HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STREAM RESTORATION

& SPECIES RECOVERY

May 21, 2001 Hearing Room E

1:00 P.M. Tapes 132 - 133

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Rep. Bob Jenson, Chair

Rep. Jan Lee, Vice-Chair

Rep. Randy Leonard Vice-Chair

Rep. Tim Knopp

Rep. Jeff Kruse

Rep. Patti Smith

Rep. Al King

Rep. Carolyn Tomei

Rep. Kelley Wirth

STAFF PRESENT: Sandy Thiele-Cirka, Committee Administrator

Linda K. Gatto, Committee Assistant

MEASURES HEARD:

HB 3958 – Work Session

HB 3981 – Work Session

These minutes are in compliance with Senate and House Rules. Only text enclosed in quotation marks reports a speaker’s exact words. For complete contents, please refer to the tapes.

TAPE/#	Speaker	Comments
TAPE 132, A
004	Chair Jenson	Calls the meeting to order at 1:12 p.m. and opens the work session on HB 3958.
HB 3958 – WORK SESSION
020	Chair Jenson	Comments on the reasons why the bill needs to be referred to the Committee on Rules, Redistricting, & Public Affairs. Discusses the –4 amendments (EXHIBIT A).
059	Rep. Leonard	MOTION: Moves to ADOPT HB 3958 –4 amendments dated 5/21/01 and that the measure be FURTHER AMENDED by deleting Sections 7 and 8.
067	Chair Jenson	Explains the deletions.
078	Rep. King	Clarifies that the relating clause transfer of water use would deny the ability to address bonding.
086	Chair Jenson	Hearing no objections, declares the motion carried.
086	Rep. Leonard	MOTION: Moves HB 3958 to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation and BE REFERRED to the committee on Rules, Redistricting, & Public Affairs.
122		VOTE: 9-0 AYE: In a roll call vote, all members present vote Aye.
130	Chair Jenson	The motion CARRIES.
131	Chair Jenson	Closes the work session on HB 3958 and opens the work session on HB 3981.
HB 3981 – WORK SESSION
125	Sandy Thiele-Cirka	Explains HB 3981-1 through HB 3981-4 amendments, (EXHIBIT B).
190	Rep. Kruse	MOTION: Moves to ADOPT HB 3981-3 amendments dated 5/18/01.
238	Chair Jenson	Summarizes the intent of –3 amendment.
287	Rep. Tomei	Notes the possibility of a fiscal impact.
300	Chair Jenson	Responds by noting that if threatened or endangered listings are going to have economic impact, such as what is being experienced in the Klamath Basin, the state has a responsibility to address the issue.
320	Roy Elicker	Legislative Coordinator, Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, (ODFW). Notes that the current state Endangered Species Act (ESA) allows for a social-economic impact as part of the implementation process.
325	Rep. Tomei	Questions what the response is to the –3 amendments.
330	Elicker	Responds the current state listing procedure provides for a social-economic impact before implementation of a listing.
388		VOTE: 6-3 AYE: 6 - King, Knopp, Kruse, Lee, Smith P, Jenson NAY: 3 - Leonard, Tomei, Wirth
	Chair Jenson	The motion CARRIES.
391	Rep. Kruse	MOTION: Moves HB 3981 to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation.
400	Rep. Wirth	States opposition to the bill because “it is not appropriate at all to severely weaken our reliance on documented and verifiable scientific information about the species biological status in determining a listing”.
391		VOTE: 6-3 AYE: 6 - King, Knopp, Kruse, Lee, Smith P, Jenson NAY: 3 - Leonard, Tomei, Wirth
	Chair Jenson	The motion CARRIES.
415	Chair Jenson	REP. JENSON and REP. KROPF will lead discussion on the floor.
421	Rep. Leonard	Compliments Chair Jenson as chair of the House Stream Restoration & Species Recovery Committee.
TAPE 133, A
453	Chair Jenson	Compliments all members of the committee.
471	Chair Jenson	Closes the work session on HB 3981 and adjourns the meeting at 1:50 p.m.

Submitted By, Reviewed By,

Linda K. Gatto, Sandy Thiele-Cirka,

Committee Assistant Committee Administrator

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

A. HB 3958, -4 amendments dated 5/21/01, Staff, 11 pp.

B. HB 3981, -1 amendments dated 5/10/01,-2 amendments dated 5/18/01, -3 amendments dated 5/18/01, -4 amendments dated 5/18/01, Staff, 38 pp.