The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday February 1, 1979 THIRTEEN
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needs are eyed by state senator
highway
. Meeting the legitimate road
and highway needs of our
district is one problem I hope
this session of the legislature
will help solve.
Our highways program de
veloped serious problems be
ginning in 1973 with the oil
embargo. Petroleum related
products, including asphalt,
soared in price. Gasoline sales
declined, bringing less reve
nue into the program via the
gas tax. While revenues sag
ged, prices of material and
costs of construction soared.
The 1975 and 1977 sessions
sought to address the problem
by approving increases in the
gas tax, trucker taxes and
license costs. All of these
By Sen. Ken Jernstedt
programs, however, were
trounced by the voters. They
were telling the legislature
they believed the problem
should be solved without
increasing taxes.
A majority of the members
of both houses, myself
included, are sponsoring legis
lation to do just that. We are
supporting a vote of the people
on a constitutional amend
ment to limit the use of
highway revenues to road
construction, improvement
and maintenance.
Other programs currently
funded from gas tax revenues
would henceforth be funded
through the state general
fund, which is derived mainly
from income tax revenues.
The major program re
moved would be the operation
of the Oregon State Police,
which will have a budget of
roughly $50 million for the
coming two years. The other
major program involved is
, state parks and recreation,
which will be seeking a budget
of some $5 million. Both of
these programs are strongly
supported by the legislature,
so they shouldn't suffer from
the switch, and the change
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would make some $60 million
additional available to help
meet basic road needs.
We hope the question can be
placed on the ballot as early as
possible perhaps at the same
time as a special election for
property tax relief.
It is now possible to make
toll free calls to my office here
in Salem by dialing 1-800-452-7813.
In order to free this line
for other callers, please give
your name and phone number
to my secretary and we will
call you back on our own line.
It is also possible to obtain
information, toll free, on the
status of bills, times of
committee hearings, or other
general information by calling
1-800-452-0290. However calls
made to this number cannot
be transfered to my office,
which is located at S317, third
floor of the Senate office wing,
State Capitol Building, Salem,
Or. 97310.
Jernstedt named
Asst. Senate
Minority Leader
State Sen. Ken Jernstedt of
Hood River has been named
Assistant Minority Leader of
the State Senate for the 1979
Legislature.
The appointment was made
by Senate Minority Leader
Bob Smith of Burns.
Jernstedt is the senior GOP
member of the Senate, having
served there since moving up
from the House of Representa
tives in 1968.
Smith said the post is
important because the
responsibilities of Republican
Senators in guiding Gov. Vic
Atiyeh's tax relief proposals
through the Legislature. Inter
estingly, during the last ses
sion Governor Atiyeh, then a
Senate Minority Caucus lead
er, named Jernstedt Liaison
Officer with the Executive
Department.
"The minority party can't
afford to be negative this
session," Smith said, "be
cause a constructive posture
will be necessary in gaining
approval of the governor's
program. Senator Jernstedt
has demonstrated an ability to
communicate effectively with
state leaders, both Republi
cans and Democrats."
Smith said Jernstedt is
being counted on for leader
ship "because we aren't in
Salem to perpetuate a conflict
of political parties.
"He understands our efforts
will be measured, not by how
well we oppose one another,
but by how well we unite to
promote the interest of the
people."
Heppner gets
road use funds
The city of Heppner re
ceived a total of $13,298 in
highway user tax funds during
the period of July 1 through
Dec. 31 of 1978, according to
the Oregon Department of
Transportation.
Heppner's allocation is
based on the statutory 12 per
cent, and is distributed on a
monthly basis. Funds for the
allocation come from motor
vehicle registration fees, lie-,
ense fees, gasoline tax funds,
fines and penalties.
Apportionment of the funds
is based on the population of
incorporated cities.
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