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

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Staff Recommendation: Priority 3, Oppose (By Steve Nystrom) IGR Committee Vote: Monitor (2/1, Poling, Clark/Taylor, No) (See page 7 - 8 of the February 2, IGR Bill Report for staff comments). HB 2609: This bill would require metropolitan service districts and cities with populations of 25,000 or more that are outside metropolitan service districts to provide rolling, five-year supplies of shovel-ready buildable lands for needed housing and for industrial and commercial uses. Staff Recommendation: Priority 2, Oppose (By Steve Nystrom) IGR Committee Vote: Monitor (2/1, Clark, Poling/Taylor, No) (See page 20 – 21 of the February 2, IGR Bill Report for staff comments). FEBRUARY 9, 2011: HB 2518: This bill would permits local governments to impose a real estate transfer tax or fee, provided a tax or fee that is structured progressively based on consideration paid for property, transfer in which buyer is first-time homebuyer or exempt, and a marginal rate of tax or fee decrease as length of ownership by seller increases . Staff Recommendation: Priority 2, Support (By Larry Hill) IGR Committee Vote: Neutral (2/1, Clark, Poling/Taylor, No) (See page 9 of the February 9, IGR Bill Report for staff comments). HB 2563: This bill would create and adjust sunset dates for certain exemptions to property taxation. Staff Recommendation: Priority 2, Support (By Larry Hill) IGR Committee Vote: Priority 3, Oppose (2/1, Clark, Poling/Taylor, No) (See page 11 of the February 9, IGR Bill Report for staff comments). FEBRUARY 16, 2011: HB 2370: This bill would require local governments to provide ODOT at least a 30-day notice before offering real property for sale, exchange, conveyance or lease, if the real property is within 100 feet of a railroad right of way or is within 500 feet of an at-grade rail crossing. If, within 30 days after the notice ODOT notifies the local government that the department is interested in obtaining the real property to facilitate the current delivery or future expansion of rail service, the bill requires the local government to give the department the first opportunity to obtain the property. Staff Recommendation: Priority 2, Support (By Brenda Wilson) IGR Committee Vote: Priority 2, Support (2/1, Taylor, Clark/Poling, No) (No staff comments – support is at the request of Representative Nathanson) \\Cesrv500\cc support\CMO\2011 Council Agendas\M110228\S1102283.doc