The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday March 15, 1979 THIRTEEN
Atiyeh may favor using tax surplus for road repair
SALEM Gov. Vic. Atiyeh
surprised a lot of people last
week when he said he might
favor using $100 million in
state surplus funds to fix
Oregon's roads.
If the governor decides to do
that, it will be a reversal of his
original position. Until last
week, when he conferred with
Glenn Jackson, chairman of
the State Transportation Com
mission, Atiyeh has insisted
the money go back to tax
payers as an income tax
rebate.
But Oregon's roads are in
sad shape after a winter of
unusual freezing and thawing,
heavy rains and flooding. It
will take an estimated $1
billion over the next 10 years
to repair the state's highways.
The state's highway fund is so
depleted, the Highway Divi
sion is having a hard time
keeping up with routine main
tenance.
Legislators' reactions to
Atiyeh's possible change of
heart were mixed last week
as the House Revenue Com
mittee wrapped up work on a
tax-relief package that in
cludes a $100 million tax
rebate.
Jack Duff, R-Adams, said
he'd be in favor of using that
surplus money for road re
pair. "I think up in our country
they'd go for that rather than
income tax relief. I was home
a couple of weeks ago and I
was shocked at how some of
the main highways are broken
up. We have to do something."
Wayne Fawbush, D-Hood
River, said that using general
nind money to repair high
ways might set a bad prece
dent. "It has never been done
before. Support for highways
has traditionally come from
user fees: the gas tax, the
weight-mile tax, registration
fees," he said.
"It's been very difficult to
pass new taxes for highways.
We've tried for the last two
sessions and the people have
said no each time. If we use
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general fund money to fix the
highways, I can absolutely
guarantee you'll never see
another user fee-increase pass
in this state," he added.
Fawbush said he didn't
favor using the money for an
income tax rebate over fixing
the roads.
"The only reason I support
ed the income tax rebate (on
the House Revenue Commit
tee) was as a compromise. We
had to give the governor
something to salvage from his
tax plan," he said.
Fawbush said it wasn't a
simple issue.
"The highway fund is de
pleted," he said. "We have to
do something to get some
money or we won't be able to
repair the chuckholes from
last winter. While I want to do
something for the highways,
I'm not sure this is the best
way."
The House Revenue Com
mittee's tax package, which is
expected to win support from
most House members this
week, includes $353 million in
property tax relief.
The major feature of the
package is a provision for the
state to pay 30 per cent of the
property tax for all homeown
ers. The plan would also boost
benefits under the Homeown
er and Renter Relief Program
(HAARP).
Fawbush said the plan is a
good one.
"It doesn't screw up what is
a very fair and equitable tax
system in this state," he said.
"It gives significant relief to
people on fixed incomes. All
homeowners will get 30 per
cent of their property taxes
paid by the state. We've
indexed income taxes so the
state won't be taking so much
money because of inflation
and we've included an election
provision for local taxing
districts which will make it
harder for them to get big
increases.
Fawbush said the plan was
simple, and he said that may
prove to be one of its problems
as it goes to the Senate.
"It's not drastic, so it's not
flashy," he said. "It doesn't
make major changes, it's
refining what we've got
stead of substituting some
thing with ajvhoTe new set of
problems"
Wien the plan is approved
by the House, it will go to the
senate where several senators
have proposed other plans.
Sen. Bob Smith
leaves his
mark
Cont. from page 12
Smith was named Most Valua
ble Player in a national YMCA
basketball tournament and
elected to an Ail-American
team with Wilt (The Stilt)
Chamberlain.
Civic involvement that led
from Junior First Citizen of
Harney County to nominations
twice as a member of the
Jaycee's Ten Outstanding
Young Men of America helped
unseat a two-term Democrat
rival once he succumbed to
persistent entreaties to enter
politics.
A lawyer he is not. But it's
easier to understand why he is
serving his fourth session on
Senate Judiciary Committee.
Even uncommon sense dic
tates his presence provides
balance and a forum granted
few who labor in the legisla
tive minority.
Two items may be note
worthy in assessing his future.
When first elected Speaker
in 1969, minority chief in the
Lower Chamber was none
other than four-time Senate
Pres. Jason Boe. And the
office Smith occupies today
was vacated last fall when
Victor Atiyeh became Governor.
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