Or. Admin. Code § 738-124-0010 - Purpose

(1) ORS 319.023 requires the Department of Aviation to establish and administer a program to distribute a portion of aircraft fuel taxes submitted to the State of Oregon under ORS 319.020(2) and ORS 319.330(1) for qualifying airport related projects. The Department therefore establishes the Aviation System Action Program (ASAP) fund to administer the funds in accordance with ORS 319.023(5) and (6).

(2) In accordance with ORS 319.023(5), the Department establishes the Critical Oregon Airport Relief (COAR) program to distribute seventy-five percent of the ASAP funding for the following purposes:

(a) To assist airports in Oregon with match requirements for Federal Aviation Administration grants.

(b) To make grants for emergency preparedness and infrastructure projects, in accordance with the Oregon Resilience Plan or the Oregon Aviation Plan.

(c) To make grants for:

(A) Services critical or essential to aviation, including but not limited to, fuel, sewer, water, navigational aids and weather equipment;

(B) Aviation-related business development, including but not limited to, hangars, parking for business aircraft and related facilities; or

(C) Airport development for local economic benefit, including but not limited to signage and marketing.

(D) To assist commercial air service to rural Oregon.

(3) The Department also establishes the State-Owned Airports Reserve (SOAR) program to distribute twenty-five percent of the remaining ASAP funding in accordance with ORS 319.023(6) for the purposes of:

(a) Safety improvements, including maintenance; and

(b) Infrastructure projects on state-owned airports.

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Or. Admin. Code § 738-124-0010

AVIA 1-2016(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 5-11-16 thru 11-4-16; AVIA 4-2016, f. & cert. ef. 10/31/2016; AVIA 1-2020, amend filed 02/13/2020, effective 2/13/2020; AVIA 4-2022, amend filed 08/29/2022, effective 8/29/2022; AVIA 2-2024, amend filed 06/25/2024, effective 7/1/2024

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 835.035, ORS 835.040, ORS 835.112 & ORS 319.023

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 835.025, ORS 835.035 & ORS 319.023