Chapter 771 Oregon Laws 2001

AN ACT

SB 5510

Relating to the financial administration of the Economic and Community Development 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 Economic and Community Development Department, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2001, out of the General Fund, the amount of $2,422,315, for the Oregon Arts Commission.

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other law, the amount of $37,386,951 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 Economic and Community Development Department, for the following purposes and in the following amounts:

(1) Administration of department

and community development

programs (program services)............ $ 8,475,933

(2) Oregon Community

Development Program...................... $ 28,604,988

(3) Other programs................................. $ 306,030

SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any other law, the amount of $96,269,674 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2001, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from lottery moneys allocated from the Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to the Economic and Community Development Department, for the following purposes and in the following amounts:

(1) Administration of department

and community development

programs (program services)............ $ 17,772,892

(2) Oregon Community

Development Program...................... $ 42,868,096

(3) Oregon Film and Video Office......... $ 972,508

(4) Pass-through...................................... $ 28,249,184

(5) Oregon Tourism Commission........... $ 6,406,994

SECTION 4. Notwithstanding any other law, the amount of $52,564,689 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 Economic and Community Development Department, for the following purposes and in the following amounts:

(1) Administration of department

and community development

programs (program services)............ $ 2,466,915

(2) Oregon Community

Development Program...................... $ 48,166,006

(3) Other programs................................. $ 1,931,768

SECTION 5. Sections 2 and 3 of this 2001 Act do not limit, affect or apply to expenditures for payments of loans to programs in the Oregon Community Development Program and the composite Revenue Bond Program and the Industrial Development Revenue Bond Program.

SECTION 6. Payment is authorized for the necessary expenses of the Economic and Community Development Department for travel, entertainment, lodging, gifts and other expenses undertaken by the department and authorized in writing by the Director of the Economic and Community Development Department to promote Oregon’s economic development. The total amount of expenditures made under this section and not otherwise authorized by law shall not exceed one-fourth of one percent of the amount the department is authorized to expend for the biennium beginning July 1, 2001.

SECTION 7. The Director of the Economic and Community Development Department may transfer among programs and administrative divisions within the department an amount not to exceed five percent of the amount budgeted for personal services, other services, supplies and capital outlay and funded by lottery revenues for the biennium beginning July 1, 2001.

SECTION 8. 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 9. 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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