PUBLIC HEARING: HB 2653, HB 3018-A

 

TAPES #167A-B, 168A-B, 169A

 

 

 

HOUSE REVENUE COMMITTEE

MAY 18, 2007, 1:00 P.M.

Hearing Room A – State Capitol Building

 

Members Present:                        Rep. Phil Barnhart Chair

                        Rep. Vicki Berger

                        Rep. Andy Olson

                        Rep. Diane Rosenbaum

                        Rep. Brad Witt

 

Members Excused:                        Rep. Tom Butler, Vice Chair

                        Rep. Tobias Read, Vice Chair

                        Rep. Scott Bruun

                        Rep. Sara Gelser

 

Witnesses Present:                        Rep. Dave Hunt, District                        40

                        Sen. Rick Metsger, District 26                   

                        Sen. Bruce Starr, District 15

                        Rep. Terry Beyer, District 12

                        Rep. Mitch Greenlick, District 33

                        Craig Campbell, AAA Oregon/Idaho

                        Bob Russell, Oregon Trucking Association

                        Steve Clark, Oregon Business Plan Initiative on Transportation

                        Randy Pape, Oregon Transportation Commission, Oregon Business

                                                Council

                        Lynn Lundquist, President, Oregon Business Association

                        Art Schlack, Association of Oregon Counties

                        Leslie Lewis, Yamhill County Commissioner

                        Dennis Mulvihill, Washington County

                        B.J. Smith, Public and Government Relations Director, Clackamas County

                        Cam Gilmour, Director, Clackamas County Dept. of Transportation

                                                and Development

                        Fred Warner, Jr., Baker County Board of Commissioners

                        Sam Adams, City of Portland Commissioner

                        Laura Lockwood-McCall, Office of Oregon State Treasurer

                        Matthew Garrett, Director, Oregon Department of Transportation

                        Dr. Stuart Foster, Oregon Transportation Commission

 

Staff Present:                        Paul Warner, Legislative Revenue Officer

                        Mazen Malik, Economist, Legislative Revenue Office

                        Barbara Guardino, Committee Assistant

 

 

TAPE 167, SIDE A

003

Chair Barnhart

Calls meeting to order at 1:05 P.M. Opens public hearings on HB 2653 and HB 3018-A.

 

 

 

PUBLIC HEARING, HB 2653 AND HB 3018-A

 

008

Malik

Mazen Malik, Economist (Exhibits A and B)

050

Malik

Exhibit C

109

Chair Barnhart

 

116

Rep. Hunt

Rep. Dave Hunt, District 40

170

Sen. Metsger

Sen. Rick Metsger, District 26

250

Sen. Starr

Sen. Bruce Starr, District 15 (Exhibit D)

331

Chair Barnhart

 

335

Rep. Berger

 

346

Rep. Hunt

 

377

Rep. Berger

 

397

Sen. Starr

 

414

Rep. Hunt

 

432

Rep. Berger

 

435

Chair Barnhart

 

439

Malik

 

 

 

 

TAPE 168, SIDE A

015

Chair Barnhart

 

016

Malik

 

017

Chair Barnhart

 

018

Rep. Beyer

Rep. Terry Beyer, District 12 (Exhibit E)

056

Rep. Greenlick

Rep. Mitch Greenlick, District 33 (HB 2653)

059

Chair Barnhart

 

061

Rep. Greenlick

 

133

Chair Barnhart

 

137

Campbell

Craig Campbell, AAA Oregon/Idaho

196

Russell

Bob Russell, Oregon Trucking Association

265

Chair Barnhart

 

271

Russell

 

280

Chair Barnhart

 

281

Campbell

 

295

Chair Barnhart

 

305

Clark

Steve Clark, Oregon Business Plan Initiative on Transportation (Exhibit F)

 

TAPE 167, SIDE B

012

Pape

Randy Pape, Oregon Transportation Commission, Oregon Business Council

086

Pape

Exhibit G

167

Chair Barnhart

 

168

Rep. Berger

 

179

Clark

 

196

Rep. Berger

 

219

Pape

 

254

Chair Barnhart

 

271

Lundquist

Lynn Lundquist, President, Oregon Business Association

311

Chair Barnhart

 

312

Lundquist

 

328

Chair Barnhart

 

337

Schlack

Art Schlack, Association of Oregon Counties (Exhibit J)

452

Lewis

Leslie Lewis, Yamhill County Commissioner (Exhibits K,L, M, N, O) (HB 3018-A)

