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Contact Respondent Dept Updated Priority Recommendation <br />Mike Penwell CS-FAC 01/20/2011 Pri 3 Support <br /> <br />Comments: This is a good change in my opinion as it properly makes the contractor responsible for <br />compliance with paying the higher rate of pay between the state and federal prevailing <br />wage rates rather than the local contracting agency (the City). This will make it a little bit <br />easier for the City to administer public improvement projects that utilize federal funds, <br />without negatively affecting workers' ability to receive the higher rate of pay. <br /> <br />Contact Respondent Dept Updated Priority Recommendation <br />Paul Klope PWE 01/20/2011 Pri 3 Support <br /> <br />Comments: Takes the burden off BOLI to determine the higher of federal vs. state wages and places <br />it on the contractor. <br /> <br />The requirement that the contractor pay the higher of federal vs. state prevailing wages <br />for federally funded projects seems redundant to a similar requirement in ORS279C.838, <br />but this clause certainly reinforces the intent to pay the higher wage. <br /> <br />This change will have no effect on City projects as we are already enforcing this <br />requirement. <br /> <br /> <br />SB 0192 <br /> <br />Relating Clause: Relating to green jobs in forest products industries; amending ORS 660.355, 660.358 and <br />660.364. <br /> <br />Title: Expands green jobs growth initiative to include analysis of growth factors and <br />employment projections for green jobs in forest products industries. Requires State <br />Workforce Investment Board to identify forest products industries to be classified as <br />high-demand green industries. Requires Oregon Business Development Department to <br />include forest products industries when developing criteria for investment in green <br />economy industries. <br /> <br />Sponsored by: Sponsored by Senator NELSON; Senators BOQUIST, COURTNEY, FERRIOLI, <br />GIROD, HASS, JOHNSON, MONNES ANDERSON, MONROE, TELFER, VERGER, <br />WHITSETT, WINTERS (Presession filed.) <br /> <br />URL: http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measpdf/sb0100.dir/sb0192.intro.pdf <br /> <br />Contact Respondent Dept Updated Priority Recommendation <br />Amanda Nobel Flannery Denny Braud PDD-ADM 01/18/2011 Pri 3 Support <br /> <br />Comments: As supported in the Regional Prosperity Economic Development Plan, the best <br />opportunity for job creation will be the growth and expansion of the regions existing, <br />traditional industries including forest products. Economic development efforts that <br />support investments in forest products industries have the potential to create high quality, <br />local employment opportunities in the manufacturing sector. <br /> <br />41 <br /> <br /> <br />