ORS 315.599: Fees; appropriation for expenses.

(1) The Department of Transportation may charge and collect a fee from taxpayers for preliminary or final certification of short line rehabilitation projects under ORS 315.595 and 315.597. The fee may not exceed the cost to the department of issuing certifications.

      (2) All fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Railroad Fund established under ORS 824.014. Moneys deposited under this section are continuously appropriated to the Department of Transportation for the purpose of administering and enforcing the provisions of ORS 315.591 to 315.603.