ASSOCIATED PRESS: The Senate passed a plan to allow some people in rural communities to pump their own gas.
ASSOCIATED PRESS: The Senate passed a plan to allow some people in rural communities to pump their own gas.
The bill approved Tuesday would allow self-service pumping between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. in counties with fewer than 40,000 people. That covers a wide swatch of the state including almost all of eastern Oregon.
The bill’s proponents say gas stations in sparsely populated areas can’t afford to stay open all night, making it difficult for motorists to fuel up.
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