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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 381 - Interstate Bridges › Section 381.705 - Creation and purposes.

(1) Upon enactment by the State of Washington of legislation having the same material effect as ORS 381.702 to 381.755, local governments may enter into a commission formation agreement to form and charter a commission under this section. The commission is a public corporation formed under the laws of the State of Oregon and the State of Washington, vested with the powers and duties granted by ORS 381.702 to 381.755. The commission shall perform an essential governmental function and exercise the commission’s powers for the public purposes described in this section.
(2) Local governments by resolution may enter into a commission formation agreement, consistent with the requirements of ORS 381.702 to 381.755, to charter and form a commission. A commission formation agreement at a minimum must be approved and executed by the owner of an existing bridge and by the governing bodies of the counties within which an existing bridge is situated. A commission formation agreement may be adopted by local governments in phases, provided that all required elements of a commission formation agreement be adopted before a board may authorize the issuance of toll revenue bonds. A commission formation agreement must specify:
(a) A name for the commission;
(b) The date on which the powers granted to the commission by ORS 381.702 to 381.755 become effective;
(c) The primary place of business for the purpose of establishing the applicable laws described in ORS 381.745;
(d) The composition and appointment process for members of the board as described in ORS 381.710 (1) and (2);
(e) The terms of office and any rules, responsibilities and requirements that apply to the offices of chair and cochair as described in ORS 381.710 (4);
(f) The requirements for formal actions of the board as described in ORS 381.710 (5); and
(g) Any other provisions adopted by a local government, provided that the provisions comply with the applicable laws under ORS 381.745 and do not impair or adversely affect the powers of the commission under ORS 381.702 to 381.755.
(3) A commission formation agreement may allow for a board to amend the provisions of the commission formation agreement pursuant to subsection (2)(d) to (g) of this section and ORS 381.710 (5), and may establish conditions for an amendment.
(4) The purposes of a commission are to:
(a) Design, engineer, develop, finance, refinance, install, equip and construct a bridge to replace and remove an existing bridge;
(b) Act as a cooperative bistate governance structure to develop, own or control, fix and adjust tolls and regulate the use of a bridge;
(c) Oversee the efficient operation, maintenance, administration, rehabilitation and renewal of a bridge; and
(d) Perform other duties and exercise other powers as may be conferred upon the commission by law. [2022 c.7 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 381 - Interstate Bridges › Section 381.712 - Powers; rules.

(1) In addition to any other powers granted under ORS 381.702 to 381.755, a commission may:
(a) Construct, purchase, lease, acquire, own, operate, maintain, control, hold, sell, convey, dispose of, finance or refinance real property, personal property, facilities, materials, supplies or equipment, or any interest therein, within the State of Oregon or the State of Washington, as the board deems necessary or incidental to the purposes of the commission described in ORS 381.705;
(b) Secure all necessary federal, state and local authorizations, permits and approvals for the construction, maintenance, repair, operation, renewal, financing or refinancing of a bridge;
(c) Adopt, amend or repeal bylaws, rules or regulations, consistent with applicable laws under ORS 381.745 and a commission formation agreement, that further specify the powers and duties of a commission, clarify or interpret provisions in a commission formation agreement or clarify or interpret laws or regulations applicable to the commission;
(d) Receive and accept, with or without consideration, from a federal agency, a state, a local government or any other public or private source, grants, contributions, loans, advances, credit enhancements or other contributions in money, property, labor, materials, services or other things of value to accomplish the purposes of the commission;
(e) Invest the commission’s moneys in investments permitted for municipal corporations and disburse funds for the commission’s lawful purposes;
(f) Make and enter into any contract or agreement the board deems necessary or incidental to the purposes of the commission;
(g) Grant, by franchise, lease or otherwise, the use of any property or facility owned or controlled by the commission and the making of payments for the use;
(h) Create and abolish offices, employments or positions, and employ or contract for professional and other services;
(i) Establish and enforce regulations governing the use of facilities owned or controlled by the commission, the services rendered by the commission and the tolls and other charges issued by the commission;
(j) Adopt and use a corporate seal;
(k) Sue and be sued in the name of the commission;
(L) Establish special funds, and controls on deposits to and disbursements from the special funds, as the commission deems convenient for the implementation of ORS 381.702 to 381.755;
(m) Delegate any of the commission’s powers and duties if consistent with the purposes of ORS 381.702 to 381.755;
(n) Perform other functions necessary or incidental to the purposes of the commission or to the execution of the powers granted under ORS 381.702 to 381.755; and
(o) Exercise other additional powers as may be conferred on the commission by law.
(2) A commission may not impose a tax or an assessment. [2022 c.7 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 381 - Interstate Bridges › Section 381.720 - Real property.

