SENATE COMMITTEE ON

TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

June 12, 2003 Hearing Room C

8:00 AM Tapes 114 - 115

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: HB 2011 – Public Hearing and Work Session

HB 2501A - Public Hearing and Work Session

HB 3548A – Public Hearing and Work Session

HB 3579 - 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, 114A
002	Chair Metsger	Calls the committee to order at 8:08 a.m. and opens a public hearing on HB 3548.
HB 3548 - PUBLIC HEARING
007	Rep. Dennis Richardson	District 4. Provides testimony in support of HB 3548.
045	Mike Doyle	Director, International Division of Oregon Economic and Community Development Commission. Provides testimony in support of HB 3548 and provides written testimony (EXHIBIT A).
055	Chair Metsger	Closes the public hearing on HB 3548 and opens a work session on HB 3548.
HB 3548 – WORK SESSION
060	Vice Chair B. Starr	MOTION: Moves HB 3548 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation.
069		VOTE: 3-0 EXCUSED: 1 - Nelson
072	Chair Metsger	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. B. STARR will lead discussion on the floor.
074	Chair Metsger	Closes the work session on HB 3548 and opens a public hearing on HB 2501A.
HB 2501A – PUBLIC HEARING
076	Troy Costales	Safety Division, Oregon Department of Transportation. Begins testimony in support of HB 3501A and provides presentation material (EXHIBITS B, C, D, E).
157	Chair Metsger	Asks about the speed limit requirements of HB 2501A.
165	Costales	Answers and elaborates on the process for cities to change interstate highway speed limits.
183	Chair Metsger	Comments on the dash four amendments (EXHIBIT F).
203	Sen. Deckert	Asks how the term ‘adequate law enforcement’ could be defined.
207	Costales	States there is a review panel that determines adequate highway safety, as well as a GAP study that monitors and recommends based on the data studied.
226	Rep. Randy Miller	District 37. Provides testimony in support of HB 2501A without amendments.
283	Chair Metsger	Comments on the conflict amendments that have been advised by Legislative counsel.
295	Rep. Miller	Clarifies his objection to the dash four amendments, not the dash five.
298	Sen. Deckert	Asks if it is the opinion the House will not pass the bill with the dash four amendments.
305	Rep. Miller	States he does believe it will fail.
308	Chair Metsger	Closes the public hearing on HB 2501A and opens a work session on HB 2501A.
The following prepared testimony is submitted for the record without public testimony for HB 2501A:
	Christine Hagerbaumer	Submits written testimony (EXHIBIT M).
	Jim Anderson	Submits written testimony (EXHIBIT N).
HB 2501A – WORK SESSION
311	Vice Chair B. Starr	MOTION: Moves to ADOPT HB 2501A-5 amendments dated 06/12/03. (EXHIBIT G)
		VOTE: 3-0 EXCUSED: 1 - Nelson
325	Chair Metsger	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
330	Vice Chair B. Starr	MOTION: Moves HB 2501A 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 – Nelson
337	Chair Metsger	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. B. STARR will lead discussion on the floor.
340	Chair Metsger	Closes the work session on HB 2501A and opens a public hearing on HB 2011.
HB 2011 – PUBLIC HEARING
345	Bruce Anderson	Office of House Speaker Karen Minnis. Provides testimony in support of HB 2011 and introduces the dash four amendments to HB 2011 (EXHIBIT H).
TAPE 115, A
060	Anderson	Continues to summarize the need for HB 2011.
113	Sen. B. Starr	States the current budget talks will not provide OECDD the opportunity of the bill’s intent and asks if the Speaker has taken this into consideration.
124	Anderson	Comments and elaborates on the bill’s intent.
144	Sen. B. Starr	Comments on the inability of the legislature to provide the appropriate tools for HB 2011.
179	Anderson	Agrees.
180	Chair Metsger	Comments on the lack of funds for personnel.
181	Anderson	States a desire to submit three local citizen letters for the record (EXHIBITS I, J, K).
189	Doris Penwell	OECDD. Provides testimony in support of HB 2011.
208	Sen. Deckert	States a concern of this bill becoming a long term strategy should the budget come together.
230	Penwell	States positively, this direction can become a long term direction.
265	Jon Chandler	Legislative Advocates. Provides testimony in support of HB 2011.
350	Gordon Fultz	Association of Oregon Counties. Provides testimony in support of HB 2011.
363	Chair Metsger	Closes the public hearing on HB 2011 and opens a work session on HB 2011.
HB 2011 – WORK SESSION
370	Vice Chair B. Starr	MOTION: Moves to ADOPT HB 2011A-4 amendments dated 05/21/03.
		VOTE: 3-0 EXCUSED: 1 – Nelson
380	Chair Metsger	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
390	Sen. Vice Chair B. Starr	MOTION: Moves HB 2011A 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 – Nelson
400	Chair Metsger	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. METSGER will lead discussion on the floor.
415	Chair Metsger	Closes the work session on HB 2011 and opens a public hearing on HB 3579.
HB 3579 – PUBLIC HEARING
440	Rep. Wayne Scott	District 39. Provides testimony in support of HB 3579 and introduces the dash one amendments (EXHIBIT L).
455	Chair Metsger	Closes the public hearing on HB 3579 and adjourns the committee at 9:05 a.m.

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

A – HB 3548, written testimony, Michael Doyle, 1 p

B – HB 2501A, written testimony, Troy Costales, 1 p

C – HB 2501A, presentation material, Troy Costales, 1 p

D – HB 2501A, presentation material, Troy Costales, 1 p

E – HB 2501A, presentation material, Troy Costales, 1 p

F – HB 2501, dash four amendments, 1 p

G – HB 2501, dash five amendments, 10 pp

H – HB 2011, dash four amendments, Bruce Anderson, 1 p

I – HB 2011, written testimony, Bruce Anderson, 1 p

J- HB 2011, written testimony, Bruce Anderson, 1 p

K – HB 2011, written testimony, Bruce Anderson, 2 pp

L – HB 3579, dash one amendments, Rep. Wayne Scott, 2 pp

The following exhibits are listed out of order in the body of the tape log:

M – HB 2501, written testimony, Christine Hagerbaumer, 1 p

N – HB 2501A, written testimony, Jim Anderson, 2 pp