118 HR 4981 IH: No Tolls on Oregon Roads Act of 2023 U.S. House of Representatives 2023-07-27 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4981IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 27, 2023Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo prohibit authority to provide financial assistance for, or approve, tolling on Interstate Route 5 or Interstate Route 205 in the State of Oregon under certain tolling programs.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the No Tolls on Oregon Roads Act of 2023.

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Prohibition on use of funds for tolling on Interstate Route 5 or Interstate Route 205

(a)

Congestion relief program

Section 129(d)(6) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:(D)

Exception

The Secretary shall not allow the use of tolls on Interstate Route 5 or Interstate Route 205 in the State of Oregon as part of a project carried out with a grant under the program..(b)

Toll roads, bridges, tunnels, and ferries

Section 129 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (e)

Prohibition on tolling on certain Interstates

Notwithstanding this section or any other provision of law, the Secretary may not approve Federal participation in the tolling of Interstate Route 5 or Interstate Route 205 in the State of Oregon..(c)

Value pricing pilot program

Section 1012(b)(4) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 129 note(b)) is amended by inserting , except that the Secretary shall not allow tolling of Interstate Route 5 or Interstate Route 205 in the State of Oregon before the period at the end.