SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

TAPE LOG

March 15, 2007 Hearing Room B

3:00 P.M. Tapes 31 – 32

MEMBERS PRESENT: Sen. Brad Avakian, Chair

Sen. Jason Atkinson, Vice-Chair

Sen. Alan Bates

Sen. Roger Beyer

Sen. Floyd Prozanski

STAFF PRESENT: Sue Marshall, Committee Administrator

Matthew Davis, Committee Assistant

Measures or Issues Heard: SB 838 – Public Hearing and Work Session

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
31A	004	Chair Avakian calls the meeting to order at 3:11 p.m. (EXHIBIT A)
SB 838 – WORK SESSION
	016	MOTION: Sen. Atkinson moves to ADOPT SB 838-2 amendments dated 03/15/07.
	017	VOTE: 5-0-0
		Chair Avakian hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
SB838 – PUBLIC HEARING
	026	Sen. Prozanski
	031	Ralph Groener, Association of Federal State County and Municipal Employees (EXHIBIT B)
	034	Chair Avakian
	035	Groener
	069	Chair Avakian
	073	Armand Minthorn, Board of Trustees of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
	195	Chair Avakian
	198	Phil Donovan Government Affairs Representative for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
	204	Chair Avakian
	211	Barbara Byrd, Secretary Treasurer, Oregon AFL-CIO (EXHIBIT C)
	266	Jefferson Smith, Oregon Bus Project
31A	320	Fred Huette, Energy Coordinator, Oregon Chapter of the Sierra Club (EXHIBIT D)
	376	Chair Avakian
	387	Lee Beyer, Chairman of the Oregon Public Utilities Commission
32A	001	Beyer (continued)
	017	Chair Avakian
	018	Sen. Beyer
	021	Beyer
	033	Chair Avakian
	040	Bill Kluting, Carpenter’s Industrial Council (EXHIBITS E,F)
	085	Sandy Lonsdale, formerly of Silvan Power Company and Vulcan Power Company
	143	Chair Avakian
	144	Lonsdale
	158	Jeremy Hays, Oregon Apollo Alliance (EXHIBIT G)
	188	Chair Avakian
	198	Doris Penwell, Association of Oregon Counties (EXHIBIT H)
	245	Andrea Fogue, League of Oregon Cities (EXHIBIT I)
	298	Chair Avakian
	305	Fogne
	309	Chair
	311	Sandy Flicker, Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Association (EXHIBITS T,U)
	426	Marc Farmer, West Oregon Electric Cooperative
31B	001	Farmer (continued)
	031	Chair Avakian
	039	Flicker
	046	Farmer
	048	Chair Avakian
	051	Paul Davies, General Manager of Central Lincoln People’s Utility District (EXHIBIT J)
	079	Don Goddard, Representing Oregon’s Six Public Utility Districts (EXHIBIT K)
	087	Chair Avakian
	091	Goddard
	108	Chair Avakian
	122	Greg Miller, Associated Oregon Industries, (EXHIBIT L)
	171	Julie Brandis, Executive Director of Associated Oregon Industries (EXHIBIT M)
31B	323	Melinda Davidson, Industrial Customers of Northwest Utilities (EXHIBIT N)
	376	Sen. Beyer
	386	Davidson
	417	Sen. Atkinson
	424	Miller
	425	Sen. Atkinson
	435	Brandis,
32B	001	Brandis (continued)
	003	Sen. Atkinson
	004	Brandis
	010	Chair Avakian
	012	Sen. Bates
	016	Chair Avakian
	027	Dave Robinson, Government Affairs Director for Portland General Electric (EXHIBIT O)
	053	Chair Avakian
	055	Jason Eisdorfer, Citizen’s Utility Board (EXHIBIT P)
	100	Chair Avakian
	106	Scott Bolton, Government Affairs Manager for Pacific Power (EXHIBIT Z)
	164	Chair Avakian
The following prepared testimony is submitted for the record without public testimony.
		Diane Broad, TriAxis Engineering Incorporated (EXHIBIT Q)
		Gary Langenwalter, Chair of the Oregon Interfaith Global Warming Campaign (EXHIBIT R)
		Jenny Holmes, Environmental Ministries Director for the Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon (EXHIBIT S)
		Kathy Ging, Eugene, Oregon (EXHIBIT V)
		Gerry Shapiro, Eugene, Oregon (EXHIBIT W)
		Natalie McIntire, Senior Policy Associate at the Renewable Northwest Project (EXHIBIT X)
		Maui Meyer, Hood River County Commissioner (EXHIBIT Y)
	169	Chair Avakian adjourns the meeting at 4:53 p.m.

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

1. SB 838 ,conceptual amendments, Sen. Brad Avakian, 37 pp
2. SB 838, written testimony, Ralph Groener, 1 p
3. SB 838, written testimony, Barbara Byrd, 2 pp
4. SB 838, written testimony, Fred Huette, 2 pp
5. SB 838, fact sheet, Bill Kluting, 1 p
6. SB 838, fact sheet, Bill Kluting, 1 p
7. SB 838, written testimony, Jeremy Hays, 1 p
8. SB 838, written testimony, Doris Penwell, 2 pp
9. SB 838, written testimony, Andrea Fogue, 1 p
10. SB 838, written testimony, Paul Davies, 3 pp
11. SB 838, written testimony, Don Godard, 2 pp
12. SB 838, informational packet, Greg Miller, 6 pp
13. SB 838, fact sheet, Julie Brandis, 1 p
14. SB 838, written testimony and fact sheets, Melinda Davidson, 5 pp
15. SB 838, written testimony, Dave Robertson, 2 pp
16. SB 838, written testimony, Jason Eisdorfer, 2 pp
17. SB 838, written testimony, Diane Broad, 2 pp
18. SB 838, written testimony, Gary Langenwalter, 1 p
19. SB 838, written testimony, Jenny Holmes, 9 pp
20. SB 838, written testimony, Sandy Flicker, 2 pp
21. SB 838, conceptual amendments, Sandy Flicker, 1 p
22. SB 838, written testimony and conceptual amendments, Kathy Ging, 4 pp
23. SB 838, written testimony, Gerry Shapiro, 1 p
24. SB 838, written testimony, Natalie McIntire, 1 p
25. SB 838, written testimony, Maui Meyer, 2 pp
26. SB 838, written testimony, Scott Bolton, 5 pp