The reason for the "Greenlight Oregon" Bill is to attract filmmakers and TV producers to film in Oregon. As it stands now, Hollywood is filming out of the country to avoid the heavy taxes and expenses of filming in California. Thus, Oregon Governor Kulongoski is giving them a break and making it economically viable to film in Oregon. The whole idea is to generate the economy. That makes sense to me.
I know that Governor Schwarzenegger is also working at keeping the film industry in California.
Labor costs are towering too!!
There was once a better thriving Film industry here and this proposal has been in the talks for a few years.
It is easier to get a bill through when you have no opponents as in the timber industry with the costs incurred by enviro groups and the Lawsuits filed putting the industry at a stand still.
I noticed the threads on the enviro nuts have not been posting the last year so maybe these groups are not getting the financial backing to reak havoc.
Have not had the eco terrorists destroying property in the news either that I am aware of.
Maybe the financial backers have all moved on to funding anti war groups.
BTW King Vanity has been hoping to get more film industry up here so he can shoot for some extra work.