U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, has introduced legislation that would require the governor of Washington to give approval before Oregon could implement an extensive tolling plan on Portland area interstate freeways.

Since last year, Oregon has been crafting a plan to place tolls, or “value pricing,” on Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 as a means of managing congestion and generating revenue. The plan has faced resistance in Clark County, where nearly 70,000 residents commute to Oregon for work.

Herrera Beutler’s bill, the I-5 Cooperation Act, would require an agreement signed by both states’ governors before any tolls could be collected on I-5 and I-205 between state Highway 500 in Washington and U.S. Highway 30 in Oregon, according to a press statement.

Before any agreement could be signed, the legislation requires the Federal Highway Administration to complete an economic impact study on how tolling would impact businesses, residents and tribes in Clark and Cowlitz counties.

In July, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee pushed back on Oregon’s tolling plans, saying that he had directed the Washington State Department of Transportation to make sure that Southwest Washington residents are heard and that their “interests are protected in any tolling discussion.”