Section 377.836 – Application of certain statutes to Travel Information Council.
(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, and except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the provisions of ORS 279.835 to 279.855 and 283.085 to 283.092 and ORS chapters 240, 276, 279A, 279B, 279C, 282, 283, 291, 292 and 293 do not apply to the Travel Information Council. The council is subject to […]
Section 377.838 – Authority of executive director of Travel Information Council.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, in carrying out the duties, functions and powers of the Travel Information Council, the executive director of the Travel Information Council may contract with any state agency for the performance of such duties, functions and powers as the council considers appropriate. (2) The executive director […]
Section 377.839 – Authority of Travel Information Council.
The Travel Information Council created under ORS 377.835 may: (1) Erect, improve, repair, maintain, equip and furnish buildings, structures and lands as the council determines is necessary to carry out its responsibilities under ORS 377.700 to 377.844; and (2) Acquire, receive, hold, control, convey, sell, lease, lend, manage, operate, improve and develop any and all […]
Section 377.840 – Travel Information Council account; budget process; disposition of moneys received.
(1) All moneys collected, borrowed or received by the Travel Information Council shall be deposited into a Travel Information Council account established in accordance with ORS 295.001 to 295.108. The council may invest moneys collected, borrowed or received by the council. Investments made by the council are limited to the types of investments listed in […]
Section 377.841 – Roadside rest areas.
(1) For the purposes of this section, “roadside rest areas” includes the following roadside rest areas in this state: (a) Suncrest, Interstate 5, near milepost 22. (b) Manzanita, Interstate 5, near milepost 63. (c) Cabin Creek, Interstate 5, near milepost 143. (d) Gettings Creek, Interstate 5, near milepost 178. (e) Oak Grove, Interstate 5, near […]
Section 377.842 – Refreshments at roadside rest areas; rules.
(1) The Travel Information Council shall establish by rule a permit program allowing nonprofit organizations to provide free cookies, coffee or other nonalcoholic beverages at roadside rest areas managed by the council pursuant to ORS 377.841. Cookies offered under the program must come from a licensed facility. Rules adopted under this section may not restrict […]
Section 377.844 – Enforcement of rules regarding health and safety.
(1) In addition to any other persons permitted to enforce violations, the executive director of the Travel Information Council and any person specifically designated by the executive director may issue and serve citations to any person for violation of a rule adopted under ORS 366.493. (2) The authority granted under this section is limited to […]
Section 377.845 – Use of funds by Department of Transportation after repayment of highway fund.
After the Travel Information Council has repaid the State Highway Fund for all moneys advanced or owed it may then utilize any funds received in excess of expenses to reimburse the Department of Transportation for such part of the cost of providing public service information in sign plazas in rest areas as the council may […]
Section 377.880 – Informational materials in roadside rest areas; rules.
(1) As used in this section, “nonprofit organization” means an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that is exempt from income tax under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. (2) A nonprofit organization may supply to the Department of Transportation, the State Parks and Recreation Department and the Travel Information […]
Section 377.885 – Department of Transportation Human Trafficking Awareness Fund.
(1) The Department of Transportation Human Trafficking Awareness Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Department of Transportation Human Trafficking Awareness Fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Department of Transportation to pay for the […]