HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

TAPE LOG

April 27, 2007 Hearing Room C

1:00 P.M. Tapes 89 -91

MEMBERS PRESENT: Rep. Jackie Dingfelder, Chair

Rep. Chuck Burley, Vice-Chair

Rep. Ben Cannon, Vice-Chair

Rep. E. Terry Beyer

Rep. Bob Jenson

Rep. Greg Macpherson

Rep. Greg Smith

STAFF PRESENT: Cat McGinnis, Committee Administrator

Beth Patrino, Committee Administrator

Ian Tolleson, Committee Assistant

MEASURES/ISSUES HEARD:

HB 3488 – Work Session

HB 3525 – Work Session

HB 2859/HB 3543/HB 3545 – Public Hearing

HB 2566 – Public Hearing

HB 2859/HB 3543/HB 3545 – Public Hearing

HB 2566 – Public Hearing

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
89A	003	Chair Dingfelder calls the meeting to order at 1:07 p.m.
HB 3488 – WORK SESSION
	009	Cat McGinnis, Committee Administrator (EXHIBITS A & B)
	015	Chair Dingfelder
	016	MOTION: Rep. Cannon moves to ADOPT HB 3488-1 amendments dated 4/18/07.
		VOTE: 7-0-0
		Chair Dingfelder, hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
	017	Chair Dingfelder
	019	MOTION: Rep. Cannon moves to ADOPT HB 3488-2 amendments dated 4/18/07.
		VOTE: 7-0-0
		Chair Dingfelder, hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
89A	024	Chair Dingfelder
	025	MOTION: Rep. Cannon moves HB 3488 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation and BE REFERRED to the committee on Revenue by prior reference.
		VOTE: 7-0-0 AYE: In a roll call vote, all members present vote Aye.
		Chair Dingfelder declares the motion CARRIED.
The following prepared testimony is submitted for the record without public testimony:
		Raju Yenamandra, Director of Sales, Solar World (EXHIBIT C)
	030	Chair Dingfelder
HB 3525 – WORK SESSION
	034	MOTION: Rep. Cannon moves HB 3525 to the floor WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION as to passage and BE REFERRED to the committee on Ways & Means by prior reference.
	036	MOTION: Rep. G. Smith moves to AMEND the “MOTION: Rep. Cannon moves HB 3525 to the floor WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION as to passage and BE REFERRED to the committee on Ways & Means by prior reference” with the motion "HB 3525 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation and BE REFERRED to the committee on Ways & Means by prior reference."
	038	Rep. Cannon
	043	Chair Dingfelder
	045	Rep. Beyer
	051	Chair Dingfelder
	052	Rep. Macpherson
	059	Chair Dingfelder
	065	Rep. G. Smith
	073	Chair Dingfelder
	079	Rep. Jenson
	082	VOTE: 4-3-0 AYE: 4 - Beyer, Burley, Jenson, Smith G. NAY: 3 - Cannon, Macpherson, Dingfelder
		Chair Dingfelder declares the motion CARRIED.
	093	MOTION: Rep. G. Smith moves HB 3525 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation and BE REFERRED to the committee on Ways & Means by prior reference.
	117	Rep. Macpherson
	118	Rep. Cannon
	133	Rep. Jenson
	159	Rep. Beyer
	170	VOTE: 5-2-0 AYE: 5 - Beyer, Burley, Jenson, Macpherson, Smith G. NAY: 2 - Cannon, Dingfelder
89A		Chair Dingfelder, declares the motion CARRIED.
	227	Chair Dingfelder
HB 2859/HB 3543/HB 3545 – PUBLIC HEARING
	229	Greg Miller, Government Affairs Manager, Weyerhaeuser Co.
	243	Gary Bauer, Government Relations Manager, Northwest Natural
	294	Chair Dingfelder
	312	Tom O’Connor, Executive Director, Oregon Municipal Electric Utilities (EXHIBIT D)
	360	Sallie Schullinger-Krause, Program Director, Oregon Environmental Council (EXHIBIT E)
	440	Jeremiah Baumann, Environmental Advocate, Oregon State Public Interest Research Group (OSPIRG)
90A	022	Rep. Cannon
	026	Baumann
	042	Chair Dingfelder
	049	Jeff Bissonette, Organizing Director, Citizens Utility Board (CUB) of Oregon
	074	Dave Robertson, Director of Government Policy, Portland General Electric (PGE)
	126	Kathryn Van Natta, Lobbyist, North West Pulp & Paper Association (NWPPA)
	192	Chair Dingfelder
HB 2566 – PUBLIC HEARING
	208	Sarah Deumling, Citizen, Rickreall (EXHIBIT F)
	263	Chair Dingfelder
HB 2859/HB 3543/HB 3545 – PUBLIC HEARING
	280	Michael Early, Executive Director, North West Utilities
	320	Jim Stelson, Member, Douglas County Global Warming Coalition (EXHIBIT G)
	365	Wayne Estes, Member, Douglas County Global warming Coalition
	410	Chair Dingfelder
	423	North Cheatham, Vice President, NW Sustainable Energy (EXHIBIT H)
89B	020	John Etzel, Branch Chief, Hydroelectric Design Center’s Project Coordination, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
	034	Chair Dingfelder
	040	Frank Young
	048	Rep. G. Smith
	061	Gary Graunke, Co-Chairman, Oregon Electric Vehicle Association (EXHIBIT I)
89B	110	Chair Dingfelder
	111	Graunke
	125	Fred Heutte, Energy Issue Coordinator, Sierra Club (EXHIBIT J)
	178	Jim Edelson, Member, Oregon Interfaith Global Warming Campaign (EXHIBIT K)
	213	Rep. G. Smith
	222	Edelson
	223	Rep. G. Smith
	228	Edelson
	234	Rep. G. Smith
	239	Edelson
	249	Chair Dingfelder
	258	Ted Lorenson, Policy Unit Manager, Oregon Department of Forestry (EXHIBIT L)
	305	Rep. Burley
	316	Chair Dingfelder
	319	Young
The following prepared testimony is submitted for the record without public testimony:
		Mary Sue Evers, Pastor, Cedar Hills United Church of Christ (EXHIBIT M)
		John Charles, President, Cascade Policy Institute (EXHIBIT N)
	339	Chair Dingfelder
HB 2566 – PUBLIC HEARING
	365	Beth Patrino, Committee Administrator (EXHIBIT O)
	408	Chair Dingfelder
	442	Peggy Lynch, Natural Resources Coordinator, League of Women Voters of Oregon (EXHIBIT P)
90B	010	George Gerspacher, Realtor, Stayton (EXHIBIT Q)
	065	Tom Quintal
	082	Rep. Burley
	090	Gerspacher
	095	Rep. Burley
	096	Gerspacher
	102	Rep. Burley
	104	Gerspacher
	106	Rep. Cannon
	109	Sen. Doug Whitsett, State Senator, Senate District #28
	152	Rep. Cannon
90B	163	Scott Ashcom, Executive Director, Oregon Agricultural Alliance (EXHIBIT R)
	198	Jerry Schmidt, Representative, Oregon Ground Water Association
	238	Harlan Levy, Government Affairs Director, Oregon Association of Realtors (EXHIBIT S)
	285	Chair Dingfelder
	302	Frank Young
	313	Rep. G Smith
	324	Chair Dingfelder
	339	John DeVoe, Executive Director, WaterWatch of Oregon (EXHIBIT T)
	387	Jeff Stone, Director of Governmental Relations, Oregon Association of Nurseries (EXHIBIT U)
	412	Jim Welsh, Representative, Oregon Cattlemen’s Association (EXHIBIT V)
	463	Chair Dingfelder
	474	Kay Finney, Resident, Multnomah County
91A	021	Jon Chandler, Chief Executive Officer, Oregon Home Builders Association
	061	Chair Dingfelder
	072	Chandler
	080	Chair Dingfelder
	082	Katie Fast, Associate Director of Government Affairs, Oregon Farm Bureau Federation
	108	Rep. Burley
	117	Fast
	129	Rep. Burley
	145	Fast
	149	Chair Dingfelder
	151	Chandler
	158	Rep. Burley
	164	Chair Dingfelder
	169	Debbie Colbert, Senior Policy Coordinator, Oregon Water Resources Department (OWRD)
	185	Rep. Burley
	196	Colbert
	199	Rep. Burley
	201	Colbert
	204	Chair Dingfelder
	207	Colbert
91A	209	Rep. Burley
	213	Colbert
	216	Chair Dingfelder
	219	Debi Laue, Realtor, Portland
	239	Amanda Rich, Representative, Special Districts Association of Oregon
	246	Willie Tiffany, Senior Associate, League of Oregon Cities
	251	Chair Dingfelder
	257	Anita Winkler, Executive Director, Oregon Water Resources Congress
	265	Richard Kosesan, Representative, Water for Life (EXHIBIT W)
	307	Ross Day, Director of Legal Affairs, Oregonians in Action
The following prepared testimony is submitted for the record without public testimony:
		Cat McGinnis, Committee Administrator (EXHIBIT X)
	330	Chair Dingfelder adjourns meeting at 3:38

