in the best interest of the state and that freight movement is not unreasonably impeded by the exemption. [Amended by 1977 c.312 §2; 2003 c.618 §38]

Source: Section 366.215 — Creation of state highways; reduction in vehicle-carrying capacity , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors366.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 390.848 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 390 / Section 390.848
390.848 Passes for use of parts of Deschutes River
Status: in_force

(1) The State Parks and Recreation Department shall establish, by rule, a system for issuing passes necessary to comply with the requirements under ORS 390.851 (Activities prohibited on parts of Deschutes River without pass) . The department shall establish a reasonable fee for issuance of a pass under this section. The department may establish any form of proof of payment of the user fees that it deems appropriate.

(2) The system for issuance of passes established by the department under this section may include issuance of the passes by governmental entities or private persons who have entered into appropriate agreements with the department for issuance of the passes. Agreements under this subsection may include, but are not limited to, terms providing for locations for the collection of fees, methods the department determines appropriate to assure payment of moneys collected and provisions for the distribution of river-user information.

(3) The department shall issue, without charge, annual passes to comply with the requirements under ORS 390.851 (Activities prohibited on parts of Deschutes River without pass) to persons who own ranch, farm or residential property immediately abutting those portions of the Deschutes River designated as scenic waterways under ORS 390.826 (Designated scenic waterways) and to members of the immediate family of such persons. This subsection does not authorize the issuance without charge of passes to persons holding less than a majority interest in a firm, corporation or cooperative organization which owns land immediately abutting the Deschutes River designated as scenic waterways under ORS 390.826 (Designated scenic waterways) .

(4) Moneys collected under this section shall be deposited in the separate fund established for the State Parks and Recreation Department under ORS 366.512 (Collection of certain registration fees for State Parks and Recreation Department Fund) and, subject to the limitations under subsection (5) of this section, are continually appropriated to that department to be used:

(a) For operation of the pass system established under this section;

(b) For providing river-user oriented law enforcement services;

(c) For providing river recreation information and education;

(d) For developing and maintaining river oriented recreation facilities; and

(e) For any other purposes the department considers appropriate for the maintenance, enhancement or protection of the natural and scenic beauty of the scenic waterway consistent with ORS 390.805 (Definitions for ORS 390.805 to 390.925) to 390.925 (Enforcement) .

(5) The use of moneys for purposes described under subsection (4) of this section is limited to the performance of those purposes for areas of the Deschutes River designated as scenic waterways under ORS 390.826 (Designated scenic waterways) . [1981 c.798 §2; 1985 c.606 §4; 1987 c.291 §2; 1987 c.624 §15]

Source: Section 390.848 — Passes for use of parts of Deschutes River; rules; fee; exemption from fee; disposition of moneys , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors390.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 370.170 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 370 / Section 370.170
370.170 Special bond redemption funds
Status: in_force

Beginning with the fourth year after the bonds are sold the county court shall each year thereafter, until maturity of the bonds, set aside as a special fund for their payment such percentage of the face value of the bonds as at the date of their maturity shall aggregate their full face value. Where bonds are issued in different series maturing at different times a separate redemption fund shall be provided for each series.

Source: Section 370.170 — Special bond redemption funds , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors370.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 376.197 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 376 / Section 376.197
376.197 Way of necessity to historic cemeteries
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of ORS 376.150 (Definitions for ORS 376.150 to 376.200) to 376.200 (Transfer of jurisdiction over establishment of ways of necessity to circuit court) , a way of necessity for nonmotorized conveyance is established to any parcel that meets the criteria described in ORS 308A.125 (Historic cemeteries within exclusive farm use zones) .

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of ORS 376.150 (Definitions for ORS 376.150 to 376.200) to 376.200 (Transfer of jurisdiction over establishment of ways of necessity to circuit court) , a way of necessity is established to a historic cemetery listed in accordance with the provisions of ORS 97.782 (Listing of historic cemeteries) .

(b) The way of necessity established under paragraph (a) of this subsection shall:

(A) Be designated by the owner of the land over which the way of necessity passes; and

(B) Be accessible, at reasonable times to be designated by the property owner for visitation, maintenance or research purposes, to the owner of the historic cemetery, to descendants of those persons buried in the historic cemetery and to persons interested in historical research. The reasonableness of the times designated by the property owner shall be based on the need of the property owner to make use of the property and the need of the historic cemetery visitors for family visitation, maintenance or research access to the historic cemetery. [1999 c.314 §46; 2001 c.364 §1; 2003 c.173 §9]

Source: Section 376.197 — Way of necessity to historic cemeteries , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors376.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 373.020 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 373 / Section 373.020
373.020 Jurisdiction over streets taken over for state highway routing through cities
Status: in_force

(1) Complete jurisdiction and control of streets taken over by the Department of Transportation as provided in ORS chapter 366 and ORS 105.760 (State or county liability for damages resulting from change of grade of streets) , 373.010 (Routing and marking state highways through cities) , 373.015 (Notice and hearing before location, relocation or abandonment of state highway through cities) , 373.030 (Construction and maintenance of streets) and this section, is vested in the department and extends from curb to curb, or, if there is no regular established curb, then such control extends over such portion of the right of way as may be utilized by the department for highway purposes. Responsibility for and jurisdiction over all other portions of the street or road remains in the city.

(2) All cities retain the right to grant the privilege to open the surface of any such street or road, but all damage occasioned thereby shall promptly be repaired by the city, either itself or at its direction, and the responsibility for the cost thereof shall be upon the city permitting the opening.

(3) Cities retain the exclusive right to grant franchises over, beneath and upon any such street or road, and to control and regulate such franchises and the utilization thereof, but the department may utilize any storm sewers thereon or thereunder without cost or charge therefor by the city.

(4) Nothing contained in ORS chapter 366 and ORS 105.760 (State or county liability for damages resulting from change of grade of streets) , 373.010 (Routing and marking state highways through cities) , 373.015 (Notice and hearing before location, relocation or abandonment of state highway through cities) , 373.030 (Construction and maintenance of streets) and this section, relieves any public utility or telecommunications utility from the maintenance and repair of any street or portion thereof or the performance of any other obligation required under any franchise granted to it by any city. [Amended by 1979 c.186 §14; 1987 c.447 §121; 1995 c.79 §202]

Source: Section 373.020 — Jurisdiction over streets taken over for state highway routing through cities; effect on public utility duties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors373.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 373.050 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 373 / Section 373.050
373.050 Closing streets that intersect with state highways routed through city
Status: in_force

(1) Whenever the Department of Transportation has located a highway in, into or through the corporate limits of a city upon or over an alignment or route not theretofore comprising a city street and has acquired the necessary rights of way therefor and constructed a highway thereover, or whenever the department, pursuant to ORS 373.010 (Routing and marking state highways through cities) has selected and designated streets over which to route a state highway within an incorporated city, the department may close any street at the point where it intersects or is intersected by the state highway or by the streets selected and designated as the route of a state highway, by a formal agreement with the municipal authorities of a city set out in a resolution or ordinance of the city, designating the particular streets to be closed by name and intersection.

