Joint Committee on Ways and Means – 2007 Session

Natural Resources Subcommittee

Meeting Index

April 18, 2007	Hearing Room H-174
8:30 a.m.	Tapes: 93, 94A

Members Present:

Sen. Devlin, Chair Sen. Avakian Sen. Nelson

Rep. Dingfelder, Vice-Chair Rep. Clem Rep. Nolan Rep. Burley Rep. Garrard

Members Excused:

Staff Present:

Susie Jordan, Budget Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office Paul Siebert, Budget Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office Patti O’Rielly, Committee Assistant, Legislative Fiscal Office

Measures or Issues Heard:

HB 5033, Department of Land Conservation and Development – Work Session HB 5002, Department of Agriculture – Public Hearing with Public Testimony HB 5003, Department of Agriculture Fee Bill – Public Hearing with Public Testimony

This meeting index is in compliance with Senate and House Rules. For complete content, please refer to the CDs.

Tape #/Counter	Speaker	Issues, Votes, Exhibits
TAPE 93A
003	Chair Devlin	Calls the hearing to order at 8:35 AM Opens a Work Session on HB 5033, Department of Land Conservation and Development
006	Susie Jordan, Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office	Submits Legislative Fiscal Office Work Session Recommendations (Exhibit #1) Submits Work Session Action Report (Exhibit #2) Submits Proposed and Legislatively Adopted Key Performance Measures (Exhibit #3)
046	Chair Devlin
047	Vice-Chair Dingfelder	Moves the Legislative Fiscal Office recommendation to amend HB 5033
049	Chair Devlin	VOTE: 5 – 3 – 0 Aye: Sens. Devlin and Avakian; Reps. Clem, Nolan, and Dingfelder No: Sen. Nelson, and Reps. Burley and Garrard Declares the motion CARRIED
054	Ms. Jordan
060	Chair Devlin
061	Vice-Chair Dingfelder	Moves to accept Legislative Fiscal Office recommendations on the performance measures
063	Chair Devlin	VOTE: 8 – 0 – 0 Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED
066	Rep. Burley
067	Chair Devlin
071	Rep. Burley
072	Rep. Garrard
074	Chair Devlin
075	Ms Jordan
088	Chair Devlin
089	Vice-Chair Dingfelder	Moves approval of the Legislative Fiscal Office recommended budget note
090	Rep. Nolan
092	Chair Devlin
093	Lane Shetterly, Director, Land Conservation and Development
113	Chair Devlin
118	Mr. Shetterly
120	Chair Devlin
122	Rep. Garrard
128	Chair Devlin	VOTE: 5 – 3 – 0 Aye: Sens. Devlin and Avakian; Reps. Clem, Nolan, and Dingfelder No: Sen. Nelson, and Reps. Burley and Garrard Declares the motion CARRIED
138	Mr. Shetterly
141	Rep. Nolan
148	Mr. Shetterly
149	Chair Devlin
150	Vice-Chair Dingfelder	Moves HB 5033, as Amended, to the Full Committee with a Do Pass recommendation
151	Chair Devlin
154	Rep. Clem
161	Sen. Nelson
178	Sen. Avakian
194	Rep. Garrard
201	Rep. Burley
208	Chair Devlin
209	Rep. Nolan
221	Chair Devlin
222	Rep. Clem
225	Chair Devlin	VOTE: 5 – 3 – 0 Aye: Sens. Devlin and Avakian; Reps. Clem, Nolan, and Dingfelder No: Sen. Nelson, and Reps. Burley and Garrard Declares the motion CARRIED
236	Vice-Chair Dingfelder
236	Chair Devlin	Closes Work Session on HB 5033, Department of Land Conservation and Development Opens Public Hearing on HB 5002, Department of Agriculture and HB 5003, Department of Agriculture Fee Bill Opens Public Testimony
260	Paul Siebert, Analyst. Legislative Fiscal Office	Enters Department of Agriculture responses to questions from 4/17/07 public hearing (Exhibit #4) Enters packet of correspondence in support of HB 5002, Department of Agriculture (Exhibit #5)
275	Chair Devlin
277	Kim Puzey, General Manager, Port of Umatilla	Submits written copy of testimony of Kim Puzey (Exhibit #6)
334	Doyle Hinman, Henry Estate Winery
387	Chair Devlin
392	Mr. Puzey
398	Chair Devlin
403	Rick Jacobson. Retired President, Norpac Foods
TAPE 94A
001	Mr. Jacobson	Continues with public testimony
028	Al Elkins, Oregon Hunters’ Association
035	Sen. Nelson
038	Mr. Jacobson
039	Chair Devlin
049	John McDonald, President, Oregon Association of Conservation Districts	Submits written copy of testimony of John McDonald (Exhibit #7)
111	Michelle Markesteyn, Ecotrust Food & Farms	Submits information on Oregon Farmers Feeding Oregon Kids and the Farm-to-School Program (Exhibit #8)
137	Sen Nelson
139	Ms. Markesteyn
141	Chair Devlin
142	Rep. Clem
145	Sen. Nelson
147	Ms. Markesteyn
149	Sen. Nelson
153	Chair Devlin
156	Gail Achterman, Oregon State University	Submits flyer on OSU Oregon Explorer Project (Exhibit #9)
200	Chair Devlin
201	Jimmy Kagan, Oregon State University
208	Chair Devlin
210	John McCulley, Agriculture Cooperative Council of Oregon
239	Dave Nelson, Representative, Oregon Dairy Farmers and Oregon Seed Council
278	Chair Devlin
286	Bernie Faber, Dairy Farmer, Chairman of State Board of Agriculture
309	Chris Jarmer, Oregon Forest Industries Council
323	Chair Devlin
329	Katie Fast, Oregon Farm Bureau Federation	Submits written copy of testimony of Katie Fast (Exhibit #10)
430	Rep. Garrard
439	Rep Burley
442	Ted Lorensen, Oregon Department of Forestry
TAPE 93B
001	Mr. Lorensen	Continues with public testimony
036	Chair Devlin
037	Rep. Clem
038	Ms. Fast
044	Chair Devlin
049	Jeff Stone, Director, Oregon Association of Nurseries	Submits written copy of testimony of Jeff Stone (Exhibit #11)
101	Terry Witt, Executive Director, Oregonians for Food & Shelter	Submits memorandum from Oregonians for Food and Shelter dated 4/18/07 (Exhibit #12)
132	Chair Devlin
132	Rep. Burley
134	Mr. Witt
143	Chair Devlin
148	Bruce Taylor, Defenders of Wildlife	Submits written copy of testimony of Bruce Taylor (Exhibit #13)
162	Brice Anderson, NW Food Processors Association
202	Chair Devlin
207	Jim Welsh, Oregon Cattlemen Association	Submits letter of testimony signed by several organizations in support of the Department of Agriculture (Exhibit #14)
241	Chair Devlin
245	Nan Evans, The Nature Conservancy
293	Chair Devlin
294	Allison Hensey, Oregon Environmental Council	Submits letter from the Oregon Environmental Council dated 4/18/07 (Exhibit #15)
		Enters written testimony of Tammy Dennee (Exhibit #16) Enters written testimony of Dr. Michael Willett (Exhibit #17) Enters written testimony of Darrin Walenta (Exhibit #18) Enters Witness Registration Sheets (Exhibit #19)
318	Chair Devlin	Adjourns the hearing at 10:00 AM