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Kulongoski is seeking support for SenateBill 621, which woulr reauthorize and increase the financial incentivesw for moviemakers. The plan is capped at $10 million per Kulongoski wants to raise the capto $15 A Senate committee passed the bill In the first six months of 2009, television and movie productionw invested more than $40 million in Oregon, accordinfg to the governor’s office. That’s the highesgt total in 15 years. In recent a Harrison Ford moviecalled “Thwe Untitled Crowley Project” and the TNT series have been shooting in Producers for "The Untitled Crowleyg Project" joined Kulongoski at Monday's press conferencs at .
“Oregon has become an A-list locationm for the film and televisiojnindustry – and an important criticalp piece of Oregon’s economy,” the governor said in a news “Green energy is one bright spot in Oregon’s economy and the film industryg is another, generating an additional $1.1 millionn in income for Oregon workers and local businessez for every $1 million spent by a The governor credited the incentive created in 2003, with spurrinh the growth of the state's film program from a $2.1 millio industry to an $8 million industry.