(2) Before any municipal authorities enter into any such formal agreement with the department, such municipal authorities shall comply with all city ordinances or charter provisions pertaining to the closing of streets in the city.

(3) Before the street can be closed or dead-ended, the department shall, after investigation, find and declare by resolution that the closing of the street at the point of intersection is necessary in order to provide safety for the general public or will contribute to a more expeditious and orderly movement of traffic, or both.

Source: Section 373.050 — Closing streets that intersect with state highways routed through city , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors373.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 381.670 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 381 / Section 381.670
381.670 Plans for bridge construction
Status: in_force

(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 (City construction, operation and financing of interstate bridges) to 381.670 (Plans for bridge construction) .

(2) The council shall invite bids for the construction of any such bridge in conformity with the plans and specifications.

(3) The council shall award the contract to the lowest and best responsible bidder, but any and all bids may be rejected if it appears to the best interests of the general public. [Amended by 1971 c.659 §5]

Source: Section 381.670 — Plans for bridge construction; bids; awarding contract , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors381.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 376.510 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 376 / Section 376.510
376.510 Right to acquire and condemn land for logging road
Status: in_force

Any such person, firm or corporation has the right to acquire and own all lands reasonably necessary for the logging road or way to promote the transportation of logs or the raw products of the forest. If such person, firm or corporation is unable to agree with the owners of the land over which the logging railroad is necessary, as to the amount of compensation to be paid therefor, such person, firm or corporation has the right to condemn so much of the land necessary for the logging railroad, road or ways as may be necessary for the use thereof, and may maintain the suit for condemnation in the circuit court of the county wherein the lands are located. No land shall be taken until compensation has been assessed and tendered.

Source: Section 376.510 — Right to acquire and condemn land for logging road , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors376.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 391.510 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 391 / Section 391.510
391.510 Definitions for ORS 391.500 to 391.660
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 267.227 (Relationship with Oregon Mass Transportation Financing Authority) and 391.500 (Declaration of policy) to 391.660 (Short title) , unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Acquire” or “acquisition” means the acquisition, by purchase, lease, gift, grant, devise, construction, installation, reconstruction, repair and alteration, and the equipment, improvement and extension of mass transit facilities.

(2) “Authority” means the Oregon Mass Transportation Financing Authority created by ORS 267.227 (Relationship with Oregon Mass Transportation Financing Authority) and 391.500 (Declaration of policy) to 391.660 (Short title) .

(3) “Board” means the members of the authority created in ORS 391.520 (Financing authority created) .

(4) “District” means a mass transit district established under ORS 267.010 (Definitions for ORS 267.010 to 267.394) to 267.394 (Investment of certain funds held by TriMet) .

(5) “Finance” or “financing” means the issuance of revenue bonds pursuant to ORS 391.570 (Bonds) by the authority for the purpose of providing financial assistance to districts.

(6) “Financial assistance” means the providing of methods of financing of costs of mass transit facilities under ORS 267.227 (Relationship with Oregon Mass Transportation Financing Authority) and 391.500 (Declaration of policy) to 391.660 (Short title) .

(7) “Mass transit facility” or “facilities” means any or all property constituting a mass transit system, or any portion thereof, in any manner owned, used, leased or operated by a district and which is located wherever a district is authorized to operate. [1977 c.662 §3]

Source: Section 391.510 — Definitions for ORS 391.500 to 391.660 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors391.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 370.150 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 370 / Section 370.150
370.150 Issuance of serial in lieu of term bonds
Status: in_force

After the issuance of bonds has been authorized by an election held in accordance with ORS 370.031 (Election procedure to determine issuance of bonds under ORS 370.010) , 370.120 (County court’s use of money raised by sale of bonds) and 370.130 (Order declaring election results) , the county court, in lieu of bonds redeemable only at the time stated in the notice, may issue bonds and, in the order providing for their issuance, reserve the right to redeem any or all of them serially each year. When bonds are issued with such reservation, the redemption fund provided for in ORS 370.170 (Special bond redemption funds) may be used each year, as it is collected, for the redemption of such proportion or percentage of the bonds as will redeem all of them at the end of the time fixed in the prior proceedings for maturity of the bonds, instead of being kept and deposited as provided by law or loaned as provided in ORS 370.200 (Loan of redemption funds) until the final maturity of the bonds. [Amended by 1967 c.451 §21; 1983 c.350 §236]

Source: Section 370.150 — Issuance of serial in lieu of term bonds , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors370.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 371.620 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 371 / Section 371.620
371.620 Signers of petition and objection in event of cotenancies
Status: in_force

In case of tenants by the entireties, joint tenants or tenants in common the parcel of land is considered as having one owner, which owner shall be deemed to have signed the petition provided for in ORS 371.615 (Petition or resolution for improvement of roads in unincorporated areas) or the objection provided for in ORS 371.630 (Notice to owners of engineer’s report) only if every cotenant of the parcel has signed.

Source: Section 371.620 — Signers of petition and objection in event of cotenancies , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors371.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 381.285 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 381 / Section 381.285
381.285 Power to exercise eminent domain
Status: in_force

Any county, city, town or port mentioned in ORS 381.205 (Construction, acquisition, maintenance and connection of interstate bridges by counties, cities, towns and ports) may exercise the power of eminent domain to carry out any of the provisions of ORS 381.205 (Construction, acquisition, maintenance and connection of interstate bridges by counties, cities, towns and ports) to 381.314 (Sale or transfer of Port of Hood River bridge or bridge project) in accordance with the procedure provided in ORS chapter 35. [Amended by 1971 c.741 §28]

Source: Section 381.285 — Power to exercise eminent domain , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors381.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 371.535 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 371 / Section 371.535
371.535 Disposition of funds of dissolved district
Status: in_force

If a district is dissolved, all funds then on hand or proceeds of assessments theretofore levied shall be held by the county court for the benefit of the roads within the area theretofore within the boundaries of the district. [Amended by 1971 c.727 §108]

Source: Section 371.535 — Disposition of funds of dissolved district , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors371.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 381.755 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 381 / Section 381.755
381.755 General provisions
Status: in_force

(1) ORS 381.702 (Definitions) to 381.755 (General provisions) must be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of the commission, and the powers and authority granted to the commission under ORS 381.702 (Definitions) to 381.755 (General provisions) are supplemental to all other powers and authorities granted to municipal corporations under the applicable laws described under ORS 381.745 (Applicable law and jurisdiction) .

