WORK SESSION HB 2267, HB 3633

TAPE 241, 242, AB

HOUSE REVENUE COMMITTEE

AUGUST 12, 2003 8:30 AM STATE CAPITOL BUILDING

Members Present: Representative Lane Shetterly, Chair

Representative Wayne Scott, Vice Chair

Representative Joanne Verger, Vice Chair

Representative Phil Barnhart

Representative Vicki Berger

Representative Pat Farr

Representative Mark Hass

Representative Elaine Hopson

Representative Max Williams

Staff Present: Paul Warner, Legislative Revenue Officer

Richard Yates, Legislative Revenue Office

Kathy Tooley, Committee Assistant

TAPE 241, SIDE A

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Chair Shetterly

Calls meeting to order at 11:00 a.m.

OPENED WORK SESSION HB 3633

008	Rep. Verger	MOTION: TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH HB 3633, WITH AMENDMENTS, WAS PASSED TO THE HOUSE FLOOR.
011	Chair Shetterly	ORDER: THERE BEING NO OBJECTION THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE VOTE HAS BEEN RECONSIDERED.
012	Chair Shetterly	Closed the work session on HB 3633.

OPENED WORK SESSION ON HB 2267

015	RiRichard Yates	Provided description and background on HB 2267. Described -19 amendments (Exhibit 1) as similar to -15 amendments, with changes in Sections 11 and 12 as to the effective dates a local government may have imposed a transient lodging tax are moved up six months.
031	Chair Shetterly	Noted additional change in language on Page 1, lines 2-7 deleted the language that expressly excluded streets, roads, sewer facilities, and other transportation facilities
032	Yates	Additionally tourism-related facility defined.
033	Chair Shetterly	Also, on page 7 of the amendment, review and recommendation language has been added including approval by the Legislative Assembly with overview of the budget.
048	Rep. Scott	MOTION: MOVED ADOPTION OF THE –19 AMENDMENT INTO HB 2267.
052	Chair Shetterly	Spoke in support of HB 2267. Discussed concerns still existing regarding “substantial purpose”. For the record, his inclination regarding specific facilities statewide such as the performing arts center, health center, Salem’s Convention Center, although it may not qualify in the specific language of the statute, is designed to facilitate statewide conferences and conventions and would fall under the definition as a “substantial purpose” test; as well as improved recreational facilities, performing arts center cultural facilities; as long as it brings a number people from out of the area and can be substantiated.
068	Rep. Barnhart	Spoke in support of HB 2267. Relayed personal experience in recent trip to Pennsylvania, visited historical houses, genealogy library, parks, railroad station and a variety of others that in the right context all could be considered facilities that support tourism or tourist activities. I think and hope this is considered a very broad definition. Supported elimination of the section that would have excluded sewers. Hard to know all the things that attract tourism. Expressed his hope that interpretation of the language will be done very broadly
087	Rep. Farr	Spoke in support of the bill. Would like to make sure that fairgrounds are included in tourism facilities.
089	Chair Shetterly	Noted his feeling is that fairgrounds are not excluded.
094	Rep. Berger	Spoke in support of the bill, commended stakeholders. HB 2267 will help Oregon use its assets, as a wonderful, beautiful state, attractive to tourists. This will help get visitors here to improve the economy and strengthen our state. Relayed personal experience breaking ground on a conference center conceived to strengthen downtown Salem. It is the kind of thing that will help not just Salem, but the state.
113	Rep. Verger	See this bill as a very serious matter. The proponents were trying to protect tourism dollars from uses other than to promote Oregon. Described a city in her jurisdiction, which requested from the city council that all of their tourism dollars go into the general fund, said the proponents had reason for concern. This bill strikes the balance of protecting 70% of the money and cities being able to do whatever they want to with the 30%. Issues were worrisome in the bill have been removed. Strongly supports the bill.
137	Chair Shetterly	Focus of this bill is economic development and tourism promotion and benefits accrued statewide, anticipates substantial support in the House.
140	Chair Shetterly	ORDER: HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE CHAIR SO ORDERS. (ALL MEMBERS PRESENT.)
141	Rep. Scott	MOTION: MOVED HB 2267 AS AMENDED TO THE HOUSE FLOOR WITH A DO PASS RECOMMENDATION ROLL CALL: MOTION PASSED 9-0-0 REPRESENTATIVES VOTING AYE: Barnhart, Berger, Farr, Hass, Hopson, Scott, Verger, Williams, Chair Shetterly. Rep. Scott will carry the bill.
149	Chair Shetterly	Rep. Scott, you can declare your conflict at the end of your closing statement.

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Chair Shetterly

Meeting adjourned at 11:20 a.m.

Tape Log Submitted by,

Kathy Tooley, Committee Assistant

Exhibit Summary:

1. Yates, “HB 2267-19 Amendments”, 7 pages