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Transportation committee rolls over bill that would authorize local cleanup of ODOT right of way
Summary
The Committee on Transportation on May 19 postponed consideration of Senate Bill 1024, which would explicitly authorize formal agreements allowing cities or counties to perform cleanup on Oregon Department of Transportation property. ODOT staff said the measure contains no statewide appropriation and that funding would be negotiated locally.
The Committee on Transportation on May 19 rolled over Senate Bill 1024 after members raised questions about funding, authority and how the measure would change existing agreements for cleanup on Oregon Department of Transportation right of way.
The bill would allow ODOT to enter into formal agreements with cities and counties enabling those local governments to perform cleanup work — for example removing trash, abandoned RVs and large appliances — on state-owned right of way. Lindsay Baker of the Oregon Department of Transportation told the committee the bill contains no appropriation and that any money exchanged would be negotiated between ODOT regions and the local government.
"There is no appropriation tied to this measure,"…
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