HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT

 

 

February 03, 2005   Hearing Room B

8:30 A.M.            Tape 12

 

MEMBERS PRESENT:            Rep. Vicki Berger, Chair

Rep. Peter Buckley, Vice-Chair

Rep. Mac Sumner, Vice-Chair

Rep. Sal Esquivel

Rep. Larry Galizio

 

STAFF PRESENT:                  Caralyn Fischer, Committee Administrator

Linda K. Gatto, Committee Assistant

 

MEASURES/ISSUES HEARD:        

                                                HB 2087 - Public Hearing

HB 2115 - Public Hearing

HB 2173 - Public Hearing

 

 

 

TAPE/#	Speaker	Comments
TAPE 12, A
004	Chair Berger	Calls the meeting to order at 8:32 a.m. and opens the public hearing on     HB 2087.
HB 2087 – PUBLIC HEARING
008	Cara Fischer	Committee Administrator. Reviews what HB 2087 does.
016	John Jackley	Executive Officer for the Highway Division, Oregon Department of Transportation. Submits prepared testimony (EXHIBIT A) in support of HB 2087. Explains that HB 2087 is a streamlining bill and describes the surplus property process.
037	Chair Berger	Asks how many leases the department has.
038	Jackley	Answers about one or two a year.
040	Rep. Sumner	Inquires if it is a long and involved process to get approval from the Department of Administrative Services (DAS).
045	Jackley	Answers no, but there are forms to fill out and letters that go back and forth. States this bill is a step toward streamlining.
047	Chair Berger	Closes the public hearing on HB 2087 and opens the public hearing on HB 2115.
HB 2115 – PUBLIC HEARING
052	Cara Fischer	Committee Administrator. Reviews what HB 2115 does.
062	John Jackley	Executive Officer for the Highway Division, Oregon Department of Transportation. Submits prepared testimony (EXHIBIT B) in support of HB 2115. Explains that the primary beneficiary is the private sector and the taxpayers. Explains what current law allows in the disposition of real property and provides an example.
093	Rep. George Gilman	House District 55. States that this bill will enable all local governments to have the same maintenance facility. Urges support of HB 2115.
104	Rep. Buckley	Asks if there is anything in the bill that requires the exchange to be determined by fair market value.
109	Jackley	Answers yes, they are required to get the best possible value.
111	Rep. Esquivel	Asks if a fee appraisal is done before the property is sold.
123	Jackley	Answers yes, there is an extensive process.
124	Chair Berger	Closes the public hearing on HB 2115 and opens the public hearing on HB 2173.
HB 2173 – PUBLIC HEARING
126	Caralyn Fischer	Reviews what HB 2173 does.
129	Floyd Lanter	Administrator, Division of Finance and Corporate Securities, Department of Consumer and Business Services. Submits and reads prepared testimony in support of HB 2173 (EXHIBIT C).
142	Lanter	Reviews digital signature certification authority.
195	Lanter	Reviews the voluntary registry of international trade consultants. Believes that this is being duplicated in the Oregon Economic and Community Development Department (OECDD).
229	Chair Berger	States that these functions are being done in another agency.
239	Chair Berger	Closes the public hearing on HB 2173 and adjourns the meeting at 8:51 a.m.

 

 

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

 

1. HB 2087 prepared testimony, John Jackley, 2 pp
2. HB 2115 prepared testimony, John Jackley, 2 pp
3. HB 2173 prepared testimony, Floyd Lanter, 4 pp