SENATE COMMITTEE ON

AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

April 02, 2003 Hearing Room B

8:00 a.m. Tapes 58 - 59

MEMBERS PRESENT: Sen. Frank Shields, Chair

Sen. Roger Beyer, Vice-Chair

Sen. Tony Corcoran

Sen. Bill Fisher

STAFF PRESENT: Judith Callens, Committee Administrator

Patricia Nielsen, Committee Assistant

MEASURE/ISSUES HEARD: SB 832 Public Hearing and Work Session

SB 817 Public Hearing

SB 196 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 58, A
005	Chair Shields	Calls meeting to order at 8:10 a.m. Opens public hearing on SB 832.
SB 832 – PUBLIC HEARING
010	Sen. Vicki Walker	District 7. Presents overview of 832, which allows a person to take wildlife that is a public nuisance or public health risk on land that person owns or occupies. Presents -3 amendments dated 3-25-03 (EXHIBIT A). Refers to submitted memorandum (EXHIBIT B). Discusses trapping of nuisance animals within city limits.
085	Judith Callens	Committee Administrator. Discusses additional background to SB 832 and -3 amendments.
110	Terry Witt	Oregonians for Food and Shelter (OFS). Testifies in support of SB 832. Testifies in support of -3 amendments. Discusses consensus of interested parties during work group activities.
175	Terry Brant	Swanson Pest Control, Eugene. Testifies in favor of SB 832. Asks for careful review of situation. Discusses animal control problems.
230	Chair Shields	Asks how animals are dealt with under current statute.
235	Brant	Describes minimal measures available.
240	Chair Shields	Asks whether the measure can be enacted without substantial change.
245	Witt	Explains it has been designed to address a limited issue.
255	Chair Shields	Points out broad relating clause and danger of change.
265	Witt	Discusses current debate over bear and cougar statutes.
310	Larry Cooper	Deputy Wildlife Division Administrator, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW). Testifies in support of SB 832 with -3 amendments. Submits written testimony (EXHIBIT C).
350	Martin Taylor	Sierra Club of Oregon. Testifies in support of SB 832. Raises issue of licensing, to be addressed during the time period following enactment. Discusses concerns over bear and cougar statutes.
TAPE 59, A
005	Mike Marshall	Lincoln City, Animal Management. Represents Oregon wildlife control operators. Testifies in support of SB 832.
030	Chair Shields	Closes public hearing on SB 832. Opens work session on SB 832.
SB 832 – WORK SESSION
040	Sen. Beyer	MOTION: Moves to ADOPT SB 832-3 amendments dated 3/25/03.
043		VOTE: 4-0
045	Chair Shields	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
047	Sen. Beyer	MOTION: Moves SB 832 to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation.
049		VOTE: 4-0 AYE: In a roll call vote, all members present vote Aye.
	Chair Shields	The motion CARRIES. SEN. BEYER will lead discussion on the floor.
055	Chair Shields	Closes work session on SB 832. Opens public hearing on SB 817.
SB 817 – PUBLIC HEARING
063	Judith Callens	Committee Administrator. Presents overview of SB 817, which requires the Environmental Quality Commission to direct issuance of $10 million in general obligation bonds for pollution control. Discusses -1 amendments dated 3-31-03 (EXHIBIT D).
080	Bob Danko	Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Testifies in support of SB 817 with -1 amendments. Discusses details of -1 amendments. Acknowledges there is limited funding available.
130	Chair Shields	Asks about contamination levels in streams near mines. Asks for specific data before cleanup, to determine toxicity levels. Suggests pilot project to test the idea.
150	Danko	Agrees a phase-in process is desirable. Suggests cleanup of five identified mines first, and measuring the difference.
165	Sen. Fisher	Asks how mines were identified.
170	Danko	Describes sampling of soil and water in areas near mines.
175	Sen. Fisher	Suggests some pollution blamed on farmers actually occurs naturally.
180	Chair Shields	Comments the agency should only clean up problem mines.
195	Matt Blevins	Oregon Environmental Council (OEC). Testifies in support of SB 817 with -1 amendments. Submits written testimony (EXHIBIT E). Points out the earlier the cleanup is done, the less it will cost.
205	Chair Shields	Asks whether OEC has done any testing in mine areas.
210	Blevins	Explains limited research in auto shops recovering mercury switches.
220	Sen. Beyer	Advises he will not support the measure.
225	Sen. Fisher	Advises he will not support the measure.
230	Chair Shields	Closes public hearing on SB 817. Opens public hearing on SB 196.
SB 196 – PUBLIC HEARING
240	John Ledger	Association of Oregon Industries (AOI). Testifies in support of SB 196, which establishes a Hazardous Waste Technical Assistance Fund. Testifies in support of -3 amendments dated 4-2-03 (EXHIBIT F).
295	Bob Danko	Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Testifies in support of SB 196 and -3 amendments.
310	Matt Blevins	Oregon Environmental Council (OEC). Testifies in support of SB 196 with -3 amendments.
330	Judith Callens	Committee Administrator. Describes -1 amendments dated 2-19-03 (EXHIBIT G).
335	Chair Shields	Closes public hearing on SB 196. Opens work session on SB 196.
SB 196 – WORK SESSION
340	Sen. Beyer	MOTION: Moves to ADOPT SB 196-1 amendments dated 2/19/03.
343	Sen. Beyer	VOTE: 3-1 AYE: 3 – Beyer, Fisher, Shields NAY: 1 – Corcoran
346	Chair Shields	The motion CARRIES.
350	Sen. Beyer	MOTION: Moves to ADOPT SB 196-3 amendments dated 4/2/03.
353	Sen. Beyer	VOTE: 3-1 AYE: 3 – Beyer, Fisher, Shields NAY: 1 – Corcoran
356	Chair Shields	The motion CARRIES.
370	Sen. Corcoran	Expresses concern over changes after agreement was reached.
375	Ledger	Explains how and why the amendment was created.
400	Sen. Beyer	MOTION: Moves SB 196 to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation and BE REFERRED to the committee on Ways and Means by prior reference.
405	Sen. Beyer	VOTE: 3-1 AYE: 3 – Beyer, Fisher, Shields NAY: 1 – Corcoran
	Chair Shields	The motion CARRIES.
430	Chair Shields	Closes work session on SB 196. Adjourns the meeting at 9:06 a.m.

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

A – SB 832, -3 amendments (3-25-03), staff, 3 pp

B – SB 832, written testimony from ODFW, Sen. Vicki Walker, 5 pp

C – SB 832, written testimony, Larry Cooper, 2 pp

D – SB 817, -1 amendments (3-31-03), staff, 5 pp

E – SB 817, written testimony, Matt Blevins, 1 p

F – SB 196, -3 amendments (4-2-03), staff, 1 p

G – SB 196, -1 amendments (2-19-03), staff, 1 p

H – SB 196, written testimony, Gary Calaba, 1 p