HOUSE COMMITTEE ON RULES AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS

May 01, 2003 Hearing Room E

1:00 PM Tapes 52 -53

MEMBERS PRESENT: Rep. Dan Doyle, Chair

Rep. Linda Flores, Vice-Chair

Rep. Laurie Monnes Anderson, Vice Chair

Rep. Vic Backlund

Rep. Phil Barnhart

Rep. Joanne Verger

MEMBER EXCUSED: Rep. Betsy Close

STAFF PRESENT: Cara Filsinger, Administrator

Annetta Mullins, Committee Assistant

MEASURE/ISSUES HEARD: HB 2813 – Work Session

SB 233 A – Public Hearing and Work Session

SJM 3 – Pubic Hearing and Work Session

SJM 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 52, A
004	Chair Doyle	Calls meeting to order at 1:04 p.m., announces order agenda items will be considered, and that HB 2813 will not be considered today. Opens a public hearing on SB 233-A.
SB 233 A- PUBLIC HEARING
025	John Shilts	Administrator, Workers Compensation Division, Department of Consumer and Business Services. Testifies in support of SB 233 A (EXHIBIT A).
070	Shilts	Continues presentation (EXHIBIT A).
161	Shilts	Continues presentation (EXHIBIT A, page 2).
203	Chair Doyle	Closes the public hearing and opens a work session on SB 233 A.
SB 233 A – PUBLIC HEARING
228	Rep. Flores	MOTION: Moves SB 233 A to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation.
		VOTE: 6-0-1 AYE: In a roll call vote, all members present vote Aye. EXCUSED: 1 - Rep. Close
	Chair Doyle	The motion CARRIES.
238	Rep. Doyle	MOTION: Moves SB 233 A be placed on the CONSENT CALENDAR.
239		VOTE: 6-0-1 EXCUSED: 1 - Rep. Close
	Chair Doyle	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
		Closes the work session on SB 233 A and opens a public hearing on SJM 3.
SJM 3 – PUBLIC HEARING
241	Judy Brown	Carlton resident and requestor of the measure. Presents prepared statement in support of SJM 3 (EXHIBIT B).
271	Rep. Monnes Anderson	Comments on having deaf sister, her sister’s education, and her own desire to watch television with the sound off.
282	Chair Doyle	Closes the public hearing and opens a work session on SJM 3.
SJM 3 – WORK SESSION
310	Rep. Flores	MOTION: Moves SJM 3 be sent to the floor with a BE ADOPTED recommendation.
314		VOTE: 6-0-1 AYE: In a roll call vote, all members present vote Aye. EXCUSED: 1 - Rep. Close
	Chair Doyle	The motion CARRIES. REP. MONNES ANDERSN will lead discussion on the floor.
319	Chair Doyle	Closes the work session on SJM 3 and asked that the committee stand at ease at 1:25 to await the arrival of Sen. Brown.
323	Chair Doyle	Reconvenes the meeting at 1:28 p.m. and opens a public hearing on SJM 5.
SJM 5 – PUBLIC HEARING
324	Sen. Kate Brown	District 21. Testifies in support of SJM 5. Submits information on the Apple Initiative, Action Plan for Public Lands and Education (EXHIBIT C). States this proposal came from her position as Vice-Chair of the Council of State Governments (CSG) West. States that a number of states are considering the initiative. Comments on education funding in the western states and the amount of land in Oregon that is owned by the U. S. Government. States that Oregon loses $782 million in one-time revenue and $627 million in on-going revenue on an annual basis. SJM 5 asks for just compensation for Oregon from the federal government and for an expedited land exchange process for land not intended for wilderness designation.
414	Rep. Monnes Anderson	Asks if 52 percent of Oregon land is not taxed.
	Sen. Brown	Responds that is the information they have from CSG-West. Refers to page 26 (EXHIBIT A) and notes the impact of federal lands adjacent to private lands. Adds that they have raised this issue with the Oregon Congressional delegation and that it is important that Oregon is working with the other western states.
450	Rep. Barnhart	Comments he is aware of the checkerboard effect in his area and that no value is being realized from the federal lands.
	Sen. Brown	Adds that she also believes the last fire season was due in part to the checkerboard effect and inability of the Forest Service and other federal agencies to be able to manage some of the lands properly.
	Rep. Barnhart	Asks if forest management of the lands by private or even closer public owners would improve forest management, rather than have it run out of Washington, D. C.
	Rep. Brown	Comments that the question is beyond her management skills and believes her husband would say yes.
458	Chair Doyle	Comments on being at a conference at which this was a topic of discussion.
507	Chair Doyle	Closes the public hearing and opens a work session on SJM 5.
TAPE 53, A
SJM 5 – WORK SESSION
033	Rep. Flores	MOTION: Moves SJM 5 be sent to the floor with a BE ADOPTED recommendation.
039		VOTE: 6-0-1 AYE: In a roll call vote, all members present vote Aye. EXCUSED: 1 - Rep. Close
	Chair Doyle	The motion CARRIES. REP. BARNHART will lead discussion on the floor.
044	Chair Doyle	Closes the work session on SJM 5 and adjourns meeting at 1:37 p.m.

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

A – SB 233, prepared statement, John Shilts, 2 pp

B – SJM 3, prepared statement, Judy Brown, 3 pp

C – SJM 5, public lands information, Sen. Brown, 31 pp