Oregon Jobs and Transportation Act Section 18

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Oregon Jobs and Transportation Act (JTA)

Governor's Transportation Vision Committee Recommended:

Adoption of environmental standards for construction

Increasing the use of performance-based permitting and project design

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Oregon Jobs and Transportation Act (JTA)

Passed by the Oregon Legislature in 2009

Three core themes

1. Accountability, innovation, environmental stewardship

2. Funding for highways, roads, and streets

3. Multimodal funding

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JTA Section 18 Addresses Environmental Stewardship

Focuses environmental performance on project outcomes

Direction agency has been heading

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JTA Section 18

Requires ODOT to adopt OAR to take into consideration:

2(a) Incorporating Environmental Performance Standards into the design and construction of all state highway projects, including local government highway construction projects funded by ODOT

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JTA Section 18

Requires ODOT to adopt OAR to take into consideration:

2(b) Improving environmental permitting process for state highway construction projects to:

(A) Reduce time required to design project and obtain environmental permits

(B) Reduce the cost and delay associated with redesigning projects to meet environmental requirements

(C) Maintain a strong commitment to environmental stewardship

(D) Reduce the state’s dependence on foreign oil

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Initial Vision of OAR

High-level framework to meet requirements of Section 18

Broad environmental principles

Defined process for developing and applying EPS

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Working Group and Steering Team Working Group (JTAT) meets every week

ODOT Geo-Environmental, Major Projects Branch, Local Agency Program, and Association of Oregon Counties (AOC)

Steering Team meets monthly

ODOT Regions (Environmental, Construction, Bridge, Project Leader, Roadway)

Technical Services (Geo-Environmental, Bridge, Roadway)

Maintenance AOC League of Oregon Cities (LOC) Federal Highway Administration

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Collaborative Process

Conducted Listening Sessions (Fall 2009)

ODOT, FHWA, local government staff queried via web survey (May 2010)

ODOT in-reach meetings (June-July 2010)

Regulatory agency and private sector web survey (June-July 2010)

Regulatory and private sector outreach meetings (Fall 2010)

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Next Steps

Integrate results of internal and external outreach

Development of Tools

• Programmatic permitting and clearances

• Internal project delivery procedures

• EPS

Develop Program Progress and Performance Reporting

Rulemaking

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Collaboration

“This is a great opportunity for us to expand our work with our regulatory partners in developing a process that addresses multiple needs and improves project delivery. Our collaborative efforts will help us achieve better business, community, and environmental outcomes.”

Former ODOT Deputy Director Doug Tindall

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