71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
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LC 1999
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 2817
                  Ordered by the House April 27
            Including House Amendments dated April 27
 
Sponsored by Representative STARR (at the request of Oregon
  Trucking Association)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
 
    { - Provides that circuit court upon petition of Department
of Transportation may order that telecommunications utility
refuse or terminate telecommunications service, change or
terminate telephone number or deny or cancel call forwarding
services if person applying for or receiving telecommunications
service is operating or advertising as for-hire carrier of
household goods without required certificate. Requires that
department make good faith effort to terminate unlawful activity
before seeking issuance of order. - }
   { +  Creates household goods carrier review task force.
  Sunsets January 2, 2003.
  Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die. + }
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to carriers of household goods; and prescribing an
  effective date.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) There is created a household goods carrier
review task force consisting of five members appointed by the
Director of Transportation as follows:
  (a) One member shall be an employee, owner or officer of a
carrier of household goods that holds a certificate for
intrastate transportation of household goods.
  (b) One member shall be a representative of an Oregon trucking
association.
  (c) One member shall be a representative of the
telecommunications industry.
  (d) One member shall be an employee of the Department of
Justice.
  (e) One member shall be an employee of the Department of
Transportation who deals primarily with motor carrier issues.
  (2) Members of the task force are entitled to compensation and
expenses as provided in ORS 292.495.
  (3) The task force shall examine the problem of persons
providing intrastate transportation of household goods without a
certificate of authority.
 
  (4) Official action by the task force requires the approval of
a majority of the members. Notwithstanding ORS 171.130 and
171.133, the task force by official action may recommend
legislation. Legislation recommended by the task force must
indicate that it is introduced at the request of the task force.
Legislative measures proposed by the task force shall be prepared
in time for presession filing with the Legislative Counsel by
December 15 of the year preceding a regular session of the
Legislative Assembly. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + Section 1 of this 2001 Act is repealed on
January 2, 2003. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + This 2001 Act takes effect on the 91st day
after the date on which the regular session of the Seventy-first
Legislative Assembly adjourns sine die. + }
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