HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

February 9, 2007 Hearing Room C

1:00 P.M. Tapes 24 - 25

MEMBERS PRESENT: Rep. Jackie Dingfelder, Chair

Rep. Chuck Burley, Vice-Chair

Rep. Ben Cannon, Vice-Chair

Rep. E. Terry Beyer

Rep. Greg Macpherson

MEMBERS EXCUSED: Rep. Bob Jenson

Rep. Greg Smith

STAFF PRESENT: Beth Patrino, Committee Administrator

Ian Tolleson, Committee Assistant

MEASURES/ISSUES HEARD:

HB 2097 – Public Hearing

HB 2098 – Public Hearing

HB 2099 – Public Hearing

HB 2100 – Public Hearing

HB 2097 – Work Session

HB 2098 – Work Session

HB 2099 – Work Session

HB 2100 – Work Session

This tape log is in compliance with Senate and House Rules. For complete contents, please refer to the cassette tapes.

TAPE # AND SIDE	COUNTER NUMBER	BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT MATTER OR CHANGE IN SPEAKER
24A	004	Chair Dingfelder calls meeting to order at 1:12 p.m.
HB 2097 – PUBLIC HEARING
	009	Beth Patrino, Committee Administrator
	013	Chair Dingfelder
	021	Debbie Colbert, Senior Policy Coordinator, Oregon Water Resources Department (EXHIBIT A)
	059	Chair Dingfelder
	063	Colbert
	082	Chair Dingfelder
	083	Rep. Burley
	088	Colbert
	096	Chair Dingfelder
24A	101	Patrino
	109	Chair Dingfelder
	111	Rep. Burley
	112	Chair Dingfelder
	122	Fritz Paulus, Executive Director, Oregon Water Trust (EXHIBIT B)
	195	Chair Dingfelder
	197	Doug Myers, Legislative Consultant, WaterWatch
	208	Chair Dingfelder
	210	Rep. Cannon
	213	Paulus
	231	Rep. Cannon
	232	Paulus
	233	Rep. Cannon
	236	Paulus
	262	Myers
	263	Chair Dingfelder
	269	Rep. Burley
	288	Chair Dingfelder
	296	Nathan Rietmann, Attorney, Water for Life
	314	Chair Dingfelder
	318	Jim Wells, Representative, Oregon Cattlemen’s Association
	321	Chair Dingfelder
HB 2098 – PUBLIC HEARING
	334	Beth Patrino, Committee Administrator
	341	Chair Dingfelder
	347	Tom Paul, Deputy Director, Oregon Water Resources Department (EXHIBIT C)
	391	Rep. Burley
	393	Chair Dingfelder
	395	Paul
	435	Chair Dingfelder
	440	Jim Johnson, Land Use Specialist, Oregon Department of Agriculture
	469	Chair Dingfelder
	470	Rep. Burley
25A	014	Paul
	019	Chair Dingfelder
	024	Scott Ashcom, Executive Director, Oregon Agricultural Alliance
	073	Chair Dingfelder
	074	Doug Myers, Legislative Consultant, WaterWatch
25A	079	Chair Dingfelder
	086	Anita Winkler, Executive Director, Oregon Water Resources Dept.
	101	Chair Dingfelder
	103	Rep. Burley
	110	Paul
	127	Rep. Burley
	129	Paul
	150	Chair Dingfelder
	151	Paul
	154	Rep. Burley
	161	Paul
	168	Rep. Burley
	172	Paul
	175	Rep. Burley
	178	Chair Dingfelder
	180	Rep. Macpherson
	190	Chair Dingfelder
	191	Rep. Macpherson
	200	Paul
	213	Chair Dingfelder
	214	Rep. Cannon
	225	Chair Dingfelder
	231	Paul
	245	Rep. Macpherson
	252	Ashcom
	280	Chair Dingfelder
	281	Rep. Burley
	296	Paul
	304	Rep. Burley
	306	Chair Dingfelder
HB 2099 – PUBLIC HEARING
	315	Beth Patrino, Committee Administrator
	322	Chair Dingfelder
	329	Tom Paul, Deputy Director, Oregon Water Resources Department (EXHIBIT D)
	412	Chair Dingfelder
	418	Paul
	455	Chair Dingfelder
	460	Paul
24B	466	Rep. Burley
	471	Paul
	020	Chair Dingfelder
