PUBLIC HEARING: SB 788, SB 810, SB 811

TAPES 64, A

SENATE REVENUE COMMITTEE

March 17, 2003 1:00 PM STATE CAPITOL BUILDING

Members Present: Senator Ryan Deckert, Chair

Senator Ted Ferrioli, Vice Chair

Senator Tony Corcoran

Senator Charlie Ringo

Senator Bruce Starr

Members Excused: Senator Lenn Hannon

Witnesses Present: Shawn Cleave, Senate Republican Office

Ross McKeen, Oregon Cultural Trust

Kristina McNitt, Cultural Advocacy Coalition

Staff Present: Lizbeth Martin-Mahar, Legislative Revenue Office

Steve Meyer, Legislative Revenue Office

Paul Warner, Legislative Revenue Office

Tara Lantz, Committee Assistant

TAPE 64, SIDE A

003

Chair Deckert

Calls meeting to order at 1:06pm

OPENS PUBLIC HEARING ON SB 788, SB 810, SB 811

015	Shawn Cleave	Introduces SB 788, SB 810, and SB 811 on behalf of Senator Bev Clarno, explaining the reasoning behind the bills, and expresses support for all three bills. Exhibit 1. Refers members to proposed amendments for SB 788. Exhibit 2.
061	Sen. Ringo	Asks for further explanation of SB 810 and expresses his opinion that if the Secretary of State sees a good reason to give a grant he should have that ability.
069	Cleave	Responds that the three bills were set out as a discussion point and that they split it into three bills to give the committee members more options. Agrees with Sen. Ringo’s opinion.
079	Ross McKeen	Discusses background and accomplishments of the Cultural Trust.
148	McKeen	Testifies against SB 788 because with the previous loss of the Boardman property the Cultural Trust has no other funding options and doesn’t believe that transferring the proceeds from the sale of state property would benefit the common school fund for another 5 to 10 years.
174	McKeen	Testifies against SB 810 because it uses funds in a way that goes against the intents of the donors.
192	McKeen	Testifies against SB 811 because it would force the Cultural Trust to close and subsequently have to start from the bottom in a few years when their funding is restored. Discusses the benefits of culture for the economy.
215	Sen. Deckert	Asks if McKeen would give the committee members a description of the trust and its background as well as success stories from around the state.
220	McKeen	Responds affirmatively.
230	Kristina McNitt	Asks to sit down and talk with the members about the 30 bills affecting the Cultural Trust to work toward a long-term solution. Discusses the funding of the Cultural Trust and what happened to that funding since special session six.

CLOSES PUBLIC HEARING ON SB 788, SB 810, SB 811

318

Sen. Deckert

Adjourns meeting at 1:27pm.

Tape Log Submitted by,

Tara Lantz, Committee Assistant Reviewed by Kim Taylor James

Exhibit Summary:

1. SB 788, SB 811, and SB 810, Shawn Cleave, Written Testimony from Senator Clarno, 1p.

2. SB 788, Shawn Cleave, Proposed LC-1 Amendments, 1p.

3. SB 811, Lizbeth Martin-Mahar, Staff Measure Summary, 1p.

4. SB 811, Lizbeth Martin-Mahar, Revenue Impact Statement, 1p.

5. SB 810, Paul Warner, Staff Measure Summary, 1p.