Chapter 769 Oregon Laws 2001

AN ACT

SB 5504

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

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

SECTION 1. (1) There are appropriated to the State Department of Agriculture, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2001, out of the General Fund, the following amounts for the following purposes:

(a) Agency operations................ $ 22,036,630

(b) Debt service.......................... $ 168,795

(2) Within the appropriation made by subsection (1)(a) of this section, payment is authorized for expenses of the State Department of Agriculture in connection with entertainment for furthering economic development.

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other law, the amount of $42,146,706 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, and including federal funds for contract services, collected or received by the State Department of Agriculture for agency operations.

SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any other law, the amount of $3,758,105 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2001, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from lottery moneys allocated from the Parks and Natural Resources Fund to the State Department of Agriculture for the Oregon Plan to restore salmon and watershed activities.

SECTION 4. Notwithstanding any other law, the amount of $3,772,363 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2001, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from federal funds collected or received by the State Department of Agriculture.

SECTION 5. 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 $1,484,228 for allocation to the State Department of Agriculture for expenditures related to the development of a pesticide use reporting system. If any moneys appropriated under this section remain unallocated on December 1, 2002, those unallocated moneys become available for any other purpose for which the Emergency Board lawfully may allocate moneys.

SECTION 6. 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 7. 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 18, 2001

Effective date July 17, 2001

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