Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 660 - LAND CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT › Division 44 - METROPOLITAN GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION TARGETS › Section 660-044-0040 - Cooperative Selection of a Preferred Scenario; Initial Adoption

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Within one
			 year of adoption or amendment of a preferred scenario, Metro shall amend the
			 regional framework plan and the regional growth concept to select and
			 incorporate a preferred land use and transportation scenario that meets targets
			 in OAR 660-044-0020  consistent with the requirements of this
			 division.
(2) In preparing,
			 selecting, or amending a preferred land use and transportation scenario Metro
			 shall:
(a) Consult with affected local
			 governments, representatives of underserved populations, the Port of Portland,
			 TriMet, and the Oregon Department of Transportation;
(b) Consider adopted comprehensive plans and
			 local aspirations for growth in developing and selecting a preferred land use
			 and transportation scenario;
(c)
			 Use assumptions about population, housing and employment growth consistent with
			 the coordinated population and employment projections for the metropolitan area
			 for the planning period;
(d) Use
			 evaluation methods and analysis tools for estimating greenhouse gas emissions
			 that are:
(A) Consistent with the provisions
			 of this division;
(B) Reflect best
			 available information and practices; and,
(C) Coordinated with the Oregon Department of
			 Transportation.
(e) Make
			 assumptions about state and federal policies and programs expected to be in
			 effect over the planning period, including the Statewide Transportation
			 Strategy, in coordination with the responsible state agencies;
(f) Evaluate a reference case scenario that
			 reflects implementation of existing adopted comprehensive plans and
			 transportation plans;
(g) Evaluate
			 at least two alternative land use and transportation scenarios for meeting
			 greenhouse gas reduction targets and identify types of amendments to
			 comprehensive plans and land use regulations likely to be necessary to
			 implement each alternative scenario;
(h) Develop and apply evaluation criteria
			 that assess how alternative land use and transportation scenarios compare with
			 the reference case in achieving important regional goals or outcomes;
(i) Evaluate if the preferred scenario relies
			 on new investments or funding sources to achieve the target, the feasibility of
			 the investments or funding sources including:
(A) A general estimate of the amount of
			 additional funding needed;
(B)
			 Identification of potential/likely funding mechanisms for key actions,
			 including local or regional funding mechanisms;
(C) Coordination of estimates of potential
			 state and federal funding sources with relevant state agencies (i.e. the Oregon
			 Department of Transportation for transportation funding); and,
(D) Consider effects of alternative scenarios
			 on development and travel patterns in the surrounding area (i.e. whether
			 proposed policies will cause change in development or increased light vehicle
			 travel between metropolitan area and surrounding communities compared to
			 reference case).