(2) A legal challenge to the formation of a commission intended to be authorized or created under ORS 381.702 (Definitions) to 381.755 (General provisions) may not be commenced more than 30 days after the effective date of a commission formation agreement. [2022 c.7 §15]

Source: Section 381.755 — General provisions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors381.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 376.530 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 376 / Section 376.530
376.530 Fencing appropriated land
Status: in_force

The person, firm or corporation appropriating land under ORS 376.505 (Filing statement of route and bond) to 376.540 (Logging roads) , and the successors and assigns of the person, firm or corporation, shall fence with a good and suitable fence both sides of the lands appropriated, in the event the lands are used for agricultural purposes, and shall take such other means and precautions reasonably necessary to protect the adjoining lands not appropriated from damage or injury by reason of the use of the lands appropriated.

Source: Section 376.530 — Fencing appropriated land , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors376.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 381.750 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 381 / Section 381.750
381.750 Implementation and dissolution
Status: in_force

(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.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(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.

(b) The commission shall reimburse the departments of transportation and local governments for services furnished under paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(3) Before receiving tolls or other charges, the commission may fund activities under ORS 381.702 (Definitions) to 381.755 (General provisions) in any manner permitted by applicable laws under ORS 381.745 (Applicable law and jurisdiction) , including but not limited to:

(a) Borrowing funds from the federal government, the State of Oregon, the State of Washington, a local government or a combination thereof, and repaying the borrowed funds following the opening of the bridge with the proceeds from tolls and other charges for use of the bridge, or in such other manner as the parties may agree;

(b) Receiving a grant from the federal government, the State of Oregon, the State of Washington, a local government or combination thereof; and

(c) Receiving moneys as a subrecipient of a federal, state or local government grant for which a department of transportation or local government is the grantee. To the extent permitted by the grant agreement, the departments of transportation and local governments may enter into agreements with the commission to make a portion of the grant funds available to the commission under the terms and conditions to which the parties agree.

(4) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The commission may assign or otherwise convey the commission’s properties, facilities, funds, accounts, obligations or duties to a state agency, local government or combination thereof, provided that the assignment or conveyance does not in any manner impair or affect adversely the interests or rights of the holders of any bonds or other debt instruments of the commission.

(b) A state agency or local government may accept an assignment or conveyance under paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(5) A commission may be dissolved as follows:

(a) Before the commission issues any bonds or other debt instrument, the board may adopt a resolution to dissolve the commission at any time upon determining that the dissolution is in the public interest. The dissolution resolution must address the methods by which all liabilities and obligations of the commission will be satisfied before the effective date of the dissolution, provided that all liabilities incurred by the commission must be satisfied exclusively from the assets and properties of the commission and no creditor or other person shall have any right of action against any local government that formed the commission on account of any debts, obligations or liabilities of the commission. The dissolution resolution must also address the distribution and transference to local governments of any properties or other assets of the commission that may remain after the satisfaction of all commission liabilities and other matters that the board deems appropriate. A resolution to dissolve a commission may not take effect until at least a majority of the local governments in each state agree in writing to the resolution.

(b) After the commission issues bonds or other debt instruments or if the commission is insolvent, the circuit court or superior court for the county in which the primary place of business is situated shall have jurisdiction and authority to appoint trustees or receivers of the property and assets of the commission and supervise such trusteeship or receivership, provided that all liabilities incurred by the commission be satisfied exclusively from the assets and properties of the commission and no creditor or other person shall have any right of action against a local government that formed the commission on account of any debts, obligations or liabilities of the commission. If a commission is dissolved and properties or assets of the commission remain after the satisfaction of all of the commission’s outstanding debts, obligations or liabilities, the remaining property and assets of the commission must be transferred to local governments in accordance with an order issued by the court. The allocation and transfer of the remaining properties and assets of the commission to local governments must be in such manner as the court determines is equitable and serves the public interest. [2022 c.7 §14]

Source: Section 381.750 — Implementation and dissolution , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors381.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 382.205 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 382 / Section 382.205
382.205 Using county funds for bridges
Status: in_force

If the money provided by ORS 368.705 (County road fund) 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 any of the county or state roads within the county or over streams forming boundaries between the county and any other county.

Source: Section 382.205 — Using county funds for bridges , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors382.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 377.841 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 377 / Section 377.841
377.841 Roadside rest areas
Status: in_force

(1) For the purposes of this section, “roadside rest areas” includes the following roadside rest areas in this state:

(a) Suncrest, Interstate 5, near milepost 22.

(b) Manzanita, Interstate 5, near milepost 63.

(c) Cabin Creek, Interstate 5, near milepost 143.

(d) Gettings Creek, Interstate 5, near milepost 178.

(e) Oak Grove, Interstate 5, near milepost 206.

(f) Santiam River, Interstate 5, near milepost 241.

(g) French Prairie, Interstate 5, near milepost 282.

(h) Memaloose, Interstate 84, near milepost 73.

(i) Boardman, Interstate 84, near milepost 161.

(j) Stanfield, Interstate 84, near milepost 187.

(k) Deadman Pass, Interstate 84, near milepost 229.

(L) Charles Reynolds, Interstate 84, near milepost 269.

(m) Baker Valley, Interstate 84, near milepost 295.

(n) Weatherby, Interstate 84, near milepost 336.

(o) Ontario, Interstate 84, near milepost 377.

(p) The Maples, State Highway 22, near milepost 35.

(q) Tillamook River, U.S. Highway 101, near milepost 71.

(r) Sunset, U.S. Highway 26, near milepost 29.

(s) Cow Canyon, U.S. Highway 97, near milepost 69.

(t) Beaver Marsh, U.S. Highway 97, near milepost 207.

(u) Midland, U.S. Highway 97, near milepost 282.

(v) Government Camp, U.S. Highway 26, near milepost 54.

(w) Van Duzer Corridor State Park, State Highway 18, near milepost 10.

(x) Ellmaker Wayside State Park, U.S. Highway 20, near milepost 32.

(y) Peter Skene Ogden State Park, U.S. Highway 97, near milepost 113.

(2) The Travel Information Council shall manage, maintain, improve and develop for local economic development and other purposes identified in ORS 377.705 (Policy) the roadside rest areas listed in subsection (1) of this section.

(3) The Department of Transportation and the State Parks and Recreation Department shall:

(a) Maintain ownership of the roadside rest areas, except for the Government Camp roadside rest area listed in subsection (1)(v) of this section, that the council manages, maintains, improves and develops pursuant to subsection (2) of this section; and

(b) Enter into intergovernmental agreements with the council under which the council has the authority to manage, maintain, improve and develop those roadside rest areas owned by the departments.

(4) Under the intergovernmental agreements entered into under subsection (3) of this section, the council shall conduct public contracting activities in accordance with the provisions of ORS 377.836 (Application of certain statutes to Travel Information Council) .