(1) A commission may finance, refinance, acquire or otherwise assume control of, by purchase, lease, donation or other means, real property or personal property, structures, property rights, franchises, easements or other property interests, whether situated within the State of Oregon or the State of Washington, as the board deems necessary or incidental to the purposes of the commission.
(2) The commission may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire by condemnation any property, structures, property rights, franchises, easements or other property interests situated within the State of Oregon or the State of Washington as the board deems necessary or incidental to the purposes of the commission, subject to the applicable laws described in ORS 381.745 (3). Property owned or held by a state or a local government may not be taken by the commission without the prior consent of the state or local government. [2022 c.7 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 381 - Interstate Bridges › Section 381.735 - Bridge operations; rules.

(1) A board shall have the exclusive power to adopt and enforce the rules and regulations for the use, operation, maintenance, inspection and preservation of a bridge owned or operated by the commission, including loads permitted on the bridge and closing the bridge to any traffic deemed unsafe by the commission, provided that the commission must comply with all state and federal regulations generally applicable to bridge operations, maintenance, safety and inspections.
(2) A facility or property owned, leased, operated or controlled by the commission may be operated by the commission directly or by a public or private entity pursuant to a contract, lease or agreement.
(3) Compensation to a contractor under an operating contract may be in the form of a payment by the commission to the contractor for services rendered, a payment by the contractor to the commission for the rights to operate the facility or property or other such arrangements as the board may elect.
(4) A state agency or local government may pledge revenue or other assistance to support or guaranty, in whole or in part, the repayment of debt, costs of operations or capitalization of reserves of the commission under such terms as the parties may agree, and the commission may accept the assistance. [2022 c.7 §10]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 381 - Interstate Bridges › Section 381.740 - Financing.

(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 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;
(b) Debt instruments to refund outstanding debt instruments under ORS 287A.150 (6) and 287A.360 to 287A.380; and
(c) Short-term obligations under ORS 287A.180.
(4) If the applicable laws under ORS 381.745 are those of the State of Oregon, the commission as a public body shall administer bonds and other debt instruments under ORS 287A.300 to 287A.380, provided that the commission may not issue a general obligation bond or pledge any taxing power to an obligation.
(5)(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 to 381.755 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]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 381 - Interstate Bridges › Section 381.742 - Taxation.

(1) Notwithstanding the laws of this state or the State of Washington and except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a state or political subdivision may not require the commission to pay a tax or assessment, or an in lieu of tax or assessment, including but not limited to a property tax, sales tax, use tax or other tax or assessment upon real property or personal property acquired or otherwise under the control of the commission, or upon an activity or expenditure of the commission, or upon the revenues of the commission.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a state or political subdivision may require a commission to pay a tax or assessment to the same extent as a municipal corporation. [2022 c.7 §12]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 381 - Interstate Bridges › Section 381.745 - Applicable law and jurisdiction; rules.

