Or. Admin. Code § 125-090-0138 - Alternative Transportation Modes Incentive Programs
(1) DAS may provide incentive programs to
encourage the use of Alternative Transportation Modes. The goals of these
programs are to reduce traffic volume and Parking demand, improve air quality,
and reward the efforts of State Employees who leave their cars at home.
(a) DAS may provide these incentives from
Parking Facility receipts. The program incentives are subject to available
funding. DAS may increase or reduce incentives provided and the number of
program Participants.
(b) To
receive the incentives, an Applicant must meet the applicable program
requirements, complete the application process, and pay any applicable
charge.
(2) DAS
administers the following incentive program for State Employees: The Smart
Commuter Program is available to State Employees. Smart Commuter Program
Participants receive Smart Commuter Parking Permit and other incentives as DAS
may provide.
(a) To be eligible to
participate in the Smart Commuter Program, an Applicant must meet all of the
following requirements each year:
(A) Be a
State Employee whose Work Location is in the Capitol Mall Parking Area or the
Portland State Office Building.
(B)
Use an Alternative Transportation Mode to commute to the State Employee's Work
Location more than half of the Applicant's working days each month. Any one or
combination of the following Alternative Transportation Modes qualifies
(Motorcycle and Carpool transportation is not an Alternative Transportation
Mode): public transit, rail, van pool, commuter bus, Bicycle, or walk from home
or from a Park and ride lot; and
(C) Complete the certification in the
application form and recertify annually thereafter; and
(D) Agree to abide by the Smart Commuter
Program rules.
(b) State
Employees who Lease Parking in a private, public lot or who are Participants in
a Carpool or participate in a Carpool with assigned Parking in a City of Salem
or City of Portland Carpool Area are not eligible for the Smart Commuter
Program.
(c) All of the following
apply to the incentive given to Smart Commuter Program Participants:
(A) Program incentives include Smart Commuter
Parking Permits for use on not more than two business days per month when
validated.
(B) A Participant in the
Smart Commuter Program may use each Permit to Park a Motor Vehicle for a
workday in unreserved Parking Facilities and at two-hour or greater metered
areas in the Capitol Mall Parking Structure, and as otherwise specified by DAS
on the Permit.
(C) A Participant in
the Smart Commuter Program may use each Permit to Park a Motor Vehicle for a
workday in unreserved Parking spaces, at pay and Park spaces at Portland State
Office Building, and as otherwise specified by DAS on the Permit. At Portland
State Office Building, Smart Commuter Permits may not be used at two hour or
less pay and Park spaces.
(D) The
Permit must be validated by marking the date it is used. There is no carryover
of unused days from one month to the next.
(E) A Smart Commuter Permit is not
transferable and is not replaceable if lost or stolen.
(F) A Smart Commuter Program Participant must
notify DAS in Writing when the individual changes State Agency employment or is
no longer eligible for the Smart Commuter Program. Permits expire when the
State Employee ceases to be eligible to participate. Expired Permits are
invalid, and users may be cited. Unused Permits must be returned to
DAS.
(G) Smart Commuter Program
Participants must recertify eligibility each June, or as specified by DAS, for
renewed participation for the next 12 months.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 184.340, 276.591 - 276.601 & 283.100
Statutes/Other Implemented: 276.601, ORS 276.591 & 276.594
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