ORS 824.400: Passenger rail plan; quarterly report.

(1) The Department of Transportation shall develop and implement a passenger rail plan for the purposes of increasing ridership on passenger trains and increasing ticket revenue. The passenger rail plan must include, but is not limited to, the following: (a) A marketing strategy. (b) Strategies for boosting ridership. (c) Strategies for boosting tourism through the use of passenger rail. (d) Strategies for boosting capacity. (e) Strategies for upgrading and improving railroad track and related infrastructure. (f) Information about federal rail infrastructure grant applications submitted, denied and approved, provided in summary form. (2) The department may coordinate with other state agencies to develop the plan. (3) The department shall submit a quarterly report on the performance of passenger rail to the Joint Committee on Transportation in the manner provided in ORS 192.245. The report must include a summary of the number of passengers utilizing passenger rail and on-time performance for the previous quarter. [2015 c.225 §3; 2025 c.28 §1]