Chapter 891 Oregon Laws 2001

AN ACT

SB 5524

Relating to the financial administration of Department of Higher Education; 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 Department of Higher Education, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2001, out of the General Fund, the amount of $675,323,930, which may be expended for support of education and general services of higher education.

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other law, the amount of $665,745,330 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 Department of Higher Education for support of education and general services of higher education.

SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any other law, the amount of $76,840,000 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 Department of Higher Education for fee remissions.

SECTION 4. Sections 1 to 3 of this 2001 Act do not prohibit the Department of Higher Education or the State Board of Higher Education from expending moneys in addition to the appropriations and limitations made by sections 1 to 3 of this 2001 Act if such additional moneys are otherwise available as provided by law for expenditure by the department or board for gift, grant and contract activities, noncredit continuing education, auxiliary enterprise activities, user fee supported education and public service activities, student aid programs excluding fee remissions.

SECTION 5. Notwithstanding any other law, the amount of $5,408,887 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2001, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from funds allocated to the Department of Higher Education from the Sports Lottery Account.

SECTION 6. In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropriated to the Department of Higher Education, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2001, out of the General Fund, the sum of $21,547,547, which may be expended only for debt service and administrative costs relating to debt service on outstanding general obligation bonds sold pursuant to Article XI-G of the Oregon Constitution.

SECTION 7. Notwithstanding any other law, the amount of $838,570 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2001, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses by the Department of Higher Education from lottery moneys allocated from the Administrative Services Economic Development Fund for debt service on outstanding lottery bonds.

SECTION 8. In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there are appropriated to the Department of Higher Education, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2001, out of the General Fund, the following amounts, which may be expended only for the following purposes:

(1) For support of the Agricultural Experiment Station and the branch experiment stations of Oregon State University, $56,053,393.

(2) For support of the Extension Service of Oregon State University, $38,607,292.

(3) For support of the Forest Research Laboratory of Oregon State University, $5,551,929.

SECTION 9. 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, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the Department of Higher Education, for the following purposes:

(1) For support of the Agricultural Experiment Station and the branch experiment stations of Oregon State University, $15,105,886.

(2) For support of the Extension Service of Oregon State University, $22,420,111.

(3) For support of the Forest Research Laboratory of Oregon State University, $8,908,284.

SECTION 10. Sections 8 and 9 of this 2001 Act do not prohibit the Department of Higher Education or the State Board of Higher Education from expending moneys in addition to the appropriations and limitations made by sections 8 and 9 of this 2001 Act if such additional moneys are otherwise available as provided by law for expenditure by the department or board for gift, grant and contract activities and user fee supported public service activities.

SECTION 11. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures of the Department of Higher Education for the payment of expenses from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, the limitation on expenditures for the Department of Higher Education for support of education and general services of higher education established by section 2, chapter 899, Oregon Laws 1999, as modified by Emergency Board action, is increased by $39,587,905.

SECTION 12. Notwithstanding any other law, sections 1 to 5 and 8 to 11 of this 2001 Act are subject to Oregon Department of Administrative Services rules related to allotting, controlling and encumbering funds.

SECTION 13. 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 on its passage.

Approved by the Governor July 31, 2001

Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 31, 2001

Effective date July 31, 2001

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