The stuff we learn from Sport Aviation. Lauren Paine's March 2016 column. Oregon raised their pilot registration fee. Huh? States don't issue pilot certificates. What do they mean, register? So I looked it up. Wow. Oregon requires a tax to fly there. From everybody flying Pt 91, resident or non-resident:

§ 837.020 (1) In the interest of public safety and the safety of those people traveling by air or receiving aviation instruction, every pilot operating within this state shall register with the Oregon Department of Aviation ... Nonresidents operating within this state, other than in a commercial operation, shall register with the department within 60 days of the date of arrival within the state....


Tourists have to register with the state? Wow. That should improve safety. They do this for boats and motorhomes?