	027	Doug Myers, Legislative Consultant, WaterWatch
	045	Chair Dingfelder
	046	Myers
	047	Chair Dingfelder
	048	Myers
	050	Chair Dingfelder
HB 2100 – PUBLIC HEARING
	054	Beth Patrino, Committee Administrator
	060	Chair Dingfelder
	065	Debbie Colbert, Senior Policy Coordinator, Water Resources Department (EXHIBIT E)
	106	Chair Dingfelder
	108	Paul Bell, Assistant State Forestry, Department of Forestry
	115	Chair Dingfelder
	116	Rep. Cannon
	119	Colbert
	120	Chair Dingfelder
	125	Tom Paul Deputy Director, Oregon Water Resources Department
	146	Chair Dingfelder
	151	Brigadier General Mike Caldwell, Deputy Director, Oregon Military Department (EXHIBIT F)
	191	Chair Dingfelder
	196	Doug Myers, Legislative Consultant, WaterWatch
	198	Chair Dingfelder
	201	Rep. Burley
	203	Patrino
	204	Rep. Burley
	205	Rep. Cannon
	207	Chair Dingfelder
HB 2097 – WORK SESSION
	215	Chair Dingfelder
	218	MOTION: Rep. Burley moves HB 2097 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation.
	219	VOTE: 5-0-2 EXCUSED: 2 - Rep. Jenson, Rep. Smith
		Chair Dingfelder, hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. REP. CANNON will lead discussion on the floor.
24B	222	Chair Dingfelder
	228	Rep. Cannon
	231	Chair Dingfelder
HB 2098 – WORK SESSION
	240	MOTION: Rep. Burley moves HB 2098 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation.
	241	VOTE: 5-0-2 EXCUSED: 2 - Rep. Jenson, Rep. Smith
		Chair Dingfelder, hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. REP. MACPHERSON will lead discussion on the floor.
The following prepared testimony is submitted for the record without public testimony:
		Steven Johnson, Secretary/Manager, Central Oregon Irrigation District (EXHIBIT G)
	242	Chair Dingfelder
HB 2099 – WORK SESSION
	260	Rep. Burley
	266	Chair Dingfelder
	270	MOTION: Rep. Burley moves HB 2099 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation.
	271	VOTE: 5-0-2 EXCUSED: 2 - Rep. Jenson, Rep. Smith
		Chair Dingfelder, hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
	272	Chair Dingfelder
	273	MOTION: Rep. Burley moves HB 2099 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation and be placed on the CONSENT CALENDAR.
	274	VOTE: 5-0-2 EXCUSED: 2 - Rep. Jenson, Rep. Smith
		Chair Dingfelder, hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
	275	Rep. Beyer
	286	Chair Dingfelder
	305	Rep. Burley
	315	Chair Dingfelder
HB 2100 – WORK SESSION
	320	MOTION: Rep. Burley moves HB 2100 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation and be placed on the CONSENT CALENDAR.
	321	VOTE: 5-0-2 EXCUSED: 2 - Rep. Jenson, Rep. Smith
		Chair Dingfelder, hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
24B	322	Rep. Burley
	323	Chair Dingfelder
	336	Rep. Burley
	337	Chair Dingfelder adjourns meeting at 2:37 p.m.

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

1. HB 2097, written testimony, Debbie Colbert, 2 pp
2. HB 2097, prepared testimony, Fritz Paulus, 2 pp
3. HB 2098, written testimony, Tom Paul, 2 pp
4. HB 2099, written testimony, Tom Paul, 2 pp
5. HB 2100, written testimony, Debbie Colbert, 1 p
6. HB 2100, written testimony, Mike Caldwell, 2 pp
7. HB 2098, written testimony, Steven Johnson, 1 p