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ODOT says HB 3,991 averts layoffs, boosts local funding and institutes road‑usage changes; committee hears project delivery and IVR/Rose Quarter updates
Summary
ODOT briefed the Joint Interim Committee on HB 3,991’s near‑term revenue for operations, a 50/30/20 distribution, a temporary transit tax increase through 2027, a phased mandatory road‑usage charge for efficient vehicles, truck tax changes, and new oversight and reporting requirements; ODOT also provided updates on major projects including the Interstate Bridge Replacement and Rose Quarter.
The Oregon Department of Transportation told the Joint Interim Committee on Transportation that House Bill 3,991 — adopted in the recent special session — will provide revenue to prevent layoffs in the current biennium, increase local government apportionments by about 30% and create a temporary boost in public‑transportation funding that sunsets in 2028.
Travis Brower, ODOT deputy director, said the package shifts some charges onto a road‑usage charge for efficient passenger vehicles and restructures heavy‑truck taxation, while preserving a traditional mix of gas tax, registration and title fees. Daniel Porter, ODOT finance and budget administrator, added that the bill will convert the voluntary road usage pilot into a mandatory program phased in for electric vehicles and then hybrids (with an opt‑out annual fee option) and will simplify the…
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