HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT

March 11, 2003 Hearing Room D

8:30 AM Tapes 32 - 33

MEMBERS PRESENT: Rep. Jerry Krummel, Chair

Rep. Donna Nelson, Vice-Chair

Rep. Floyd Prozanski, Vice-Chair

Rep. Brad Avakian

Rep. Derrick Kitts

Rep. John Mabrey

Rep. Kelley Wirth

STAFF PRESENT: Patrick Brennan, Committee Administrator

Jeana Harrington, Committee Assistant

MEASURES HEARD: HB 2743 – Work Session

HB 2818 – Public Hearing and Work Session

HJM 5 – Public Hearing and 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 32, A
004	Chair Krummel	Calls meeting to order at 8:40 AM. Opens work session on HB 2743.
HB 2743 WORK SESSION
008	Patrick Brennan	Committee Administrator. Explains the -1 and -2 amendments to HB 2743 (EXHIBITS A and B).
017	Rep. Mabrey	MOTION: Moves to ADOPT HB 2743-2 amendments dated 03/10/03.
020	Rep. Nelson	States her appreciation for the committee’s consideration into the support of the veterans.
022		VOTE: 6-0-1 EXCUSED: 1 - Wirth
	Chair Krummel	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
025	Rep. Mabrey	MOTION: Moves HB 2743 to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation and the SUBSEQUENT REFERRAL to the committee on Ways and Means BE RESCINDED.
038		VOTE: 6-0-1 EXCUSED: 1 - Wirth
	Chair Krummel	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. REP. MABREY will lead discussion on the floor.
040	Rep. Mabrey	Notes the presence of the veterans in the audience.
044	Chair Krummel	Close works session on HB 2743. Opens public hearing on HB 2818.
HB 2818 PUBLIC HEARING
048	Brennan	Reads Staff Measure Summary (SMS) on HB 2818.
065	Burton Weast	Special Districts Association of Oregon (SDAO). Testifies in favor of HB 2818. Summarizes written testimony (EXHIBIT C). Describes the situation in Washington County regarding the issue. Explains the provisions of the bill.
140	Alec Jensen	Executive Director, Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue (TVFR). Emphasizes that elections are separate as far as annexation. Provides example of TVFR and the cities it annexes to explain the issue of elections.
178	Rep. Kitts	Asks who decides on annexation if there is no election.
183	Jensen	Explains there are situations that do not require a vote.
188	Rep. Kitts	Clarifies the bill would not affect a city wanting to incur new land.
193	Jensen	Negates.
195	Rep. Prozanski	Refers to changes to statute and poses question.
201	Jensen	Affirms.
203	Rep. Prozanski	Poses questions regarding area and persons annexed by the bill.
215	Weast	Answers that ten percent of residents of the district or one hundred persons of existing district are needed to petition fro an election.
227	Rep. Prozanski	Clarifies there is the ability fro redress
231	Weast	Differentiates between redress and voting.
235	Rep. Prozanski	Clarifies.
238	Weast	Affirms and explains the bill is not an attempt to end voting.
241	Jensen	Comments on voting.
246	Rep. Nelson	Asks if voting is by household or by individual.
255	Jensen	Remarks that there is nothing in the bill that narrows the voting.
264	Rep. Nelson	Poses question regarding increased taxes.
270	Jensen	Responds that the rate is the districts fixed rate. Offers an example of the city of West Linn’s levies.
285	Chair Krummel	Poses question on tax rates and efficiency.
290	Jensen	Negates and explains tax rates.
299	Linda Ludwig	League of Oregon Cities (LOC). Testifies in favor of HB 2818.
318	Genoa Ingram	Oregon Fire District Directors Association (OFDDA). Testifies in favor of HB 2818 (EXHIBIT D).
327	Ken Armstrong	Oregon Fire Chiefs Association (OFCA). Testifies in favor of HB 2818.
330	Chair Krummel	Requests if there is a need for amendments.
335	Ingram	Responds the agencies have heard of none. Encourages passage.
340	Rep. Prozanski	Requests if the agencies have encountered any opposition to the redress.
349	Ludwig	Notes that notice was made and that no opposition was heard.
359	Chair Krummel	Asks if the city of West Linn is in favor of the bill.
364	Ludwig	Responds the LOC has not heard of any opposition.
367	Chair	Closes public hearing and opens work session on HB 2818.
HB 2818 WORK SESSION
370	Rep. Prozanski	MOTION: Moves HB 2818 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation.
375		VOTE: 6-0-1 EXCUSED: 1 - Wirth
	Chair Krummel	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. REP. PROZANSKI will lead discussion on the floor.
392	Chair Krummel	Closes work session on HB 2818. Opens public hearing on HJM 5.
HJM 5 PUBLIC HEARING
395	Brennan	Reads SMS. Notes there is no fiscal impact of the memorial.
TAPE 33, A
004	Roger Martin	Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla. Explains the memorial. Notes sponsorship of the bill. Explains accelerated depreciation. Testifies in support of HJM 5. Notes the tax exemption expiration dates in Congress.
039	Michael Mason	Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Speaks to the declining economy of the Warm Springs reservation. Explains an incentive will be created by the bill. Testifies in support of HJM 5. Notes Senator Gordon Smith is on the Indian Affairs Committee in Congress.
059	Rep. Nelson	Comments on transportation issues. Wonders that there are other tax credits provided not including HJM 5.
070	Martin	Notes he is unsure of all the credits. Lists tax credits he knows of.
082	Rep. Nelson	Asks about other protection for businesses in the area.
089	Mason	Informs of the business tax breaks created recently.
099	Rep. Nelson	Asks question concerning property tax and school ownership.
105	Martin	Answers he is unsure. Differentiates the economic situations among tribes.
115	Mason	Adds the tribes are paying into schools in its area.
126	Chair Krummel	Notes income tax exemption. Closes public hearing and opens work session on HJM 5.
HJM 5 WORK SESSION
134	Rep. Prozanski	MOTION: Moves HJM 5 be sent to the floor with a BE ADOPTED recommendation.
138	Rep. Nelson	Comments.
143	Rep. Avakian	Comments.
150		VOTE: 7-0
	Chair Krummel	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. REP. AVAKIAN will lead discussion on the floor.
150	Chair Krummel	Closes work session on HJM 5. Adjourns meeting at 9:19 AM.

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

A – HB 2743, -1 Amendment, Staff, 1 p

B – HB 2743, -2 Amendment, Staff, 1 p

C – HB 2818, written testimony, Burton Weast, 2 pp

D – HB 2818, written testimony, Genoa Ingram, 1 p