M37 fix attempts to create "bridge to Election Day"

One of the best parts of political theatre for me is watching right wingers run around screaming like their hair is on fire!:

Many people have spent thousands of dollars trying to vest their rights – BERGER AND CLEM’S BILL TAKES AWAY ONE OF YOUR OPTIONS UNDER THE LEGISLATURE’S REFERRAL!!!!!! YOU COULD LOSE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE SPENT TRYING TO VEST YOUR RIGHTS!!!!

Wow! Caps and exclamation points GALORE!!!!!! Now if only they had bolded the text we'd get to see such a trifecta of pants wetting that at least one bowl of microwave popcorn would be in order. But alas, the author failed us. Oh well.

I'm still playing catch up on Berger and Clem's bill--and frankly so is the author of this blog post. The text of the bill was only placed on the desks of legislators just this morning, so this blog author has no fucking idea what the bill does. But righties are nothing if not alarmists and scare mongerers...so these tactics are not surprising.

I managed to acquire a summary of HB3569 this morning. According to the summary, the bill is sponsored by Brian Clem (D-Salem) and Vicki Berger (R-Salem) at the request of former Guvs Vic Atiyeh and Barbara Roberts and a guy named John D. Gray (Who apparently I should know--but I don't. Enlighten me in comments, please).

Here are the "key components" listed on the summary:

• Rights to develop 1- 3 lots in an approved waiver located outside urban growth boundaries are transferable. Section 2(1), 2(2).

• No matter what happens to HB 3540 on the November ballot, transferability approved for 1 - 3 lot waivers under HB 3569 remains valid.

• 3-lot cap on claims on high-value farm or forest land, or in groundwater restricted areas.

• 4-10 lot claims not on high-value farm or forest land or in groundwater restricted areas are streamlined by HB 3569.

• Claims greater than 10 lots are limited to 10 lots until 12/06/07; limit continues if voters approve HB 3540.

• Requires that permits to implement any waiver must conform to HB 3569 until 12/06/07. Section 2(4).

• Allows existing claims may be “amended down” to seek 1-3 lots on high-value land, or 4-10 lots on non-high value land. Section 2(5)(b).

• The bill “sunsets” December 6, 2007. Section 3.

• Goes into effect immediately on passage. Section 4.

This looks to me like an effort to keep big money developers from pushing forward with their claims using their hefty resources before the Measure 37 "fix" is decided. So the author at NW Republican is right..it takes away "an option" for big developers to shove through their developments before the public has a chance to weigh in on the fix.

So once again, the right goes to bat for big monied interests and the left crafts a bipartisan bill in an effort to work with the people.

If I can get this summary converted to a JPEG file, I'll post it on the blog later.