Oregon’s gasoline tax no longer serves as an economically efficient revenue source due to increasing fuel efficiency and the emergence of alternative fuels. In response to this problem, the Oregon Department of Transportation is exploring alternatives to the gasoline tax. Among the most promising alternatives is a flat-rate vehicle mile...
Joint harvest scheduling of Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service lands in western Oregon would result in small increases in harvests because of the physical allowable cut effect. Total revenues to counties in western Oregon would fall in the near future if revenues from a merged agency were...
The gasoline tax, the main source of highway revenue is no longer a viable source of
funding to maintain the existing highways. Many states in the United States are
already using revenues from other sources such as sales tax and income tax to fund
new highways. Oregon along with many...
Public land ownership withdraws property from the tax base of local
property tax districts. Publicly-managed lands occupy approximately 17.5
million acres of forested lands in Oregon (inclusive of federal, state, and county
ownership). To compensate local taxing districts for foregone property tax
collections, Congress enacted a series of federal revenue-sharing...
Most forests and timber in Western Oregon are taxed under the Western Oregon Forest Land and Severance Tax (WOST), a system which is accepted as one that promotes "correct" economic rotation lengths. This study was motivated by the observation that an optional tax with the same stated purpose - the...
Local governments in Oregon receive money from the
forestry sector in a number of ways. This paper briefly describes
public and private forestry sector sources and the relative
importance of their payments to five forms of local governments
by county for fiscal year 1982-83 to 1985-86. An analysis of the...
An economist's report presenting research-based data on Oregon state tax levels and affected public services with an interpretation of data presented, as a resource for the public regarding Measures 66 & 67.
Published November 1929. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published June 1932. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published June 1936. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog