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OR Rev Stat § 184.645 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 184 - Administrative Services and Transportation Departments|Section 184.645 - Department of Transportation Working Capital Account; data processing and photocopy equipment and services.

(1) There is hereby established an account, separate and distinct from the General Fund, to be known as the Department of Transportation Working Capital Account, which account is appropriated continuously for, and shall be used for, the purpose of acquiring data processing, word processing and photocopy equipment and services. Interest earned by the account shall be credited to the account. (2) The cost to the Department of Transportation of providing data processing, word processing and photocopy services, including labor, facilities, materials, overhead, administrative cost, the lease or purchase cost of the equipment and depreciation, to any state agency, including itself, which is to be charged, in part or whole to the agency or unit served may be advanced out of the Department of Transportation Working Capital Account. The costs advanced from the account shall be reimbursed to the account from the charges paid to the department by the agency or unit served. [1979 c.380 §§2,3; 1981 c.306 §1; 1989 c.966 §6]
OR Rev Stat § 184.647 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 184 - Administrative Services and Transportation Departments|Section 184.647 - Transfer of funds to working capital account; retransfer; use of remainder.

In order to facilitate financing the costs advanced under ORS 184.645 (2), the Department of Transportation may at any time during the biennium transfer to the Department of Transportation Working Capital Account such amounts as it considers necessary from funds available to the department for a biennial period. Funds transferred shall be retransferred from the Department of Transportation Working Capital Account by the department to the fund from which the original transfer was made prior to the last day of each biennial period. All or part of the funds remaining in the working capital account at the end of any biennium may remain in the account beyond the end of the biennium for the acquisition of data processing, word processing and photocopy equipment and services. [1979 c.380 §4; 1981 c.306 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 184.648 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 184 - Administrative Services and Transportation Departments|Section 184.648 - Revolving fund.

The Central Services Division of the Department of Transportation may establish a revolving fund, separate and distinct from the General Fund, not to exceed the aggregate amount of $5,000. Interest earned by the fund shall be credited to the fund. [1983 c.136 §4; 1989 c.966 §7] Note: 184.648 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 184 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 184.649 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 184 - Administrative Services and Transportation Departments|Section 184.649 - Report on audits.

The Oregon Transportation Commission shall report on audits of the Department of Transportation to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee established by ORS 171.580 and to the Joint Committee on Transportation established by ORS 171.858 at least once each biennium. [2005 c.612 §9; 2017 c.750 §18] Note: 184.649 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 184 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 184.651 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 184 - Administrative Services and Transportation Departments|Section 184.651 - Cost accounting system; requirements.

The Department of Transportation shall develop, operate and maintain a full cost accounting system that accurately and separately accounts for all direct, indirect and administrative costs incurred by each of the following units of the department: (1) Central services. (2) Driver and motor vehicle services. (3) Highways. (4) Motor carriers. (5) Rail. (6) Transit. (7) Transportation development. (8) Transportation safety. [1999 c.936 §2; 1999 c.936 §5; 2005 c.612 §2; 2007 c.768 §65]
OR Rev Stat § 184.652 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 184 - Administrative Services and Transportation Departments|Section 184.652 - Sharing facilities and offices with local governments.

As part of the preparation of the capital construction estimate submitted to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services pursuant to ORS 291.224, the Department of Transportation shall prepare, in addition to any amounts budgeted for the Department of Transportation, a budget request for other funds that may be used to facilitate the sharing of offices and other facilities used by the Department of Transportation with the offices and other facilities used by local government. [2009 c.865 §15] Note: 184.652 and 184.653 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 184 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 184.653 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 184 - Administrative Services and Transportation Departments|Section 184.653 - Least-cost planning.

(1) As used in this section, "least-cost planning" means a process of comparing direct and indirect costs of demand and supply options to meet transportation goals, policies or both, where the intent of the process is to identify the most cost-effective mix of options. (2) The Department of Transportation shall, in consultation with local governments and metropolitan planning organizations, develop a least-cost planning model for use as a decision-making tool in the development of plans and projects at both the state and regional level. [2009 c.865 §6] Note: See note under 184.652.
OR Rev Stat § 184.654 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 184 - Administrative Services and Transportation Departments|Section 184.654 - Short title.

