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HB 3049 Relating Clause: Relating to corporate minimum tax; prescribing an effective date; providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority. Title: Increases corporate minimum tax to $300. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2010. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die. Sponsored by: Representative BERGER; Representatives BENTZ, BRUUN, CAMERON, ESQUIVEL, GILMAN, HANNA, HUFFMAN, JENSON, KENNEMER, MAURER, OLSON URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb3000.dir/hb3049.intro.pdf ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Larry Hill Larry Hill CS-FIN 3/13/2009 Pri 3 Yes YesII Support Comments: HB 3049 would have no financial impact on the City of Eugene but the City has a legislative policy in favor of a higher corporate minimum tax. Current corporate minimum tax is $10. HB 3050 Relating Clause: Relating to education registration plates; appropriating money; declaring an emergency. Title: Directs Department of Transportation to establish education registration plate program. Imposes $35 surcharge per year of registration. Directs that moneys from surcharge on registration plate be transferred to qualified education foundation in each school district and if no foundation exists, then to school district. Directs Oregon Transportation Commission to conduct contest for design of education registration plate. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to department for purpose of initiating education registration plate program. Authorizes department to offer four special registration plates at one time. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2009. Sponsored by: Representative BERGER; Representatives BOONE, CLEM, THATCHER, WHISNANT, Senators MONROE, TELFER URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb3000.dir/hb3050.intro.pdf ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Eric Jones Eric Jones PW-ADM 3/11/2009 Pri 3 No No Neutral Comments: Does not impact City of Eugene funding, since only the surcharge (extra) amount, over and above the standard registration fee, would be allocated "qualified education foundations." Some amount of state General Fund is required to set up the program; probably a relatively small amount of $$. Police may have some concerns about proliferation of special plates (see also HB 2901, Smokey the Bear plates). HB 3052 Relating Clause: Relating to drugs in the workplace. Title: Expands ability of employer to prohibit use of medical marijuana in workplace. Sponsored by: Representatives HANNA, SCHAUFLER; Representatives BRUUN, CAMERON, ESQUIVEL, FREEMAN, MATTHEWS, MAURER, G SMITH, WHISNANT URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb3000.dir/hb3052.intro.pdf ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Myrnie Daut Myrnie Daut CS-HRRS 3/19/2009 Pri 2 No No Support 23