71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
HA to B-Eng. SJR 12
 
LC 2146/SJR 12-B6
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
             B-ENGROSSED SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 12
 
             By COMMITTEE ON ADVANCING E-GOVERNMENT
 
                             July 4
 
  Delete lines 3 through 21 of the printed B-engrossed joint
resolution and insert:
  '  { +  PARAGRAPH 1. + } The Constitution of the State of
Oregon is amended by creating a new section 15 to be added to and
made a part of Article IX, such section to read:
  '  { +  SECTION 15. + }  { + (1) For purposes of this section,
the state's personal income is the total personal income for this
state as computed by the federal government for the two calendar
years ending just prior to the year in which the biennium begins.
Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, total
appropriations for state government expenditures in a biennium
may not exceed the following percentages of the state's personal
income:
  ' (a) For the biennium beginning July 1, 2003, 14 percent.
  ' (b) For the biennium beginning July 1, 2005, 13 percent.
  ' (c) For the biennium beginning July 1, 2007, 12 percent.
  ' (d) For the biennium beginning July 1, 2009, 11 percent.
  ' (e) For the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, and all
subsequent biennia, 10 percent.
  ' (2) For purposes of this section, the following are
considered to be appropriations for state government expenditures
in a biennium:
  ' (a) An authorization, given by law, to expend moneys in the
biennium;
  ' (b) A limitation, imposed by law, on the expenditure in the
biennium of moneys that are continuously appropriated; and
  ' (c) An estimate of amounts of moneys that are continuously
appropriated that will be spent in the biennium without
limitation.
  ' (3) In calculating the total appropriations for a biennium
for purposes of subsection (1) of this section, appropriations of
the following moneys may not be considered:
  ' (a) Federal funds;
  ' (b) Moneys voluntarily donated to a state agency;
  ' (c) Revenues from the issuance of bonds by a state agency;
  ' (d) Moneys from the Public Employees Retirement Fund used for
the purpose of payment of benefits or refunds;
  ' (e) Moneys used to fund programs that are enacted or approved
by the people under section 1, Article IV, or Article XVII of
this Constitution on or after the effective date of this section;
and
  ' (f) Moneys that are dedicated by this Constitution to
specific uses, purposes or entities. This paragraph applies to
provisions of this Constitution adopted before, on or after the
effective date of this section.
  ' (4) The limitation on appropriations established by this
section may be exceeded for a biennium if the Governor declares
an emergency and three-fourths of the members serving in each
house of the Legislative Assembly affirmatively vote to exceed
the limitation for that biennium. + }
  '  { +  PARAGRAPH 2. + }  { + The amendment proposed by this
resolution shall be submitted to the people for their approval or
rejection at the next regular general election held throughout
this state. + } ' .
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