Oregon Statutes 276.591 – Definition; state parking facilities policy
(1) As used in ORS § 276.591 to 276.601, ‘parking facility’ includes any parking space, grounds, structure or lot used for motor vehicle parking that the state or any state agency owns or controls through a direct lease, lease purchase or installment purchase agreement.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 276.591
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
(2) It is the state policy with regard to parking facilities:
(a) That each state agency that owns or controls parking facilities regulate their use and impose on users, whether or not state employees, equitable charges consistent with the state policy for such parking and with the policies as described in ORS § 276.591 to 276.601.
(b) That use of alternative modes of transportation be encouraged.
(c) That traffic congestion and energy waste be minimized.
(d) That the use of single occupant vehicles be discouraged. [1981 c.591 § 1; 1989 c.990 § 1; 2021 c.107 § 1]