(1) A commission is subject to applicable federal law, ORS 381.702 to 381.755, rules adopted by the commission’s board under ORS 381.702 to 381.755 and any state or local laws that apply to a municipal corporation as specified in this section.
(2) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4) of this section, the commission, the board and the commission’s officials, employees and agents are governed by the laws of the primary place of business. The laws of the primary place of business include, but are not limited to, laws pertaining to local government audits, financial administration and accounting, public records, prohibitions on using facilities for campaign purposes, open public meetings, the code of ethics for municipal officers, the rights of public employees and local government whistleblower protections.
(3) The real estate transactions of, and the exercise of eminent domain by, the commission, including relocation assistance, compliance with land use, environmental and building codes and other actions of the commission pertaining to the ownership, control or use of a particular property site or area as the board may determine by rule, are governed by the laws of the state and local jurisdiction within which the particular property site or area is situated.
(4) If a conflict arises between a provision of ORS 381.702 to 381.755 and a provision of state or local law, the provision under ORS 381.702 to 381.755 controls.
(5) The court of original jurisdiction for any action brought by or against the commission is the court designated under the applicable laws under this section. [2022 c.7 §13]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 381 - Interstate Bridges › Section 381.755 - General provisions.

(1) ORS 381.702 to 381.755 must be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of the commission, and the powers and authority granted to the commission under ORS 381.702 to 381.755 are supplemental to all other powers and authorities granted to municipal corporations under the applicable laws described under ORS 381.745.
(2) A legal challenge to the formation of a commission intended to be authorized or created under ORS 381.702 to 381.755 may not be commenced more than 30 days after the effective date of a commission formation agreement. [2022 c.7 §15]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 381 - Interstate Bridges › Section 381.824 - Interstate bridges of other states or subdivisions made tax-exempt.

Every bridge that passes over a river or body of water forming a boundary between this state and another state, and that has been constructed or acquired and is being operated by the other state or by any county, city, port or other municipality of the other state, together with its approaches, is exempt from all property and other taxes in this state, if the other state exempts from all taxation every such interstate bridge, together with its approaches, constructed or acquired and operated by this state or by any county, city, port or other municipality of this state. [2014 c.114 §11; 2017 c.710 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 382 - Intrastate Bridges › Section 382.205 - Using county funds for bridges.

If the money provided by ORS 368.705 is expended and an emergency arises demanding immediate action by it, the county court may in its discretion apply any moneys in the county treasury, not otherwise appropriated, toward defraying the expense of building or repairing bridges on any of the county or state roads within the county or over streams forming boundaries between the county and any other county.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 382 - Intrastate Bridges › Section 382.305 - Operation of bridges across Willamette River by Multnomah County.

(1) The Board of County Commissioners of Multnomah County shall operate and maintain all bridges, as defined in subsection (2) of this section, together with the approaches thereof, erected, owned by or leased to the City of Portland or Multnomah County, across the Willamette River within the boundaries of Portland, and the City of Portland shall surrender and deliver possession and control of such bridges, except as provided in ORS 382.310 to 382.330, to the board of county commissioners.
(2) As used in ORS 382.305 to 382.330, "bridge" means the bridges and parts thereof.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 382 - Intrastate Bridges › Section 382.310 - Powers of Multnomah County as to Willamette River bridges.

(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; or
(b) Operated and maintained by Multnomah County as required under this section and ORS 382.305. [Amended by 2005 c.22 §263; 2009 c.385 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 382 - Intrastate Bridges › Section 382.315 - Agreements with public service corporations for use of Willamette River bridges.

If the Board of County Commissioners of Multnomah County makes an agreement or lease for the use of the upper deck of any bridge constructed across the Willamette River within Portland and if any public service corporation operating a street car line within Portland desires to maintain and operate its street cars over the upper deck of the bridge so leased, the board of county commissioners may agree with the public service corporation upon the terms and compensation for such use. If they are unable to agree, the amount of compensation to be paid by the public service corporation shall be the same as may at such time be fixed or charged by the City of Portland for the use of other bridges across the Willamette River by public service corporations.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 382 - Intrastate Bridges › Section 382.325 - Powers of Portland as to Willamette River bridges.

