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2005 Legislative Session IGR Committee Bill Approval April 11, 2005 Establishes policy of state for funding of fire protection. Directs State Forestry Department to include specific request in budget forms prepared for Oregon Department of Administrative Services. Creates Oregon Fire Protection Contingency Fund. Specifies sources and purposes. Forbids forester or other agency from interfering with landowner taking action to suppress fire on landowner's land unless action would increase risk of injury to persons or equipment. Reduces or eliminates harvest tax and assessments, depending on amount held in Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund. Removes sunset of provisions reducing reserve base of Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to State Forestry Department for HB 2327A 3 Monitor payment of catastrophic fire insurance. Declares emergency, effective March 1, 2005. 2/11 Reduces rate of tax on capital gains of personal income and corporate income and excise taxpayers. Phases in reduction. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2006, for HB 2332 2 Oppose ~ersonal income taxpayers and January 1, 2008, for corporate income and excise taxpayers. 2/01 Requires law enforcement agencies to complete investigations of certain cases of alleged child HB 2335 3 Support sexual abuse no later than 45 days after commencing investigation. 2/11 Modifies provisions relating to setting aside record of conviction. Increases fee for setting aside HB 2337 3 Oppose record of conviction. Specifies uses for which increased fee may be used. 1/25 Reduces total cost requirement for exemption from property tax for eligible projects under HB 2349 3 Neutral strategic investment program. 2/11 Requires public contracts awarded by state contracting agencies to contain condition requiring contractors to ensure nonsupervisory employees receive no less than minimum living wage. Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to make annual adjustments to minimum living wage. Provides exception for public contracts that require payment of prevailing wage rates HB 2350 2 Support or when project is regulated under Davis-Bacon Act. 2/01 Authorizes combination of three vehicles to be operated on highway under specified HB 2353 3 Monitor circumstances. 2/01 Allows defendant in condemnation action to amend or revise appraisal at any time before trial as long as amendment or revision does not result in substantial change in amount of claimed compensation. Allows plaintiff in condemnation action to amend or revise appraisal at any time before trial, subject to restrictions on reduction of amount of just compensation offered, pleaded or HB 2355 2 Monitor deposited. 2/24 Authorizes use of photo radar in Lake Oswego, Milwaukie and Roseburg. Removes requirement HB 2364 3 Neutral that photo radar equipment be operated by uniformed police officer from marked police vehicle. 2/11