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Natural Resources subcommittee opens and closes HB 5026 hearing with no public testimony
Summary
The Natural Resources Subcommittee for Ways and Means opened and immediately closed a public hearing on House Bill 5026, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department appropriation bill, after no members of the public registered to testify; the committee encouraged written testimony through OLIS.
Co-Chair Frederick of the Natural Resources Subcommittee for Ways and Means opened and closed a public hearing on House Bill 5026, the appropriation bill for the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, on Wednesday, March 5, after no one registered to give oral testimony.
The hearing offered the committee a formal opportunity to receive public comment on the department's budget. Committee staff reviewed the agenda and noted that written testimony may be submitted through the Oregon Legislative Information System (OLIS); with no one present to speak, the subcommittee closed the hearing and adjourned.
Co-Chair Frederick presided alongside Co-Chair Levy, and committee staff member April reviewed the agenda. As the item was introduced, staff said the hearing's purpose was "the purpose of taking public testimony on House Bill 50 26. This is the appropriation bill for the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department." The chair then asked whether anyone in the room or online wished to testify; none did.
Committee members did not take further action on the bill during the meeting. Staff reiterated that interested parties can file written testimony via OLIS to place comments in the official record. No vote or formal decision on the substance of HB 5026 was recorded at the meeting.
The subcommittee's brief handling of the item leaves the oral record empty; written submissions through OLIS will be the available public record for this hearing.
