Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 732 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DIVISION › Division 5 - SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION FUND FOR THE ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED › Section 732-005-0090 - Creation of New Mass Transit District or Transportation District

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) In the event that a District comes to
			 exist in any part of a county or counties in which it did not previously exist,
			 the District replaces the county(ies) in which it exists as STF Agency for the
			 area(s) previously served by the county(ies). Upon its existence, the District
			 shall assume the STF Agency role previously held by the county(ies) in which
			 any part of it exists with respect to all aspects of the administration of the
			 Formula Program.
(2) It is the goal
			 of the Division that such a transition between STF Agencies be accomplished
			 smoothly, efficiently and without disruption of Public Transportation Services.
			 For that reason, a county which is a STF Agency shall provide notice to the
			 Division when it publishes notice of the first public meeting at which it will
			 consider creating or establishing a District.
(3) Upon establishment of a District in any
			 county or counties, the Oregon Transportation Commission and the Oregon
			 Department of Transportation hereby recognize the District as the new STF
			 Agency for the area(s) previously served by the county(ies) in which any part
			 of the District exists.
(a) Within ten
			 business days of coming into existence, the District shall send the Division
			 notice of the effective date of its existence, the name(s) of its designated
			 contact person(s), a copy of the legal documentation of its creation, and the
			 date of its first public meeting. The Division may reasonably delay any pending
			 Formula Program disbursements until the District establishes a financial
			 account.
(b) For the period between
			 the District's coming into existence and its first public meeting the Division
			 shall consider the District to have appointed an Advisory Committee, for the
			 purposes of ORS
			 391.810(3),
			 composed of the eligible members of the Advisory Committee(s) of the
			 county(ies) in which the District has come to exist. The Division shall
			 consider individuals "eligible members" if they satisfy the criteria to serve
			 on the District's Advisory Committee under ORS
			 391.820.
(c) At its first public meeting, the
			 District, consistent with its procedural requirements, may determine the
			 numbers and terms of Advisory Committee members and may appoint an Advisory
			 Committee. The District may appoint some or all of same individuals to its
			 Advisory Committee who previously served on the Advisory Committee(s) of the
			 county(ies). If it appoints an Advisory Committee, the District shall notify
			 the Division in writing of the membership.
(d) If the District does not provide written
			 notification to the Division of the membership of its Advisory Committee,
			 within three business days of the date of its first public meeting, the
			 Division shall withhold Formula Program funds until the District notifies the
			 Division that it has appointed an Advisory Committee.
(e) The Division shall consider the STF Plan
			 previously submitted to Division by the county(ies) pursuant to OAR
			 732-005-0081, to have been assigned to and assumed by the District, unless the
			 District notifies the Division that it has adopted a new STIF Plan or updated
			 the STF Plan, as described in OAR 732-005-0081.