5765 AMH MCCL MUNN 837

SB 5765 - H AMD 750

By Representative McClintock

ADOPTED 04/18/2023

On page 3, line 19, after "section." insert "The toll rates established pursuant to the bistate agreement may not be set to pay for all of the operational and administrative costs of Oregon’s tolling system. The Washington tolling authority must require toll rates that specifically cover the Interstate 5 Columbia river bridge without subsidizing other Oregon toll facilities. Washington residents are already paying for toll system operations of the Washington department of transportation, and therefore the agreement must recognize that it would be unfair for the toll rates on the Interstate 5 Columbia river bridge to pay for administrative and program costs of the Oregon department of transportation that are created with the expectation to benefit multiple tolled facilities in Oregon."

EFFECT: Requires the toll rates established pursuant to the bistate agreement between Oregon and Washington to not be set to pay for all of the operational and administrative costs of Oregon’s tolling system. Requires the Washington tolling authority to require toll rates that specifically cover the Interstate 5 Columbia river bridge without subsidizing other Oregon toll facilities. States that Washington residents are already paying for toll system operations of the Washington department of transportation, and therefore the agreement must recognize that it would be unfair for the toll rates on the Interstate 5 Columbia river bridge to pay for administrative and program costs of the Oregon department of transportation that are created with the expectation to benefit multiple tolled facilities in Oregon.

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