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

1. HB 3488, -1 amendments, staff, 2 pp
2. HB 3488, -2 amendments, staff, 1 p
3. HB 3488, written testimony, Raju Yenamandra, 1
4. HB 3545, prepared testimony, Tom O’Connor, 7 pp
5. HB 3545, written testimony, Sallie Schullinger-Krause, 3 pp
6. HB 2566, written testimony, Sarah Deumling, 6 pp
7. HB 3545, written testimony of Stuart Liebowitz, Jim Stelson, 2 pp
8. HB 3545, written testimony, North Cheatham, 1 p
9. HB 3545, prepared presentation, Gary Graunke, 1 p
10. HB 3545, written testimony, Fred Heutte, 9 pp
11. HB 3545, written testimony, Jim Edelson, 2 pp
12. HB 3545, written testimony Ted Lorenson, 3 pp
13. HB 3543, written testimony, Mary Sue Evers, 1 p
14. HB 3543, prepared testimony, John Charles, 7 pp
15. HB 2566, -2 amendments, staff, 10 pp
16. HB 2566, written testimony, Peggy Lynch, 1 p
17. HB 2566, written testimony, George Gerspacher, 8 pp
18. HB 2566, written testimony, Scott Ashcom, 1 p
19. HB 2566, prepared testimony, Harlan Levy, 11 pp
20. HB 2566, written testimony, John Devoe, 1 p
21. HB 2566, written testimony, Jeff Stone, 1 p
22. HB 2566, written testimony, Jim Welsh, 1 p
23. HB 2566, prepared testimony, Richard Kosesan, 10 pp
24. HB 2566, written testimony, staff, 42 pp