PUBLIC HEARING

TAPES #98 and 99

HB 3047, 2172, HJR 47. Not heard HB 3048, 3049.

HOUSE REVENUE COMMITTEE

APRIL 2, 2007, 1:00 P.M.

Hearing Room A – State Capitol Building

Members Present: Rep. Phil Barnhart Chair

Rep. Tom Butler, Vice Chair

Rep. Vicki Berger

Rep. Scott Bruun

Rep. Sara Gelser

Rep. Andy Olson

Rep. Diane Rosenbaum

Members Excused: Rep. Tobias Read, Vice Chair

Rep. Brad Witt

Witnesses Present: Morgan Cowling, Association of Oregon Counties

Shelby Rihala, Washington County

Mike McArthur, Executive Director, Association of Oregon Counties

Don Schellenberg, Oregon Farm Bureau

Bob Russell, Oregon Trucking Association

David Van’t Hof, Governor’s Office

Andrew Ginsburg, Department of Environmental Quality

Richard Leman

Kevin Downing, President, AFSCME Local 3336

Mari Anne Gest, Oregon School Employees Association

Ralph Groener, representing AFSCME

Lindsey Capps, Legislative Director, Oregon Environmental Council

Staff Present: Paul Warner, Legislative Revenue Officer

Mazen Malik, Economist, Legislative Revenue Office

Mary Ayala, Economist, Legislative Revenue Office

Chris Allanach, Economist, Legislative Revenue Office

Carol Phillips, Committee Assistant

TAPE 98, SIDE A

003	Chair Barnhart	Calls meeting to order at 1:05 P.M.
005	Chair Barnhart	Opened Public Hearing on HB 3047 and HJR 47.
012	Mazen Malik
013	Vice Chair Butler
016	Malik	Exhibits A, B, C. (HB 3047)
035	Chair Barnhart
036	Malik	Exhibit D. (HJR 47)
038	Chair Barnhart	Closed Public Hearing on HJR 47.
047	Morgan Cowling	Morgan Cowling, Association of Oregon Counties (Exhibit D)
088	Chair Barnhart
092	Cowling
096	Chair Barnhart
099	Shelby Rihala	Shelby Rihala, Washington County (Exhibit F)
127	Chair Barnhart
129	Vice Chair Butler
136	Cowling
144	Vice Chair Butler
170	Cowling
178	Vice Chair Butler
180	Chair Barnhart
181	Cowling
182	Vice Chair Butler
191	Chair Barnhart
194	Vice Chair Butler
196	Chair Barnhart	Closed Public Hearing on HB 3047.
202	Chair Barnhart	Re-opened Public Hearing on HJR 47.
207	Mary Ayala
225	Chair Barnhart
228	Ayala
231	Chair Barnhart
233	Ayala
234	Chair Barnhart
235	Ayala
236	Chair Barnhart
238	Mike McArthur	Mike McArthur, Executive Director, Ass’n. of Oregon Counties (Exhibit G)
269	Chair Barnhart
271	Don Schellenberg	Don Schellenberg, Oregon Farm Bureau (Exhibits H, I)
310	Chair Barnhart
313	Vice Chair Butler
337	Schellenberg
352	Vice Chair Butler
374	Schellenberg
392	Vice Chair Butler
399	Schellenberg
401	Chair Barnhart
407	McArthur
411	Chair Barnhart
432	McArthur
433	Schellenberg
434	Chair Barnhart
435	Vice Chair Butler
457	Ayala
458	Vice Chair Butler

