It increases the Dealer Certification fee from $1,100 to $2,044. (Section 70)
It doubles the current Dealer Privilege Tax from 0.05 percent to 1.0 percent. (Section 59-60)
It creates two new separate vehicle sales taxes: two percent for new, one percent for used. (Section 81)
The whole Transportation Reinvestment Act increases taxes and fees by more than a billion dollars a year.
Read the 102-page tax and spend proposal here. The whole thing is likely to increase your blood pressure. The important tax and fee increases are in Sections 59-81.
If you want to stop this unprecedented fee increase, you need to stand up and be counted TODAY.
Submit your written comments here. It will give you the option to type your thoughts, or to submit a PDF. OVDA recommends uploading a PDF on your letterhead. Tell them what new and increased taxes and fees will do to your business. Be polite, but don’t pull your punches.
Over 1,500 comments have already been filed (OVDA’s testimony can be found here.) Some in support, some in opposition. So OVDA also recommends emailing your comments to the leadership of the Legislature and the Joint Committee on Transportation Reinvestment. The key emails are:
Senate President: Sen.RobWagner@oregonlegislature.gov
Senate Majority Leader: Sen.KayseJama@oregonlegislature.gov
Senate Republican Leader: Sen.DanielBonham@oregonlegislature.gov
House Speaker: Rep.JulieFahey@oregonlegislature.gov
House Majority Leader: Rep.BenBowman@oregonlegislature.gov
House Republican Leader: Rep.ChristineDrazan@oregonlegislature.gov
Joint Transportation Reinvestment Committee Co-Chairs:
Sen.ChrisGorsek@oregonlegislature.gov
Rep.SusanMcLain@oregonlegislature.gov
Joint Transportation Reinvestment Committee Co-Vice Chairs:
Sen.BruceStarr@oregonlegislature.gov
Rep.ShellyBoshartDavis@oregonlegislature.gov
The Legislative Session will end no later than June 29. So responding TODAY is important. Thank you.
If you have any questions, please reply to this email. Thank you.
Darrell W. Fuller
971-388-1786