For the first time in Oregon history, a specialty license plate saluting the Portland Trail Blazers can be purchased by Oregon drivers for their vehicles starting in late-spring 2016. Created with the passage last summer of Oregon House Bill 2730 and signed into law by Governor Kate Brown, the Trail Blazers plate marks the first for an Oregon professional sports team. The Trail Blazers used tonight’s home game versus the Atlanta Hawks to publicly reveal the plate’s design with participation by Governor Brown and some of the Oregon Legislators who helped champion the Trail Blazers initiative.
The Trail Blazers Foundation will benefit from the plate’s $40 surcharge collected by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), with those funds then distributed statewide through grants to nonprofits focusing on youth-oriented initiatives.