HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

April 07, 2003 Hearing Room 343

2:00 PM Tapes 73 - 74

MEMBERS PRESENT: Rep. Elizabeth Beyer, Vice-Chair

Rep. John Mabrey Vice-Chair

Rep. Jackie Dingfelder

Rep. George Gilman

Rep. Mitch Greenlick

Rep. Cliff Zauner

MEMBERS EXCUSED: Rep. Alan Brown, Chair

STAFF PRESENT: Janet Adkins, Administrator

Ryan Sherlock, Assistant

MEASURE/ISSUES HEARD: HB 2670 – Public Hearing

HB 2685 – Public Hearing

Informational Meeting – Freight Advisory Committee

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 73, A
003	Vice Chair Mabrey	Calls the meeting to order at 2:07 a.m., and opens a public hearing on HB 2670.
HB 2670 – PUBLIC HEARING
005	Janet Adkins	Committee Administrator. Offers a description of HB 2670.
030	Shawn Miller	Oregon Recreational Vehicle Dealers Association. Offers testimony in support of HB 2670.
085	Rep. Zauner	Asks for clarification of wording in testimony.
090	Miller	Clarifies the language, continues with testimony in support of HB 2670.
180	John Brenneman	Recreational Vehicles Industries Association (RVIA). Offers testimony regarding HB 2670.
230	Adkins	Asks about the need for a federal franchise law.
235	Miller	Explains what national legislation is required for such a situation.
255	Rep. Mabrey	Clarifies that most RV’s are manufactured on Ford, Chevy, or Dodge frames.
265	Miller	Discusses the use of domestic parts in manufacturing.
280	Brenneman	Discusses the inconsistencies regarding manufacturing regulations.
305	Rep. Beyer	Refers to a constituent concern regarding inconsistent regulations.
325	Vice Chair Mabrey	Closes the public hearing on HB 2670, and opens a public hearing on HB 2685.
HB 2685 – PUBLIC HEARING
330	Janet Adkins	Committee Administrator. Offers a description of HB 2685.
350	Ken Armstrong	Oregon Ports Group. Offers testimony in support of HB 2685, and introduces the proposed -1 amendments (EXHIBIT A).
410	Rep. Beyer	Asks what the current registration fee is.
415	Armstrong	Explains that the fee is set and annual.
420	Rep. Beyer	Asks what percent of the boats would be under the 200 gross tons limit.
425	Armstrong	Explains the number is around 85% of registered boats.
435	Rep. Greenlick	Asks for clarification of the problem.
440	Armstrong	Refers to Mr. Mann.
TAPE 74, A
025	Don Mann	Port of Newport, Manager. Offer written testimony (EXHIBIT B) in support of HB 2685.
095	Armstrong	Refers to Rep. Greenlick’s earlier question regarding the target of the bill, indicating that it would primarily be used to remove abandoned boats which create navigation hazards.
125	Rep. Greenlick	Points out his concern for the types of boats which are included into the bill, and asks how boats were included.
130	Armstrong	Discusses the reasoning behind the weight limit, and other reasons why certain boats are included.
145	Rep. Dingfelder	Asks if there is some kind of cost recovery in the measure.
155	Armstrong	Discusses the issue of cost recovery.
170	Rep. Zauner	Asks who owns the docks where these boats are moored.
175	Mann	Explains that there are both private and publicly owned docks at the Port of Newport.
195	Rep. Zauner	Asks why the Port does not charge more rental fees to fund programs such as the one being proposed.
205	Mann	Discusses the means of increasing fees.
215	Rep. Beyer	Points out that abandoned boats are most likely junk boats which cannot be refurbished or resold. But asks what kinds of problems which might arise due to the lien process.
225	Armstrong	Comments on the issue and cost of the lien process.
250	Rep. Greenlick	Asks for further clarification regarding “floating-homes.”
260	Armstrong	Discusses the issue of “floating-homes.”
270	Terry Thompson	Lincoln County, Commissioner. Offers testimony in favor of HB 2685, further outlining the problems with abandoned boats.
290	Paul Donheffner	Marine Board. Offers written testimony (EXHIBIT C) in support of HB 2685, with reference to submitted photos (EXHIBIT D).
TAPE 73, B
001	Paul Donheffner	Continues with testimony in favor of HB 2685, and the proposed -1 amendments.
055	Rep. Dingfelder	Claifies that the proposed charge would be added onto the new fee established in other legislation.
060	Donheffner	Acknowledges, explains that the charge would be added onto the new fee.
065	Rep. Dingfelder	Clarifies the new fee outlined in the other legislation.
070	Donheffner	Explains that the new fee is $30 per foot, and this would be a one dollar addition to that total.
075	Phil Donovan	Northwest Steelheaders. Offers testimony in opposition to HB 2685.
115	Rep. Zauner	Asks Mr. Donovan whether his group would support a twenty five percent match.
120	Donovan	Explains that this may help, but expresses his concerns with the match.
135	Rep. Mabrey	Comments on the issue of paying for service that, while not directly benefiting your group, may benefit you indirectly.
140	Donovan	Points out his groups interest in working on the issue.
155	Rep. Mabrey	Asks Mr. Donheffner whether the -1 amendments help address some of the concerns with the bill.
165	Donheffner	Indicates the -1 amendments go a long way to address his concerns, but do not address them all.
175	Rep. Mabrey	In reference to Rep. Greenlick’s earlier question regarding the floating homes, asks whether the Representative was asking about fees assessed on these houseboats.
180	Rep. Greenlick	Acknowledges.
185	Rep. Mabrey	Asks the Mr. Donheffner to address this.
190	Donheffner	Explains that, as drafted, the bill would not assess fees on floating homes.
195	Armstrong	Discusses the problem with including floating homes, in regards to the relating clause.
200	Rep. Zauner	Asks how a boat is determined to be abandoned.
205	Donheffner	Points out the statute which defines abandoned boats.
215	Thompson	Points out the other side of the equity issue raised by Mr. Donovan.
220	Vice Chair Mabrey	Closes the public hearing on HB 2685, and opens an informational meeting on the Freight Advisory Committee.
INFORMATIONAL MEETING
230	Ken Armstrong	Oregon Ports Group, and Chair of the Freight Advisory Committee. Offers an overview of the freight Advisory Committee and the Oregon Freight Advisory Committee Report to the Legislature (EXHIBIT E) .
290	Matt Garrett	Oregon Department of Transportation. Offers informational testimony regarding the Freight Advisory Committee.
300	Vice Chair Mabrey	Closes the informational meeting and adjourns the committee meeting at 3:23 p.m.

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

A – HB 2685, -1 amendments, Ken Armstrong, 2 pp.

B – HB 2685, written testimony, Don Mann, 2 pp.

C – HB 2685, written testimony, Paul Donheffner, 2 pp.

D – HB 2685, photo exhibits, Paul Donheffner, 8 pp.

E – Informational, Oregon Freight Advisory Committee: Report to the Legislature, Ken Armstrong, 34 pp.