ORS 184.656 shall be known and may be cited as the "Transportation Spending Accountability Act." [1999 c.939 §1; 2015 c.138 §7]
OR Rev Stat § 184.657 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 184 - Administrative Services and Transportation Departments|Section 184.657 - Describing and reporting condition of transportation infrastructure.

(1) The Oregon Transportation Commission shall develop a set of uniform standards, in coordination with counties and cities, for the consistent description and reporting of the condition of the transportation infrastructure owned by the state, counties and cities. The infrastructure described must include pavement and bridges. (2) By February 1 of each odd-numbered year, every city and county shall submit a report covering the condition of its transportation infrastructure. (3) The commission shall periodically review the condition of the transportation infrastructure owned by the state and the reports submitted under this section. The commission shall post the reports and the commission’s review of the reports on the website described in ORS 184.661. (4) Notwithstanding ORS 366.762 to 366.768 or 366.785 to 366.820, any city or county failing to file a report under this section may not receive any payments from the State Highway Fund until the report is filed. (5) Not later than June 1 of each odd-numbered year, the commission shall submit a report about the state of the transportation infrastructure of Oregon, including the transportation infrastructure of cities and counties, to: (a) The Legislative Assembly in the manner provided by ORS 192.245; and (b) The Joint Committee on Transportation established under ORS 171.858. [2017 c.750 §11; 2021 c.630 §24]
OR Rev Stat § 184.659 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 184 - Administrative Services and Transportation Departments|Section 184.659 - Written analysis of costs and benefits of proposed transportation projects.

(1) As used in this section, "transportation project" means a project: (a) That is a highway modernization transportation project or capacity building transportation project proposed for construction in the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program; and (b) That is estimated to cost at least $15 million. (2) As a part of the project scoping phase, the Department of Transportation shall prepare a written analysis of the costs and benefits of a transportation project. The analysis must state: (a) The scope of the project; (b) The period of analysis; (c) The discount rate used in the analysis; (d) The estimated costs to the department to undertake the project, including any costs for design, purchasing highway right-of-way and construction; (e) The future costs to the department to preserve and maintain the project, discounted to present value; (f) Any other costs to the department; (g) The costs to highway users that are associated with the project, including loss of safety, delays in the time of travel and additional expenses for operating vehicles; (h) The costs of any environmental impacts, including vehicle emissions and noise; and (i) The value of the benefits of the project, including the value of any: (A) Savings in the time of travel; (B) Improvements to safety; (C) Savings in the cost of operating vehicles; and (D) Other social, economic or environmental benefits of the project. (3) The analysis required by this section: (a) Must include a discussion of increases in costs that would result from delays in the performance of routine maintenance scheduled by the department; (b) May include a discussion of: (A) The costs of the project for any other persons and governmental agencies; and (B) Any costs or benefits which may result from the use of alternative design, construction or financing practices; and (c) Must be prepared in a format that allows for the comparison of proposed transportation projects. (4) The analysis required by this section must be made available to the commission and the public when the agenda is posted for the meeting at which the proposal will be submitted to the commission for its approval. (5) This section does not apply to transportation projects listed in ORS 367.095 or 383.150 or section 71d or 71f, chapter 750, Oregon Laws 2017. [2017 c.750 §13]
OR Rev Stat § 184.661 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 184 - Administrative Services and Transportation Departments|Section 184.661 - Website.

