71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
NOTE: Matter within { + braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within { - braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
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LC 1954
A-Engrossed
Senate Bill 486
Ordered by the Senate May 31
Including Senate Amendments dated May 31
Sponsored by Senator CORCORAN
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
{ - Modifies amount of federal forest reserve revenues that
is considered to be local revenue of small school district for
purposes of State School Fund distribution. - }
{ + Specifies manner for distributing federal Secure Rural
Schools and Community Self-Determination Act funds to counties.
Specifies requirements for counties receiving funds. Provides
that for purposes of calculating State School Fund grant, Local
Revenues do not include amounts attributable to federal Secure
Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act funds to
extent funds exceed federal forest reserve revenues received from
county in 2000-2001 fiscal year.
Sunsets July 1, 2007. + }
Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2001.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
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 3 of this 2001 Act is added to and made
a part of ORS 327.006 to 327.081. + }
SECTION 3. { + Notwithstanding ORS 327.013 (9), for purposes
of calculating the State School Fund grant, Local Revenues do not
include the amount of revenue received by a school district from
the county school fund that is:
(1) Attributable to funds deposited under section 1 (3) of this
2001 Act; and
(2) In excess of the amount the school district received from
the county school fund in the 2000-2001 fiscal year that is
attributable to federal forest reserve revenues. + }
SECTION 4. { + Section 3 of this 2001 Act affects State School
Fund distributions commencing with the 2001-2002
distribution. + }
SECTION 5. { + Sections 1 and 3 of this 2001 Act are repealed
on July 1, 2007. + }
SECTION 6. { + 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. + }
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