Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 731 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Division 40 - TOLLWAY PROJECTS › Section 731-040-0050 - Evaluation and Authorization

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Tollway project proposals submitted for
			 consideration under the Oregon Innovative Partnerships Program (ORS
			 367.800-
			 367.826) are not subject to OAR
			 731-040-0050.
(2) When reviewing a
			 proposal from private entities, local or regional governments, the department,
			 or other units of government having an interest in the installation of a
			 tollway to authorize a tollway project, the commission will consider:
(a) The opinions and interests of units of
			 government encompassing or adjacent to the path of the proposed tollway project
			 in having the tollway installed;
(b) The probable impact of the proposed
			 tollway project on local environmental, aesthetic and economic conditions and
			 on the economy of the state in general, considered in a manner similar to the
			 way these factors are considered for other highway projects;
(c) The extent to which funding other than
			 state funding is available for the proposed tollway project, considered in a
			 manner similar to the way other funds are considered for other highway
			 projects;
(d) The likelihood that
			 the estimated use of the tollway project will provide sufficient revenues to
			 independently finance the costs related to the construction and future
			 maintenance, repair and reconstruction of the tollway project, including the
			 repayment of any loans to be made from moneys in the State Tollway
			 Account;
(e) With respect to
			 tollway projects, any portion of which will be financed with state funds or
			 department loans or grants:
(A) The relative
			 importance of the proposed tollway project compared to other proposed tollways;
			 and
(B) Traffic congestion and
			 economic conditions in the communities that will be affected by competing
			 tollway projects, and the extent to which these conditions are diminished or
			 improved;
(f) The
			 effects of tollway implementation on community and local street traffic, their
			 magnitude, and expected impacts on community livability as estimated by the
			 department;
(g) The purpose and
			 goals of the proposal and their consistency with the other factors considered
			 here;
(h) The use of toll revenue
			 in addition to toll revenue used to pay tollway costs, including but not
			 limited to debt service and costs connected with the issuance or administration
			 of bonds or other financial obligations, acquisition, design, construction,
			 reconstruction, improvement, installation, maintenance, operation and repair;
			 consistent with Oregon statutes and the Oregon Constitution;
(i) The extent of business and public
			 support;
(j) Whether the tollway
			 facility can be operated as proposed;
(k) Whether the proposal is well enough
			 developed to be included in the current or a future Statewide Transportation
			 Improvement Program;
(l) The effect
			 on funding for other projects in the current or a future Statewide
			 Transportation Improvement Program; and
(m) Whether implementation of the proposal
			 would violate Federal rules or statutes.