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Subcommittee ratifies maritime pilots operations fee increase; board says change needed to avoid reserve shortfall
Summary
The Joint Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development voted May 20 to adopt the Legislative Fiscal Office's recommendation and forward House Bill 5,042 after ratifying an administrative rule that raises the Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots' operations fee from $50 to $70, effective July 15, 2025.
The Joint Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development voted May 20 to adopt the Legislative Fiscal Office's recommendation and a Dash 2 amendment to House Bill 5,042, ratifying an administrative rule that raises the Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots' operations fee from $50 to $70 effective July 15, 2025.
Tom Griffiths, executive director of the Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots, told the subcommittee the board's operating budget is funded primarily by pilot licensing fees and an operations fee charged to ships. "We need to raise our revenue," Griffiths said, explaining that personnel and Department of Justice costs make up the large share of the board's expenses and that the…
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