(5) For the purpose of funding the management, maintenance, improvement and development of roadside rest areas under this section, the Department of Transportation shall allocate to the council, no later than July 1 of each year, $9.16 million, from the State Highway Fund.

(6) For the purpose of funding the activities described in ORS 377.880 (Informational materials in roadside rest areas) , the department shall allocate to the council, no later than January 2 of each year, an amount necessary to carry out the provisions of ORS 377.880 (Informational materials in roadside rest areas) , from the Department of Transportation Human Trafficking Awareness Fund established under ORS 377.885 (Department of Transportation Human Trafficking Awareness Fund) .

(7) The council may not use any moneys originating from a local transient lodging tax or a state transient lodging tax, as those terms are defined in ORS 320.300 (Definitions for ORS 320.300 to 320.365) , for the purpose of funding the management, maintenance, improvement and development of roadside rest areas under this section. [2009 c.865 §32; 2012 c.63 §§8,13,15; 2013 c.523 §§3,4; 2017 c.646 §5; 2017 c.750 §§125,126,127]

Note: Sections 130 and 131, chapter 750, Oregon Laws 2017, provide:

Sec. 130. At least six months before the management of a roadside rest area listed in ORS 377.841 (Roadside rest areas) is transferred to the Travel Information Council:

(1) The state agency transferring the management of the roadside rest area shall provide to the council all site maps, interagency and intergovernmental agreements and contracts associated with the applicable roadside rest area.

(2) After receiving the information described in subsection (1) of this section, the council shall conduct a full access, on-site inspection of the roadside rest area. [2017 c.750 §130]

Sec. 131. For the purpose of funding capital improvements to roadside rest areas managed by the Travel Information Council under ORS 377.841 (Roadside rest areas) , the Department of Transportation shall allocate each year from the State Highway Fund to the council the following amounts:

(1) During the period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, $2.8 million.

(2) During the period beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, $5.8 million.

(3) During the period beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021, $1.5 million.

(4) During the period beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, $443,900.

(5) During the period beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, $3.6 million.

(6) During the period beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024, $1.3 million.

(7) During the period beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, $3.3 million.

(8) During the period beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, $766,000. [2017 c.750 §131]

Source: Section 377.841 — Roadside rest areas , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors377.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 381.710 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 381 / Section 381.710
381.710 Governance
Status: in_force

(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 any, and shall establish procedures for the nomination and appointment of the directors, which may differ by state.

(2) Each nominating authority shall nominate and each appointing authority shall appoint an alternate director for each director it nominates or appoints. The alternate director may act only in the absence of the director for whom the alternate is appointed.

(3) Directors shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred as an incident to the performance of their duties. Directors shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and may be removed or suspended from office by the appointing authority with or without cause. The commission formation agreement must specify the initial term of office of each director to ensure that subsequent appointments by appointing authorities from each state are reasonably and similarly staggered. Except for the initial appointment of directors, the term of office of a director shall be four years.

(4) The board shall elect two cochairs from among the directors of the board. One cochair must reside in the State of Oregon and the other cochair must reside in the State of Washington. The cochairs shall serve as first cochair and second cochair, with the first cochair responsible for presiding at the commission meetings. The board shall specify which cochair will serve in which position within one year from the date of formation of the commission, after which time the two positions must alternate on an annual basis. The commission formation agreement must establish the terms of office of the cochairs and may establish other requirements for the office of cochair as requested by the local governments.

(5) Formal actions of the board must be taken by ordinance or resolution duly approved at any regular or special meeting of the board. An action of the board is not effective unless there is a quorum present and a majority of the directors present assent to the action. A commission formation agreement must establish the requirements for a quorum and may establish other requirements for formal actions of the board as requested by the local governments.

(6) Unless otherwise provided in an ordinance or resolution adopted by a board, a board has the exclusive right to exercise the powers granted by ORS 381.702 (Definitions) to 381.755 (General provisions) , and the exercise of the powers granted to the board by ORS 381.702 (Definitions) to 381.755 (General provisions) may not be subject to any prior or subsequent authorization, approval or concurrence by a local government or other governmental entity in the State of Oregon or the State of Washington.

(7) A board must adopt rules, consistent with applicable laws under ORS 381.745 (Applicable law and jurisdiction) and a commission formation agreement, regarding the organization, activities and procedures of the board and the commission, as the board may determine. [2022 c.7 §4]

Source: Section 381.710 — Governance; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors381.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 367.640 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 367 / Section 367.640
367.640 Indenture
Status: in_force

An indenture under which bonds described under ORS 367.615 (Bond issuance) are issued may provide for any or all of the following:

(1) The pledging of moneys or a portion of moneys described under ORS 367.605 (Source of funds to secure Highway User Tax Bonds) to the payment of the bond debt service on bonds issued under ORS 367.615 (Bond issuance) .

(2) Requirements concerning particular issues of bonds under ORS 367.615 (Bond issuance) .

(3) Requirements concerning moneys described under ORS 367.605 (Source of funds to secure Highway User Tax Bonds) and payment on outstanding bonds issued under ORS 367.615 (Bond issuance) .

(4) A contractual undertaking for the benefit of bondholders concerning assessment, levy collection and deposit of moneys described under ORS 367.605 (Source of funds to secure Highway User Tax Bonds) .

(5) Provisions concerning the registration of bonds or recording or filing of the indenture.

(6) Provisions relating to a reserve account under ORS 367.645 (Reserve account) . Provisions under this subsection may include, but are not limited to, the amount required for such account or provisions for replenishing the account from moneys described under ORS 367.605 (Source of funds to secure Highway User Tax Bonds) .

(7) Provisions concerning trustees under ORS 367.650 (Trust indenture to secure bonds) including, but not limited to:

(a) Establishing funds, accounts or moneys described under ORS 367.605 (Source of funds to secure Highway User Tax Bonds) over which the trustee will be custodian.

(b) Providing that a trustee will be appointed.

(8) Establishing the maturation date for the bonds, subject to ORS 367.635 (Bond form, issuance and maturity) . [1985 c.551 §7; 2003 c.201 §27]

Source: Section 367.640 — Indenture; provisions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors367.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 376.740 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 376 / Section 376.740
376.740 Contents of resolution when improvements are proposed
Status: in_force

If, in connection with the initial establishment of a pedestrian mall, the legislative body proposes to make any improvements of the kind or type referred to in ORS 376.720 (Powers of city with respect to pedestrian mall) (1)(d), such resolution shall also contain:

(1) A general description of the improvements proposed to be made. Such description may be made (but is not required to be made) in any manner permitted or provided in any law under which such improvements are to be made or financed.

