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Oregon Tests New Road Tax

The state's Department of Transportation wants 5,000 volunteer drivers. Here are seven things to know about program.

After 12 years of talking about replacing the gas tax, experimenting with new technologies and running pilot projects, the Oregon Department of Transportation says it's ready to launch a new pay-as-you-drive road tax.

 

Check that, they're ready to launch a public trial of the program with 5,000 volunteers.

On Monday, ODOT officials stopped in Portland as part of a statewide "listening tour" to gather public input on the first-in-the-nation proposal for a gas tax alternative.

Here are seven things that we learned from the meeting, which attracted about 20 people:

1. You can sign up to be a road-tax guinea pig, er, volunteer starting July 1, 2015. In January, ODOT will set up a "road user charge" website that will allow people to sign up for details on how to become a volunteer.

 

Daniel Luzer is GOVERNING's news editor.
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