Item 3: Ratification of IGR Actions

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From a public health standpoint, it is arguably a good thing to keep those under age 16 from suffering the effects of second-hand smoke while inside a vehicle. However, enforcement would be difficult and, given the necessary emphasis on enforcing traffic laws which directly relate to driving behaviors that result in traffic crashes, could not be an enforcement priority. Although we took a "neutral" position on HB 2385, we are opposed to this bill because we object to the fact that the bill is treating this violation as a "secondary violation", which is enforceable only when the driver has been stopped for another violation. (This unfortunate concept was introduced into Oregon law by the 2007 legislature when it passed a bill on mobile communications devices.) If something is going to be against the law, police officers should be able to enforce the law; if not, then the action should not be made part of the body of criminal and traffic law that police officers are expected to enforce. The particularly odd thing about the application of this concept here is that, although it may be a passenger that is violating the law, it cannot be enforced unless the officer has some reason to stop the *driver* for some other violation. If the "secondary violation" language contained in Section 2(2) were removed, we would be neutral on this bill. SB 0418 Relating Clause: Relating to expenditure of lottery moneys; declaring an emergency. Title: Limits expenditure of lottery moneys used to create jobs or further economic development to use within economically distressed counties. Declares emergency, effective on passage. Sponsored by: Senator GIROD URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0400.dir/sb0418.intro.pdf RespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Contact Larry Hill Larry Hill CS-FIN 2/3/2009 Pri 2 Yes YesII Oppose Comments: SB 418 would restrict the use of most Lottery proceeds to a handful of economicly distressed, primarily rural counties only. In the past Lottery-funded projects have been distributed statewide. For example, Eugene's economy has benefited from 2007 Lottery grants for the construction of SeQuential Biofuels fueling station on McVey Highway. A Lottery grant in 2005 leveraged a $15 million investment by Invitrogen to keep and expand its Molecular Probes subsidary in Eugene. Springfield received a Lottery grant in 2006 to train workers for the Royal Ceribbean customer service center, which employes people from the entire metropoliton area. The Lottery has also invested millions in upgrading State parks and waterways across the state. SB 418 would limit such activity to just a few rural counties. An important point is that the primary opportunities to use limited Lotter funds for sustained economic development do not lie in the sparsely populated rural areas of the state, but in the populated areas that have the transportation, utility and educational infrastructure and available quality workforce to leverage and sustain private investment. SJR 7 Relating Clause: Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution authorizing sobriety checkpoints for law enforcement purposes. Title: Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution authorizing sobriety checkpoints for law enforcement purposes. 21