{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-276.598","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 276.598","heading":"Carpools or vanpools; rules.","body":"(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 283.395, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services may establish carpool or vanpool programs in which state-owned vehicles are used by state employees as commute vehicles, provided that a daily, weekly or monthly fee is charged that is adequate to reimburse the state for the cost of providing such vehicles for such purposes.\n      (2) The department shall prescribe rules that:\n      (a) Define the use of state-owned motor vehicles that constitutes use in the conduct of state business and distinguish such use from misappropriation for private use;\n      (b) Identify procedures for determining and collecting the appropriate charges from employees for the use of commute vehicles; and\n      (c) Identify procedures to be used in the operation of state-owned vehicles as commute vehicles in the state carpool or vanpool programs authorized in subsection (1) of this section.\n      (3) The department may authorize other state agencies to use state-owned vehicles under the control of such agencies for the purposes set forth in subsection (1) of this section.","path":["07 - Public Facilities and Finance","26. Public Facilities, Contracting and insurance","Chapter 276 — Public Facilities"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors276.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:13Z","sha256":"4185845d9cc150165194d2de9015fabef48e96df56a6cd270219cbad327f9a40","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-276.596","next":"us-or/ors-276.601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}