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HB 3453 <br />Relating Clause: Relating to public safety fiscal emergencies; declaring an emergency. <br />Title:Provides that Governor may proclaim, in affected counties, public safety fiscal <br />emergency, with unanimous agreement of President and Minority Leader of Senate and <br />Speaker and Minority Leader of House of Representatives. <br /> Allows for consolidation or merger of units of local government and for <br />intergovernmental agreements for purpose of providing services. Allows for imposition <br />of income tax assessment on residents of affected counties, with maximum rate to be <br />specified in proclamation and with approval of county governing body. Declares <br />emergency, effective on passage. <br />Sponsored by: Rules <br />URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/13reg/measpdf/hb3400.dir/hb3453.intro.pdf <br />Contact Respondent Dept Updated Priority Recommendation <br />Larry Hill CS - FIN <br /> <br />Comments: I reviewed this bill and concluded that we will likely have little impact on the outcome. If <br />we were to take a position I recommend opposition since it could impose state control <br />over local control upon the county and city. <br />SB 345 <br />Relating Clause: Relating to narrow residential roadways; declaring an emergency. <br />Title:Provides exemption to offense of pedestrian with improper position upon or improperly <br />proceeding along highway for pedestrians on narrow residential roadway under certain <br />circumstances. <br /> Declares emergency, effective on passage. <br />Chief Sponsors <br />Sponsored by: :Senator Burdick, Representative Tomei <br />Regular Sponsors <br />: Senator Johnson, Senator Thomsen <br />URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/13reg/measpdf/sb0300.dir/sb0345.intro.pdf <br />Contact Respondent Dept Updated Priority Recommendation <br />Tom Larsen PWM 04/01/2013 Pri. 1 Oppose <br /> <br />Comments: Removes the pedestrian offense of improper position on a roadway from “narrow <br />residential roadways” when signs are posted on each segment of the narrow roadway <br />where ”pedestrians may be present”. We have a minimal number of roads that would <br />qualify under the current State definition and none with the required signs. While the bill <br />does not require narrow roadways be signed, I see potential problems with citizens <br />requesting these signs and 20 MPH speeds and removing the role of traffic engineers <br />from the decision making process for traffic control devices. The city should not support <br />making the inherently dangerous activity of walking down the middle of a street easier. <br />4 | Page <br />April 3, 2013 IGR Committee Meeting <br />