SENATE COMMITTEE ON

TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

February 27, 2003 Hearing Room C

8:00 AM Tapes 38 – 39

MEMBERS PRESENT: Sen. Rick Metsger, Chair

Sen. Bruce Starr, Vice-Chair

Sen. Ryan Deckert

Sen. David Nelson

STAFF PRESENT: Amy Joyce, Committee Administrator

Annastasia Suess, Committee Assistant

MEASURE/ISSUES HEARD: HB 2176 A – Public Hearing and Work Session

SB 425 – Public Hearing

SB 438 – Public Hearing

SB 276 – Public Hearing

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 38, A
002	Chair Metsger	Calls the committee to order at 8:00 a.m. and opens a public hearing on HB 2176A.
HB 2176 A – PUBLIC HEARING
010	Curt Curtis	Sergeant, Oregon State Police State Patrol Division. Provides written testimony and discussion in support of HB 2176A (EXHIBIT A).
055	Jim Botwinis	Oregon State Police Officers’ Association. Provides testimony in support of HB 2176A (EXHIBIT B).
075	Bill Laird	Battalion Chief, Canby Fire District. Provides testimony in support of HB 2176A (EXHIBIT C).
140	Vice Chair B. Starr	Comments on the obvious need to educate the public on yielding to emergency vehicles.
150	Sen. Deckert	Comments on the growing trend of the public not yielding to emergency vehicles.
160	Curtis	Responds.
165	Chair Metsger	Closes the public hearing on HB 2176A and opens a work session on HB 2176A.
HB 2176A – WORK SESSION
170	Vice Chair B. Starr	MOTION: Moves HB 2176A to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation.
		VOTE: 4-0
175	Chair Metsger	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. NELSON will lead discussion on the floor.
180	Chair Metsger	Closes the work session on HB 2176A and opens a public hearing on SB 425 and 438.
SB 425 and 438 – PUBLIC HEARING
190	Shawn Miller	Oregon Christmas Tree Growers. Begins discussion on SB 425 and SB 438.
280	Chair Metsger	Asks about issues presented, and asks for clarification.
290	Miller	Elaborates.
300	Daniel Wells	Oregon Association of Nursery Men. Provides testimony in support of SB 425.
390	Chair Metsger	Asks where the largest areas of concerns are.
400	Wells	Answers.
TAPE 39, A
010	Wells	Continues to describe areas of concerns.
015	Kevin Peterson	Weigh Master for Clackamas County. Testifies at the request of the Chair. Provides background to the necessity of permits on Oregon roads.
055	Bill Penhollow	Association of Oregon Counties. Provides testimony in opposition to SB 425 and SB 438.
090	Byron Meadows	Marion County Department of Public Works. Provides written testimony in opposition to both SB 425 and SB 438 (EXHIBIT D).
150	Darrin Lane	Linn County, Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). Provides testimony in opposition to SB 425 and SB 438.
240	Vice Chair B. Starr	Comments on commerce where produce can not get to market, is not a system that is working well.
260	Lane	Responds and elaborates.
265	Penhollow	Encourages the committee to invite ODOT to the table to address the one-stop system.
300	Gregg Dal Ponte	Manager of Motor Carrier Department, ODOT. Provides written testimony in opposition to SB 438 and SB 425 (EXHIBITS E, F).
TAPE 38, B
010	Dal Ponte	Continues discussion on current permitting authorizations.
030	Chair Metsger	Comments on multiple load trucks, and the hassle of permitting them.
050	Dal Ponte	Responds and elaborates.
085	Chair Metsger	Creates a work group to address issues of SB 425 and SB 438. Asks Greg Dal Ponte to head the work group, and asks for a report in two weeks.
090	Chair Metsger	Closes the public hearing on SB 425 and 438 and opens a public hearing on SB 276.
SB 276 – PUBLIC HEARING
100	Monty King	Oregon Independent Auto Dealers Association. Provides written testimony in support of SB 276, however, asks for amendments to be considered (EXHIBIT G).
190	Chair Metsger	Asks who is authorized to provide education in Oregon.
195	King	Answers.
210	Regina Covington	Educator, Dealer Title Service. Provides written testimony in opposition to SB 276 (EXHIBIT H).
255	Sen. Nelson	Asks what the percentage of internet users as opposed to mail users.
260	R. Covington	Answers.
270	Sen. Deckert	Asks if questions on the Internet are focused on content.
275	R. Covington	Responds.
300	Sen. Deckert	Asks how long the test is, and how long users spend on taking the tests.
310	R. Covington	Responds.
330	Bill Covington	Oregon Dealers Advisory Committee, Department of Motor Vehicles. Provides written testimony in opposition to SB 276 (EXHIBIT I).
375	Chair Metsger	Asks for clarification on current laws.
380	B. Covington	Clarifies and continues to address SB 276 verbiage.
405	Vice Chair B. Starr	Asks for confirmation that SB 276 had not been brought before the Oregon Dealers Advisory Committee.
410	B. Covington	Responds.
TAPE 39, B
010	M. King	Elaborates on the continuing education focus of SB 276 and the language currently in the bill.
075	Chair Metsger	Asks for the proponents of the bill to work out the issues of the language prior to a work session.
085	Chair Metsger	Closes the public hearing on SB 276 and adjourns the committee at 9:30 a.m.

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

A – HB 2176A, written testimony, Curt Curtis, 3 pp

B – HB 2176A, written testimony, Jim Botwinis, 1 p

C – HB 2176A, written testimony, Bill Laird, 66 pp

D – SB 425 & 438, written testimony, Byron Meadows, 1 p

E – SB 425, written testimony, Greg Dal Ponte, 1 p

F – SB 438, written testimony, Greg Dal Ponte, 1 p

G – SB 276, written testimony, Monty King, 3 pp

H – SB 276, written testimony, Regina Covington, 1 p

I – SB 276, written testimony, Bill Covington, 2 pp