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(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, the commission may reduce the
amount the applicant must provide for a cash match. An applicant providing a reduced cash
match shall provide at least 20 percent of the project’s costs. This subsection applies if:
(a) The school is located in a city with a population of 5,000 or fewer;
(b) The project reduces hazards within a safety corridor, as defined by the commission
by rule; or
(c) The school site qualifies for assistance under Chapter I of Title I of the federal Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
(4) The commission shall prioritize the expenditure of funds as authorized under this
section for projects that are located within a one-mile radius of a school that serves students
in prekindergarten, kindergarten or grades 1 through 8, or any combination of those grade
levels, or a school that serves students in kindergarten through grade 12.
(5) The matching grants shall be used to reduce barriers and hazards to children walking
or bicycling to and from school, including but not limited to safety improvement projects
that:
(a) Improve sidewalks;
(b) Reduce vehicle speeds;
(c) Improve pedestrian and bicycle crossings; or
(d) Create or improve bicycle lanes.
(6) The commission may adopt rules specifying the application process and the selection
criteria that will be used in awarding matching grants.
SECTION 124.
ORS 184.740 is amended to read:
184.740. (1) The Safe Routes to Schools Fund is established separate and distinct from the Gen-
eral Fund. Interest earned by the Safe Routes to Schools Fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys
in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Department of Transportation to implement a safe
routes to schools program as described in ORS 184.741 and to fund projects described in section
123 of this 2017 Act .
(2) The department may apply for, accept, receive and disburse gifts, grants, donations and other
moneys from the federal government or from any other source to carry out a safe routes to schools
program. Moneys received by the department under this subsection shall be deposited in the Safe
Routes to Schools Fund.
(3) The department, in consultation with the Transportation Safety Committee, may award
grants from the Safe Routes to Schools Fund to applicants who comply with criteria adopted by the
department under ORS 184.741 or who qualify under section 123 of this 2017 Act .
(Roadside Rest Areas)
SECTION 125.
ORS 377.841 is amended to read:
377.841. (1) The Travel Information Council shall manage, maintain, improve and develop for
local economic development and other purposes identified in ORS 377.705 roadside rest areas along
the following highways:
(a) Interstate 5, northbound, near milepost 63.
(b) Interstate 5, southbound, near milepost 63.
(c) Interstate 5, northbound, near milepost 143.
(d) Interstate 5, southbound, near milepost 143.
(e) Interstate 5, northbound, near milepost 178.
(f) Interstate 5, southbound, near milepost 178.
(g) Interstate 5, northbound, near milepost 206.
(h) Interstate 5, southbound, near milepost 206.
(i) Interstate 5, northbound, near milepost 241.
(j) Interstate 5, southbound, near milepost 241.
(k) Interstate 5, northbound, near milepost 281.
Enrolled House Bill 2017 (HB 2017-A) Page 119
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