TAPE 99, SIDE A

023	Vice Chair Butler	Continuation of comments.
040	Chair Barnhart
041	Vice Chair Butler
052	Chair Barnhart
053	Schellenberg
062	Chair Barnhart	Closed Public Hearing on HJR 47
065	Chair Barnhart	Opened Public Hearing on HB 2172.
069	Chris Allanach	Chris Allanach, Economist, Legislative Revenue Office (Exhibit J)
104	Chair Barnhart
111	Bob Russell	Bob Russell, Oregon Trucking Association (Exhibit K)
184	Chair Barnhart
186	Vice Chair Butler
193	Russell
197	Chair Barnhart
208	David Van’t Hof	David Van’t Hof, Governor’s Office
231	Chair Barnhart
232	Van’t Hof
236	Chair Barnhart
237	Andrew Ginsburg	Andrew Ginsburg, Department of Environment Quality (Exhibit L)
381	Chair Barnhart
385	Richard Leman	Richard Leman, M.D., Department of Human Services (Health) Exhibit M.
433	Chair Barnhart
435	Rep. Berger
447	Ginsburg

TAPE 98, SIDE B

018	Rep. Berger
025	Ginsburg
040	Rep. Berger
045	Ginsburg
065	Rep. Berger
066	Chair Barnhart
067	Vice Chair Butler
072	Van’t Hof
077	Vice Chair Butler
084	Ginsburg
093	Chair Barnhart
095	Vice Chair Butler
099	Chair Barnhart
100	Vice Chair Butler
127	Ginsburg
164	Vice Chair Butler
173	Ginsburg
180	Vice Chair Butler
202	Leman
208	Vice Chair Butler
215	Leman
231	Chair Barnhart
240	Leman
256	Ginsburg
268	Leman
280	Chair Barnhart
281	Leman
283	Rep. Rosenbaum
284	Chair Barnhart
286	Rep. Rosenbaum
289	Ginsburg
299	Chair Barnhart
323	Vice Chair Butler
344	Chair Barnhart
353	Ginsburg
379	Chair Barnhart
381	Rep. Berger
387	Chair Barnhart
399	Kevin Downing	Kevin Downing, President, AFSCME Local 3336 (Exhibit N)
405	Chair Barnhart
407	Downing
489	Chair Barnhart

TAPE 99, SIDE B

027	Mari Anne Gest	Mari Anne Gest, Oregon School Employees Association (Exhibit O)
029	Chair Barnhart
030	Gest
105	Ralph Groener	Ralph Groener , representing AFSCME
164	Chair Barnhart
167	Vice Chair Butler
171	Downing
182	Chair Barnhart
187	Lindsey Capps	Lindsay Capps, Legislative Director, Oregon Environmental Council (Exhibit P)
252	Chair Barnhart
256	Vice Chair Butler
264	Chair Barnhart
278	Downing
290	Chair Barnhart
291	Downing
292	Chair Barnhart
303	Downing
304	Chair Barnhart	Closed Public Hearing on HB 2172.
308	Chair Barnhart	Announced carry over to 4/3/2007 of HB 3048 and HB 3049.
318	Chair Barnhart	Adjourns meeting at 2:49 p.m.
Tape Index Submitted by:

Carol Phillips

House Committee Assistant

Exhibit Summary:

1. HB 3047, Staff measure summary, Mary Ayala.
2. HB 3047, ORS Sections, Mary Ayala.
3. HB 3047, -1 Amendments, LRO staff.
4. HJR 47, Revenue impact statement, Mary Ayala.
5. HB 3047, Written testimony, Morgan Cowling.
6. HB 3047, Written testimony, Shelby Rihala.
7. HJR 47, Charts and graphs, Mike McArthur.
8. HJR 47, Proposed amendment -1, Don Schellenberg.
9. HJR 47, Proposed amendment -2, Don Schellenberg.
10. HB 2172, Staff measure summary, Chris Allanach.
11. HB 2172, Written testimony, Bob Russell.
12. HB 2172, Written testimony, Andrew Ginsburg.
13. HB 2172, Written testimony, Richard Leman, MD.
14. HB 2172, Written testimony, Kevin Downing.
15. HB 2172, Written testimony, Mari Anne Gest.
16. HB 2172, Written testimony, Lindsey Capps.
17. HB 3048, Staff measure summary, Paul Warner.
18. HB 3049, Staff measure summary, Paul Warner.