Chapter 768 Oregon Laws 2001

AN ACT

SB 5519

Relating to the financial administration of the State Forestry 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 State Forestry Department, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2001, out of the General Fund, the following amounts for the following purposes:

(1) Agency administration......... $ 7,004,899

(2) Protection from fire............. $ 16,815,067

(3) Forestry assistance............... $ 1,836,168

(4) Forest practices.................... $ 8,791,267

(5) Capital improvement........... $ 85,488

(6) Debt service.......................... $ 1,848,102

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other law, the following amounts are established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2001, as the maximum limits for payment of expenses from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, excluding lottery funds but including federal funds from the U.S. Forest Service for fire protection and for research projects, collected or received by the State Forestry Department, for the following purposes:

(1) Agency administration......... $ 11,239,399

(2) Protection from fire............. $ 50,955,184

(3) State-owned forest lands..... $ 56,634,281

(4) Forestry assistance............... $ 3,168,703

(5) Forest practices.................... $ 6,738,956

(6) Capital improvement........... $ 3,791,463

(7) Debt service.......................... $ 1,125,515

(8) Forest nursery...................... $ 6,317,233

(9) Equipment pool.................... $ 12,597,671

SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any other law, the amount of $3,554,566 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 State Forestry Department.

SECTION 4. In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropriated to the Emergency Board, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2001, out of the General Fund, the amount of $800,000 for allocation to the State Forestry Department for expenditures related to emergency forest fire suppression. If any moneys appropriated under this section remain unallocated by the Emergency Board on December 1, 2002, those unallocated moneys become available for any other purpose for which the Emergency Board lawfully may allocate moneys.

SECTION 5. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures of the State Forestry Department for the payment of expenses of the department from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but including federal funds for fire protection, excluding lottery funds, collected or received by the department, the limitation on expenditures for the biennium ending June 30, 2001, established by section 2 (2), chapter 892, Oregon Laws 1999, as modified by the Emergency Board, is increased by $7,200,000.

SECTION 6. Section 2 of this 2001 Act does not limit, affect or apply to expenditures for the equalization of emergency fire suppression costs from the Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund or the purchase of insurance referred to in ORS 477.775. This 2001 Act does not limit, affect or apply to expenditures for fire cost claims.

SECTION 7. 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 8. 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 July 17, 2001

Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 17, 2001

Effective date July 17, 2001

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