Item 5: Action: Discussion and Approval of Non-Unanimous IGR Positions

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This bill would broaden the list of energy efficiency measures meeting the required 1.5 percent of total contract price from only solar technology to any energy technology that would significantly contribute to lowered energy consumption. This would allow the City to achieve aggressive energy savings goals using the most cost-effective energy efficiency measures rather being forced to spend 1.5 percent of the construction budget only on solar technologies. SB 0455 Relating Clause: Relating to health services; appropriating money; declaring an emergency. Title: Requires Health Resources Commission to conduct comparative effectiveness research and to disseminate research findings. Requires Health Services Commission to develop or identify and to disseminate evidence-based health care guidelines. Requires Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research to coordinate work of both commissions. Requires public bodies and public purchasers of health care to pursue purchasing strategies that encourage adoption of research findings and evidence-based health care guidelines. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services for purposes of Act. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2009. Sponsored by: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH CARE AND VETERANS AFFAIRS URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0400.dir/sb0455.intro.pdf ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Myrnie Daut Myrnie Daut CS-HRRS 2/13/2009 Pri 3 No Support Comments: Encouraging evidence based purchasing will encourage best practices in medicine and will improve treatment and outcomes and consumer information. This bill is targeting PEBB, OEBB and state agencies. Other public entities would be encouraged to use evidence based health care guidelines. SB 0475 Relating Clause: Relating to boating. Title: Eliminates mandatory boating safety education program. Sponsored by: Senator ATKINSON; Senator GIROD URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0400.dir/sb0475.intro.pdf ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Glen Potter Glen Potter EFD 2/13/2009 Pri 3 No Oppose Comments: Bad legislation from a boating safety standpoint. SB 0480 Relating Clause: Relating to recyclable materials. Title: Allows removal of recyclable material from solid waste disposal receptacles under certain circumstances. Sponsored by: Senator PROZANSKI (at the request of Jim Hoover, Waste Recovery Systems) (at the request of Jim Hoover, Waste Recovery Systems) URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0400.dir/sb0480.intro.pdf ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Ethan Nelson PDD-BPS 2/17/2009 Pri 3 Yes VII.A. 4b Oppose Comments: SB 480 is the same as 2007’s SB 437 and 2005’s SB 291. These bills were opposed by a number of municipalities including Albany, Hillsboro, and Salem; the League of Oregon Cities, 12