Joint Committee on Ways and Means – 2007 Session

Natural Resources Subcommittee

Meeting Index

May 2, 2007	Hearing Room H-174
8:30 a.m.	Tapes: 108, 109A

Members Present:

Sen. Devlin, Chair Sen. Avakian Sen. Nelson

Rep. Dingfelder, Vice-Chair Rep. Garrard

Members Excused:

Rep. Clem Rep. Nolan Rep. Burley

Staff Present:

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

Measures or Issues Heard:

HB 5022, Department of Environmental Quality – Public Hearing with Public Testimony HB 5023, Department of Environmental Quality 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 108A
003	Chair Devlin	Calls the hearing to order at 8:34 AM Opens a Public Hearing on HB 5022, Department of Environmental Quality and HB 5023, Department of Environmental Quality Fee Bill Opens Public Testimony
009	Paul Siebert	Enters information in response to requests for information and questions from previous public hearings (Exhibit #1) Enters DEQ report on A Strategy for Monitoring Oregon’s Waters (Exhibit #2) Enters packet of letters in support of DEQ budget (Exhibit #3) Enters packet of letters in support of the Groundwater Protection Act (Exhibit #4 Enters packet of letters in support of the DEQ budget (Exhibit #5)
016	Chair Devlin
018	Senator Vicki Walker, Senate District 7
061	Senator Peter Courtney, Senate District 11
105	Chair Devlin
107	Sen. Courtney
108	Sen. Walker
114	Vice-Chair Dingfelder
118	Rep. Garrard
120	Sen. Courtney
123	Chair Devlin
144	Jill Arens, Executive Director, Columbia River Gorge Commission	Enters written testimony of Jill Arens (Exhibit #6)
192	Chair Devlin
194	David Moskowitz, Willamette Riverkeeper	Enters written testimony of Willamette Riverkeeper (Exhibit #7)
234	Chair Devlin
240	Jeremiah Baumann, OSPRIG
299	Ivan Malaski, Oregon Chapter Sierra Club
370	Chair Devlin
381	Sue Fratt, American Lung Association	Enters written testimony of Sue Fratt (Exhibit #8)
TAPE 109A
001	Ms. Fratt	Continues with public testimony
003	John Ledger, Associated Oregon Industries
030	Vice-Chair Dingfelder
036	Mr. Ledger
053	Chair Devlin
057	Dave Barrows, Chemical Waste Management
087	William Lambert, Chair, DEQ Science Advisory Committee; Professor at OHSU
120	Chair Devlin
126	Ralph Groener, Oregon AFSCME Employees	Enters written testimony of Oregon AFSCME (Exhibit #9)
160	Holly Sears, Oregon Refuse and Recycling Association
190	Chair Devlin
198	Ralph Saperstein, Oregon Water Quality Coalition
212	Bob Oleson, Friends of Columbia Gorge	Enters written testimony of Friends of Columbia Gorge (Exhibit #10)
243	Chair Devlin
247	Tom Gallagher, Represents Clients in the Industry
294	Rep. Garrard
296	Mr. Gallagher
298	Brent Foster, Columbia Riverkeeper
349	Chair Devlin
360	Bill Carpenter, Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority	Enters written testimony of Bill Carpenter (Exhibit #11)
411	Jim Craven, American Electronics Association
TAPE 108B
001	Mr. Craven	Continues public testimony
006	Chair Devlin
009	Kathryn VanNatta, Northwest Pulp and Paper Association
049	Chair Devlin
055	Phil Donovan, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation	Enters written testimony of Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (Exhibit #12)
080	Sen. Avakian
085	Chair Devlin
090	Lindsey Capps, Oregon Environmental Council	Enters written testimony of Lindsey Capps (Exhibit #13)
130	Jon Chandler, Oregon Home Builders Association
159	Chair Devlin
166	Amanda Rich, Special Districts Association of Oregon
187	William Tiffany, League of Oregon Cities
203	Chair Devlin
207	Mike Dewey, Waste Management of Oregon
229	Lisa Adalto, Oregon Business Association
266	Michael Mason, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
281	Chair Devlin	Enters Witness Registration Sheets (Exhibit #14) Adjourns the hearing at 9:58 AM