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isting public transportation services, except that the moneys may not be used for light rail capital
expenses but may be used for light rail operation expenses.
(2) The Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund consists of:
(a) All moneys received from the tax imposed under ORS 320.550;
(b) Moneys appropriated or otherwise transferred to the fund by the Legislative Assembly;
[and]
(c) Moneys transferred to the fund under ORS 184.642, 323.455 or 323.457 (1)(d) and (2)(b);
(d) Distribution repayments, if any; and
[(c)] (e) Other moneys deposited in the fund from any source.
(3) Unless approved by the department, the moneys in the Statewide Transportation Im-
provement Fund may not be used to supplant local and regional agency moneys currently
directed to public transportation service providers.
SECTION 5.
ORS 184.758 is amended to read:
184.758. (1) The Oregon Transportation Commission shall distribute the moneys in the Statewide
Transportation Improvement Fund established under ORS 184.751 [ as follows: ] to the Department
of Transportation to pay for:
(a) Program administration; and
(b) Projects of statewide significance that support the transit network and manage the
operation of public transportation services.
(2) The moneys described in subsection (1) of this section that remain after the distrib-
ution of moneys described in subsection (1) of this section shall be distributed 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 communities; and
(d) One percent to the Department of Transportation [ to pay the department’s administrative costs
and expenses associated with carrying out the provisions of ORS 184.752 to 184.766 and ] to establish
a statewide public transportation technical resource center, the purpose of which is to assist public
transportation service providers in rural areas with technical assistance, training, transportation
planning and information technology.
(3) A portion of the 90 percent distribution under subsection (2)(a) of this section shall
be dedicated to transit services for older adults and individuals with disabilities. Each
biennium the commission shall first distribute the moneys transferred to the fund under
ORS 184.751 as needed to maintain funding that benefits older adults and individuals with
disabilities in the amount distributed during the 2019-2021 biennium. Each biennium there-
after, the commission shall adjust this amount upward or downward based on the rate of
growth or decline of the Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund. Moneys dedicated to
transit services for older adults and individuals with disabilities under this subsection shall
be distributed as follows:
(a) Each transportation district and mass transit district shall receive that share of the
moneys as the population of the counties in which the district is situated, determined under
ORS 190.510 to 190.610 last preceding apportionment of the moneys, bears to the total popu-
lation of this state. However, if two or more districts are situated in a single county, dis-
tribution of moneys under this subsection shall be determined as though only the mass
transit district is located in that county or, if there are two or more transportation districts
in the county, as though only the transportation district with the highest population is lo-
cated in that county.
(b) Each county in which no part of a mass transit district or transportation district is
located shall receive that share of the moneys as its population, determined under ORS
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