The City of Portland, Oregon, may:
(1) Regulate traffic upon and across the bridges and their approaches constructed by the City of Portland.
(2) Lay and maintain upon the bridges and their respective approaches constructed by the City of Portland all rails and tracks necessary, desirable or convenient for the operation of street cars.
(3) Provide for the use of the bridges and their approaches constructed by the City of Portland and rails and tracks by street cars propelled by electrical and other motive power, and the carrying of passengers on street cars.
(4) Make contracts with and grant rights, privileges and franchises to any persons, firms or corporations for the use of the bridges and their approaches under the City of Portland’s jurisdiction as a road authority pursuant to ORS 810.010, and rails and tracks by cars, street cars and trains, the carrying of passengers and for charging and collecting fares and tolls under such rights, privileges and franchises.
(5) Contract for, agree upon and charge and collect rents and other compensation for the use of bridges under the City of Portland’s jurisdiction as a road authority pursuant to ORS 810.010 by cars, street cars and trains.
(6) Exercise all other power and authority over the bridges and their approaches not expressly conferred by ORS 382.305 to 382.330 on Multnomah County. [Amended by 2009 c.385 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 382 - Intrastate Bridges › Section 382.330 - Operation of Adams Street-Glisan Street bridge in Portland.

(1) The Board of County Commissioners of Multnomah County shall operate, maintain and repair the bridge existing on February 25, 1913, across the Willamette River from Adams Street on the east side of the river to Glisan Street on the west side of the river, in Portland, subject to the terms and provisions of the lease executed by the Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company, party of the first part, and the City of Portland, party of the second part, dated October 9, 1912, and filed with the city auditor on October 19, 1912.
(2) The board of county commissioners may, from time to time, enter into leases or agreements with the owners of such bridge for the use of the upper deck and its approaches for highway purposes by the public and the operation of street cars thereon.
(3) In the event that no public service corporation makes any contract or agreement with the City of Portland for the operation of its street cars over the upper deck of such bridge or its approaches prior to February 25, 1913, the compensation to be paid by the public service corporation shall be fixed by and paid to the City of Portland, subject to the lease mentioned in subsection (1) of this section.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 382 - Intrastate Bridges › Section 382.335 - Definitions for ORS 382.335 to 382.425.

As used in ORS 382.335 to 382.425:
(1) "Board of county commissioners" means the Board of County Commissioners of Multnomah County and includes the constituted authorities of Multnomah County having control of road construction, maintenance and operation.
(2) "Construct" includes repair, maintain, improve or other words of similar meaning.
(3) "Construction" includes repair, maintenance, improvement, reconstruction or other words of similar meaning.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 382 - Intrastate Bridges › Section 382.340 - Bridges over Willamette River and Slough as permanent roads.

Bridges over the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, and the Willamette Slough within Multnomah County are permanent roads and include approaches and viaducts leading thereto.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 382 - Intrastate Bridges › Section 382.345 - Multnomah County constructing and financing Willamette River bridges.

Multnomah County may borrow money for the purpose of constructing and reconstructing bridges across the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, and Willamette Slough within Multnomah County and issue bonds to evidence such indebtedness.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 382 - Intrastate Bridges › Section 382.350 - Petition and order for bond election; debt limitation.

Whenever a petition therefor, signed by not less than 10 percent of the electors of Multnomah County and stating the amount of the proposed bond issue is filed with the county clerk, the board of county commissioners shall, subject to ORS 382.355 and 382.360, order an election to determine whether or not the county shall issue bonds for the construction of the bridge mentioned in ORS 382.345. However, if the county debt for the construction of permanent roads already incurred or authorized, together with the new debt sought to be created by the petition, exceeds six percent of the assessed valuation of all the property in the county, then the board of county commissioners shall disregard the petition.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 382 - Intrastate Bridges › Section 382.355 - Filing and presentation of petition; order of board of county commissioners.

(1) The petition mentioned in ORS 382.350 shall be filed with the county clerk and presented to the board of county commissioners at or before its next regular session.
(2) The board of county commissioners shall examine the petition as soon as it is presented. If it is satisfied that the petition substantially conforms to the requirements of ORS 382.370 and contains the names and post-office addresses, places of residence and precincts of the requisite number of electors as required by ORS 382.350, the board of county commissioners shall make an order directing that a special election be called and held in the county for the purposes specified in the petition at a time to be then fixed by the board of county commissioners, which shall not be less than 30 nor more than 40 days after the date of making the order and not more than 90 days after the day of filing the petition.
(3) If the board of county commissioners determines either that the petition does not substantially conform to the requirements of ORS 382.370 or that it does not contain names and post-office addresses, places of residence and precincts of the requisite number of electors as required by ORS 382.350, it shall make an order declaring that fact, particularly designating the defects and refusing to order a special election.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 382 - Intrastate Bridges › Section 382.360 - Appeals from orders of board of county commissioners.

