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Oregon official tells Senate Institutions committee state uses outcome-based, tech-agnostic contracts for road-usage charge; EVs to join program at reregistrion
Summary
Maureen Bach, chief innovation officer at the Oregon Department of Transportation, told the Senate Institutions committee that Oregon’s road usage charge uses open, outcome-based procurements and service-level agreements with private account managers; she said electric vehicles will be required to enroll at reregistration beginning 07/01/2027.
Maureen Bach, chief innovation officer for the Oregon Department of Transportation, told the Senate Institutions committee on Feb. 7 that Oregon runs its road usage charge (a miles-based user fee) with outcome-based, technology-agnostic contracts and relies on private-sector “account managers” to operate customer-facing services.
Bach said the program has operated for about 10 years and the state structured procurements so any vendor that meets the outcome requirements can propose systems, allowing Oregon to adapt as vehicle technology changes. "We did that with a set of outcome based requirements, technology agnostics," she said, adding the approach kept the…
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