(2) A general statement of the source or sources of moneys proposed to be used to pay the costs and expenses of such improvements. [1961 c.666 §9]

Source: Section 376.740 — Contents of resolution when improvements are proposed , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors376.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 384.415 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 384 / Section 384.415
384.415 Manner of ferry acquisition and operation
Status: in_force

For the purpose of carrying out the objects of ORS 384.405 (Oregon-Washington cooperative interstate ferry service) to 384.440 (Free ferry operation) the Department of Transportation, acting jointly with the State of Washington, may:

(1) Purchase, acquire and operate ferries between such places; or

(2) Lease, rent or hire and operate ferries; or

(3) Contract with others for the operation of ferries between such places.

Source: Section 384.415 — Manner of ferry acquisition and operation , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors384.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 384.135 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 384 / Section 384.135
384.135 Posting ferriage rates
Status: in_force

Every person licensed to keep and operate a ferry as provided in ORS 384.105 (Department of Transportation to acquire and operate or license ferries) shall post in some conspicuous place near the ferry landing a written or printed list of the rates of ferriage which are chargeable under the orders of the Department of Transportation. The list of rates shall at all times be written or printed in a plain, legible manner and posted so near the place where persons pass across the ferry that it may be readily read.

Source: Section 384.135 — Posting ferriage rates , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors384.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 371.356 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 371 / Section 371.356
371.356 Election to approve zones within special road district
Status: in_force

(1) Following the notice required under ORS 371.354 (Notice and public hearing) , the district board of a special road district seeking to establish tax zones shall conduct a public hearing at which district residents and property owners may testify about the proposed zones.

(2) Following the hearing, if the district board decides to proceed, the district board shall submit a measure to the electors of the district that establishes the zones and zone boundaries. The measure shall state the operating tax rates proposed to apply to each zone, stated as a percentage, not to exceed 100 percent, of the lesser of the district’s statutory or permanent rate limit. The measure may contain any other provisions deemed necessary by the district board.

(3) The measure shall be approved and the tax zones established if a majority of district electors voting on the question vote in favor of the measure.

(4) If district electors establish tax zones within a road district pursuant to this section, the operating tax rate applicable to each zone may not be modified for three tax years following zone establishment.

(5) If tax zones within a road district are established under this section, zone boundaries may not be changed unless notice of the zone boundary change is given and elector approval of the change is obtained in the same manner as zones are established under ORS 371.353 (Establishment of zones within special road district) to 371.357 (Ad valorem property taxation) . [2001 c.553 §4]

Source: Section 371.356 — Election to approve zones within special road district , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors371.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 390.338 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 390 / Section 390.338
390.338 Limitations on use of condemnation power
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 390.121 (Powers of commission) , the State Parks and Recreation Department may only exercise the power of eminent domain in the acquisition of lands or interests therein that are situated within the boundaries of the Willamette River Greenway for state parks or recreation areas in the parcels of land described in section 8a, chapter 558, Oregon Laws 1973.

(2) If any land acquired by the department under subsection (1) or (4) of this section is a part of a larger tract of land devoted to farm use on the date of the acquisition of such portion of the tract and such acquisition would render uneconomic an otherwise economic farming unit on the whole tract of land, upon the request of the owner of such tract of land, the department shall purchase the entire tract of land. The department shall, whenever practicable, acquire the remainder of any such tract of land with state funds so that the subsequent disposition of any such land will not be subject to restrictions imposed under agreements made for the receipt of nonstate funds otherwise available for the acquisition of such lands.

(3) The department may dispose of lands acquired pursuant to subsection (2) of this section that are located outside the boundaries of the Willamette River Greenway as it considers advisable. However, the disposition of any such lands must comply with the laws of this state and the applicable provisions of any agreement by which the department acquired funds for the purchase of such lands.

(4) Notwithstanding ORS 390.121 (Powers of commission) , the department may only acquire, by any means other than the exercise of eminent domain, for state parks and recreation areas, lands and interests in lands that are situated within the boundaries of the Willamette River Greenway and that are situated outside the boundaries of the parcels of land described in section 8a, chapter 558, Oregon Laws 1973.

(5) In the acquisition of any lands pursuant to subsections (1), (2) and (4) of this section, the department shall include in the compensation and damages, if any, paid for such lands:

(a) As a part of the compensation, in valuing such lands as a whole, paid for any such lands acquired without condemnation proceedings initiated as provided in ORS 35.235 (Agreement for compensation) , the estimated market value of economically extractable subsurface mineral aggregate deposits of reasonably foreseeable demand known to exist in such lands or shown by the owner to exist in such lands.

(b) As a part of the compensation and damages, if any, in valuing such lands as a whole, for the appropriation of any such lands, acquired by the department after the commencement of condemnation proceedings under ORS 35.235 (Agreement for compensation) but not pursuant to an award in a condemnation action initiated under ORS 35.245 (Commencement of action) , the estimated market value of economically extractable subsurface mineral aggregate deposits of reasonably foreseeable demand agreed upon by the department and the owner of lands so acquired.

(c) As a part of the true value and damages, in valuing such lands as a whole, for the appropriation of such lands acquired by award in a condemnation action initiated under ORS 35.245 (Commencement of action) , the estimated market value of economically extractable subsurface mineral aggregate deposits of reasonably foreseeable demand alleged in the answer of the defendant made pursuant to ORS 35.295 (Defendant’s answer) and proved by the defendant as a matter of defense to be a part of the true value of such lands so acquired.

(6) This section does not apply to the acquisition of any lands or interests therein acquired for state parks or recreation areas prior to October 5, 1973, and to any lands or interests in land subject to a legally enforceable option held by the state on October 5, 1973, for the purposes of the acquisition of such lands or interests for state parks and recreation areas. [1973 c.558 §8; 1989 c.904 §21]

Note: Section 8a, chapter 558, Oregon Laws 1973, as referenced in 390.338 (Limitations on use of condemnation power) , was amended by section 1, chapter 414, Oregon Laws 2015.

Source: Section 390.338 — Limitations on use of condemnation power; acquisition of certain farmlands; disposition of acquired lands; compensation for acquired lands , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors390.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 367.176 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 367 / Section 367.176
367.176 Refunding grant anticipation revenue bonds
Status: in_force

The State Treasurer may issue grant anticipation revenue bonds to refund outstanding grant anticipation revenue bonds or other obligations, the proceeds of which were used to finance highway improvement projects. Refunding and advance refunding bonds authorized in this section are subject to the provisions of ORS 367.161 (Definitions for ORS 367.161 to 367.181) to 367.181 (Limits on obligation of grant anticipation revenue bonds) . [2003 c.201 §8]

Source: Section 367.176 — Refunding grant anticipation revenue bonds , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors367.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 373.330 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 373 / Section 373.330
373.330 City of Gresham given jurisdiction of certain county roads declared city streets
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “road funds” means:

(a) State Highway Fund moneys allocated to Multnomah County as provided in ORS 366.739 (Allocation of moneys to counties and cities generally) ; and

(b) Taxes imposed on motor vehicle fuel by Multnomah County.

