That money is restricted and not often able to cover projects such rail and wildlife crossings. Helm said the proposed tire ...

House Bill 3362 aims to support mitigation efforts to protect fish and wildlife from the impacts of vehicle crashes and tire pollutants. It also aims to support the expansion of Amtrak Cascades rail ...

Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill that would impose a 4% tax on the sale of new car tires.If passed, House Bill 3362 ...

Under SB 3362, half of the money raised by the new tire tax – an anticipated $10 million a year – would go to a new fund dedicated to bolstering rail projects in the state. Helm, meanwhile ...

Adding a 4% tax to the sale of new car tires in Oregon could generate up to $20 million a year for public transit, reducing tire pollution and building wildlife crossings, according to lawmakers ...

"So, it can help us at least have more options in terms of moving people by rail rather than on car and bus tires and yet ...

That money is restricted and not often able to cover projects such rail and wildlife crossings. Helm said the proposed tire tax is a low tax that will be felt equally among most Oregonians.

Revenue raised would bolster environmental efforts around fish and wildlife, and support rail transportation. Ukrainian government sells T-shirts with viral Zelensky quote from disastrous Trump ...

"So, it can help us at least have more options in terms of moving people by rail rather than on car and bus tires and yet provide us a fund that otherwise, we just don’t have any other real ...