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(b) During the term of a lease, the lessee of a subject vehicle shall pay the per-mile road usage charge for metered use by the subject vehicle of the highways in Oregon. (2) The per-mile road usage charge is[ :] 2.1 cents per mile. [(a) For the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2018, 1.7 cents per mile. ] [(b) For the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2020, 1.8 cents per mile. ] [(c) For the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2022, 1.9 cents per mile. ] SECTION 118b. The amendments to ORS 319.885 by section 118a of this 2017 Act apply to metered use by subject vehicles of the highways in Oregon on or after January 1, 2024. SECTION 118c. ORS 319.890 is amended to read: 319.890. (1) A person wishing to pay the per-mile road usage charge imposed under ORS 319.885 must apply to the Department of Transportation on a form prescribed by the department. (2) The department shall approve a valid and complete application submitted under this section if: (a) The applicant is the registered owner or lessee of a motor vehicle; (b) The motor vehicle is equipped with a method selected pursuant to ORS 319.900 for collecting and reporting the metered use by the motor vehicle of the highways in Oregon; (c) The motor vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less; and (d) Approval does not cause the number of subject vehicles active in the road usage charge program on the date of approval to exceed 5,000, of which no more than 1,500 may have a rating of less than 17 miles per gallon and no more than 1,500 may have a rating of at least 17 miles per gallon and less than 22 miles per gallon, such ratings to be determined pursuant to a method es- tablished by the department. (3) An electric vehicle for which an application is approved under this section is not subject to the additional amount of registration fees imposed under section 32 of this 2017 Act. [(3)] (4) Approval of an application under this section subjects the applicant to the requirements of ORS 319.920 until the person ends the person’s voluntary participation in the road usage charge program in the manner required under subsection [ (4)] (5) of this section. [(4)] (5) A person may end the person’s voluntary participation in the road usage charge pro- gram at any time by notifying the department, returning any emblem issued under ORS 319.945 to the department and paying any outstanding amount of road usage charge for metered use by the person’s subject vehicle. TRAFFIC CONGESTION RELIEF SECTION 119. Feasibility study of highway cost allocation study within certain political subdivisions. (1) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of performing a highway cost allocation study within the bound- aries of a county, Metro and Tri-Met, but otherwise as described in ORS 366.506, with respect to revenue raised within the county, Metro and Tri-Met, respectively, that is subject to Ar- ticle IX, section 3a (3), of the Oregon Constitution. The department may consult with any public or private body the department considers necessary or appropriate for conducting the study required under this section. (2) The department shall submit a report, in the manner provided in ORS 192.245, con- taining the results of the study required under this section to the Joint Committee on Transportation established under section 26 of this 2017 Act not later than September 15, 2018. (Traffic Congestion Relief Program) SECTION 120. (1) The Oregon Transportation Commission shall establish a traffic con- gestion relief program. Enrolled House Bill 2017 (HB 2017-A) Page 106

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