(1) There shall be no appeal from the order mentioned in ORS 382.355 (2).
(2) Within 10 days after the entry of the order mentioned in ORS 382.355 (3), any one or more of the petitioners may appeal to the circuit court in the same manner as appeals are taken from the county court in actions at law, except that the notice of appeal, if not entered in the journal at the time the order is made, shall be served on the county clerk and no appeal bond shall be required.
(3) If the circuit court upon appeal is satisfied that the board of county commissioners should have ordered an election, the circuit court shall direct the board of county commissioners to proceed as if it had declared the proceedings sufficient. If upon appeal the circuit court decides that the judgment of the board of county commissioners was correct it shall make an order affirming the judgment of the board of county commissioners. There shall be no appeal from the judgment of the circuit court.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 382 - Intrastate Bridges › Section 382.375 - Election; laws applicable.

(1) Elections for the issuance of the bonds may be held at any general election or at any time, subject to the time limitations of ORS 382.355 (2).
(2) The laws of this state governing special and general elections in so far as they do not conflict with ORS 382.335 to 382.425 apply to elections under ORS 382.335 to 382.425.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 382 - Intrastate Bridges › Section 382.380 - Order declaring bond election result.

If at any such general or special bridge bond election a majority of the electors voting at such election votes in favor of issuing the bonds, the board of county commissioners shall enter an order in its journal declaring that fact. The order shall be absolutely conclusive as to the regularity of all the proceedings in reference to the matter.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 382 - Intrastate Bridges › Section 382.385 - County commissioners submitting bond issue on own motion.

The board of county commissioners of its own motion may submit the question of issuing bonds for the purposes mentioned in ORS 382.345 at any general election. This may be done by an order of the board of county commissioners, entered in the journal at least 40 days next preceding any general election. The order shall set out the amount of bonds proposed to be issued, the length of time they shall run and the maximum rate of interest they shall bear. After having entered such order the board of county commissioners shall proceed to submit the question to the electors of the county in the same manner and with like effect as upon the petition mentioned in ORS 382.350.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 382 - Intrastate Bridges › Section 382.390 - Arrangement by county commissioners for bond issuance and sale.

Thirty days after the entry upon the records of the order mentioned in ORS 382.380, or if the election is contested, within 30 days after the final determination of such contest, the board of county commissioners shall arrange to issue such bonds as were authorized at the election and shall thereafter, as soon as may in its judgment be deemed expedient, issue and sell the bonds. The board of county commissioners may arrange the form, details and sale of the bonds consistently with ORS 382.335 to 382.425.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 382 - Intrastate Bridges › Section 382.395 - Terms and conditions of bonds.

(1) The bonds mentioned in ORS 382.345 shall:
(a) Be in denominations of $100 or more, but not exceeding $1,000.
(b) Run not to exceed 30 years from the date of their respective issuance.
(c) Bear interest at a rate determined by the board of county commissioners, payable 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]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 382 - Intrastate Bridges › Section 382.400 - Registering bonds.

The county treasurer shall keep a register of all the bonds issued or sold under ORS 382.335 to 382.425, noting therein the number of bonds, amount, date of issuance, date of sale and such facts as in the judgment of the county treasurer serve to keep an accurate record of the bonds so issued and sold.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 382 - Intrastate Bridges › Section 382.405 - Bond advertisement and sale.

(1) The board of county commissioners shall advertise in one newspaper in the county outside of Portland, if there is one, in one leading newspaper in Portland, Oregon, and in one leading financial newspaper in New York City for two weeks before any sale of bonds, the fact of the sale, inviting bids for the bonds and stating such facts as will interest prospective purchasers. For example, the date and place of sale, the terms of sale, the character of the bonds, the amount, interest and denomination of the bonds, the fact that all bids must be accompanied by a certified check for five percent of the amount of the bid, that any and all bids may be rejected, that the bonds may be sold only for cash, not below par, and to the highest bidder and such other facts as may in the judgment of the board of county commissioners procure the most advantageous sale of the bonds may be stated.
(2) All bids to purchase bonds shall be sealed and accompanied by a certified check for five percent of the amount of the bid. The board of county commissioners may reject any and all bids.
(3) No bonds authorized by ORS 382.345 shall be sold for less than par or for anything but cash.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 382 - Intrastate Bridges › Section 382.410 - Custody and disbursement of bond proceeds.