(2) The county roads within the corporate limits of the City of Gresham, in Multnomah County, are transferred and designated to be within the exclusive control and jurisdiction of the City of Gresham. These county roads are city streets, subject to all of the burdens and servitudes of city streets. Multnomah County does not have control of or jurisdiction over the roads described in this subsection.

(3) Multnomah County and the City of Gresham shall enter into an agreement concerning the distribution of the total road funds of the county. When Multnomah County and the City of Gresham have reached an agreement, they shall notify the Oregon Transportation Commission and the Office of the Legislative Counsel. [2005 c.773 §1]

Source: Section 373.330 — City of Gresham given jurisdiction of certain county roads declared city streets , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors373.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 381.290 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 381 / Section 381.290
381.290 Operation of bridge as free or toll bridge
Status: in_force

Any bridge constructed, purchased or otherwise acquired and operated under ORS 381.205 (Construction, acquisition, maintenance and connection of interstate bridges by counties, cities, towns and ports) to 381.314 (Sale or transfer of Port of Hood River bridge or bridge project) may be operated free to the public or on toll. If operated on toll, the revenues therefrom may be pledged as provided in ORS 381.230 (Using bond proceeds for bridge expenses) .

Source: Section 381.290 — Operation of bridge as free or toll bridge , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors381.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 390.965 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 390 / Section 390.965
390.965 Hearing required
Status: in_force

(1) The State Parks and Recreation Department may establish trails after public meetings in the areas of the state where trails are planned and only in accordance with the following criteria:

(a) Emphasis shall be given to the development of trails across public lands.

(b) No trails shall cross private land occupied by a residential dwelling, or upon which a residential dwelling is under construction, within 300 feet of such residential dwelling, without the consent of the owner.

(c) Trails shall be selected to minimize the adverse effects on adjacent landowners or users and their operations.

(d) Development and management of trails shall be designed to harmonize with and complement any established forest, agricultural, or other use plan that is compatible with the purposes of ORS 390.950 (Short title) to 390.989 (Eminent domain does not apply to department powers or duties under ORS 390.950 to 390.989) and 390.995 (Criminal penalties) (2).

(2) Before establishing a trail the department shall consider at a public meeting the following information:

(a) The proposed route of such trail (including maps and illustrations) and the recommended mode or modes of travel to be permitted thereon;

(b) The areas adjacent to such trails, to be utilized for scenic, historic, natural, cultural or developmental purposes;

(c) The characteristics that, in the judgment of the department, make the proposed trail suitable as an Oregon recreation trail;

(d) The current status of land ownership and current and potential use along the designated route;

(e) The estimated cost of acquisition of lands or interest in lands, if any;

(f) The plans for developing and maintaining the trail and the cost thereof;

(g) Any anticipated problems of policing the use of such trail and any anticipated hazards to the use of any privately owned lands adjacent to such trail; and

(h) The extent to which the state or its political subdivisions and public and private organizations might reasonably be expected to participate in acquiring the necessary lands and in the administration thereof. [1971 c.614 §6]

Source: Section 390.965 — Hearing required; information to be considered , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors390.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 391.610 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 391 / Section 391.610
391.610 Expenses of authority
Status: in_force

All expenses of the Oregon Mass Transportation Financing Authority incurred in carrying out the provisions of ORS 267.227 (Relationship with Oregon Mass Transportation Financing Authority) and 391.500 (Declaration of policy) to 391.660 (Short title) shall be payable solely from funds provided under the authority of ORS 267.227 (Relationship with Oregon Mass Transportation Financing Authority) and 391.500 (Declaration of policy) to 391.660 (Short title) . For the purposes of meeting the necessary expenses of initial organization and operation until such date as the authority derives moneys from funds provided hereunder, the authority shall be empowered to borrow moneys from districts, and districts are empowered to lend money to the authority as may be required and agreed for such necessary expenses of organization and operation. Expenses incurred by the authority in connection with any application by a district for financial assistance under ORS 267.227 (Relationship with Oregon Mass Transportation Financing Authority) and 391.500 (Declaration of policy) to 391.660 (Short title) may be paid from the proceeds of bonds issued by the authority. [1977 c.662 §13; 2007 c.531 §18]

Source: Section 391.610 — Expenses of authority; borrowed funds , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors391.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 367.615 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 367 / Section 367.615
367.615 Bond issuance
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Transportation may request the State Treasurer to issue and sell revenue bonds known as Highway User Tax Bonds as provided in this section.

(2) Bonds issued under this section do not constitute a debt or general obligation of this state or any political subdivision of this state but are secured and payable from moneys described under ORS 367.605 (Source of funds to secure Highway User Tax Bonds) . A holder of bonds issued under this section may not compel the exercise of the ad valorem taxing power of the state to pay the bond debt service on the bonds.

(3) This state shall provide for the continued assessment, levy, collection and deposit into the highway fund of moneys described under ORS 367.605 (Source of funds to secure Highway User Tax Bonds) in amounts sufficient to pay, when due, the annual bond debt service and other amounts necessary to meet requirements established by indenture under ORS 367.640 (Indenture) .

(4) This state may not in any way impair obligations of any agreement between this state and the holders of bonds issued under this section.

(5) The authority granted by this section is continuing and the department reserves the right to request the State Treasurer to issue additional bonds under this section subject to the following:

(a) Additional bonds must be secured equally and ratably by the pledge and appropriation of moneys described under ORS 367.605 (Source of funds to secure Highway User Tax Bonds) unless the State Treasurer, as permitted by law and the contracts with owners of outstanding Highway User Tax Bonds, issues additional bonds in different series and secures each series by a lien on and pledge of moneys described under ORS 367.605 (Source of funds to secure Highway User Tax Bonds) that is superior to or subordinate to the lien of the pledge securing any other series of Highway User Tax Bonds.

(b) The State Treasurer may only issue additional bonds under this section if sufficient moneys described under ORS 367.605 (Source of funds to secure Highway User Tax Bonds) may be pledged to pay the annual bond debt service for all outstanding bonds issued under this section as well as for the additional bonds.

(6) Proceeds from the sale of bonds under this section are declared to be for the purpose of building and maintaining permanent public roads and may be used:

(a) To finance the cost of state highway, county road and city street projects in this state.

(b) To pay the cost of issuing the bonds.

(c) For loans to cities and counties as provided under ORS 367.035 (Loans to municipalities) or 367.655 (Loan of bond proceeds to cities and counties) .

(d) To pay the bond debt service of the bonds.

(e) To pay the costs of the State Treasurer and the department to administer and maintain the bonds and the Highway User Tax Bond program, including the cost of consultants, advisors, attorneys or other professional service providers appointed, retained or approved by the treasurer or the department.

(f) To pay capitalized interest, principal or premium, if any, of the bonds.

