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some retroactive elements but they would not affect Eugene. Responding to a question from Ms. Taylor about the Forest Legacy Program, Mr. Heuser said the bill was still stalled in the House Environment Committee. The chair of the committee had not shut the door on the possibility of a public hearing. Senator Frank Shields of Portland was intensely interested in the bill and was working to get it passed. Referring to HB 2943, a bill that would raise the cap for companies paying a toxics right-to-know fee, Mr. Heuser said the chair of the committee had suggested willingness to consider raising the cap if the City capped the cost of operating the City's Toxics Right-to-Know Program at $100,000. Mr. Heuser had attempted to explain to him that the City also had an interest in keeping the program costs low. Ms. Bettman questioned whether such a cap was a bad idea if it allowed for growth in the program as the community grew. She acknowledged, in response to a comment from Mr. Pap~, that such a cap did touch on the issue of home rule. Ms. Bettman suggested that a cap on the program costs was less onerous than a cap on the fee, and more accurately helped to fulfill the charter objective. The CCIGR agreed to consider the bill again the following week after Mr. Heuser discussed the issue with the relevant parties. Ms. Taylor, seconded by Ms. Bettman, moved to forward the recommendations of the committee to the full council. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 10:15 a.m. (Recorded by Kimberly Young) MINUTES--Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations May 5, 2005 Page 8