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title=31 page=1 <br />with the goal set forth in ORS 468B.155. [Amended by 1967 c.454 §33; 1971 c.598 §4; 1973 c.249 §32; <br />1981 c.153 §60; 1989 c.345 §6; 1989 c.833 §49; 1993 c.741 §36; 1995 c.79 §201; 1999 c.1038 §1; 2003 <br />c.618 §22] <br /> 366.157 Program for prevention and cleanup of litter and vandalism. <br /> The Department of <br />Transportation shall administer a program for the employment of youth in the prevention and cleanup of <br />litter and vandalism. [Formerly 802.080; 2007 c.667 §5] <br /> 366.158 Adopt-a-Highway Program; rules. <br /> (1) The Department of Transportation shall administer a <br />program aimed toward beautifying and cleaning state roadsides. The program shall include public <br />informational activities, but shall be directed primarily toward encouraging and facilitating involvement of <br />volunteer groups in litter cleanup work, each group on a specific section of highway. The program shall be <br />called the Oregon Adopt-a-Highway Program. Moneys for the program shall be provided from funds <br />available to the department. The department may adopt any rules it considers necessary for implementation <br />of the Oregon Adopt-a-Highway Program. <br /> (2) An agreement entered into between the department and a volunteer group pursuant to subsection (1) <br />of this section shall include but need not be limited to: <br /> (a) Identification of the designated section of highway. The volunteer group may request a specific <br />section of highway it wishes to adopt, but the assignment shall be at the discretion of the department. <br /> (b) Specification of the duties of the volunteer group. The group shall remove litter along the designated <br />section of highway at least four times each year. <br /> (c) Specification of the responsibilities of the volunteer group. The group shall agree to abide by all <br />rules related to the program that are adopted by the department. <br /> (d) Duration of the agreement. The volunteer group may contract to care for the designated section of <br />highway for one, two or three years. <br /> (3) A sign identifying the group and recognizing the groups contribution shall be placed by the <br />department at each end of the section of highway adopted by the group unless the department determines <br />that doing so would be unsafe to persons using the highway. <br /> (4) The department shall provide reflective vests, garbage bags and highway signs for the participating <br />volunteer groups. [1991 c.486 §2] <br /> 366.159 Vegetation control permit; fee. <br /> (1) The Department of Transportation may issue a vegetation <br />control permit to a person who holds a sign permit issued pursuant to ORS 377.700 to 377.840. A <br />vegetation control permit authorizes the holder of the permit to control vegetation in the right of way of a <br />state highway, in accordance with the provisions of this section, in order to keep the sign visible to the <br />traveling public. <br /> (2) The department may not issue a vegetation control permit for a scenic area as defined in ORS <br />377.505. <br /> (3) The department may not issue a vegetation control permit for the right of way of a portion of state <br />highway that is access controlled, or for which access rights have not accrued to the abutting property <br />unless: <br /> (a) Access to the right of way is from the abutting property; and <br /> (b) The access does not breach, violate, destroy or otherwise diminish the effectiveness or purpose of <br />fences or other physical barriers to the right of way. <br />http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/366.html (10 of 50) [11/3/2008 3:32:17 PM] <br /> <br />