Item 3: Ratification of IGR Committee Actions and Direction on Legislative Policy

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economic damage in this state, including but not limited to agricultural, horticultural, or forest plants, crops, commodities or products. Given the importance of our forests and local agricultural industry, this is an important bill to sustain the health of our forests and farms. HB 2225 Relating Clause: Relating to pilot program to establish sites dedicated to affordable housing; declaring an emergency. Title: Directs Department of Land Conservation and Development to establish pilot program in which local governments may site and develop affordable housing. Declares emergency, effective on passage. Sponsored by: Governor Theodore R. Kulongoski for Department of Land Conservation and Development URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb2200.dir/hb2225.intro.pdf ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Richie Weinman PDD-DEV 1/20/2009 Pri 2 IV. C Oppose Comments: This provides an additional tool to provide land for low-income housing. We should support his from an affordable housing viewpoint. Lisa Gardner should look at this with Planning issues in mind. HB 2253 Relating Clause: Relating to fees payable to the Public Utility Commission of Oregon; declaring an emergency. Title: Requires consumer-owned utilities, telecommunications cooperatives and cable operators to pay to Public Utility Commission fee in amount to be determined annually in order to defray expenses of hearings and oversight related to safety and reliability of consumer- owned utilities, telecommunications cooperatives and cable operators. Specifies allowable purposes for commission's expenditure of fees paid. Declares emergency, effective on passage. Sponsored by: Governor Theodore R. Kulongoski for Public Utility Commission URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb2200.dir/hb2253.intro.pdf ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Pam Berrian Pam Berrian CS-ISD 1/20/2009 Pri 3 No No Neutral Comments: Fee collection from a state agency in this case does not appear to impact City finances, yet may increase consumer protection if OPUC budget is improved for such regulatory activities. Pls determine if OPUC desires citites' asisstance in takin a position. If not, I recommend Neutral for now. HB 2254 Relating Clause: Relating to provision of financial assistance by the Housing and Community Services Department. Title: Gives Housing and Community Services Department policy-making authority for disbursement of Housing Development and Guarantee Account revenue earnings and moneys appropriated from Housing and Community Services Department Electricity Public Purpose Charge Fund. Eliminates interest rate formula for loans from account 8