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Board hears overview of HB 3991 and potential local impacts to transportation funding
Summary
MPO staff briefed the board on HB 3991 from the 2025 special legislative session, which raises transportation revenues (gas tax, registration fees, payroll tax for transit, and a road usage charge for EVs) and could increase local transportation funding but carries implementation timing and referral uncertainty.
Staff briefed the Bend MPO Policy Board on the transportation funding changes enacted by HB 3991 during Oregon’s 2025 special legislative session and discussed potential local implications for Bend and Deschutes County.
Tyler Deakey summarized key provisions: increases to gas tax and registration fees, a per‑mile road usage charge for electric and hybrid vehicles with opt‑out and flat‑fee alternatives, and a temporary payroll tax increase for public transportation that…
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