Lawmaker proposes registration fee for Oregon bikes

Published 3:45 pm Tuesday, March 5, 2013

PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require a $10 registration fee on all bikes.

Sen. Larry George, a Yamhill County Republican, told The Oregonian that he introduced the bill at the request of a farmer who said she has trouble moving her equipment because of all the tourists bicycling through the wine country.

George said he does not expect the bill to pass this legislative session, but hopes it will start a conversation about whether everybody is paying their fair share to maintain roads.