No Tolls on Oregon Roads Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4981
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Chavez-DeRemer, Lori [R-OR-5]
Introduced: 2023-07-27
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Oregon

Roads and highways

User charges and fees
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4981 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To prohibit authority to provide financial assistance for, or approve, tolling on Interstate Route 5 or Interstate Route 205 in the State of Oregon under certain tolling programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Tolls on Oregon Roads Act of 2023 . 2. Prohibition on use of funds for tolling on Interstate Route 5 or Interstate Route 205 (a) Congestion relief program Section 129(d)(6) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (D) Exception The Secretary shall not allow the use of tolls on Interstate Route 5 or Interstate Route 205 in the State of Oregon as part of a project carried out with a grant under the program. . (b) Toll roads, bridges, tunnels, and ferries Section 129 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Prohibition on tolling on certain Interstates Notwithstanding this section or any other provision of law, the Secretary may not approve Federal participation in the tolling of Interstate Route 5 or Interstate Route 205 in the State of Oregon. . (c) Value pricing pilot program Section 1012(b)(4) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ( 23 U.S.C. 129 note(b)) is amended by inserting , except that the Secretary shall not allow tolling of Interstate Route 5 or Interstate Route 205 in the State of Oregon before the period at the end.