SENATE COMMITTEE ON

TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

February 13, 2003 Hearing Room C

8:00 AM Tapes 26 – 27

MEMBERS PRESENT: Sen. Rick Metsger, Chair

Sen. Bruce Starr, Vice-Chair

Sen. David Nelson

MEMBERS EXCUSED: Sen. Ryan Deckert

STAFF PRESENT: Amy Joyce, Committee Administrator

Annastasia Suess, Committee Assistant

MEASURE/ISSUES HEARD: SB 83 - Public Hearing and Work Session

SB 188 - Public Hearing and Work Session

SB 183 - Work Session

Informational Meeting - Federal Transportation Funding

Jason Tell, Department of Transportation, ODOT

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 26, A
002	Chair Metsger	Calls the committee to order at 8:03 a.m. and opens a public hearing on SB 83.
SB 83 - PUBLIC HEARING
010	James M. Whitty	Administrator of the Road User Fee Task Force, Oregon Department of Transportation, ODOT. Begins testimony in favor of SB 83. Provides written testimony (EXHIBIT A).
060	Chair Metsger	Closes public hearing on SB 83 and opens a public hearing on SB 188.
SB 188 - PUBLIC HEARING
090	Kelly Taylor	ODOT. Begins testimony in support of SB 188 and provides written testimony (EXHIBIT B).
110	Vice Chair B. Starr	Closes the public hearing on SB 188 and recesses the committee at 8:10 a.m. until the call of the chair.
		RECESS
115	Chair Metsger	Reconvenes the committee at 8:20 a.m. and opens a work session on SB 83.
SB 83 - WORK SESSION
117	Vice Chair B. Starr	MOTION: Moves to ADOPT SB 83-1 amendments dated 02/10/03.
		VOTE: 3-0 EXCUSED: 1 - Deckert
119	Chair Metsger	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
115	Vice Chair B. Starr	MOTION: Moves SB 83 to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation and be placed on the CONSENT CALENDAR.
		VOTE: 3-0 EXCUSED: 1 – Deckert
125	Chair Metsger	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
130	Amy Joyce	Committee Administrator. States there is a subsequent referral to Revenue.
137	Vice Chair B. Starr	Calls Jim Whitty to comment on the subsequent referral.
140	Whitty	Responds.
150	Sen. Metsger	MOTION: Moves to RECONSIDER the vote by which the committee Moves SB 83 to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation and be placed on the CONSENT CALENDAR.
		VOTE: 3-0 EXCUSED: 1 – Deckert
151	Chair Metsger	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
153	Vice Chair B. Starr	MOTION: Moves SB 83 to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation with a request to RESCIND THE REFERAL TO REVENUE.
		VOTE: 3-0 EXCUSED: 1 – Deckert
154	Chair Metsger	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. B. STARR will lead discussion on the floor.
155	Chair Metsger	Closes the work session on SB 83 and opens a work session on SB 188.
SB 188 - WORK SESSION
160	Vice Chair B. Starr	MOTION: Moves SB 188 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation.
		VOTE: 3-0 EXCUSED: 1 – Deckert
170	Chair Metsger	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. METSGER will lead discussion on the floor.
180	Chair Metsger	Closes the work session on SB 188 and opens a work session on SB 183.
SB 183 - WORK SESSION
182	Vice Chair B. Starr	MOTION: Moves SB 183 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation.
		VOTE: 3-0 EXCUSED: 1 – Deckert
184	Chair Metsger	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. NELSON will lead discussion on the floor.
187	Chair Metsger	Closes the work session on SB 183 and opens an informational meeting.
INFORMATIONAL MEETING
190	Jason Tell	Federal Liaison, ODOT. Begins discussion on the reauthorization of Transportation Equity Act for the 21^st Century (TEA-21). Provides written testimony (EXHIBITS C, D).
220	Vice Chair B. Starr	Asks for clarification on dollars mentioned in the testimony.
223	Tell.	Answers and continues discussion: · Challenges · The need for new revenue · Priority needs · Revenue options · New revenue scenarios
285	Sen. Nelson	Asks about how the federal funds are distributed to the state.
290	Tell	Answers and elaborates.
330	Joan Plank	ODOT. Provides testimony to elaborate on ODOT’s budget. Offers to provide a copy of the report she is referring to.
340	Sen. Nelson	Asks what the timeline is for impact statements.
345	Tell	Responds.
360	Chair Metsger	Asks about project development and administrative costs.
375	Plank	Responds.
TAPE 27, A
010	Tell	Continues discussion on TEA-21 Reauthorizations. · Formula funds · Source of funds · Discretionary funds · Ear-marked funds
140	Tell	Concludes.
142	Sen. Nelson	Asks about the time line for the bridge issues in Oregon.
145	Tell	Responds.
160	Chair Metsger	Asks for clarification on federal funding distributions.
175	Tell	Answers and elaborates.
190	Chair Metsger	Asks about Oregon’s commitment to the reauthorization process.
210	Tell	Answers and elaborates.
290	Chair Metsger	Closes the informational meeting and adjourns the committee at 8:50 a.m.

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

A – SB 83, written testimony, James Whitty, 2 pp

B – SB 188, written testimony, Kelly Taylor, 2 pp

C – Informational, written testimony, Jason Tell, 5 pp

D – Informational, written testimony, Jason Tell, 19 pp