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Officials warned short Oregon session could threaten transportation funding; bill would move referral vote to May
Summary
County legislative staff warned C4 members that Oregon’s short 2026 session could force large cuts to agency budgets, highlighted an ODOT gap near $292M, and flagged SB 1599 (proposing to move a ballot referral to the May primary), HB 408 (transit task force), and SB 1542 (project‑weighting changes) as bills to watch.
The county’s legislative liaison updated C4 on the Oregon Legislature’s short session and potential impacts for local transportation funding, telling the committee the state faces a tight budget situation and that several pieces of legislation could affect ODOT and local jurisdictions.
Trent Wilson said ODOT faces a reported budget gap of roughly $292 million and that the governor and legislature are pursuing a mix of…
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