[OMS_MANAGERS] Lottery Bond Funds Hearing/SB 5531

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On Fri, May 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM HARVEY W SCHUBOTHE <ninerharv2 at msn.com>
wrote:

> Sorry all,
>
> I misspoke to you on HB 5531, rather its SB 5531, the Lottery Bond capital
> funds. Today presented the second day to testify on this bill that
> allocates capital funds generated by Lottery Bonds and which includes
> authorization of $10,000,000 for the Main Street Revitalization grant
> program among many other programs and projects.
>
> Today's testimony was all on-line with invitations for those testifying to
> describe the individual projects they hope can be supported with these
> funds. Again, many City, County and special district folks testified to the
> needs their individual projects would support. And again no testimony from
> them or anyone else on the Main Street Revitalization grant.
>
> It is clear that there is not sufficient dollars currently in this bill to
> come close to supporting all of the projects that were testified about over
> two days of hearings.
>
> The next step will be for the committee to mark up the bill and consider
> any amendments to the bill itself. With that done, the committee will
> schedule a work session on the bill and/or amended version that would be
> like SB 5531-1. That could lead to either passage or still more amendments
> like -2 or -3 and another work session. Frankly with the session winding
> down a bit, I would not expect many more amendments beyond a -1 bill. From
> the Capital Construction Committee, it moves to full Ways and Means which
> most likely will make no changes to Capital Constructions work and then to
> the floor with again most likely no changes. Thus I expect our opportunity
> for public testimony may have passed unless there is an amended bill.
>
> I will give you a heads up should we see an amended bill and an
> opportunity to testify, especially if the Main Street Revitalization grant
> is modified or dropped.
>
> Harv
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> *From:* HARVEY W SCHUBOTHE <ninerharv2 at msn.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 6, 2025 2:42 PM
> *To:* Oregon Main Street Network Members <oms_managers at omls.oregon.gov>
> *Subject:* Lottery Bond Funds Hearing
>
> Good afternoon Main Street managers,
>
> One of the bills that I am tracking as a Restore Oregon executive
> committee member is HB 5531, the Lottery Bond Capital funds bill. Section
> 10 (1) of that bill includes funding for the Oregon Main Street
> Revitalization Grant. The legislature has a public hearing for scheduled
> for this bill on Friday. If you would like more information on the bill,
> you can contact me off the list at my personal email at ninerharv2 at msn.com
> .
>
> Harv Schubothe
>
>
>
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