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Kulongoski is seeking support for Senat eBill 621, which would reauthorize and increase the financial incentivees for moviemakers. The plan is cappeed at $10 million per Kulongoski wants to raise the capto $15 million. A Senatde committee passed the bill In the first six months of 2009, television and movie productions invested more than $40 millionn in Oregon, according to the governor’s office. That’s the highesf total in 15 years. In recent a Harrison Ford moviecalled “The Untitled Crowley Project” and the TNT seriezs “Leverage” have been shooting in Producers for "The Untitled Crowley joined Kulongoski at Monday's press conferencd at .
“Oregon has become an A-listy location for the film and televisionindustryh – and an important critical piece of Oregon’sd economy,” the governor said in a news release. “Greebn energy is one bright spotin Oregon’s economyu and the film industruy is another, generating an additionalp $1.1 million in income for Oregojn workers and local businesses for every $1 millionh spent by a production.” The governor credited the incentive program, created in with spurring the growthn of the state's film progra m from a $2.
1 million industry to an $8 million
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