(1) The Oregon Transportation Commission, through the Department of Transportation, shall develop a website. (2) The website must include: (a) A list of all transportation projects in the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program and for each project the website must include: (A) A description of the project and the project benefits; (B) The estimated cost and estimated completion date; (C) Updated information about the projects as they proceed, including the actual amount spent to date on the project; and (D) After a project is completed, updated information, including the amount a project is under or over the original estimated cost and whether a project was completed by the original estimated completion date. (b) Information on the reports required under ORS 366.774 and 366.790 for all cities with a population of 5,000 or greater and all counties in the state, including the amount of transportation funds collected by each county and city and the source of the funds and the amount of money spent on transportation projects by type of expenditure as listed in ORS 366.774 (2) and 366.790 (2). This information shall be displayed for the most current six-year period. (c) Information on the condition of Oregon’s transportation infrastructure, as required under ORS 184.657. (d) Information about the results the audits performed pursuant to ORS 184.639. (e) Links to all available county and city transportation project websites. (f) Links to websites about transportation projects receiving moneys from the Connect Oregon Fund. [2017 c.750 §12; 2018 c.93 §22]
OR Rev Stat § 184.665 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 184 - Administrative Services and Transportation Departments|Section 184.665 - Continuous Improvement Advisory Committee.

(1) The Oregon Transportation Commission shall appoint a Continuous Improvement Advisory Committee composed of members of the commission, employees of the Department of Transportation and transportation stakeholders. The committee shall be of such size and representation as the commission determines appropriate. (2) The committee shall: (a) Advise the commission on ways to maximize the efficiency of the department to allow increased investment in the transportation system over the short, medium and long term. (b) Develop key performance measures, based on desired outcomes, for each division of the department. The committee shall submit key performance measures to the commission for its approval. The committee shall report to the commission at least once per year on the status of key performance measures and what steps are being taken by the department to achieve the goals of the key performance measures. (3) The committee shall periodically report to the commission. The reports must include recommendations on ways the commission and the department may execute their duties more efficiently. (4) Each odd-numbered year, the commission shall submit a report, in the manner provided by ORS 192.245, to the Joint Committee on Transportation established under ORS 171.858. The report must include information on the activities and recommendations of the committee and information on any actions taken by the commission or the department to implement recommendations of the committee. (5) The committee shall meet regularly, at times and places fixed by the chairperson of the committee or a majority of members of the committee. The department shall provide office space and personnel to assist the committee as requested by the chairperson, within the limits of available funds. (6) Members of the committee are entitled to compensation and expenses as provided under ORS 292.495. [2017 c.750 §10; 2019 c.491 §9]
OR Rev Stat § 184.667 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 184 - Administrative Services and Transportation Departments|Section 184.667 - Autonomous vehicles; lead agency.

The Department of Transportation is the lead agency responsible for coordination of autonomous vehicle programs and policies. [2018 c.94 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 184.668 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 184 - Administrative Services and Transportation Departments|Section 184.668 - Cooperation by other agencies issuing permits for transportation projects; technical assistance on land use decisions.

(1) Each state agency that issues a permit or other governmental authorization necessary for the construction or siting of a transportation project undertaken by the Department of Transportation shall: (a) Upon request from the department, provide a list of applicable standards and criteria for the permit or other governmental authorization; (b) Upon request from the department, provide technical assistance concerning how to complete the permitting or other governmental authorization process in the most cost-effective and timely manner consistent with legal requirements administered by the agency; and (c) Within the authority and discretion otherwise afforded the agency by law, expedite review of, and the final decision on, the permit or other governmental authorization. (2) When a local land use decision concerning a transportation project undertaken by the department involves the application of statutes or rules that are administered by a state agency, upon request from the department the state agency shall provide technical assistance to the department concerning the application of the statute or rule to the transportation project. If a state agency provides technical assistance to the department under this subsection, upon request from the department the state agency shall participate in the local land use decision in order to place the substance of its assistance to the department on the record of the local proceeding. If the local land use decision is appealed, the department may request that the state agency participate in the appeal. (3) As used in this section: (a) "State agency" or "agency" means: (A) The Department of Environmental Quality; (B) The Department of Land Conservation and Development; (C) The Department of State Lands; (D) The State Department of Agriculture; (E) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife; (F) The State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries; (G) The State Forestry Department; and (H) The State Parks and Recreation Department. (b) "Transportation project" has the meaning given that term in ORS 367.010. [2003 c.340 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 184.670 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 184 - Administrative Services and Transportation Departments|Section 184.670 - Purpose of ORS 184.670 to 184.733.

