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are continuously appropriated to the Department of Transportation to finance investments and improvements in public transportation services, except that the moneys may not be used for light rail. (2) The Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund consists of: (a) All moneys received from the tax imposed under section 122a of this 2017 Act; (b) Moneys appropriated or otherwise transferred to the fund by the Legislative Assem- bly; and (c) Other moneys deposited in the fund from any source. SECTION 122m. As used in sections 122m to 122p of this 2017 Act: (1) “Public transportation service provider” includes a qualified entity and a city, county, special district, intergovernmental entity or any other political subdivision or municipal or public corporation that provides public transportation services and is not otherwise described in subsection (2) of this section. (2) “Qualified entity” means the following: (a) Counties in which no part of a mass transit district or transportation district exists; (b) Mass transit districts organized under ORS 267.010 to 267.390; (c) Transportation districts organized under ORS 267.510 to 267.650; and (d) Federally recognized Indian tribes. SECTION 122n. (1) The Oregon Transportation Commission shall distribute the moneys in the Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund established under section 122L of this 2017 Act as follows: (a) Conditioned upon the commission’s approval of a public transportation improvement plan, 90 percent to qualified entities; (b) Five percent to public transportation service providers based on a competitive grant program adopted by the commission by rule; (c) Four percent to public transportation service providers to provide funding assistance to cover the costs of improving public transportation services between two or more com- munities; and (d) One percent to the Department of Transportation to establish a statewide public transportation technical resource center, the purpose of which is to assist public transpor- tation service providers in rural areas with training, transportation planning and information technology. (2) For purposes of the percentage distributions under subsection (1)(a) of this section: (a) Each distribution must be in such shares that the amount of tax paid, as required under section 122a of this 2017 Act, in the area of each qualified entity bears to the total amount of the tax paid statewide, provided that each qualified entity receives an annual amount of at least $100,000. (b) Each public transportation service provider that receives funding under this section shall receive at least a share that the amount of the tax paid, as required under section 122a of this 2017 Act, in the area served by the provider bears to the amount of tax paid in the area of the respective qualified entity in which the public transportation service provider provides services. (c) If more than one mass transit district or transportation district is located within a single county, the commission shall distribute the moneys to the larger district. (3) The commission shall adopt by rule: (a) A competitive grant program, by which a public transportation service provider may apply for a percentage distribution under subsection (1)(b) of this section, and the terms and conditions of grants. (b) A competitive grant program, by which a public transportation service provider may apply for a percentage distribution under subsection (1)(c) of this section, and the terms and conditions of grants. Enrolled House Bill 2017 (HB 2017-A) Page 116

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