HOUSE COMMITTEE ON

AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

May 1, 2003 Hearing Room D

1:00 PM Tapes 80 - 81

MEMBERS PRESENT: Rep. Jeff Kropf, Chair

Rep. George Gilman, Vice-Chair

Rep. Kelley Wirth, Vice-Chair

Rep. Terry Beyer

Rep. Dave Hunt

Rep. Patti Smith

MEMBER EXCUSED: Rep. Donna Nelson

STAFF PRESENT: Ray Kelly, Committee Administrator

Annastasia Sikel (Suess), Committee Assistant

MEASURE/ISSUES HEARD: SB 291 – Work Session

SB 242 A – Work Session

` Informational Meeting

Sudden Oak Death

Forestry Plan

HB 3270 – 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 80, A
002	Chair Kropf	Calls the committee to order at 1:19 p.m. and opens a work session on SB 291.
SB 291 – WORK SESSION
020	Sen. Ferrioli	SD 30. Submits (EXHIBIT A) and summarizes the -6 amendments. Testifies in support of SB 291
040	Rep. Beyer	Comments on the lack of a buffer in the bill and notes a strong concern.
045	Sen. Ferrioli	Re-affirms that there is no buffer in place and elaborates on the decision.
082	Rep. Hunt	MOTION: Moves to ADOPT SB 291-6 amendments dated 04/28/03.
		VOTE: 4-0 EXCUSED: 3 - Nelson, Kropf, Gillman
085	Vice-Chair Wirth	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
090	Rep. Hunt	MOTION: Moves SB 291 to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation and be placed on the CONSENT CALENDAR.
		VOTE: 4-0 EXCUSED: 3 - Nelson, Kropf, Gilman
095	Vice-Chair Wirth	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. REP. HUNT will lead discussion on the floor.
122	Chair Kropf	Closes the work session on SB 291 and opens a work session on SB 242 A.
SB 242 A- WORK SESSION
130	Chuck Craig	Deputy Director, Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA). Announces that there have not been any changes since the emergency clause amendment was adopted in the Senate. Summarizes the contents of SB 242 A and speaks in favor of its passage.
148	Rep. P. Smith	MOTION: Moves SB 242A to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation and BE REFERRED to the committee on Ways and Means by prior reference.
		VOTE: 6-0 EXCUSED: 2 – Nelson, Kropf
158	Chair Kropf	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
160	Chair Kropf	Closes the work session on SB 242A and opens an informational hearing.
INFORMATIONAL HEARING
163	Ted Lorensen	Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF). Submits (EXHIBIT B), (EXHIBIT C), and (EXHIBIT D) and introduces the presenting panel and provides written materials.
168	Allen Kanaskie	Forest Pathologist, ODF. Begins presentation on Sudden Oak Death (SOD).
178	Kanaskie	Describes SOD: · Phytophthora ramorum · What is SOD · Picture identifiers · Symptoms · Characteristics · Hosts · Known Distribution
340	Vice Chair Wirth	Asks which countries have had incidences of SOD.
345	Kanaskie	Responds, numerous European countries as well as California.
350	Chair Kropf	Asks about the climatic conditions, asks if there are more desert like conditions noticed with this type of a pathogen.
360	Kanaskie	States the disease seems to stay within the coastal areas. Continues presentation.
TAPE 81, A
010	Kanaskie	Continues presentation · Disease management · Sampling results · Conclusions on the Eradication effort · California funding · Oregon SOD Expenditures
099	Chair Kropf	Asks about cost recovery, and asks who paid for it.
110	Kanaskie	Responds that Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) has authority.
120	Chair Kropf	Expresses concern regarding the effects of continued spread of the disease with no economic remuneration.
130	Kanaskie	Replies to the cost effective method of early intervention.
140	Chair Kropf	Asks if there is a treatment program for nurseries
150	Dan Hillman	ODA. States there are some treatments in nurseries, however federal regulations on quarantines are numerous and costly.
160	Vice-Chair Wirth	Asks why there are no eradication programs in California.
165	Kanaskie	Replies that it hasn’t been feasible, but that a program is beginning to be implemented gradually.
169	Vice-Chair Wirth	Asks if the spread in California is more profuse due to the lack of eradication.
172	Kanaskie	Replies that is the case.
175	Chair Kropf	Asks if there is a danger of lack of funds for this program from either ODA or ODF.
180	Kanaskie	Responds that there are no state monies for this program and that the monies are currently from federal funds.
185	Chair Kropf	Asks how California deals with large outbreaks without eradication.
190	Kanaskie	Answers that California is in a management mode.
220	Chair Kropf	Asks what research is being done to find a way to deal with the disease outside of eradication.
230	Kanaskie	States that most of the chemical control studies are being hosted in California.