The proceeds of all the bonds sold under ORS 382.335 to 382.425 shall be paid into the county treasury and shall go into a special bridge fund. Such proceeds shall be disbursed for the purposes for which the bonds are issued.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 382 - Intrastate Bridges › Section 382.415 - Paying bond principal and interest with tax or motor license fund.

(1) The board of county commissioners shall, at the time of making the annual tax levy upon the previous year’s assessment, levy a tax on all the taxable property in the county sufficient to pay the outstanding bonds at maturity and the interest on all outstanding bonds for the current year. The proceeds derived from the tax shall be used only for the payment of the principal and interest of the bonds. Such proceeds shall be paid by the county treasurer to the bearer of the bonds or sent to the fiscal agency at New York City for the payment of the interest coupons upon presentation, as provided in ORS 382.395.
(2) The board of county commissioners in its annual budget has the option of providing for the application of all or part of the proceeds of the county motor license fund to all or part of the payments of principal and interest on bridge bonds maturing in the ensuing year. In case this option is exercised and such other provision is made for meeting the debt requirement, in whole or in part, then the tax levy authorized by subsection (1) of this section shall only be for such amount, if any, as may be necessary over and above this other provision of funds.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 382 - Intrastate Bridges › Section 382.420 - Title and control of bridge.

Upon the completion of any bridge constructed under ORS 382.335 to 382.425, title thereto and full control thereof shall be vested in Multnomah County, control to be exercised on behalf of the county by the board of county commissioners.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 382 - Intrastate Bridges › Section 382.425 - County clerk as clerk of county commissioners; records of proceedings.

In all proceedings relative to the bonds or to bridge construction, the County Clerk of Multnomah County shall be the clerk of the board of county commissioners. The records of all proceedings shall be recorded in the books of the county clerk.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 382 - Intrastate Bridges › Section 382.505 - Erection and maintenance of bridges by cities.

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.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 383 - Tollways › Section 383.003 - Definitions for ORS 383.001 to 383.245.

As used in ORS 383.001 to 383.245:
(1) "Department" means the Department of Transportation.
(2) "Electronic toll collection system" means a system for collecting tolls that:
(a) Does not require a vehicle to stop at a toll booth to pay the toll; and
(b) Uses transponder readers and license plate capture cameras to aid in collecting tolls.
(3) "Private entity" means any nongovernmental entity, including a corporation, partnership, company or other legal entity, or any natural person.
(4) "Related facility" means any real or personal property that:
(a) Will be used to operate, maintain, renovate or facilitate the use of the tollway;
(b) Will provide goods or services to the users of the tollway; or
(c) Will generate revenue that may be used to reduce tolls or will be deposited in the Toll Program Fund.
(5) "Toll" means any fee or charge for the use of a tollway.
(6) "Tollway" means any roadway, path, highway, bridge, tunnel, railroad track, bicycle path or other paved surface or structure specifically designed as a land vehicle transportation route for the use of which tolls are assessed.
(7) "Tollway operator" means the unit of government or the private entity that is responsible for all or any portion of the construction, reconstruction, improvement, financing, maintenance, repair and operation of a tollway or a related facility.
(8) "Tollway project" means any capital project involving the development, operation or equipping of a tollway, related facilities or any portion thereof.
(9) "Tollway project revenue bonds" means revenue bonds designated as tollway project revenue bonds under ORS 383.200.
(10) "Unit of government" means any department or agency of the federal government, any state, any department or agency of a state, any bistate entity created by agreement under ORS 190.420 or other law for the purposes of the Interstate 5 bridge replacement project, and any city, county, district, port or other public corporation organized and existing under statutory law or under a voter-approved charter. [1995 c.668 §2; 2007 c.531 §3; 2013 c.4 §9; 2021 c.630 §134]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 383 - Tollways › Section 383.004 - Establishment of tolls; rules.

