HOUSE COMMITTEE ON WATER
January 23, 2003 Hearing Room B
8:30 A.M. Tapes 5 - 6
MEMBERS PRESENT: Rep. Jackie Dingfelder, Vice-Chair
Rep. Jeff Kropf, Vice-Chair
Rep. Linda Flores
Rep. Jeff Kruse
Rep. Mike Schaufler
Rep. Carolyn Tomei
MEMBER EXCUSED: Rep. Bob Jenson, Chair
STAFF PRESENT: Pete
Test, Committee Administrator
Mike Reiley, Committee Assistant
MEASURE/ISSUES HEARD:
Informational Meeting – Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board
Geoff Huntington, Director
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.
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TAPE/# |
Speaker |
Comments |
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TAPE 5, A |
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003 |
Vice-Chair
Kropf |
Calls
meeting to order at 8:37 am. Opens informational meeting. |
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INFORMATIONAL MEETING |
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024 |
Geoff
Huntington |
Executive
Director, Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB). Submits and summarizes
prepared information regarding relationship of OWEB to Oregon Plan for Salmon
Recovery (EXHIBIT A). |
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TAPE 6, A |
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001 |
Huntington |
Continues
presentation. Explains development of OWEB. |
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057 |
Rep.
Schaufler |
Asks
for clarification of economic stimulus regarding OWEB. |
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058 |
Huntington |
Responds
and summarizes prepared information regarding economic stimulus. Continues presentation. |
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109 |
Rep.
Dingfelder |
Asks
for clarification of grant review process. |
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120 |
Huntington |
Explains
grant program. |
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150 |
Rep.
Dingfelder |
Asks
who is eligible for grants. |
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153 |
Huntington |
Explains
grant eligibility. Continues presentation. |
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305 |
Rep.
Schaufler |
Asks
if there is information regarding the outcome and implementation of
individual plans under OWEB. |
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314 |
Huntington |
Explains
that OWEB monitors plans to determine effectiveness. |
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382 |
Vice-Chair
Kropf |
Asks
how to justify OWEB without quantifiable evidence that it is working. |
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410 |
Huntington |
Responds
that there is evidence for various projects. |
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TAPE 5, B |
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021 |
Rep.
Kruse |
Asks
how to define success regarding water quality and salmon recovery. |
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037 |
Huntington |
Answers
that there is a tie between water quality and fish which OWEB addresses. |
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058 |
Rep.
Kruse |
Asks
if Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) water quality monitoring is
included in OWEB equation. |
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072 |
Huntington |
Responds
that it is all part of a collective effort to achieve their goals. |
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080 |
Rep.
Kruse |
Asks
if OWEB works with other groups and agencies to avoid duplicative work and
conserve resources. |
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092 |
Huntington |
Responds
that OWEB works with other groups for monitoring. |
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113 |
Rep.
Kruse |
Requests
monitoring information regarding OWEB. |
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122 |
Vice-Chair
Kropf |
Makes
additional request for monitoring information. |
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129 |
Huntington |
Continues
presentation. |
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160 |
Rep.
Kruse |
Asks
about payment requests timing. |
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161 |
Huntington |
Explains
timing for payment requests and grant process. Continues presentation. |
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234 |
Rep.
Dingfelder |
Asks
about Oregon State Parks sub-account regarding acquisitions and Measure 66. |
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251 |
Huntington |
Responds
that he is unsure. |
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262 |
Rep.
Dingfelder |
Asks
if there are funds in OWEB sub-account for acquisition. |
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267 |
Huntington |
Responds
yes. Explains role of OWEB in land acquisition. |
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421 |
Vice-Chair
Kropf |
Asks
about OWEB’s organization. |
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440 |
Huntington |
Explains
that OWEB is still small enough and there is contact with all staff. |
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TAPE 6, B |
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007 |
Vice-Chair
Kropf |
Asks
about attribution of matching federal funding and OWEB. |
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029 |
Huntington |
Clarifies
that 2:1 matching fund ratio is for grants only. Explains funding
requirements. |
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098 |
Vice-Chair
Kropf |
Asks
if grants are made to cities to upgrade infrastructure to comply with
mandates. |
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107 |
Huntington |
Responds
that it is out of OWEB’s niche. Explains partnerships regarding watershed
management. |
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132 |
Rep.
Dingfelder |
Asks
about Oregon Garden and tertiary water treatment. |
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148 |
Huntington |
Answers
that OWEB occasionally gets involved in similar issues. |
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152 |
Vice-Chair
Kropf |
Cites
similar example in Lebanon. Asks about conservation easements. |
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166 |
Huntington |
Explains
issues regarding conservation easements. Summarizes what OWEB will discuss in
later meetings. |
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235 |
Vice-Chair
Kropf |
Closes
informational hearing. Discusses Committee Rules. Adjourns meeting at 10:16
am. |
EXHIBIT
SUMMARY
A
– Informational, Geoff Huntington, OVERSIZED EXHIBIT (see archives)