 

 

 

TAPE 168, SIDE B

089

Chair Barnhart

 

096

Mulvihill

Dennis Mulvihill, Washington County

149

Chair Barnhart

 

150

Chair Barnhart

 

155

Lewis

 

160

Smith

B.J. Smith, Public and Government Relations Director, Clackamas County

207

Gilmour

Cam Gilmour, Director, Clackamas County Dept. of Transportation and Development (Exhibit P)

243

Chair Barnhart

 

246

Warner

Fred Warner Jr., Baker County Board of Commissioners (Exhibit Q)

279

Chair Barnhart

 

282

Adams

Sam Adams, City of Portland (Exhibits R and S)

345

Chair Barnhart

 

351

Lockwood-McCall

Laura Lockwood-McCall, Office of Oregon State Treasurer

386

Chair Barnhart

 

389

Garrett

Matthew Garrett, Director, Oregon Department of Transportation (Exhibit T)

405

Foster

Dr. Stuart Foster, Oregon Transportation Commission

 

TAPE 169, SIDE A

001

Foster

Exhibit U

098

Chair Barnhart

 

100

Rep. Rosenbaum

 

106

Foster

 

128

Rep. Rosenbaum

 

130

Foster

 

131

Rep. Rosenbaum

 

134

Foster

 

179

Chair Barnhart

 

193

Foster

 

229

Garrett

 

238

Chair Barnhart

 

242

Foster

 

250

Garrett

 

251

Chair Barnhart

Closes public hearing on HB 2653 and HB 3018-A. Adjourns meeting at 3:14 p.m.

 

 

 

Tape Index Submitted by:

 

 

 

 

Barbara J. Guardino

House Committee Assistant

 

 

 

Exhibit Summary:

  1. HB 2653, Staff Measure Summary, House Committee on Transportation, 5/7/07, Malik
  2. HB 2653, Highway and Transportation Taxes, Research Report #1-07, 5/18/07, Malik
  3. HB 3018-A, Staff Measure Summary, House Committee on Transportation, 5/7/07, Malik
  4. HB 3018-A, Congestion Relief Act of 2007, Sen. Starr
  5. HB 3018-A amendments, 5/16/07, Rep. T. Beyer, House Transportation Committee
  6. HB 3018-A and HB 2653, testimony of Steve Clark, 5/18/07
  7. HB 3018-A and HB 2653, Transportation & Competitiveness, Pape
  8. HB 3018-A and HB 2653, The Cost of Highway Limitations and Traffic Delay to Oregon’s Economy, March 2007, Pape
  9. HB 3018-A and HB 2653, letter of testimony of Gerry Gaydos, 5/18/07
  10. HB 3018-A and HB 2653, Association of Oregon Counties, Oregon County Road Needs Report, November 2006, Schlack
  11. HB 3018-A, letter from David C. Haugeberg, 5/2/07, Lewis
  12. HB 3018-A, brochure: The Newberg-Dundee Bypass Project, Summer 2006, Lewis
  13. HB 3018-A, letter from Leslie Lewis, Yamhill County Commissioner, 5/18/07
  14. HB 3018-A, letter from Yamhill County Commissioners Kathy George, Leslie Lewis and Mary P. Stern, 5/18/07
  15. HB 3018-A, Newberg Dundee Bypass Supporters list, Lewis
  16. HB 3018-A, Sunrise Corridor: A Highway Project of Statewide Significance, 5/2/07, Gilmour
  17. HB 3018-A, testimony of Fred Warner, Jr., Baker County Commission Chair,
  18. HB 3018-A and HB 2653, Testimony for Portland City Commissioner Sam Adams, 5/18/07
  19. HB 3018-A and HB 2653, City Streets: Investing in a Neglected Asset, League of Oregon Cities, March 2007, Adams
  20. HB 3018-A and HB 2653, testimony of Matthew L. Garrett, Department of Transportation, 5/18/07
  21. HB 3018-A and HB 2653, Oregon Department of Transportation Investment Opportunities: A List of Potential Projects, May 2007, Foster/Garrett
  22. HB 3018-A, Testimony Supporting Funding for the Newberg-Dundee Bypass, letters from government organizations, business organizations and Yamhill County businesses, 5/18/07, Lewis
  23. HB 3018-A, testimony and charts from Corky Collier, Columbia Corridor Association, 4/26/07
  24. HB 3018-A, letter from Terry Connolly, Eugene Chamber of Commerce, 5/18/07