(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 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)(a) Nothing in ORS 383.001 to 383.245 prohibits a city or county from establishing a toll on any highway, as defined in ORS 801.305, that the city or county has jurisdiction over as a road authority pursuant to ORS 810.010.
(b) Nothing in ORS 383.001 to 383.245 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 and 382.310.
(c) Nothing in ORS 383.001 to 383.245 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 to 383.245 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 to 383.245 prohibits a commission formed under ORS 381.705 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]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 383 - Tollways › Section 383.011 - Contract terms regarding entry into possession by Department of Transportation; eminent domain.

(1) Every contract, agreement or other arrangement between the Department of Transportation and any private entity pursuant to which a private entity owns, leases or operates a tollway shall provide that, if an event occurs that seriously jeopardizes or impairs the continued availability and operation of the tollway, the department shall be entitled to enter into and take possession of the tollway and to exercise all of the rights attendant to such possession, including the right to receive all tolls and other revenues of the tollway, subject to any obligations incurred for the tollway, and the right to operate, maintain, repair and reconstruct the tollway.
(2) The department may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire property for tollway projects, regardless of whether the property will be owned in fee simple by the department. [1995 c.668 §5; 2001 c.844 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 383 - Tollways › Section 383.014 - Interstate system compatibility; rules.

The Oregon Transportation Commission shall establish criteria when selecting electronic toll collection systems used in this state to ensure interoperability with tolling systems used in other states, to the extent that technology facilitating interoperability exists. [2007 c.531 §8; 2021 c.630 §140]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 383 - Tollways › Section 383.017 - Property tax exemption; application of certain laws.

(1) Tollways, and any related facilities that would normally be purchased, constructed or installed by the Department of Transportation if the tollway were a conventional highway that was constructed and operated by the department, shall be exempt from ad valorem property taxation.
(2) Tollways are considered state highways for purposes of law enforcement and application of the Oregon Vehicle Code. [1995 c.668 §8; 2003 c.794 §269; 2021 c.630 §141]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 383 - Tollways › Section 383.019 - Agreements between department and private entities regarding maintenance of tollways.

(1) Every agreement between the Department of Transportation and a private entity pursuant to which the private entity owns or operates a tollway and is entitled to collect the revenues therefrom shall require that the tollway be maintained in a safe condition and be returned to the state in a safe and serviceable condition without need of any repair or reconstruction.
(2) Every agreement between the department and a private entity pursuant to which the private entity owns or operates a tollway and is entitled to collect the revenues therefrom shall provide for the establishment and funding of a maintenance, repair and reconstruction trust fund that is designed to ensure that adequate funds will be available to maintain and repair the tollway, so that the tollway will be surrendered to the department in good condition without need of repair or reconstruction. [1995 c.668 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 383 - Tollways › Section 383.025 - Certain information provided to Department of Transportation exempt from disclosure.

Sensitive business, commercial or financial information presented to the Department of Transportation by a private entity for the purpose of determining the feasibility of the entity’s participation in a tollway project is exempt from disclosure under ORS 192.311 to 192.478. [2001 c.844 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 383 - Tollways › Section 383.027 - Issuance of revenue bonds by municipality for tollway project.

(1) A public body, as defined in ORS 287A.001, may issue revenue bonds for the purpose of financing a tollway project.
(2) A nonprofit corporation organized under Oregon law may issue revenue bonds for the purpose of financing a tollway project.
(3) Revenue bonds authorized by this section shall be issued as prescribed in ORS chapter 287A. [2001 c.844 §6; 2007 c.783 §§178,232d]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 383 - Tollways › Section 383.035 - Toll payment; failure to pay toll; penalty.

(1) A person shall pay a toll established under ORS 383.004.
(2) A person who fails to pay a toll established under ORS 383.004 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.
(7) The department may enter into an agreement with a commission or a commission’s designee under ORS 381.725 (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]