SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE & REVENUE
June 11, 2007 Hearing Room A
8:00 A.M. Tapes 146 - 149
MEMBERS PRESENT: Sen.
Ryan Deckert, Chair
Sen. Gary George,
Vice-Chair
Sen. Burdick
Sen. Monroe
Sen. Starr
STAFF PRESENT: Paul Warner, Economist
Chris Allanach,
Economist
Mazen Malik,
Economist
Hannah Crook, Committee Assistant
MEASURES/ISSUES HEARD: HB 3265 A-Public Hearing & Work
Session
HB 3455 A-Public Hearing & Work
Session
SB 550 A -Work Session
HB 2172 B-Public Hearing & Work
Session
HB 2211A-Public Hearing
HB 2212 A-Public Hearing & Work
Session
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please refer to the cassette tapes.
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TAPE # AND SIDE |
COUNTER NUMBER |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT MATTER OR CHANGE IN SPEAKER |
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146A |
004 |
Chair Ryan Deckert calls the meeting to order at
8:05 a.m. |
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HB 3265 A- PUBLIC HEARING |
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009 |
Kate Richardson, Representative, Office of the State Treasurer |
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010 |
Randall Edwards, State Treasurer, State of Oregon |
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012 |
Richardson |
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027 |
Edwards |
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064 |
Lane Shetterly, Director, State of Oregon Department of Land |
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088 |
Sen. George |
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089 |
Shetterly |
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094 |
Sen. G. George |
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099 |
Harvey Rogers, Representative, Office of the State Treasurer (EXHIBIT A) |
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132 |
Cynthia Byrnes, Representative, Office of the State Treasurer |
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186 |
Sen. George |
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192 |
Byrnes |
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146A |
202 |
Sen. Starr |
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218 |
Byrnes |
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237 |
Sen. G. George |
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242 |
Byrnes |
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250 |
George |
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251 |
Laura Lockwood-McCall, Director, Debt Management Division, Oregon
State Treasury |
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263 |
Sen. Starr |
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269 |
Sen. George |
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271 |
Byrnes |
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285 |
Sen. Monroe |
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267 |
Byrnes |
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288 |
Sen. Monroe |
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289 |
Byrnes |
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292 |
Sen. George |
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293 |
Byrnes |
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311 |
Sen. George |
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313 |
Byrnes |
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315 |
Sen. George |
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318 |
Byrnes |
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147A |
003 |
Sen. George |
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004 |
Byrnes |
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006 |
Doug Goe, Representative, League of Oregon Cities |
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098 |
Deckert |
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100 |
Goe |
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111 |
Sen. George |
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113 |
Rogers |
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119 |
Sen. Deckert |
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120 |
Sen. George |
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126 |
George |
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127 |
Sen. Deckert |
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130 |
Mazen Malik, Economist, Legislative Revenue Office |
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150 |
Sen. Deckert |
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155 |
Lockwood-McCall |
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160 |
Sen. Deckert |
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HB 3265A-WORK SESSION |
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190 |
MOTION: Sen. George moves HB
3265A to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation. |
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193 |
VOTE: 5-0-0 |
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Chair Deckert hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. COURTNEY will lead discussion on the floor. |
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HB 3455A-PUBLIC HEARING |
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The following prepared
testimony was submitted for the record without public testimony: |
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Hasina Squires, Representative, Special Districts Association of
Oregon (EXHIBIT B) |
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208 |
Sen. Deckert |
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212 |
Mary Ayala |
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235 |
Sen. Deckert |
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247 |
Steve Bryant, Representative, League of Oregon Cities |
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281 |
Deckert |
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284 |
Greg Frank, Representative, Keizer Fire District |
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307 |
Sen. Deckert |
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308 |
Tom Linhares, Director,
Multnomah County Tax Supervising and Conservation Commission (EXHIBIT C) |
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352 |
Sen. Deckert |
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357 |
Linhares |
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358 |
Sen. Deckert |
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359 |
Linhares |
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361 |
Sen. Deckert |
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362 |
Linhares |
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365 |
Sen. Deckert |
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HB 3455A-WORK SESSION |
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372 |
MOTION: Sen. George moves HB 3455A to the floor
with a DO PASS recommendation. |
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379 |
VOTE: 5-0-0 |
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Chair Deckert hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. MONROE will lead discussion on the floor. |
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382 |
Sen. Monroe |
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SB 550A-WORK SESSION |
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395 |
Sen. Deckert (EXHIBIT D) |
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146 B |
010 |
Ozzy Rose, Representative, Oregon School Board Association |
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042 |
Sen. Monroe |
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062 |
Sen. Deckert |
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063 |
Rose |
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069 |
Sen. Deckert |
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072 |
Sen. George |
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079 |
Rose |
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080 |
Sen. George |
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081 |
Rose |
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082 |
Sen. George |
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090 |
Jim Green, Attorney, Oregon School Board Association |
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095 |
Sen. George |
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097 |
Green |
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100 |
Sen .George |
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104 |
Green |
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114 |
Sen. George |
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117 |
Sen. Deckert |
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120 |
Chuck Bennick, Confederation of Oregon School Administrators |
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133 |
Sen. Deckert |
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134 |
Bennick |
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135 |
Sen. Deckert |
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137 |
Rob Meyers, Representative, Oregon School Boards Association |
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149 |
Sen. Deckert |
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152 |
Rose |
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164 |
Sen. Deckert |
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173 |
Rose |
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194 |
Sen. Deckert |
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197 |
Steve Meyer, Economist, Legislative Revenue Office |
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200 |
Sen. Deckert |
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HB 2172 B-PUBLIC HEARING |
