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OLCC explains distilled‑spirits distribution, warns warehouse debt will reduce city and county shares
Summary
Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission officials told the House Committee on Revenue that a new warehouse will improve distribution but its debt service will reduce the share of liquor revenue flowing to cities and counties unless sale of current properties or other steps offset the cost.
Craig Prins, executive director of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, told the House Committee on Revenue on April 22 that Oregon's control model for distilled spirits generates hundreds of millions in state and local revenue each biennium but is facing distribution pressure as liquor sales slightly decline and debt service for a new warehouse begins.
"Every year it does generate hundreds of millions of dollars to schools, parks, and health care," Prins told the committee, explaining the control model in which the state purchases distilled spirits, stores them in a commission warehouse and sets…
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