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[(2)(a)] (b) Prior to selecting aeronautic and airport transportation projects, the commission shall solicit recommendations from the State Aviation Board. [(b)] (c) Prior to selecting freight transportation projects, the commission shall solicit recom- mendations from the Freight Advisory Committee. [(c)] (d) Prior to selecting [ public transit and ] rail projects, the commission shall solicit recom- mendations from [ its public transit and ] the rail advisory [ committees] committee . [(d)] (e) Prior to selecting marine projects, the commission shall solicit recommendations from the Oregon Business Development Department. [(e)] (f) Prior to selecting bicycle and pedestrian projects, the commission shall solicit recom- mendations from the advisory committee created by ORS 366.112. (3) The commission shall divide the Connect Oregon program into two parts to be known as Connect Oregon Part One and Connect Oregon Part Two. (4) Connect Oregon Part One consists of transportation projects that involve one or more of the following modes of transportation: (a) Air; (b) Marine; (c) Rail; and (d) Bicycle and pedestrian. (5) Connect Oregon Part Two consists of transportation projects that: (a) Are transportation projects of statewide significance; and (b) Enhance or maintain one or more of the following modes of transportation: (A) Air; (B) Marine; (C) Class I railroads; (D) Class II railroads; or (E) Class III railroads. [(3)] (6) In selecting transportation projects within Connect Oregon Part One, the commission shall consider: (a) Whether a proposed transportation project reduces transportation costs for Oregon busi- nesses or improves access to jobs and sources of labor; (b) Whether a proposed transportation project results in an economic benefit to this state; (c) Whether a proposed transportation project is a critical link connecting elements of Oregon’s transportation system that will measurably improve utilization and efficiency of the system; (d) How much of the cost of a proposed transportation project can be borne by the applicant for the grant from any source other than the Connect Oregon Fund; (e) Whether a proposed transportation project is ready for construction; [ and] (f) Whether a proposed transportation project has a useful life expectancy that offers maximum benefit to the state[ .]; and (g) Whether a proposed transportation project is located near operations conducted for mining aggregate or processing aggregate as described in ORS 215.213 (2)(d) or 215.283 (2)(b). (7) The commission may award grants only for bicycle and pedestrian transportation projects that expand and improve commuter routes for nonmotorized vehicles and pedestri- ans, including bicycle trails, footpaths and multiuse trails. (8) In selecting marine enhancement transportation projects within Connect Oregon Part Two, the commission shall consider whether a proposed transportation project: (a) Is located in a deepwater port; (b) Is located in a port with commercial activities where freight is transferred between water and another mode of freight transport; (c) Improves efficiency of port operations or transportation system; (d) Improves accessibility, connections, safety or mobility between a port and another modes of transportation; Enrolled House Bill 2017 (HB 2017-A) Page 86

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