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Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to change the status of the bill to Support. The motion passed, 2:1; Mr. Papd no. SB 0653 Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to change the status of the bill to Support. Ms. Brooks indicated the bill, which would direct the DEQ to establish a testing program for the Willamette River and its tributaries, was likely dead. Mr. Duckett noted that he and Mr. Ruffler had approached the bill from different points of view. The Parks and Open Space Division supported the priority given the Willamette River and the fact lottery dollars would be redirected to Willamette Greenway acquisitions. Mr. Ruffler said the intent of the bill was good, but it did not indicate any additional State resources would be allocated and DEQ would have to reallocate its existing resources, and the agency was already fiscally strained. The motion passed, 2:1; Mr. Papd no. SB 1006 Responding to a question from Mr. Pap6 about the staff recommendation to oppose the bill, which would require contracting agencies to document the determination of lowest responsible bidder on a form submitted to the Bureau of Labor and Industries, Ms. Pomes said there was nothing in the bill about how the information that would be gathered would be used. There was already a process in place that required the City to document that it awarded bids to the lowest bidder. Ms. Bettman suggested the bill was an attempt to create a statewide data base and allow someone to determine if local agencies were complying with the law. She believed given the minimal amount of work, the bill should be supported. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to change the status of the bill to Support. The motion passed, 2:1; Mr. Pap6 voting no. Priority 3 Bills' HB 2100 The committee considered HB 2100, which would establish regional land use commissions. The staff recommended opposition to the bill. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to change the priority of the bill to Priority 2. The motion passed unanimously. HB 2268 Mr. Lidz noted that the bill, which would modify the rules governing appraisal exchanges in condemnation actions, had been slightly amended by a word change. MINUTES--Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations April 7, 2005 Page 6