Bill Text: OR HB2945 | 2013 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to area commissions on transportation.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB2945 Detail]
Download: Oregon-2013-HB2945-Engrossed.html
77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session NOTE: Matter within { + braces and plus signs + } in an amended section is new. Matter within { - braces and minus signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within { + braces and plus signs + } . LC 1508 A-Engrossed House Bill 2945 Ordered by the House April 23 Including House Amendments dated April 23 Sponsored by Representative KENNEMER, Senator THOMSEN; Representatives BARTON, DAVIS, FAGAN, GARRETT, GILLIAM, JOHNSON, PARRISH, REARDON, TOMEI, Senators DEVLIN, GEORGE, GIROD, MONROE, OLSEN SUMMARY The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's brief statement of the essential features of the measure. Directs Clackamas County to develop proposed charter for formation of area commission on transportation on or before September 30, 2014. Directs county to submit charter to Oregon Transportation Commission. Directs county to report on development of area commission to interim committees of Legislative Assembly on or before October 31, 2014. { - Requires charter to include provision allowing governing body of Hood River County to opt to participate in area commission. - } { + Requires charter to include provisions for expansion or contraction of jurisdictional boundary of area commission under certain conditions and allows certain counties or portions of certain counties to opt to participate in area commission. + } A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to area commissions on transportation. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. { + (1) The governing body of Clackamas County, in consultation with other elected local officials and with transportation stakeholders in Clackamas County, shall develop, not later than September 30, 2014, a proposed charter for the formation of an area commission on transportation for the portion of Clackamas County that is not within the jurisdiction of the metropolitan planning organization, as defined in ORS 197.629, for the Portland metropolitan area. + } { + (2) The proposed charter must comply with the policy guidelines established in the Policy on Formation and Operation of Area Commissions on Transportation as approved by the Oregon Transportation Commission on June 18, 2003, and must include: (a) A description of the criteria that the area commission on transportation will use in prioritizing project selection and a statement of expectations regarding feedback from the Oregon Transportation Commission to the area commission on transportation when the Oregon Transportation Commission receives the area commission's priorities. (b) A description of the conflict resolution process the area commission will use to produce equitable outcomes, including the prioritization of spending on urban and rural projects in the portion of Clackamas County that is not within the jurisdiction of the metropolitan planning organization for the Portland metropolitan area, and a process for tracking and maintaining records of resolutions and outcomes. (c) A plan for regular and consistent communication and coordination among the adjacent area commissions and with metropolitan planning organizations. (d) A plan for public involvement with the area commission. (e) A provision that requires the expansion or contraction of the jurisdictional boundary of the area commission on transportation as necessary to include the portion of Clackamas County that is not within the jurisdiction of the metropolitan planning organization for the Portland metropolitan area as the jurisdictional boundary of the metropolitan planning organization expands or contracts. (f) A provision that allows Hood River County, the portion of Multnomah County that is not within the jurisdiction of the metropolitan planning organization for the Portland metropolitan area or the portion of Washington County that is not within the jurisdiction of the metropolitan planning organization for the Portland metropolitan area to join the area commission on transportation by submitting a letter, written by the governing body of the respective county, requesting to participate. (3) The Department of Transportation, acting through one or more representatives selected by the Director of Transportation, shall provide staff support to the governing body of Clackamas County for developing and submitting the proposed charter in a manner consistent with this section and the guidelines established in the Policy on Formation and Operation of Area Commissions on Transportation. (4) The governing body of Clackamas County shall submit the proposed charter to the Oregon Transportation Commission for deliberation and action. If the proposed charter establishes a process for establishing membership, terms of office and voting procedures that are all consistent with the policy guidelines established in the Policy on Formation and Operation of Area Commissions on Transportation as approved by the Oregon Transportation Commission, the Oregon Transportation Commission may not reject the proposed charter based on the composition of the membership of the area commission on transportation. (5) Not later than October 31, 2014, the Oregon Transportation Commission shall schedule a meeting with the governing body of Clackamas County, other elected local officials and transportation stakeholders to discuss the proposed charter. (6) Not later than October 31, 2014, the governing body of Clackamas County shall report to the appropriate interim committees of the Legislative Assembly on: (a) The steps taken toward the formation of an area commission on transportation for Clackamas County; and (b) The initial membership of the area commission on transportation, if the charter has been approved by the Oregon Transportation Commission, or a plan, including remaining steps and a timeline, for obtaining approval of the area commission on transportation for Clackamas County. + } ----------