(g) For rebates or penalties due to the United States in connection with the bonds.

(7) The State Treasurer, at the request of the department, may issue Highway User Tax Bonds as capital appreciation bonds, auction rate bonds, variable rate bonds, deep discount bonds or deferred interest bonds.

(8) The State Treasurer or the Director of Transportation, if so directed by the treasurer, may obtain credit enhancement or an agreement for exchange of interest rates to provide additional security or liquidity for the bonds or to provide funding, in lieu of cash, for all or a portion of a bond debt service reserve account established with respect to the bonds. [1985 c.551 §3; 2003 c.201 §25; 2007 c.783 §170; 2021 c.630 §157]

Source: Section 367.615 — Bond issuance; bonds not general obligation; conditions for issuance of additional bonds; use of bond proceeds , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors367.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 390.632 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 390 / Section 390.632
390.632 Public access to coastal shorelands
Status: in_force

(1) In order to further the policy established in ORS 390.610 (Policy) and to preserve the right of public access to the ocean shore, the State Parks and Recreation Department shall coordinate with affected local governments to provide increased public access to the coastal shorelands.

(2) The State Parks and Recreation Department may:

(a) Ensure that beach access sites are posted for public use;

(b) Maintain parking and trash disposal facilities at beach access sites; and

(c) Maintain beach access sites in a safe and litter-free manner. [1999 c.872 §2]

Source: Section 390.632 — Public access to coastal shorelands , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors390.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 367.605 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 367 / Section 367.605
367.605 Source of funds to secure Highway User Tax Bonds
Status: in_force

(1) Moneys deposited in the State Highway Fund established under ORS 366.505 (Composition and use of highway fund) are pledged to payment of Highway User Tax Bonds issued under ORS 367.615 (Bond issuance) .

(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, moneys, once deposited in the highway fund from the following sources are subject to the use or pledge described in subsection (1) of this section:

(a) Moneys from the taxes and fees on motor carriers imposed under ORS 825.474 (Motor carrier tax for use of highways) and 825.480 (Substitute taxes for certain vehicles) .

(b) Moneys from the tax on motor vehicle fuel imposed under ORS 319.020 (Monthly statement by dealer) .

(c) Moneys from the tax on fuel used in motor vehicles imposed under ORS 319.530 (Imposition of tax) .

(d) Moneys from the special use fuel license fee under ORS 319.535 (Special use fuel license fee) .

(e) Moneys described under ORS 803.090 (Fees for certificate of title) from the titling of vehicles.

(f) Moneys described under ORS 803.420 (Registration fees) from the registration of vehicles.

(g) Moneys described under ORS 807.370 (License, endorsement and permit fees) relating to the issuance of driver licenses and driver permits.

(h) Moneys received by the Department of Transportation from taxes, fees or charges imposed after January 1, 2001, or other revenues received by the department from sources not listed in paragraphs (a) to (g) of this subsection that are available for the use or pledge described by this section.

(3) Moneys described under subsection (2) of this section do not include:

(a) Moneys provided for appropriations to counties under ORS 366.762 (Appropriation from highway fund for counties) to 366.768 (Advances from highway fund to county) .

(b) Moneys provided for appropriations to cities under ORS 366.785 (Definitions for ORS 366.785 to 366.820) to 366.820 (Limit to application of ORS 366.785 to 366.815) .

(c) Moneys in the account established under ORS 366.512 (Collection of certain registration fees for State Parks and Recreation Department Fund) for parks and recreation.

(4) To the extent affirmatively pledged, moneys from the following sources are subject to the use or pledge described in subsection (1) of this section:

(a) Moneys received by the Department of Transportation from the United States government.

(b) Any other moneys legally available to the department.

(5) Notwithstanding ORS 366.507 (Modernization program) , the lien or charge of any pledge of moneys securing bonds issued under ORS 367.615 (Bond issuance) is superior or prior to any other lien or charge and to any law of the state requiring the department to spend moneys for specified highway purposes. [1985 c.551 §2; 2001 c.669 §8; 2003 c.201 §24; 2007 c.783 §169a; 2014 c.13 §10]

Source: Section 367.605 — Source of funds to secure Highway User Tax Bonds , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors367.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 366.550 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 366 / Section 366.550
366.550 “Historic Columbia River Highway” defined
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 366.550 (“Historic Columbia River Highway” defined) to 366.553 (Advisory committee) , “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 (Study of highway system) and all properties and structures that are within the Columbia River Highway Historic District, National Register of Historic Places. [1987 c.382 §1]

Note: 366.550 (“Historic Columbia River Highway” defined) to 366.553 (Advisory committee) 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.

Source: Section 366.550 — “Historic Columbia River Highway” defined , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors366.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 368.416 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 368 / Section 368.416
368.416 Notice by publication
Status: in_force

(1) Where the law requires notice by publication, the person providing notice shall publish the notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the property that is the subject of the proceeding is located.

(2) A person publishing notice under this section must publish the notice once at least 20 days before and once within 10 days of the date of the proceeding that is the subject of the notice. [1981 c.153 §46]

Source: Section 368.416 — Notice by publication , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors368.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 366.333 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 366 / Section 366.333
366.333 Acquisition of utility real property
Status: in_force

(1) If real property upon which utility facilities are located is necessary for city street, public road or state highway location, relocation, construction, reconstruction, betterment or maintenance, and any portion of the real property is likewise required by the utility for the proper operation of its business, but the utility is willing to convey the real property to the state for city street, public road or state highway purposes in exchange for other real property within a reasonable distance, the state, through the Department of Transportation, may acquire by purchase, agreement or by the exercise of the power of eminent domain, other real property, except that of another utility, within a reasonable distance. After having acquired such real property, the state, through the department, may convey it to the utility in exchange for the real property required from the utility for city street, public road or state highway purposes. The difference in the value of the respective real properties shall be considered by the department in making the exchange.

(2) ORS 366.332 (Definitions for ORS 366.332 and 366.333) and this section do not vest in any utility any right, title or interest in any city street, public road, state highway or other public property. [1965 c.382 §§3,4]

Source: Section 366.333 — Acquisition of utility real property; exchange of land for right of way , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors366.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 370.010 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 370 / Section 370.010
370.010 Authority to issue bonds
Status: in_force

(1) Any county may issue bonds for the purpose of raising money to be used for the construction and maintenance of permanent roads in that county.

(2) All moneys raised under the provisions of this chapter shall be used in constructing permanent public roads in that county, which roads, except as otherwise provided by law, shall be constructed by the county court under its exclusive jurisdiction and such expert assistants as it may employ.

