Bill Text: OR SB795 | 2011 | Regular Session | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Relating to transportation planning; and declaring an emergency.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 14-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-06-22 - Effective date, June 17, 2011. [SB795 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-SB795-Engrossed.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 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 2964

                           A-Engrossed

                         Senate Bill 795
                 Ordered by the Senate April 26
           Including Senate Amendments dated April 26

Sponsored by Senator TELFER; Senators FERRIOLI, GEORGE, GIROD,
  KRUSE, NELSON, OLSEN, STARR, THOMSEN, WHITSETT, WINTERS,
  Representatives CONGER, WHISNANT

                             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.

    { - Prohibits adoption or enforcement by Land Conservation
and Development Commission of transportation planning rule with
specified function. - }
    { - Sunsets provision January 2, 2017. - }
   { +  Requires Land Conservation and Development Commission to
adopt revisions to transportation planning rule for purposes of
streamlining, simplifying and clarifying certain aspects of rule
before January 1, 2012.
  Requires Oregon Transportation Commission to adopt revisions to
Oregon Highway Plan for purposes of streamlining, simplifying and
clarifying certain aspects of plan before January 1, 2012.
  Requires commissions to report to Legislative Assembly before
February 1, 2012. + }
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to transportation planning; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) The Legislative Assembly finds that the
growth and economic development of this state requires an
appropriate balance between economic development and
transportation planning.
  (2) The Legislative Assembly finds that the Oregon
Transportation Commission and the Land Conservation and
Development Commission have initiated a joint review of the
transportation planning rule, the Oregon Highway Plan and the
associated guidance documents. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) The Oregon Transportation Commission and
the Land Conservation and Development Commission shall jointly
review the administrative rules, plans and associated guidance
documents to better balance economic development and the
efficiency of urban development with consideration of development
of the transportation infrastructure in consultation with local
governments and transportation and economic development
stakeholders.

  (2) The commissions shall consider revisions to the
transportation planning rule (OAR 660-012), the Oregon Highway
Plan and the associated guidance documents that streamline,
simplify and clarify the requirements in the following areas:
  (a) The planning requirements placed on zone changes that are
consistent with locally adopted comprehensive plans.
  (b) The development of practical methods that may be used to
mitigate the transportation impacts of economic development.
  (c) The planning requirements placed on zone changes within
urban centers.
  (d) The analysis required for transportation impacts of urban
growth boundary changes.
  (e) Clarification of planning periods and requirements for
update of local transportation system plans.
  (f) Thresholds for required analysis of transportation impacts
of project proposals.
  (g) The use of average trip generation rates.
  (h) The development of mobility standards, including but not
limited to volume to capacity ratios or corridor or area mobility
standards.
  (i) The analysis required for transportation impacts of
comprehensive plan amendments that require improvements to avoid
further degradation of transportation facility performance by the
time of development. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + (1) The Land Conservation and Development
Commission shall adopt revisions of the transportation planning
rule consistent with the results of the review of the rule
required in section 2 of this 2011 Act prior to January 1, 2012.
  (2) The Oregon Transportation Commission shall adopt revisions
to the Oregon Highway Plan consistent with the results of the
review required in section 2 of this 2011 Act prior to January 1,
2012. + }
  SECTION 4.  { + The Oregon Transportation Commission and the
Land Conservation and Development Commission shall report to the
Legislative Assembly on the review of the transportation planning
rule, the Oregon Highway Plan and the associated guidance
documents and on the actions taken prior to February 1, 2012. + }
  SECTION 5.  { + This 2011 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2011 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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