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SECTION 12. Website. (1) The Oregon Transportation Commission, through the Depart- ment of Transportation, shall develop a website. (2) The website must include: (a) A list of all transportation projects in the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program and for each project the website must include: (A) A description of the project and the project benefits; (B) The estimated cost and estimated completion date; (C) Updated information about the projects as they proceed, including the actual amount spent to date on the project; and (D) After a project is completed, updated information, including the amount a project is under or over the original estimated cost and whether a project was completed by the ori- ginal estimated completion date. (b) Information on the reports required under ORS 366.774 and 366.790 for all cities and counties in the state, including the amount of transportation funds collected by each county and city and the source of the funds and the amount of money spent on transportation projects by type of expenditure as listed in ORS 366.774 (2) and 366.790 (2). This information shall be displayed for the most current six-year period. (c) Information on the condition of Oregon’s transportation infrastructure, as required under section 11 of this 2017 Act. (d) Information about the results the audits performed pursuant to ORS 184.639. (e) Links to all available county and city transportation project websites. (f) Links to websites about transportation projects receiving moneys from the Connect Oregon Fund. SECTION 12a. The information required under section 12 (2)(b) of this 2017 Act is re- quired only for years beginning on or after January 1, 2018. Nothing in this section precludes a city or county from providing additional information. SECTION 13. Written analysis of costs and benefits of proposed transportation projects. (1) As used in this section, “transportation project” means a project: (a) That is a highway modernization transportation project or capacity building trans- portation project proposed for construction in the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program; and (b) That is estimated to cost at least $15 million. (2) As a part of the project scoping phase, the Department of Transportation shall pre- pare a written analysis of the costs and benefits of a transportation project. The analysis must state: (a) The scope of the project; (b) The period of analysis; (c) The discount rate used in the analysis; (d) The estimated costs to the department to undertake the project, including any costs for design, purchasing highway right-of-way and construction; (e) The future costs to the department to preserve and maintain the project, discounted to present value; (f) Any other costs to the department; (g) The costs to highway users that are associated with the project, including loss of safety, delays in the time of travel and additional expenses for operating vehicles; (h) The costs of any environmental impacts, including vehicle emissions and noise; and (i) The value of the benefits of the project, including the value of any: (A) Savings in the time of travel; (B) Improvements to safety; (C) Savings in the cost of operating vehicles; and (D) Other social, economic or environmental benefits of the project. (3) The analysis required by this section: Enrolled House Bill 2017 (HB 2017-A) Page 6

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