SENATE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
March 13, 2003 Hearing
Room C
8:00 AM Tapes
54 - 55
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
2211 – Public Hearing and Work Session
HB 2223 – Public
Hearing and Work Session
SB 213 – 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.
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TAPE/# |
Speaker |
Comments |
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TAPE 54, A |
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002 |
Chair Metsger |
Calls the committee to order at 8:04 a.m. and opens a
public hearing on HB 2211. |
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HB 2211
– PUBLIC HEARING |
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005 |
Dave Tyler |
Chief Financial Officer for Oregon Department of
Transportation (ODOT). Begins
discussion on HB 2211 and provides written testimony (EXHIBIT A). |
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020 |
Tyler |
Continues discussion: ·
Background of the bond
·
Current issue |
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050 |
Chair Metsger |
Asks if there are other remedies, such as pulling a
dealer’s license. |
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055 |
Tyler |
Defers to ODOT’s Fuel Tax manager. |
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060 |
Quintin Hess |
Fuel Tax Manager, ODOT. Comments yes there are other
remedies, including pulling a dealers license. |
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070 |
Chair Metsger |
Asks if there are internal rules related to
non-compliance dealers. |
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075 |
Hess |
Answers and elaborates. |
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080 |
Sen. Nelson |
Asks for clarification on the bill. |
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085 |
Hess |
Answers and elaborates |
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090 |
Sen. Nelson |
Asks what the increase would be with the passage of
the bill. |
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092 |
Hess |
Answers 1 million dollars. |
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095 |
Vice Chair B. Starr |
Asks how many problem dealers Oregon currently has. |
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100 |
Hess |
Responds, currently two dealers. |
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115 |
Vice Chair B. Starr |
Asks about process of the motor fuel tax system. |
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125 |
Tyler |
Answers and elaborates. |
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140 |
Vice Chair B. Starr |
Asks for further clarification of the process. |
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150 |
Tyler |
Answers. Mentions HB 2222 that will be coming before
the committee and was created to compliment this bill. |
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180 |
Sen. Deckert |
Asks for the criteria used to determine businesses
that will potentially have financial difficulties. |
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185 |
Hess |
Answers there is a set of three criteria outlined in
the bill. |
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200 |
Sen. Deckert |
Asks for a ballpark figure of how many businesses currently
meet the criteria mentioned. |
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205 |
Hess |
Answers two dealers out of two hundred. |
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210 |
Paul Romaine |
Oregon petroleum Marketers Association. Provides
testimony in support of HB 2211. |
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210 |
Cliff Olson |
Martin Nelson Oil Products and representing the Oregon
Petroleum Marketers Association. Provides testimony in support of HB 2211. |
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270 |
Vice Chair B. Starr |
Asks if the OPMA is comfortable with the process for
the fuel tax system setup proposed by the bill. |
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275 |
Olson |
Answers yes. |
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280 |
Chair
Metsger |
Closes
the public hearing on HB 2211 and opens a work session on HB 2211. |
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HB 2211 – WORK SESSION |
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290 |
Vice Chair B. Starr |
MOTION: Moves HB 2211 to the
floor with a DO PASS recommendation. |
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VOTE:
4-0 |
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300 |
Chair Metsger |
The motion CARRIES. SEN. STARR will lead discussion on the
floor. |
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305 |
Chair Metsger |
Closes the work session on HB 2211 and opens a
public hearing on HB 2223. |
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HB 2223 –
PUBLIC HEARING |
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318 |
Dave
Tyler |
ODOT.
Provides written testimony to support HB 2223 (EXHIBIT B). |
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330 |
Amy
Joyce |
Committee
Administrator. Summarizes the Dash one amendment. |
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340 |
Chair
Metsger |
Closes
the public hearing on HB 2223 and opens a work session on HB 2223 |
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HB 2223 – WORK SESSION |
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350 |
Vice Chair B. Starr |
MOTION: Moves to ADOPT HB 2223-1 amendments dated 03/12/03. |
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VOTE:
4-0 |
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355 |
Chair Metsger |
Hearing no objection, declares the
motion CARRIED. |
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365 |
Vice Chair B. Starr |
MOTION: Moves HB 2223 to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED
recommendation. |
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360 |
Sen.
Deckert |
Commends
ODOT for the process of working during the interim to get this bill passed. |
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VOTE:
4-0 |
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270 |
Chair Metsger |
Hearing no objection, declares the
motion CARRIED. SEN. STARR will lead discussion on the
floor. |
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280 |
Chair Metsger |
Closes the work session on HB 2223 and opens a
public hearing on SB 213. |
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SB 213
– PUBLIC HEARING |
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390 |
Bruce Smith |
Youth Corrections Officers. Provides written
testimony in support of SB 213 (EXHIBIT
C). |
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TAPE 55, A |
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020 |
Chair Metsger |
Closes the public hearing on SB 213 and opens a work
session on SB 213. |
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SB 213
– WORK SESSION |
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030 |
Vice Chair B. Starr |
MOTION: Moves SB 213 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation and be
placed on the CONSENT CALENDAR. |
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035 |
Sen.
Deckert |
Recognizes
Mr. Smith and commends the testimony provided. |
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VOTE:
4-0 |
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045 |
Chair Metsger |
Hearing no objection, declares the
motion CARRIED. SEN. METSGER will lead discussion on
the floor. |
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085 |
Chair Metsger |
Closes the work session on SB 213 and adjourns the
committee at 9:35 a.m. |
EXHIBIT
SUMMARY
A
– HB 2211, written testimony, Dave Tyler, 1 p
B
– HB 2223, written testimony, Dave Tyler, 1 p
C
– SB 213, written testimony, Bruce Smith, 1 p