Voluntary Road Usage Charge Program

Oregon’s voluntary per mile road usage charge (RUC) program allows eligible passenger vehicles to pay a metered per mile charge set at five percent of the per gallon license tax instead of relying solely on fuel taxes. Applicants must equip a selected mileage collection method, with ODOT providing multiple options (including at least one non location method) with open system standards, security, tamper resistance, auditability, and privacy protections. EVs and vehicles rated 40+ mpg that enroll are exempt from additional registration fees. Out-of-state travel and travel on private roads are exempt and if participants pay fuel taxes, then that amount is reconciled with the RUC payment. Personally identifiable information is confidential and location/daily metered use records must be destroyed within 30 days after the relevant processing. The Oregon Department of Transportation must include penalties for certified service provider violations. For more information, see ODOT’s OReGO: Oregon’s Road Usage Charge Program website.

(Reference Oregon Revised Statutes 319.883 to 319.946)