6/21/05-A bill is likely dead that would have prohibited the Oregon Transportation Commission and Department of Transportation from designating a highway or portion of a highway as a freight route if that road is also designated as a historic and scenic highway.
SB566, sponsored by Sen. Bill Morrisette, D-Springfield, was in the House Transportation Committee when the panel closed for the session, effectively killing the bill for the year. It passed the Senate 20-4 in April.

3/10/05-A bill offered by Sen. Bill Morrisette, D-Springfield, would prohibit the Oregon Transportation Commission and Department of Transportation from designating a highway or portion of a highway as a freight route if that road is also designated as a historic and scenic highway.
SB566 is before the Senate Transportation Committee. For bill status, call (503) 986-1180.