Oregon Jobs and Transportation Act Section 18 Bill Ryan and Jennifer Sellers Geo-Environmental, ODOT Tech Services

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION History and Context of Collaborative Efforts and Highway Funding 1919 Original Oregon Gas Tax Passed Environmental Stewardship added to ODOT Mission Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds OTIA I Passed ($400 million) CETAS Enacted OTIA II Passed ($50 million)

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION History and Context of Collaborative Efforts and Highway Funding OTIA III Passed ($2.46 billion) OTIA III Streamlined Environmental Process Developed Present - Various Collaborative Process Improvement Efforts JTA ($300 million annually)

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 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

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 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

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION JTA Section 18  Addresses Environmental Stewardship  Not required to apply to earmarked projects  Focuses environmental performance on project outcomes  Incremental move in direction agency has been heading

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 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

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 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

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Initial Vision of OAR  Provide a high-level framework to meet requirements of Section 18  Include broad environmental goals and defined process

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Program Overview  Conducted Listening Sessions with a follow-up web survey to be conducted (Spring 2010)  Additional ODOT, FHWA, local government staff to be queried (Summer 2010)  Regulatory Agency Partners and other stakeholders to be queried (after Internal)  Results will be used to develop preliminary strategy for programmatics, EPSs, process and permitting improvements, and a draft rule  Rulemaking will need to be triggered (Hope to trigger May 2011, 18 month process)

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Working Group and Steering Team  Working Group (JTAT) is meeting weekly ODOT Geo-Environmental, Major Projects Branch, Local Agency Program, and Association of Oregon Counties (AOC)  Steering Team is meeting monthly ODOT Regions (Environmental, Construction, Bridge, Project Leader) Roadway, Technical Services (Geo-Environmental, Bridge, Roadway) Maintenance, AOC, and Federal Highway Administration

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Work Plan Overview  Integrate results of internal and external outreach  Rulemaking  Development of Tools Programmatic permitting Internal project delivery procedures EPS  Develop Program Progress and Performance Reporting

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 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.” ODOT Deputy Director Doug Tindall

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Questions/Comments?