STIF Rules Advisory Committee meeting in Salem on Dec. 12

Nov. 28, 2017

Hello! We wanted to let you know about the next step in the Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund, or STIF, program. Please see below and let us know if you have any questions.

 

Next Rules Advisory Committee meeting set for Dec. 12 

For more information: Karyn Criswell, project manager, 503-856-6172, karyn.c.criswell@odot.state.or.us

The Rules Advisory Committee, formed to recommend rules for awarding funds that will improve public transportation throughout Oregon, will meet from 2 p.m. – 5 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 12 at ODOT’s Technical Leadership Center in the Diamond Lake room, 4040 Fairview Industrial Drive SE in Salem. Agenda items include a discussion on draft rules for the new Formula program and discussion about two new competitive grant programs.

The public is invited to attend the meeting or may listen and provide comment via the web at http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/RPTD/Pages/STIF.aspx. To request an accommodation to attend the meeting, please contact Rhonda Urben at 503-986-3412, Rhonda.urben@odot.state.or.us, or statewide relay at 7-1-1 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Accessible parking is available in front of the ODOT TLC Building. Find out more and sign up for email updates and meeting notifications by visiting the STIF website.

Thank you for your interest in Oregon transportation!

The Rail and Public Transit Team

 

About the Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund

On July 6, 2017, the Oregon State Legislature passed Keep Oregon Moving (HB 2017), which makes significant multimodal transportation investments in Oregon. The law went into effect on October 6, 2017.

Section 122 of this law provides statewide funding for public transportation services through a new payroll tax of one-tenth of one percent on wages paid to employees. Proceeds from the payroll tax will be deposited into the Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund, or STIF. The Oregon Department of Revenue will begin assessing the tax on or after July 1, 2018. The programs funded by these revenues will be operative on or after January 1, 2019, with distributions as follows:

• Ninety percent by formula to counties without a mass transit district or transportation district, mass transit districts, transportation districts, and federally-recognized tribes;
• Five percent to public transportation service providers based on a competitive grant program;
• Four percent to public transportation service providers to improve public transportation between two or more communities based on a competitive grant program; and
• One percent to ODOT to establish a statewide public transportation technical resource center to assist public transportation providers in rural areas with training, planning, and information technology.

The ODOT Rail and Public Transit Division will work with the Oregon Transportation Commission, a rules advisory committee, and key stakeholders to develop rules that specify the processes and procedures for administering the new programs.