Chapter 693 Oregon Laws 2001

AN ACT

SB 5556

Relating to state financial administration; appropriating money; and declaring an emergency.

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

SECTION 1. As used in sections 1 to 4 of this 2001 Act, “state agency” means every state officer, board, commission, department, institution, branch or agency of the state government, the costs of which are paid wholly or in part from funds held in the State Treasury.

SECTION 2. (1) Notwithstanding ORS 291.232 to 291.260, and subject to any rule that may be adopted by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, any obligations incurred by a state agency on or after July 1, 2001, that do not exceed the level of expenditures authorized under ORS 291.232 to 291.260 or otherwise authorized for the last quarter of the 1999-2001 biennium are hereby authorized, and necessary funds are appropriated therefor, unless the Oregon Department of Administrative Services determines that the state agency’s expenditure level should be modified, based on pending legislation.

(2) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services by rule shall specify the means whereby funds expended pursuant to subsection (1) of this section are reconciled and charged to the state agency’s 2001-2003 legislatively approved budget during the 2001-2003 biennium.

(3) All payments for debt service, certificates of participation and other financing agreements are hereby authorized during the period commencing July 1, 2001.

SECTION 3. Sections 1 to 4 of this 2001 Act apply to state agencies for which no legislatively approved budget has been enacted on or before July 1, 2001.

SECTION 4. If there is no 2001-2003 legislatively approved budget upon final adjournment of the regular session of the Seventy-first Legislative Assembly against which any expenditure authorized by section 2 (1) of this 2001 Act can be applied, the expenditure shall be considered to have been made from funds appropriated to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. For the purpose of paying the incurred expenses of state agencies, there is appropriated to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services any cash or other funds remaining in the accounts of the state agency for which no budget has been approved and for which no expenditure authority exists when the Legislative Assembly adjourns sine die. The Oregon Department of Administrative Services may apply for reimbursement of any expenditure from the Emergency Board during the 2001-2003 biennium.

SECTION 5. Sections 1 to 4 of this 2001 Act are repealed on July 31, 2001.

SECTION 6. 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 30, 2001

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 30, 2001

Effective date July 1, 2001

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