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Larry Hill Larry Hill CS-FIN 2/2/2009 Pri 2 Yes YesII. A2 Oppose <br />Comments: <br />HB 2496 would create a new, additional property tax exemption that would reduce <br />revenue to the City of Eugene and all other local jurisdictions depending on property tax <br />revenue. The lost revenue would not be replaced by the Legislature. This particular new <br />exemption would be retroactive to 2002, requiring reimbursenment for prior years' taxes <br />paid, and would apply going forward. Curently within Eugene about $2.3 billion in <br />otherwise taxable property value is exempted under the dozens of kinds of property tax <br />exemptions in state statutes. This would produce about $15.8 million revenue for the <br />City's General Fund if it were not exempt property. There are continuing efforts in the <br />Legislature to expand current exemptions and add new exemptions, each of which would <br />reduce City revenue further. <br />HB 2498 <br />Relating Clause: Relating to aviation safety; declaring an emergency. <br />Title: <br />Creates crime of endangering aircraft in the second degree. Punishes by maximum of <br />one year's imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. <br /> Expands Port of Portland's regulatory and policing authority to port properties owned, <br />operated, maintained or controlled by port. <br /> Declares emergency, effective on passage. <br />Sponsored by: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (at the request of Port of Portland) <br />URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb2400.dir/hb2498.intro.pdf <br />RespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation <br />Contact <br /> Cathryn Stephens PW-APT 2/3/2009 Pri 3 Support <br />Comments: <br />This bill strengthens existing law regarding endangering aircraft. <br />HB 2502 <br />Relating Clause: Relating to criminal procedure. <br />Title: <br />Expands authority of court to reduce fines for violations. <br /> Provides that search warrant that authorizes seizure of items from corporation or limited <br />partnership may be executed in manner provided by Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure for <br />service of summons. <br />Sponsored by: Representative OLSON, Senator PROZANSKI; Representatives BARKER, BARTON, <br />BERGER, BOONE, BRUUN, BUCKLEY, CLEM, ESQUIVEL, FREEMAN, GARRARD, <br />HUFFMAN, JENSON, KOMP, MATTHEWS, SCHAUFLER, SPRENGER, WHISNANT, <br />WINGARD, Senators ATKINSON, BOQUIST, DEVLIN, FERRIOLI, GEORGE, <br />METSGER, WALKER, WINTERS <br />URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb2500.dir/hb2502.intro.pdf <br />ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation <br /> E. Cushman EPD-ADM 2/2/2009 Pri 2 No No Support <br />Comments: <br />Defer to Muni Court on Section 1 of the bill, which deals with the authority of courts to <br />reduce fines for violations. <br />We support Section 2 of the bill, which is identical with HB 2265, on which recommended <br />a Priority 2/support position. This section provides for using an alternative method, <br />consistent with procedures currently in place under the Oregon Rules for Civil Procedure <br />for the service of summonses, for serving search warrants on corporations and limited <br />partnerships. <br />ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation <br />Char Mauch CS-MUNI 2/3/2009 Monitor <br />9 <br /> <br />