Chapter 958 Oregon Laws 2001

AN ACT

SB 486

Relating to distribution of federal forest reserve revenues to school districts; and declaring an emergency.

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

SECTION 1. (1) The purpose of this section is to ensure that school districts receive a percentage of amounts received by the state under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-393).

(2) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall distribute all sums received by the state pursuant to section 102(a)(2), (c)(1) and (d)(1)(A), P.L. 106-393, to counties in the same manner as are sums derived from forest reserve rentals, sales of timber and other sources from forest reserves under ORS 293.560. The department shall ensure that, of the total amount distributed to all counties in any fiscal year, the percentage distributed to each county in any fiscal year is the same as the county's percentage share of all payments received by the state during the eligibility period described in section 3(2), P.L. 106-393.

(3) A county that receives funds from the department pursuant to subsection (2) of this section as the county's share of federal funds distributed under P.L. 106-393 shall deposit 25 percent of those funds in the county school fund or shall deposit an amount as specified in ORS 294.060 (3) to (7).

(4) Pursuant to ORS 328.015, amounts in the county school fund shall be distributed to the school districts in the county based on the resident average daily membership of the school districts.

SECTION 2. Section 1 of this 2001 Act is repealed on July 1, 2007.

SECTION 3. 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 August 10, 2001

Filed in the office of Secretary of State August 13, 2001

Effective date August 10, 2001

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