(2) The Department of Transportation, in coordination with the Oregon Department of Emergency Management, the Department of State Police, the Secretary of State and owners of digital billboards, shall prepare a written public notification plan. In preparing the plan, the Department of Transportation shall address:
(a) The criteria to be applied in determining when it is appropriate to request that an owner of a digital billboard display a public notification.
(b) The procedures used to determine the expiration of a notification and to recall the request once the information is no longer needed. [2011 c.562 §7; 2021 c.539 §30]
Note: The amendments to 377.833 by section 30, chapter 539, Oregon Laws 2021, become operative July 1, 2022. See section 155, chapter 539, Oregon Laws 2021. The text that is operative until July 1, 2022, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
(1) The Department of Transportation shall work together with the Travel Information Council, the Office of Emergency Management, the Department of State Police, the Secretary of State and owners of digital billboards to develop a public notification plan for the purpose of using digital billboards to display notifications to the traveling public related to civic activities and public safety. Public notifications include but are not limited to information about the Government Waste Hotline established under ORS 177.170, elections, voter registration, Amber Alerts and natural disasters and other emergencies.
(2) The Department of Transportation, in coordination with the Office of Emergency Management, the Department of State Police, the Secretary of State and owners of digital billboards, shall prepare a written public notification plan. In preparing the plan, the Department of Transportation shall address:
(a) The criteria to be applied in determining when it is appropriate to request that an owner of a digital billboard display a public notification.
(b) The procedures used to determine the expiration of a notification and to recall the request once the information is no longer needed.