2017 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 10 - Highways, Military, Juvenile Code, Human Services
Chapter 377 - Highway Beautification; Motorist Information Signs
Section 377.845 - Use of funds by Department of Transportation after repayment of highway fund.
After the Travel Information Council has repaid the State Highway Fund for all moneys advanced or owed it may then utilize any funds received in excess of expenses to reimburse the Department of Transportation for such part of the cost of providing public service information in sign plazas in rest areas as the council may decide and also for the acquisition of outdoor advertising signs located outside of commercial or industrial zones adjacent to secondary highways. The Travel Information Council may enter into such agreements with the department as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. [1975 c.336 §15]
Note: Sections 1 to 4, chapter 646, Oregon Laws 2017, provide:
Sec. 1. (1) As used in this section, "nonprofit organization" means an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that is exempt from income tax under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(2) A nonprofit organization may supply to the Department of Transportation, the State Parks and Recreation Department and the Travel Information Council copies of informational materials about human trafficking.
(3) The organization may not charge the agencies for the informational materials.
(4) The informational materials may not include information on topics other than human trafficking. The materials must be limited in content to objectively verifiable information, except that the materials may include logos, symbols, graphics or similar devices, and must include the following:
(a) At least one toll-free hotline telephone number;
(b) At least one hotline text messaging number; and
(c) Translated versions of the information in languages other than English that are most commonly spoken in this state.
(5) The form of the informational materials must include, but need not be limited to, posters.
(6) Except as provided in this subsection, each agency described in subsection (2) of this section shall allow informational materials to be posted in conspicuous locations in each roadside rest area that the agency manages, including, but not limited to, in each rest room stall. If an agency determines that the materials have offensive or inappropriate content, the agency may refuse to display the materials or otherwise assist in distributing the materials.
(7) Each agency described in subsection (2) of this section may administer a volunteer program to assist with posting and maintaining the informational materials described in this section. Each agency may adopt rules it considers necessary for the implementation of the volunteer program. [2017 c.646 §1]
Sec. 2. (1) Section 1 of this 2017 Act and the amendments to ORS 377.841 by section 5 of this 2017 Act become operative on the date the last agency adopts rules described in subsections (2) and (3) of this section.
(2) When the Department of Transportation determines that it has received a sufficient legislative appropriation or other funding to cover the costs of carrying out the provisions of section 1 of this 2017 Act and the amendments to ORS 377.841 by section 5 of this 2017 Act, the department shall adopt rules so indicating.
(3) When the State Parks and Recreation Department determines that it has received a sufficient legislative appropriation or other funding to cover the costs of carrying out the provisions of section 1 of this 2017 Act, the department shall adopt rules so indicating.
(4) The agencies described in this section shall notify the Legislative Counsel upon adoption of rules under this section. [2017 c.646 §2]
Sec. 3. (1) The Department of Transportation Human Trafficking Awareness Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Department of Transportation Human Trafficking Awareness Fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Department of Transportation to pay for the expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of section 1 of this 2017 Act. The fund consists of moneys appropriated or transferred to the fund and moneys received under subsection (2) of this section.
(2) The department may receive gifts, grants or contributions from any source, whether public or private, to carry out the provisions of section 1 of this 2017 Act. Moneys received under this subsection shall be deposited in the Department of Transportation Human Trafficking Awareness Fund. [2017 c.646 §3]
Sec. 4. (1) The State Parks and Recreation Department Human Trafficking Awareness Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the State Parks and Recreation Department Human Trafficking Awareness Fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the State Parks and Recreation Department to pay for the expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of section 1 of this 2017 Act. The fund consists of moneys appropriated or transferred to the fund and moneys received under subsection (2) of this section.
(2) The department may receive gifts, grants or contributions from any source, whether public or private, to carry out the provisions of section 1 of this 2017 Act. Moneys received under this subsection shall be deposited in the State Parks and Recreation Department Human Trafficking Awareness Fund. [2017 c.646 §4]