It is the purpose of ORS 184.675, 184.685 to 184.733 and this section: (1) To provide a means of state financial assistance and coordination to meet the state’s most pressing mobility needs and to make transportation an effective and responsive force in achieving goals for social, economic and environmental development, and conservation of critical resources. (2) To foster the development of an integrated transportation system in which each component or mode, such as air, bus, rail or para-transit is encouraged to perform in a coordinated and complementary manner with other components or modes, and in balance with the public need and economic and social constraints. (3) To encourage more effective participation by the private sector in providing coordinated public transportation. (4) To provide for optimum and broader uses of federal funds as they become available. (5) To promote the continuation and development of privately owned intercity common carriers of passengers. [1977 c.230 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 184.685 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 184 - Administrative Services and Transportation Departments|Section 184.685 - Purpose of department.

The Department of Transportation may conduct statewide coordinating, financing, planning, research and development of public transportation systems in this state to insure the most orderly, efficient and economical development of such systems. [1969 c.599 §57; 1973 c.249 §25; 1977 c.230 §7]
OR Rev Stat § 184.689 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 184 - Administrative Services and Transportation Departments|Section 184.689 - Powers and duties of department.

In order to carry out the purposes set forth in ORS 184.685, the Department of Transportation may: (1) Sue and be sued; (2) Acquire by purchase, lease, devise, gift or voluntary grant real and personal property or any interest therein, including access rights, and take, hold, possess and dispose of any such property or interest; (3) Conduct or carry out, subject to any other provision of law, field research, planning, financing, design, construction, acquisition, lease, preservation, or improvement of any public transportation system or any portion thereof, or provide for such activity by entering into agreements with any person or persons principally responsible for the operations of such public transportation system and possessing authority to enter into such agreement; (4) Enter into any other necessary agreements; employ agents, engineers, consultants and other persons as necessary and fix their compensation; (5) Construct, acquire, plan, design, maintain and operate passenger terminal facilities and motor vehicle parking facilities in connection with any public transportation system; (6) Advise and assist in the formulation of overall public transportation policies and plans; (7) Make necessary studies and render technical assistance to local governments; (8) Participate in regulatory proceedings affecting public transportation; (9) Assist local government, private and nonprofit operators of passenger transportation systems in the planning, experimentation, financing, design, construction, acquisition, lease, preservation, improvement, operation and maintenance of public transportation systems. The assistance may include loans, grants, or the provision of equipment or facilities or any rights therein by sale, lease or grant, or special grants to the users of said systems; (10) Subject to the provisions of ORS 184.705, enter into operating agreements with any person; (11) Receive and disburse funds from or to any person under contractual terms or according to other authorized state or federal procedures. When more than one carrier provides similar services in the same or related areas or corridors pursuant to a certificate of public convenience and necessity, the department may select a provider of service on the basis of written proposals evaluated under criteria established by the Oregon Transportation Commission; (12) Perform any necessary planning, administration, review or other functions required to be performed by the state or any agency thereof in connection with the allocation and distribution to any person of federal funds pursuant to the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, or any other federal funding program for public transportation systems; and (13) Negotiate with existing passenger carriers to preserve or coordinate transportation schedules to upgrade the existing system of intercity transportation. [1977 c.230 §9 (enacted in lieu of 184.700)]
OR Rev Stat § 184.691 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 184 - Administrative Services and Transportation Departments|Section 184.691 - Public Transit Account; use of moneys.

The Public Transit Account is established in the General Fund of the State Treasury. Except as otherwise provided by law, all moneys received by the Department of Transportation for public transit purposes, from whatever source, shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the account. All moneys in the account are appropriated continuously to the department and shall be used for public transit purposes authorized by law. [1975 c.522 §6; 1977 c.230 §5; 1993 c.741 §16]