Chapter 130 Oregon Laws 2001

AN ACT

HB 5020

Relating to the financial administration of the Judicial Department; appropriating money; limiting expenditures; and declaring an emergency.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. There is appropriated to the Judicial Department, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2001, out of the General Fund, the following amounts to be used for payment of expenses of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Oregon Tax Court, the State Court Administrator and Trial Court Operations:

(1) Operations............................ $ 220,678,727

(2) Mandated payments............ $ 15,868,536

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other law, there is appropriated to the Judicial Department, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2001, out of the General Fund, $163,837,787 for payment of indigent defense fees, to be allotted quarterly by the Judicial Department in a manner that causes expenditures not to exceed the appropriation made by this section. Amounts appropriated that are determined by the department to be in excess of the amounts needed to pay indigent defense costs may be transferred to the operating budget of the Judicial Department.

SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any other law, the amount of $11,483,362 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2001, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the Judicial Department.

SECTION 4. Notwithstanding any other law, the amount of $455,138 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2001, as the maximum limit for the payment of expenses from federal funds collected or received by the Judicial Department.

SECTION 5. This 2001 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2001 Act takes effect July 1, 2001.

Approved by the Governor May 9, 2001

Filed in the office of Secretary of State May 9, 2001

Effective date July 1, 2001

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