(2)(a) In addition to any fee for a single-trip nondivisible load permit, a person who is issued the permit or who operates a vehicle in a manner that requires the permit is liable for payment of a road use assessment fee computed on the basis of the following rates per equivalent single-axle load mile traveled:
(A) For the period beginning on January 1, 2018, and ending on December 31, 2019, eight and five-tenths cents.
(B) For the period beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2021, nine and three-tenths cents.
(C) For the period beginning on January 1, 2022, and ending on December 31, 2023, ten and three-tenths cents.
(b) If the road use assessment fee is not collected at the time of issuance of the permit, the department shall bill the permittee for the amount due. The account shall be considered delinquent if not paid within 60 days of billing.
(c) The miles of travel authorized by a single-trip nondivisible load permit shall be exempt from taxation under ORS chapter 825.
(3) The department may adopt rules:
(a) To standardize the determination of equivalent single-axle load computation based on average highway conditions; and
(b) To establish procedures for payment, collection and enforcement of the fees and assessments established by this chapter. [1989 c.992 §15; 1991 c.497 §12; 1995 c.447 §4; 1995 c.733 §91; 2003 c.618 §3; 2009 c.865 §51; 2017 c.750 §51; 2018 c.93 §26]
Note: The amendments to 818.225 by section 52, chapter 750, Oregon Laws 2017, become operative January 1, 2024, and apply to road use assessment fees imposed on or after January 1, 2024. See section 53, chapter 750, Oregon Laws 2017, and section 139, chapter 750, Oregon Laws 2017, as amended by section 31, chapter 93, Oregon Laws 2018. The text that is operative on and after January 1, 2024, including amendments by section 27, chapter 93, Oregon Laws 2018, is set forth for the user’s convenience. (1) As used in this section, "equivalent single-axle load" means the relationship between actual or requested weight and an 18,000 pound single-axle load as determined by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Road Tests reported at the Proceedings Conference of 1962.
(2)(a) In addition to any fee for a single-trip nondivisible load permit, a person who is issued the permit or who operates a vehicle in a manner that requires the permit is liable for payment of a road use assessment fee of ten and nine-tenths cents per equivalent single-axle load mile traveled.
(b) If the road use assessment fee is not collected at the time of issuance of the permit, the department shall bill the permittee for the amount due. The account shall be considered delinquent if not paid within 60 days of billing.
(c) The miles of travel authorized by a single-trip nondivisible load permit shall be exempt from taxation under ORS chapter 825.
(3) The department may adopt rules:
(a) To standardize the determination of equivalent single-axle load computation based on average highway conditions; and
(b) To establish procedures for payment, collection and enforcement of the fees and assessments established by this chapter.
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation
Section 818.010 - Maximum allowable weight.
Section 818.030 - Exemptions from weight limitations.
Section 818.040 - Violation of posted weight limits; civil liability; penalty.
Section 818.050 - Exemptions from posted weight limits.
Section 818.070 - Exemptions from administratively imposed weight or size limitations.
Section 818.080 - Maximum size limits.
Section 818.100 - Exemptions from size limitations.
Section 818.110 - Exceeding maximum number of vehicles in combination; civil liability; penalty.
Section 818.120 - Exemptions from limits on number of vehicles in combinations.
Section 818.130 - Violation of posted limits on use; civil liability; penalty.
Section 818.140 - Exemptions from posted use limits.
Section 818.150 - Safety requirements for towing.
Section 818.160 - Violating towing safety requirements; civil liability; penalty.
Section 818.170 - Exemptions from towing safety requirements.
Section 818.200 - Authority to issue variance permits; effect of permit; violation of permit.
Section 818.210 - Limits on authority to issue variance permit.
Section 818.225 - Road use assessment fee for single-trip nondivisible load permittee; rules.
Section 818.230 - Sifting or leaking load permit; duration; fee.
Section 818.235 - Permit for wide load of hay bales.
Section 818.240 - Dragging permit; fee.
Section 818.250 - Permit for fire company warning lights.
Section 818.260 - Permit for use of bus safety lights on certain buses; rules; fee.
Section 818.270 - Fees for permits.
Section 818.300 - Operating with sifting or leaking load; civil liability; penalty.
Section 818.310 - Exemptions from prohibition on sifting and leaking load.
Section 818.320 - Dragging objects on highway; civil liability; penalty.
Section 818.330 - Exemptions from prohibition on dragging objects on highway.
Section 818.340 - Operating in violation of variance permit; exception; civil liability; penalties.
Section 818.350 - Failure to carry and display variance permit; penalty.
Section 818.400 - Failure to comply with commercial vehicle enforcement requirements; penalty.
Section 818.410 - Civil liability for certain violations.
Section 818.420 - Penalties for certain violations.
Section 818.430 - Penalties for violation of weight requirements.