SENATE COMMITTEE ON

TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

March 25, 2003 Hearing Room C

8:00 AM Tapes 68

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 425 – Work Session

SB 687 - Public Hearing and Work Session

SB 688 – Work Session

HB 2173 - Work Session

SB 474 - 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 68, A
002	Chair Metsger	Calls the committee to order at 8:04 a.m. and opens a work session on SB 425.
SB 425 – WORK SESSION
010	Gregg Dal Ponte	Deputy Director, Motor Carrier Division of the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). Provides summary of the dash two amendments and provides written testimony (EXHIBIT A).
050	Bob Russell	President of the Oregon Trucking Association (OTA). Provides testimony in support of the dash two amendments for SB 425.
060	Shawn Miller	Christmas Tree Growers. Provides testimony in support of the dash two amendments to SB 425.
065	Bill Penhollow	Association of Oregon Counties. Provides testimony in support of the dash two amendments to SB 425.
090	Andrea Fogue	League of Oregon Cities. Provides testimony in support of the dash two amendments to SB 425.
092	Vice Chair B. Starr	MOTION: Moves to ADOPT SB 425-2 amendments dated 03/24/03.
		VOTE: 3-0 EXCUSED: 1 - Deckert
094	Chair Metsger	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
095	Vice Chair B. Starr	MOTION: Moves SB 425 to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation.
		VOTE: 3-0 EXCUSED: 1 - Deckert
100	Chair Metsger	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. METSGER will lead discussion on the floor.
118	Chair Metsger	Closes the work session on SB 425 and opens a public hearing on SB 687.
SB 687 – PUBLIC HEARING
120	Ann Crook	Director of the Oregon Department of Aviation. Provides summary and provides written testimony in support of SB 687 as amended (EXHIBIT B).
135	Chair Metsger	Closes the public hearing on SB 687 and opens a work session on SB 687.
SB 687 – WORK SESSION
136	Vice Chair B. Starr	MOTION: Moves to ADOPT SB 687-1 amendments dated 03/24/03.
		VOTE: 3-0 EXCUSED: 1 - Deckert
138	Chair Metsger	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
140	Vice Chair B. Starr	MOTION: Moves SB 687 to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation and the SUBSEQUENT REFERRAL to the committee on Ways and Means BE RESCINDED.
		VOTE: 3-0 EXCUSED: 1 - Deckert
142	Chair Metsger	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
145	Chair Metsger	Closes the work session on SB 687 and opens a work session on SB 688.
SB 688 – WORK SESSION
146	Crook	Provides summary and provides written testimony in support of the SB 688 (EXHIBIT C).
185	Vice Chair B. Starr	MOTION: Moves SB 688 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation.
		VOTE: 3-0 EXCUSED: 1 - Deckert
187	Chair Metsger	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. STARR will lead discussion on the floor.
189	Chair Metsger	Closes the work session on SB 688 and opens a work session on HB 2173.
HB 2173 – WORK SESSION
190	Crook	Provides summary and provides written testimony in support of HB 2173 (EXHIBIT D).
220	Chair Metsger	Asks for a brief clarification on the search and rescue program account.
230	Crook	Summarizes the Oregon search and rescue program for aerial activities.
240	Vice Chair B. Starr	MOTION: Moves HB 2173 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation.
		VOTE: 3-0 EXCUSED: 1 – Deckert
242	Chair Metsger	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. STARR will lead discussion on the floor.
250	Chair Metsger	Closes the work session on HB 2173 and opens a public hearing on SB 474.
The following prepared testimony is submitted for the record without public testimony for HB 2173:
	Seth Karpinski	Submits written testimony (EXHIBIT F).
SB 474 – PUBLIC HEARING
255	Russell	OTA. Provides summary and provides written testimony in support of SB 474 (EXHIBIT E).
265	Mike Mars	ODOT. Provides testimony in support of SB 474.
285	Chair Metsger	Closes the public hearing on SB 474 and opens a work session on SB 474.
SB 474 – WORK SESSION
287	Vice Chair B. Starr	MOTION: Moves SB 474 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation and BE REFERRED to the committee on Ways and Means by prior reference.
		VOTE: 3-0 EXCUSED: 1 – Deckert
295	Chair Metsger	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
308	Chair Metsger	Closes the informational hearing and adjourns the committee at 8:25 a.m.

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

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

B – SB 687, written testimony, Ann Crook, 1 p

C – SB 688, written testimony, Ann Crook, 1 p

D – HB 2173, written testimony, Ann Crook, 2 pp

E – SB 474, written testimony, Bob Russell, 1 p

The following exhibit is listed out of order in the body of the tape log:

F – HB 2173, written testimony, Seth Karpinski, 1 p