Oregon Ballot Measure 76 (1999)

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Oregon Ballot Measure 76 (1999) or Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 44 is a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment that requires that revenue from a tax or excise imposed by the state on motor vehicle fuel or on a motor vehicle be generated in a manner that is fair and proportionate to costs for highways incurred from use of the highways by light vehicles and heavy vehicles. Light vehicles include cars and heavy vehicles include trucks.

The measure requires the Oregon Legislative Assembly, every two years, to review and, if necessary, to adjust the taxes and excises to ensure that the taxes and excises on motor vehicle fuel and motor vehicles are fair and proportionate as between costs for highways incurred from use by light vehicles and by heavy vehicles.[1]

Official Ballot Title

SJR 44 -Amends Constitution: Requires Light, Heavy Motor Vehicle Classes Proportionately Share Highway Costs[2]

Results

This measure passed at the November 1999 Special Election.

Support

[3] Supporters agreed that the measure would make sure all motorists, even those from out of state pay their fair share of taxes.

Fair Funding for Better Roads said, "without the measure, heavy out-of-state trucks could pay less than their fair share of the cost of damage they do to Oregon highways".

Some of the other supporters were:

  • Oregon State Building and Construction Trades Council
  • League of Oregon Cities
  • Oregon Transportation Commission
  • Oregon Farm Bureau Federation
  • Dump Trucking Inc.
  • State Senator Lee Beyer

Opposition

No information yet

References

  1. ↑ Explanatory Statment of Measure 76 from the State Voting Guide
  2. ↑ Detailed information about this measure from the Secretary of State
  3. ↑ Arguments in Favor

See also

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