Item 3: Discuss and Approve Non-Unanimous IGR Positions

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highways." This priority has been replaced with a series of priorities that start with operation and maintenance, then to efficiency of existing roads, then modernization, then added capacity. The bill includes a little "ornament," which is the bump in the allocation for footpaths and bike trails (see SB 292 et al). IGR Committee already has approved a support position for this concept, so it's easy to accept in this bill if that's what it takes to get a reprioritization of State Highway Funds. HB 3138 Relating Clause: Relating to transportation funding. Title: Increases annual appropriation to Department of Transportation small cities program. Sponsored by: COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION(at the request of League of Oregon Cities) URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb3100.dir/hb3138.intro.pdf ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Eric Jones Eric Jones PW-ADM 3/17/2009 Pri 2 Yes YesIII. A Oppose Comments: This is a tough call. On one hand, the increase in the annual appropriation to the small cities program for road repairs will decrease by $4 million the highway split among cities on a population basis (because the bill increases the reserved allocation for small cities to $4.5 million from $500,000 per year). That means Eugene will get slightly less in allocated highway trust funds. On the other hand, small cities will get road money they very much need and that the LOC is trying to get them. To put this in perspective, the last full fiscal year net State Highway Trust Fund distribution to cities (including the $500,000 to small cities program) was $113 million, of which Eugene received $6.6 million. If all other things were equal and this bill was in place in the previous fiscal year, the $4 million increase to the small cities program would have amounted to a 3.5% decrease in net allocable city share, or $230,000 less revenue to the city of Eugene. On balance, given the significant potential loss of revenue to the City of Eugene is this bill passes, this reviewer recommends a priority 2 oppose position, with our supportive efforts to any and all revenue measures that would increase transportation funding for all cities, regardless of their size. ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Larry Hill Larry Hill CS-FIN 3/12/2009 Pri 2 Yes YesIII. A1 Oppose Comments: HB 3138 would have a negative financial impact of about $230,000 on the City of Eugene. It would redirect some State Highway Trust Fund monies to small cities at the expense of Eugene and other cities. A far better aproach to addressing the problem of inadequate funding for small cities is to increase the State Highway Trust Fund's overall revenue, thus benefiting all recepiant jurisdictions, small and large. HB 3155 Relating Clause: Relating to energy efficiency for consumer-owned utilities. Title: Requires governing body of consumer-owned utility to adopt resolution to establish local conservation and energy efficiency plan or annual conservation, energy efficiency and carbon reduction or avoidance program. Specifies requirements for plan and program. Specifies projects eligible for funding under plan or program. Requires consumer-owned utility to provide certain annual reports. Sponsored by: Representatives BOONE, WITT, Senator JOHNSON; Representatives BENTZ, BERGER, BEYER, BUCKLEY, C EDWARDS, GILMAN, HOLVEY, HUFFMAN, JENSON, KOMP, OLSON, SCHAUFLER, G SMITH, STIEGLER, VANORMAN, WHISNANT, 30