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County staff brief commissioners on LC 2 transportation funding bill ahead of special session
Summary
County staff and commissioners discussed LC 2, a legislative package proposing vehicle registration fee, gas tax and payroll tax changes to raise transportation revenue statewide. Staff described estimated county impacts and invited the board to submit testimony at a public hearing that week.
Clatsop County staff briefed the Board of Commissioners on LC 2, a legislative concept the county labeled for discussion that would raise transportation revenues statewide, and described how the bill could affect county and local transportation funding.
Staff explained the bill bundles several revenue changes: increased vehicle registration fees, adjustments to the gas tax (the presentation referenced changes to cents-per-gallon), title fees and program fees associated with electric vehicle programs. It would also double a payroll tax that funds rural mass transit providers — increasing the levy from 0.1 percent to 0.2…
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