SENATE COMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT

March 03, 2003 Hearing Room B

3:00 PM Tapes 17-18

MEMBERS PRESENT: Sen. Tony Corcoran, Chair

Sen. John Minnis, Vice-Chair

Sen. Bruce Starr

Sen. Vicki Walker

STAFF PRESENT: Mark Ellsworth, Committee Administrator

Heather Gravelle, Committee Assistant

MEASURE/ISSUES HEARD: SB 543 – Public Hearing

SB 548 – Public Hearing

HB 2192 –Work Session

SB 478 – 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 17, A
005	Chair Corcoran	Calls the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. Opens Public hearing on SB 543.
SB 543 – PUBLIC HEARING
005	Mark Ellsworth	Committee Administrator. Provides overview of SB 543.
010	Sen. Bill Morrisette	District 6. Testifies in support of SB 543. Explains position. Mentions policy in constructing the bill.
035	Chair Corcoran	Closes public hearing on SB 543. Opens public hearing on SB 548.
SB 548 – PUBLIC HEARING
045	Mark Ellsworth	Committee Administrator. Provides overview of SB 548.
050	Sen. Ryan Deckert	District 14. Testifies in support of SB 548. Explains history of bill.
080	Chair Corcoran	Inquires who the gas facilities would be sold to.
085	Sen. Deckert	Provides assumption of who may purchase the gasoline storage tanks.
095	Cliff Olson	Oregon Petroleum Marketers Association. Testifies in support of SB 548.
100	Michael Carrier	Director, Parks and Recreation Department. Provides written testimony for the record in opposition of SB 548 (EXHIBIT A).
105	Chair Corcoran	Clarifies with Sen. Deckert that a work session will take place before proceeding forward with SB 548.
125	Chair Corcoran	Asks what the incentive would be for industry to purchase the sites.
130	Olson	Comments that they wouldn’t be sold. They most likely will be decommissioned.
150	Dugan Petty	Deputy Administrator, Department of Administrative Services. Testifies in support of SB 548. Comments on the benefits and history of the bill.
195	Petty	Adds this is the first draft, and he is open to making necessary changes.
200	Chair Corcoran	Closes public hearing on SB 548. Re-opens public hearing on SB 543.
SB 543 – PUBLIC HEARING
210	Lee Hazelwood	Advocate for Seniors. Testifies in support of SB 543. Explains position and provides background.
220	Sen. Minnis	Asks for clarification on the verbiage on line 22. Comments the term “harm” has implications. States words like “adversely affected” may be more appropriate.
240	Chair Corcoran	Agrees, and adds a fiscal analysis needs to be obtained before proceeding.
255	Bob Castagna	Oregon Catholic Conference. Testifies in support of SB 543. Explains position and provides history.
270	Chair Corcoran	Closes public hearing on SB 543. Opens work session on HB 2192.
HB 2192 – WORK SESSION
290	Mark Ellsworth	Explains the amendments to HB 2192.
300	Sen. Minnis	MOTION: Moves to SUSPEND the rules for the purpose of reconsidering the vote on HB 2192.
		VOTE: 4-0
315	Chair Corcoran	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
325	Sen. Minnis	MOTION: Moves to RECONSIDER the vote by which “conceptually amend HB 2192 to substitute the word service as it relates to community service corps, to stewardship. Page 1, line 31. Page 2, lines 1, 6, 11, and 18.”
		VOTE: 4-0
335	Chair Corcoran	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
340	Sen. Minnis	MOTION: Moves HB 2192 to floor with a DO PASS as amended recommendation.
		VOTE: 4-0
340	Chair Corcoran	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. STARR will lead discussion on the floor.
345	Chair Corcoran	Closes work session on HB 2192. Opens public hearing on SB 478.
SB 478 – PUBLIC HEARING
355	Mark Ellsworth	Committee Administrator. Provides overview of SB 478.
405	Mike Grainey	Director of the Oregon Office of Energy. Testifies in support of SB 478. Explains the intent of SB 478 and provides a brief history.
TAPE 18, A
005	Grainey	States the benefits of passing SB 478. Adds there is no fiscal impact.
010	Chair Corcoran	Closes public hearing on SB 478. Opens work session on SB 478.
SB 478 – WORK SESSION
015	Sen. Minnis	MOTION: Moves SB 478 to floor with a DO PASS recommendation.
		VOTE: 4-0
025	Chair Corcoran	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. MINNIS will lead discussion on the floor.
045	Chair Corcoran	Closes work session on SB 478. Adjourns meeting at 4:35 p.m.

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

A – SB 548, written testimony, Michael Carrier, 1 p