HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
March 03, 2003 Hearing Room D
1:00 PM Tape 20
MEMBERS PRESENT: Rep. Patti Smith, Chair
Rep. Vicki Berger, Vice-Chair
Rep. Mary Gallegos, Vice-Chair
Rep. Mark Hass
Rep. Dave Hunt
Rep. Steve March
Rep. Dennis Richardson
STAFF PRESENT: Kimberly
A. Medford, Committee Administrator
Linda K. Gatto, Committee Assistant
MEASURE/ISSUES HEARD: Work Session
Introduction of Committee Bills
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Speaker |
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Chair Smith |
Calls the meeting to order at 1:15 p.m. and opens
the work session for the purpose of introduction of committee bills. |
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WORK
SESSION |
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Bruce Anderson |
Legislative Director to Speaker Karen Minnis. States
that all bills relate to economic development. Reviews each LC Draft, (EXHIBIT A). LC 3035 Department of Economic and Community Development
(ODECD) and marketing of Oregon products. LC 3036 Department of Land Conservation and
Development, (DLCD) and OECDD improving economic planning assistance to local
governments. LC 3037 Columbia River dredging. LC 3038 Increasing timber harvest levels. LC 3039 Directing OECCD to promote business
recruitment and expansion. LC 3040 Designating sites for industrial
development. LC 3041 Establishing a task force to review
streamlining the permitting process. |
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Rep.
Gallegos |
MOTION: Moves LC's: 3035, 3036, 3037, 3038, 3039, 3040, 3041 BE INTRODUCED as committee bills. |
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Rep Hunt |
States a conflict of interest relating to LC 3037. |
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050 |
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VOTE:
7-0 |
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Chair Smith |
Hearing no objection, declares the
motion CARRIED. |
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Kimberly A Medford |
Committee Administrator. Reviews LC Drafts at the
request of the Auto Dealers Association, (EXHIBIT
B). LC 3270 Adds motor vehicles with gross vehicle
weight of 8500 pounds or more to the lemon law. LC 3271 Modifies the limitation on penalty wages
for failure to pay wages on termination. LC 3245 Increasing the penalty for failure to
deliver vehicle documents on transfer of a vehicle. LC 3246 Limiting the obligations for a motor
vehicle owner to notify prospective buyers of previous repurchase of motor
vehicle to motor vehicle repurchased for failure or inability to conform to
express warranties. |
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Rep.
Berger |
MOTION: Moves LC's: 3270, 3271, 3245, 3246
BE INTRODUCED as committee bills. |
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077 |
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VOTE:
7-0 |
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Chair Smith |
Hearing no objection, declares the
motion CARRIED. |
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Medford |
Announces that there are a few additional LC Drafts,
(EXHIBIT C). LC 3203 relating to OECDD. LC 3205 relating to the Oregon Business Task Force. LC 3206 relating to Oregon businesses specializing
in environmental protection. |
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Rep. Richardson |
States that these bills are designed to stimulate
greater trade development between Oregon and China. |
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Rep.
Richardson |
MOTION: Moves LC's: 3203, 3205, 3206 BE INTRODUCED as committee bills. |
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Rep. Richardson |
Provides details on LC 3203, 3205, and 3206. |
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VOTE:
7-0 |
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Chair Smith |
Hearing no objection, declares the
motion CARRIED. |
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Rep.
Richardson |
MOTION: Moves LC 3450 BE INTRODUCED as a committee
bill. |
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Rep. Richardson |
Explains LC 3450. |
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VOTE:
7-0 |
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Chair Smith |
Hearing no objection, declares the
motion CARRIED. |
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137 |
Chair Smith |
Closes the work session and adjourns the meeting at
1:35 p.m. |
EXHIBIT
SUMMARY
A
LC
Drafts 3035 dated 2/24/03, 3036 dated
2/25/03, 3037 dated 2/24/03, 3038 dated 2/24/03, 3039 dated 2/25/03, 3040 dated
2/28/03, 3041 dated 2/26/03, Speaker Karen Minnis, 10 pp
B LC Drafts 3245 dated 2/25/03, 3246 dated 2/28/03,
3270 dated 3/3/03, 3271 dated 3/3/03, Auto Dealers Association, 12 pp
C LC Drafts 3203, 3205, 3206 dated 3/3/03, 3450 dated
2/28/03, Representative Dennis Richardson, 6 pp