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Relating Clause: Relating to velodromes. Title: Directs State Parks and Recreation Department to construct velodromes in northern Willamette Valley, southern Willamette Valley and southern Oregon. Limits biennial expenditures for velodrome construction from lottery moneys allocated from Parks and Natural Resources Fund. Sponsored by: Senators ATKINSON, PROZANSKI URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0500.dir/sb0542.intro.pdf ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Lee Shoemaker PWE 2/24/2009 Pri 3 Yes YesII. B1 Monitor Comments: This bill will require the States Park and Recreation Department to develop a plan to construct three velodromes in Oregon including the southern Willamette Valley. State Parks would work with Lane County, the City of Eugene and the biking community in locating a site and devoping a funding raising plan. The legislation would provide a maximum of $3.5 million from lottery funds to construct the facilities. Supported by City Council policy: Eugene supports enhancing existing funding levels for state programs that are allied with and support public park and recreation agencies and programs; and maintaining park and recreation agencies’ eligibility for funding in existing programs and promote eligibility for funding in new programs. Developing a velodrome is a priority 5 in the proposed projects and priorities in the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Project and Priority Plan. Priority 5 is the lowest priority but in the community’s long range vision for parks, open space, recreation programs, and services but are not anticipated to be completed within the next 20 years. SB 0569 Relating Clause: Relating to firearms. Title: Modifies definition of 'public place' for purpose of certain city or county ordinances related to possession of loaded firearms. Sponsored by: Senator BOQUIST URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0500.dir/sb0569.intro.pdf ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation E. Cushman S. Swenson EPD-ADM 2/25/2009 Pri 2 Yes YesV. C5 Oppose Comments: We oppose this bill, which would create a further limitation on the City's ability to regulate firearms. This bill would modify ORS 166.173, which authorizes local jurisdictions to regulate firearms in public places, to exclude "the interior of a privately owned vehicle" from what constitutes a public place. This would essentially mean that an ordinance which, for example, prohibited firearms in public parks or schools, would not apply to a person who had a firearm inside his/her vehicle. SB 0573 Relating Clause: Relating to firearms. Title: Modifies circumstances under which person may petition for relief from prohibition on possession of firearms. Sponsored by: Senator BOQUIST URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0500.dir/sb0573.intro.pdf ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation E. Cushman S. Swenson EPD-ADM 2/25/2009 Pri 2 No No Oppose 15