Item 3: Ratification of Unanimous IGR Actions and Action on Non-Unanimous IGR Actions

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Sponsored by: By Representative KOTEK (at the request of Oregon Council on Civil Rights, Oregon Advocacy Commissions and Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries Brad Avakian) URL: http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measpdf/hb2800.dir/hb2861.intro.pdf Contact Respondent Dept Updated Priority Recommendation Susan Mullett CS-HR 1/14/2011 -- Monitor Comments: Similar wording to Federal law; would recommend monitoring if changes reflect broader or narrower intent than Federal law. HM 0001 Relating Clause: Urges Congress to enact legislation restricting ability of Internet service providers to create two-tiered Internet. Title: Urges Congress and President to restrict ability of Internet service providers to create two-tiered Internet and to enable Federal Communications Commission to otherwise regulate Internet service providers. Sponsored by: Sponsored by Representative BARNHART; Representatives DEMBROW, FREDERICK, J SMITH (Presession filed.) URL: http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measpdf/hm1.dir/hm0001.intro.pdf Contact Respondent Dept Updated Priority Recommendation Pam Berrian CS-ISD 1/12/2011 Pri 2 Support Comments: Support but suggest amendments: The City has a Telecom legislative policy that supports network neutrality, opposing network operator-controlled Internet access site or content access restrictions, or establishing related tiered fee levels. The City has followed closely the FCC's preliminary rulings on the issue and is generally supportive. Refinement is expected along the lines of possible fee tiers based on usage, but not content. The City is and could be impacted by erosion of net neutrality principles. For example, the Library uses public Internet connections and would not want any restrictions on the information that the citizens can access from the Library. To my knowledge, Eugene was not contacted about text but offers some cautionary info: The resolution actually supports enactment of net neutrality legislation by Congress rather than backing the FCC's recent Net Neutrality Order. HM001 speaks in support of federal legislation that favors net neutrality, although it appears to go further than the FCC on banning 2-tiered pricing, & not as far as the FCC in a few other areas. Realistically, Federal GOP House control, means that there's zero chance this Congress would enact any such legislation. There is some chance, however, that this Congress could do the opposite: Take action to "undo" the FCC's Net Neutrality Order. So rather than endorse any move to enact any legislation, HM 001 should be redrafted to support the FCC's Net Neutrality Order rather than supporting the enactment of new federal legislation. 15