71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
HA to SB 425
 
LC 1238-1/SB 425-2
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                         SENATE BILL 425
 
     By COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL FUNDING AND TAX FAIRNESS/REVENUE
 
                              May 3
 
  On page 1 of the printed bill, line 2, after '310.635 ' insert
'and 310.657'.
  On page 2, after line 38, insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 2. + } ORS 310.657 is amended to read:
  ' 310.657. (1) On or before   { - April 15 - }  { +  July 1 + }
following the year for which the claim is filed, a taxpayer
claiming the elderly rental assistance provided under ORS 310.635
shall submit a claim to the Department of Revenue, together with
a copy of the statement of gross rent. The claim shall be
submitted on a form prescribed and furnished by the department.
The department shall prepare blank forms for the claims and shall
distribute them throughout the state. The department may require
from the taxpayer any proof it considers necessary to determine
if the taxpayer is eligible for elderly rental assistance
pursuant to ORS 310.635. If the taxpayer is unable to submit the
claim of the taxpayer, the claim shall be submitted by a duly
authorized agent or by a guardian or other person charged with
the care of the person or property of such taxpayer.
  '  { +  (2) A claim for elderly rental assistance that is filed
after July 1 shall be paid by the department at the time and to
the extent that payments for timely filed claims made in the next
succeeding year are made by the department. + }
  '  { - (2) - }  { +  (3) + } The department shall audit or
examine the claim and, if it appears that the taxpayer is
eligible for rental assistance, shall determine the amount to
which the taxpayer is entitled under ORS 310.635.
  '  { - (3) - }  { +  (4) + } If the department denies the claim
in whole or in part, the department shall notify the taxpayer. If
the claim is allowed in whole or in part, the entire elderly
rental assistance shall be paid   { - during the month of
October - }  { +  on or before November 15 of the year in which
the claim is filed + }. The department shall make the payments
required by this section from the suspense account referred to in
ORS 310.692. { +  If necessary, the department may prorate the
payments as provided in ORS 310.692. + } ' .
  In line 39, delete '2' and insert '3' and delete 'by section 1'
and insert 'and 310.657 by sections 1 and 2'.
  In line 41, delete '3' and insert '4'.
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