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Broad support and sharp debate as committee hears transit funding task force bill
Summary
House members heard wide support for HB 4008 to create a transit funding task force amid warnings of deep service cuts and debate over whether the task force should examine fare recovery, EV bus costs and local taxing options; stakeholders urged data-driven, equity-centered recommendations before 2027.
Lawmakers heard a broad cross-section of transit agencies, labor, health-care and community groups urging passage of House Bill 4008 to create a bipartisan transit funding task force tasked with identifying sustainable revenue mechanisms.
Drew Hagedorn of the Oregon Transit Association said the dash-1 amendment would help form a balanced panel of legislators and stakeholders "to identify a fair mechanism" to support transit statewide. Julie Brown, representing Rogue Valley Transit, said RVTD recently cut service by 40% and that 70% of its riders do not own a vehicle; she urged the committee to assemble the…
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