Tax hikes in proposed Oregon transportation package would eventually raise more than $2 billion per year, new report says

Oregon road workers urge passage of transportation bill, others warn of financial burden

Rural and urban transportation workers pleaded with the Oregon Legislature’s Joint Transportation Committee to pass a massive funding package that Democrats say would solve the Oregon Department of Transportation’s budget shortfalls and stabilize the state’s deteriorating road infrastructure. In a…

Oregon Democrats’ transportation funding bill could raise $2B per year, analysis shows

A transportation funding proposal by Oregon Democrats would bring in more than $1.8 billion per year in fiscal year 2029 — and more than $2 billion annually by 2034 — according to a revenue analysis circulating in the Capitol. The estimate, dated Thursday, offers the first picture Oregonians have seen of what a set of tax and fee increases in House Bill 2025 might cost them. It comes after Democrats held four separate public hearings on the bill…

Tax hikes in proposed Oregon transportation package would eventually raise more than $2 billion per year, new report says

A massive transportation funding package put forward this week by Oregon lawmakers would eventually generate more than $2 billion per year from new and increased taxes and fees, according to a draft legislative report finalized Thursday.

New luxury car tax would fund off-highway paths statewide

The Fanno Creek Trail in Washington County is the type of facility that could be funded with Oregon Community Path Program grants. (Photo: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland) Oregonians are flooding the voicemails and inboxes of state lawmakers in hopes of reminding them that something left out of the big transportation bill is worth funding: off-street, walking and cycling paths. When some path advocates looked through the 102-page House Bill 2025, the…

Oregon highway workers Friday urge passage of transportation bill, others warn of financial burden • Lincoln Chronicle

By MIA MALDONADO/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Rural and urban transportation workers pleaded with the Oregon Legislature’s Joint Transportation Committee to pass a massive funding package that Democrats say would […] The post Oregon highway workers Friday urge passage of transportation bill, others warn of financial burden appeared first on Lincoln Chronicle.

New OR transportation package could raise $2B annually once fully implemented, draft shows – KATU

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — A new transportation funding package proposed by Oregon Democrats on a Joint Transportation Committee this week will raise more than $2 billion annually in new revenue through taxes and fees by 2034, according to a draft estimate from the state’s Legislative Revenue Office shared with KATU. The package includes a hike in the gas tax, higher title and registration fees, a new road-usage charge for electric and hybrid cars, a …