Chapter 505 Oregon Laws 2001

AN ACT

SB 5507

Relating to the financial administration of the Department of Consumer and Business Services; limiting expenditures; and declaring an emergency.

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

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any other law, $166,581,794 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, including federal funds, collected or received by the Department of Consumer and Business Services for occupational safety and health-related activities, manufactured home inspections and senior health insurance benefit programs.

SECTION 2. Section 1 of this 2001 Act does not limit, affect or apply to expenditures from the:

(1) Workers’ Benefit Fund.

(2) Self-Insured Employer Adjustment Reserve.

(3) Self-Insured Employer Group Adjustment Reserve.

(4) Federal Registry Fund for payment to the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council of annual registry fees collected from state certified and licensed appraisers; Oregon Medical Insurance Pool Account for payment of claims and third party administration contracts.

(5) Consumer and Business Services Fund for payment of contracted collection costs, including contracted processing costs for the Combined Tax Reporting Program, contracted building codes permit issuance costs, and workers’ compensation paying agent reimbursements as outlined in ORS 656.307.

(6) Special payments to the Oregon Health Sciences University for research on occupational illness and disease.

SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any other law, all sections of this 2001 Act are subject to Oregon Department of Administrative Services rules related to allotting, controlling, and encumbering funds.

SECTION 4. 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 June 21, 2001

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 22, 2001

Effective date July 1, 2001

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