250	Ted Lorensen	ODF. Introduces the forestry presentation panel.
260	Ross Holloway	State Program Director, ODF. Begins the presentation on the overview of the Oregon Forest Program.
270	Holloway	State Forests · Tillamook, Clatsop, Santiam, Elliot and Sun Pass Forest
290	Chair Kropf	Asks about Oregon burned forests areas for the past year.
295	Holloway	Replies to the case of the burned fires, particularly with regard to the Biscuit Fire.
297	Lorensen	Refers members to Exhibit C, Page 25 for a map of the burned forest areas.
305	Holloway	Continues presentation: · Common School Lands · Board of Forestry Lands · Greatest Permanent Value
360	Chair Kropf	Asks where the dollars go when the forests are harvested
370	Holloway	Responds that ODF sees 36.25 percent of the dollars and the remaining 62.75 percent goes to the counties.
390	Holloway	Continues presentation: · Approx. 60 cents of every dollar ends up in education · Measure 5 · Greatest permanent value
401	Chair Kropf	Asks for clarification on the distribution of school funds in the counties.
410	Holloway	Responds with the revenue flow.
TAPE 80, B
015	Holloway	Begins presentation on the Northwest Oregon State Forests. · Clatsop and Tillamook · Status of Forests Today · Recent Management History
050	Chair Kropf	Asks for the average volume processed off of state land over the past decade.
060	Holloway	Replies approximately 220-250 million board feet per year.
080	Holloway	Continues presentation: · Planning process · Public Involvement Opportunities · Structure-Based Management · Alternatives Modeled
150	Chair Kropf	Asks about percentage make-ups for state timberland.
159	Holloway	Replies that he is showing future targets. Concludes presentation with a summary of the plan.
240	Chair Kropf	Asks if any legislative committees have participated in aerial tours of state forests.
250	Lorensen	States there are several helicopter tours available to legislative members.
275	Chair Kropf	States an interest in having this committee take both an aerial tour and a ground tour of Oregon Forests.
320	Chair Kropf	Closes the informational hearing and recesses the meeting at 2:35 p.m.
		RECESS
325	Chair Kropf	Reconvenes the committee at 2:38 pm and opens a work session on HB 3270.
HB 3270 – WORK SESSION
330	Chair Kropf	Summarizes the intent of the bill and introduces the -7 amendments (EXHIBIT E).
370	Rep. Gilman	MOTION: Moves to ADOPT HB 3270-7 amendments dated 05/01/03.
		VOTE: 7-0 EXCUSED: 1 - Nelson
375	Chair Kropf	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
385	Rep. GILMAN	MOTION: Moves HB 3270 to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation and BE REFERRED to the committee on Ways and Means by prior reference.
TAPE 81, B
010	Rep. Beyer	States a willingness to provide a courtesy vote to move the bill to Ways and Means. Expresses concern over passing the legislation with a do pass recommendation and states a preference to refer the bill without recommendation.
035	Rep. Hunt	Also expresses concern with a do pass recommendation to ways and means and concurs with Rep. Beyer that the motion should not be a do pass recommendation.
040	Rep. Gilman	MOTION: Moves HB 3270 to the floor WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION as to passage and BE REFERRED to the committee on Ways and Means by prior reference.
		VOTE: 7-0 EXCUSED: 1 – Nelson
050	Chair Kropf	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
055	Chair Kropf	Closes the work session on HB 3270 and re-opens the work session on SB 242 A.
SB 242 A – WORK SESSION
070	Rep. Hunt	MOTION: Moves to SUSPEND the rules for the purpose of reconsidering the vote by which SB 242 A was moved to the floor.
		VOTE: 7-0 EXCUSED: 1 - Nelson
075	Chair Kropf	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
079	Rep. P. Smith	MOTION: Moves to RECONSIDER the vote by which “HB 3270 was moved to the floor WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION as to passage and BE REFERRED to the committee on Ways and Means by prior reference."
		VOTE: 7-0 EXCUSED: 1 – Nelson
082	Chair Kropf	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
090	Rep. P. Smith	MOTION: Moves SB 242 A to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation and BE REFERRED to the committee on Ways and Means by prior reference.
		VOTE: 7-0 EXCUSED: 1 – Nelson
100	Chair Kropf	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
107	Chair Kropf	Closes the work session on SB 242 A and adjourns the meeting at 2:50 p.m.

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

A – SB 291, -6 amendments , 1 p.

B – Informational materials, 24 pp.

C – Informational materials, 12 pp.

D – Informational materials, 36 pp.

E – HB 3270, -7 amendments, 5 pp.