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Oregon Jobs and Transportation Act Section 18
Bill Ryan and Jennifer Sellers
Geo-Environmental, ODOT Tech Services
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
History and Context of Collaborative Efforts and Highway Funding
1919 Original Oregon Gas Tax Passed
1996 - Environmental Stewardship added to ODOT Mission
1997-2000 Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds
2001 - OTIA I Passed ($400 million)
2001 - CETAS Enacted
2002 - OTIA II Passed ($50 million)
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
History and Context of Collaborative Efforts and Highway Funding
2003 - OTIA III Passed ($2.46 billion)
2004 - OTIA III Streamlined Environmental Process Developed
2004 - Present - Various Collaborative Process Improvement
Efforts
2009 - JTA ($300 million annually)
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Oregon Jobs and Transportation Act (JTA)
Governor's Transportation Vision Committee Recommended:
Adoption of environmental standards for construction
Increasing the use of performance-based permitting and project design
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Oregon Jobs and Transportation Act (JTA)
Passed by the Oregon Legislature in 2009
Three core themes
1. Accountability, innovation, environmental stewardship
2. Funding for highways, roads, and streets
3. Multimodal funding
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
JTA Section 18 Addresses Environmental Stewardship
Not required to apply to earmarked projects
Focuses environmental performance on project outcomes
Incremental move in direction agency has been heading
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
JTA Section 18
Requires ODOT to adopt OAR to take into consideration:
2(a) Incorporating Environmental Performance Standards into the design and construction of all state highway projects, including local government highway construction projects funded by ODOT
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
JTA Section 18
Requires ODOT to adopt OAR to take into consideration:
2(b) Improving environmental permitting process for state highway construction projects to:
(A) Reduce time required to design project and obtain environmental permits
(B) Reduce the cost and delay associated with redesigning projects to meet environmental requirements
(C) Maintain a strong commitment to environmental stewardship
(D) Reduce the state’s dependence on foreign oil
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Initial Vision of OAR
Provide a high-level framework to meet requirements of Section 18
Include broad environmental goals and defined process
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Program Overview
Conducted Listening Sessions with a follow-up web survey to be conducted (Spring 2010)
Additional ODOT, FHWA, local government staff to be queried (Summer 2010)
Regulatory Agency Partners and other stakeholders to be queried (after Internal)
Results will be used to develop preliminary strategy for programmatics, EPSs, process and permitting improvements, and a draft rule
Rulemaking will need to be triggered (Hope to trigger May 2011, 18 month process)
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Working Group and Steering Team
Working Group (JTAT) is meeting weekly
ODOT Geo-Environmental, Major Projects Branch, Local Agency Program, and Association of Oregon Counties (AOC)
Steering Team is meeting monthly
ODOT Regions (Environmental, Construction, Bridge, Project Leader) Roadway, Technical Services (Geo-Environmental, Bridge, Roadway) Maintenance, AOC, and Federal Highway Administration
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Work Plan Overview
Integrate results of internal and external outreach
Rulemaking
Development of Tools
• Programmatic permitting
• Internal project delivery procedures
• EPS
Develop Program Progress and Performance Reporting
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Collaboration
“This is a great opportunity for us to expand our work with our regulatory partners in developing a process that addresses multiple needs and improves project delivery. Our collaborative efforts will help us achieve better business, community, and environmental outcomes.”
ODOT Deputy Director Doug Tindall
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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