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Contact Respondent Dept Updated Priority Recommendation Heather Nelson CS-FIN 1/31/2012 Pri 2 Support Comments: Since our paper products are often sourced within the Pacific Northwest and not just Oregon, I recommend amending the region to include the greater Pacific Northwest if possible. While this bill is intended to support Oregon based mills, the market realities of pulp and paper production are most likely going to continue to seek economy of scale at a regional level. This would also maintain a level of competition and likely keep costs down. The City has an administrative order to buy recycled content paper for printing and copying and custodial paper products (T.P., paper towels, etc.) have recycled content in support of our sustainability efforts, so, as written, this bill would affect our purchases in relation to where the paper is sourced and potentially its price. There would be a financial impact if some of the 10% were implemented for any purchase, though if the full 10% were used in every purchase (which is highly unlikely) the estimated increase based on past centralized expenditures for multiuse printer paper and custodial paper products would be less than $10K in the first full year. This bill would be a good way to support the local economy and community and would meet those goals within our Triple Bottom Line framework. Contact Respondent Dept Updated Priority Recommendation Ethan Nelson PDD-BPS 1/27/2012 Pri 2 Support Comments: The City of Eugene should support HB 4142 because it is integrated into an ongoing market development strategy for Oregon mills and Oregon recycling infrastructure. We need to have local markets, local processing, and local infrastructure to maintain a strong recycling economy. This bill is part of an effort to provide market preference for products coming out of Oregon mills and also to help clean up the incoming "feedstock" of paper materials from Oregon communities that is received through single source and commingled recycling. I defer to Heather Nelson and Jamie Garner as to the fiscal impact of the bill on city of Eugene operations. HB 4144 Relating Clause: Relating to calculations required in determining the lowest bid for certain public contracts; and declaring an emergency. Title: Requires contracting agency, in determining lowest bid for procurement, to make certain additions and deductions based on health and retirement benefits paid for workers who are residents of this state, based on fuel consumption and carbon generation and based on personal income taxes paid by employing workers who are residents of this state. Becomes operative January 1, 2013. Declares emergency, effective on passage. Sponsored by: Sponsored by Representative NOLAN (Presession filed.) URL: http://www.leg.state.or.us/12reg/measpdf/hb4100.dir/hb4144.intro.pdf 9 | Page February 8, 2012 IGR Committee Meeting