HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

 

 

January 17, 2005   Hearing Room C

1:00 P.M.            Tape  1

Correction 9/23/2005)

MEMBERS PRESENT:            Rep. George Gilman, Chair

Rep. E. Terry Beyer, Vice-Chair

Rep. Chuck Burley, Vice-Chair

Rep. Deborah Boone

Rep. Scott Bruun

Rep. Dave Hunt

Rep. Kim Thatcher

 

STAFF PRESENT:                  John Houser, Committee Administrator

Mike Reiley, Committee Assistant

 

MEASURES/ISSUES HEARD:

Introductions – Organizational Meeting

Adoption of Committee Rules – Organizational Meeting

Comments by Chair/Committee Members – Organizational Meeting

 

 

TAPE/#	Speaker	Comments
TAPE 1, A
003	Chair Gilman	Calls the meeting to order at 1:01 p.m. Opens the organizational meeting on introductions.
INTRODUCTIONS – ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
005	Chair Gilman	House District 55. Introduces himself and gives personal history.
052	Rep. Bruun	House District 37. Introduces himself. Describes district, including West Linn, Tualatin, Stafford, parts of Lake Oswego and Wilsonville. Stresses importance of transportation to constituents in his district.
061	Rep. Hunt	House District 40. Describes district, including parts of Clackamas County. Discusses opening of Amtrak station in his district and potential economic impact. Highlights work with maritime transportation.
079	Rep. Burley	House District 54. Describes district, including Bend. Introduces himself and highlights work with timber industry and speaks to importance of transportation issues.
090	Rep. Beyer	House District 12. Describes district, including Springfield. Introduces herself and describes work on city council and as legislative assistant.
108	Rep. Thatcher	House District 25. Describes district including Newberg, Keizer, and St. Paul. Introduces herself as small business owner with transportation public works. Discusses Newberg/Dundee bypass project.
121	Rep. Boone	House District 32. Describes district including Tillamook, Clatsop, part of Washington and Columbia Counties. Introduces herself as a small tree farm owner.
ADOPTION OF COMMITTEE RULES – ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
145	Chair Gilman	Outlines intent for committee operation.
160	Rep. Burley	MOTION:  Moves to ADOPT the proposed Committee Rules (EXHIBIT A).
		VOTE:  7-0-0
	Chair Gilman	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
INTRODUCTIONS – ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
180	John Houser	Committee Administrator. Introduces himself.
195	Mike Reiley	Committee Assistant. Introduces himself.
COMMENTS BY CHAIR/COMMITTEE MEMBERS – ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
210	Chair Gilman	Outlines the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) presentation for Jan. 19 committee meeting.
220	Rep. Thatcher	Asks for ODOT land ownership.
228	Rep. Hunt	Asks for info on economic development projects.
235	Rep. Boone	Asks for overview of ODOT project development.
245	Rep. Burley	Asks about deepening of Columbia River channel and public and private partnerships.
255	Rep. Beyer	Asks for clarification about public and private partnerships.
270	Chair Gilman	Offers clarification of public and private partnerships.
280	Houser	Discusses Portland State University (PSU) transportation project and possible committee field trips.
290	Rep. Boone	Raises the issue of toll roads in discusses those in France.
300	Chair Gilman	Agrees to the PSU field trip. Discusses possible meetings outside the capitol. Announces that the committee will not meet on Friday until further notice. Emphasizes the need for members to get into their districts. Closes the organizational meeting. Adjourns the meeting at 1:26 p.m.

 

 

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

 

A. Rules Committee staff, 2 pp