Source: Section 370.010 — Authority to issue bonds , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors370.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 381.010 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 381 / Section 381.010
381.010 Agreements for carrying out powers
Status: in_force

For the purpose of carrying out or putting into effect the right, power and authority granted by ORS 381.005 (Construction, acquisition and maintenance of Columbia River bridges) to 381.080 (ORS 381.005 to 381.020 as cumulative) or any other law, the Department of Transportation in the name of the state may make and enter into agreements with:

(1) The Government of the United States or any of its agencies.

(2) The State of Washington.

(3) Any county, municipality, port or other political subdivisions or agencies of the State of Washington.

(4) Any county, municipality, port or any other political subdivisions of this state.

(5) Any persons, associations, corporations, domestic or foreign.

Source: Section 381.010 — Agreements for carrying out powers , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors381.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 367.163 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 367 / Section 367.163
367.163 Purposes for which bonds may be issued
Status: in_force

The State Treasurer, at the request of the Department of Transportation, may issue grant anticipation revenue bonds for the purposes of:

(1) Financing highway improvement projects including highway improvement projects already under way or scheduled;

(2) Financing the restoration, reconstruction or renovation of highway improvements in Oregon;

(3) Financing transportation projects;

(4) Paying the costs of issuance of the revenue bonds including, but not limited to, the costs and fees of paying agents, trustees and remarketing agents;

(5) Paying the costs of credit enhancements; or

(6) Financing the Interstate 5 bridge replacement project. [2003 c.201 §3; 2013 c.4 §17]

Source: Section 367.163 — Purposes for which bonds may be issued , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors367.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 382.395 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 382 / Section 382.395
382.395 Terms and conditions of bonds
Status: in_force

(1) The bonds mentioned in ORS 382.345 (Multnomah County constructing and financing Willamette River bridges) 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 semiannually.

(d) Have interest coupons attached to them, one coupon for each interest payment that will be made.

(e) Be signed by the chairperson of the board of county commissioners and the county clerk. The interest coupons shall bear the printed facsimile signatures of the chairperson of the board of county commissioners and the county clerk.

(f) Be sealed with the seal of the county.

(g) Bear the certificate of the county treasurer over the signed statement that they have been registered in the treasurer’s office, naming the date registered.

(h) Be issued in series and mature serially.

(2) The bonds and interest coupons shall:

(a) Be lithographed or printed on good bond paper.

(b) Be made payable to bearer, in any coin or currency which, at the time of payment, is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts within the United States.

(c) Be paid by the county treasurer upon presentation at the treasurer’s office or at the fiscal agency of the state in New York City, upon the date of payment named thereon.

(3) Subject to subsections (1) and (2) of this section, denominations of the bonds, dates of maturity and dates when interest is payable may be determined by the board of county commissioners. [Amended by 1981 c.94 §35]

Source: Section 382.395 — Terms and conditions of bonds , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors382.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 381.250 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 381 / Section 381.250
381.250 Acceptance of funds from United States and gifts
Status: in_force

In carrying out ORS 381.205 (Construction, acquisition, maintenance and connection of interstate bridges by counties, cities, towns and ports) to 381.314 (Sale or transfer of Port of Hood River bridge or bridge project) each of the counties, cities, towns or ports mentioned in ORS 381.205 (Construction, acquisition, maintenance and connection of interstate bridges by counties, cities, towns and ports) may:

(1) Accept from the United States or any of its agencies such funds as are available for any of the purposes contemplated by ORS 381.205 (Construction, acquisition, maintenance and connection of interstate bridges by counties, cities, towns and ports) to 381.314 (Sale or transfer of Port of Hood River bridge or bridge project) , and enter into such contracts and agreements with the United States or any of its agencies as may be necessary, proper and convenient, not contrary to the laws of this state.

(2) Accept from any source any grant or donation of land or any gift of money or other valuable thing made available for any of the purposes contemplated by ORS 381.205 (Construction, acquisition, maintenance and connection of interstate bridges by counties, cities, towns and ports) to 381.314 (Sale or transfer of Port of Hood River bridge or bridge project) .

Source: Section 381.250 — Acceptance of funds from United States and gifts , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors381.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 371.405 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 371 / Section 371.405
371.405 Definitions for ORS 371.405 to 371.535
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 371.405 (Definitions for ORS 371.405 to 371.535) to 371.535 (Disposition of funds of dissolved district) :

(1) “County court” includes the board of county commissioners sitting for the transaction of general county business.

(2) “District” means a road assessment district organized under ORS 371.405 (Definitions for ORS 371.405 to 371.535) to 371.535 (Disposition of funds of dissolved district) . [Amended by 1955 c.227 §1; 1971 c.647 §69; 2003 c.802 §106]

Source: Section 371.405 — Definitions for ORS 371.405 to 371.535 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors371.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 377.805 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 377 / Section 377.805
377.805 Form of tourist and motorist informational signs
Status: in_force

(1) The Travel Information Council shall by regulation prescribe the size, shape, color, lighting, and lettering of and manner of displaying messages on tourist oriented directional signs, logo signs and motorist informational signs.

(2) When appropriate, logo signs, tourist oriented directional signs and motorist informational signs shall be displayed in tiers or on panels. With the approval of the Director of Transportation, the council shall specify the types of locations where such a sign or panel may be erected or maintained, and the size, shape, lighting and other characteristics of the panels, including the location of signs thereon. Tiers or panels may be established at reasonably spaced intervals or at sign plazas.

(3) Distinctive signs shall be allowed to the extent considered practicable by the council. Logo signs shall be the primary means used to indicate the availability of one or more brands of motor fuel. Logos shall be of the shape, color and wording customarily used by the company. Logo signs and tourist oriented directional signs shall be placed adjacent to the traveled portion of the highway so as to be easily read by motorists without slowing or stopping. [1971 c.770 §10; 1973 c.790 §19; 1983 c.111 §5; 1993 c.741 §62]

Source: Section 377.805 — Form of tourist and motorist informational signs; use of logo signs , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors377.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 371.410 — OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 371 / Section 371.410
371.410 Formation of road assessment district in counties with 19,000 to 25,000 population
Status: in_force

(1) A road assessment district may be formed in any county having a population of 19,000 and not more than 25,000, as shown by the decennial federal census, and shall consist of an area of more than 20,000 acres or an assessed valuation of taxable property of not less than $1 million, according to the last county assessment roll. A road assessment district may be formed to provide for the improvement, repair or reconstruction of the public roads within such area of land.

(2) A road assessment district formed under subsection (1) of this section shall continue in existence under the provisions of ORS 371.405 (Definitions for ORS 371.405 to 371.535) to 371.535 (Disposition of funds of dissolved district) notwithstanding a growth in population exceeding 25,000, as shown by a subsequent decennial federal census, in the county where the road district was formed. [Amended by 1955 c.227 §2; 1971 c.727 §104; 1981 c.69 §1]

Source: Section 371.410 — Formation of road assessment district in counties with 19,000 to 25,000 population; effect of population increase , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors371.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).