SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
February 21, 2008 Hearing
Room C
1:00 P.M. Tapes
18 – 19
MEMBERS PRESENT: Sen. Rick Metsger, Chair
Sen. Bruce Starr, Vice-Chair
Sen. Gary George
Sen. Larry George
Sen. Betsy Johnson
Sen. Rod Monroe
Sen. Joanne Verger
STAFF PRESENT: Patrick Brennan, Committee
Administrator
Debbie Malone, Committee Assistant
ISSUES HEARD:
Freight Rail Issues –
Informational Meeting
This tape log is in compliance with Senate and
House Rules. For complete contents,
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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18A |
003 |
Chair Rick Metsger calls the meeting to order at 1:00
p.m. |
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FREIGHT
RAIL ISSUES – INFORMATIONAL MEETING |
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021 |
Terry Finn, Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway |
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|
118 |
Ann-Marie Lundberg, Tangent Services (EXHIBIT A) |
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|
217 |
Bruce Carswell. Portland & Western Railroad |
|
|
314 |
Chair Metsger |
|
|
366 |
Sen. Johnson |
|
|
389 |
Sen. G. George |
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|
406 |
Mr. Finn |
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|
435 |
Sen. G. George |
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|
443 |
Ms. Lundberg |
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|
456 |
Sen. Verger |
|
|
472 |
Mr. Carswell |
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19A |
039 |
Sen. Verger |
|
|
049 |
Vice-Chair Starr |
|
|
058 |
Ms. Lundberg |
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19A |
079 |
Sen. L. George |
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|
095 |
Mr. Finn |
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|
113 |
Mr. Carswell |
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|
140 |
Sen. G. George (EXHIBIT
B) |
|
|
150 |
Chair Metsger |
|
|
166 |
Lana Butterfield, Executive Director, Oregon Rail
Users League (EXHIBIT C) |
|
|
186 |
Chair Metsger recesses the meeting at 1:44 pm.
Reconvenes the meeting at 2:17 p.m. |
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|
195 |
Chair Metsger |
|
|
202 |
Kelly Taylor, Rail Division Administrator, Oregon
Department of Transportation (ODOT) (EXHIBIT
D) |
|
|
402 |
Chair Metsger |
|
|
406 |
Ms. Taylor |
|
|
416 |
Chair Metsger |
|
|
419 |
Ms. Taylor |
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|
421 |
Sen. Johnson |
|
|
435 |
Ms. Taylor |
|
|
443 |
Sen. Johnson |
|
|
467 |
Ms. Taylor |
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18B |
043 |
Sen. Verger |
|
|
049 |
Ms. Taylor |
|
|
054 |
Sen. Verger |
|
|
064 |
Ms. Taylor |
|
|
071 |
Vice-Chair Starr |
|
|
074 |
Ms. Taylor |
|
|
076 |
Vice-Chair Starr |
|
|
093 |
Chair Metsger |
|
|
162 |
Sen. Verger |
|
|
168 |
Ms. Taylor |
|
|
218 |
Roger Martin, Union Pacific Railroad (EXHIBIT E) |
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|
390 |
Chair Metsger |
|
|
439 |
Sen. L. George |
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19B |
018 |
Ms. Taylor |
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|
043 |
Sen. L. George |
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|
046 |
Sen. G. George |
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|
060 |
Chair Metsger |
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|
062 |
Sen. Johnson |
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|
069 |
Chair Metsger adjourns the meeting at 3:07 p.m. |
EXHIBIT
SUMMARY
A.
Freight Rail
Issues, written testimony, Ann-Marie Lundberg, 2 pp
B.
Freight Rail
Issues, Sen. Gary George, 29 pp
C.
Freight Rail
Issues, written testimony, Lana Butterfield, 1 p
D.
Freight Rail
Issues, written testimony, Kelly Taylor, 7 pp
E.
Freight Rail
Issues, written testimony, Roger Martin, 2 pp