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207 |
Chris Allanach, Economist, Legislative Revenue Office |
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242 |
Sen. Deckert |
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243 |
Sen. Monroe |
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244 |
Allanach |
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249 |
Sen. Monroe |
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251 |
Sen. Deckert |
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255 |
Andrew Ginsburg , Air Quality
Administrator, Department of Environmental Quality |
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320 |
Sen. Deckert |
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325 |
Ginsburg |
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340 |
Sen. Deckert |
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343 |
Ginsburg |
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362 |
Sen. Deckert |
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369 |
Ginsburg |
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394 |
Sen. Deckert |
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395 |
Sen. Burdick |
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399 |
Ginsburg |
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147 B |
008 |
Sen. Burdick |
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011 |
Ginsburg |
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014 |
Sen. Burdick |
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015 |
Sen. George |
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033 |
Bob Russell, Representative, Oregon Trucking Association (EXHIBIT E) |
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044 |
Sen. Deckert |
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045 |
Sen. George |
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049 |
Sen. Deckert |
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050 |
Sen. Monroe |
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053 |
Russell |
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067 |
Sen. Monroe |
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070 |
Russell |
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083 |
Sen. Monroe |
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085 |
Ginsburg |
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089 |
Sen. Monroe |
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090 |
Ginsburg |
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117 |
Sen. Deckert |
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123 |
Ginsburg |
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127 |
Sen. Deckert |
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138 |
Ginsburg |
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153 |
Sen. Deckert |
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155 |
Russell |
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189 |
Sen. Deckert |
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191 |
Russell |
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196 |
Sen. Deckert |
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197 |
Sen. George |
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207 |
Russell |
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233 |
Sen. George |
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235 |
Sen. Deckert |
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238 |
Sen. George |
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240 |
Lindsey Capps, Representative, Oregon Environmental Council |
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280 |
Sen. Deckert |
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281 |
Sen. Monroe |
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285 |
Capps |
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292 |
Sen. Monroe |
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298 |
Capps |
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299 |
Sen. Monroe |
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300 |
Ginsburg |
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309 |
Sen. Monroe |
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310 |
Ginsburg |
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322 |
Sen. Deckert |
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338 |
Ginsburg |
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347 |
Sen. Deckert |
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359 |
Jeff Kropf, Director, Northwest Renewable Fuels Association |
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147 B |
382 |
Sen. Deckert |
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HB 2211 & HB 2212-PUBLIC
HEARING |
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400 |
Chris Allanach, Economist, Legislative Revenue Office |
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148A |
018 |
Sen. Deckert |
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026 |
Mike Grainey, Director, Oregon Department of Energy (EXHIBIT F, G, H, I) |
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056 |
Sen. Deckert |
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057 |
Sen. George |
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061 |
Bill Nesmith,
Assistant Director, Oregon Department of Energy |
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067 |
Sen. George |
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068 |
Sen. Deckert |
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073 |
Grainey |
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082 |
Sen. Deckert |
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083 |
Sen. George |
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089 |
Grainey |
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093 |
Sen. George |
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094 |
Sen. Deckert |
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095 |
Grainey |
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096 |
Sen. Deckert |
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103 |
Mike Noonan, Farmer, Klamath Falls, Oregon (EXHIBIT J) |
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124 |
Sen. Deckert |
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134 |
Noonan |
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146 |
Sen. Deckert |
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148 |
Noonan |
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162 |
Sen. Deckert |
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163 |
Paul Woodin, Executive
Director, Community Owned Renewable
Projects |
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198 |
Sen. Deckert |
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205 |
Sen. George |
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208 |
Sen. Deckert |
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215 |
Mark Nelson |
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218 |
Sen. Deckert |
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228 |
Tom Gallagher, Representative, Portland General Electric |
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298 |
Sen. Deckerrt |
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299 |
Sen. George |
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304 |
Gallagher |
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312 |
Sen. Deckert |
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319 |
Gallagher |
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332 |
Sen. Deckert |
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334 |
Scott Bolton, Representative, Pacific Corp. |
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397 |
Sen. Deckert |
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412 |
Jeremiah Baumann, Environmental Advocate, OSPRIG |
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149 A |
044 |
Sen. Deckert |
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045 |
Sen. George |
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050 |
Baumann |
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054 |
Jeff Kropf, Director, Northwest Fuels Renewable Fuels Association (EXHIBIT K) |
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147 |
Sen. Deckert |
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156 |
Jenna Swearington, Representative, Oregon Homebuilders Association |
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172 |
Sen. Deckert |
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174 |
Swearington |
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176 |
Doug Riggs, Representative, Idatead (EXHIBIT L) |
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211 |
Sen. Deckert |
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220 |
Dave Nelson, Representative, Oregon Dairy Farmers Association |
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247 |
Sen. Deckert |
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252 |
Jim Welsh, Representative, Oregon Dairy Farmers Association |
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270 |
John Miller, Director, Oregon Solar Industry Association |
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302 |
Sen. Deckert |
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308 |
Jeff Bisonett, Representative, Citizens Utility Board |
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322 |
Sen. Deckert |
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The following prepared
testimony was submitted for the record without public testimony: |
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Jeff Hildabrand, Chief Financial Officer, Oregon Trail Wind Farm (EXHIBIT M) |
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327 |
Sen. Deckert adjourns the meeting |
EXHIBIT
SUMMARY