Chapter 207 Oregon Laws 2003

AN ACT

HB 2319

Relating to legislative committees; amending ORS 171.275, 171.295, 171.305, 171.315 and 171.640.

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

SECTION 1. ORS 171.275 is amended to read:

171.275. (1) Each biennium, the Legislative Counsel, under the direction of the Legislative Counsel Committee, shall publish and distribute the Oregon Revised Statutes, including an index[, replacement parts,] and annotations [and supplements, and all editions thereof].

(2) The Legislative Counsel Committee shall establish policies for the revision, clarification, classification, arrangement, codification, annotation, indexing, printing, binding, publication, copyrighting, sale and distribution of the publications referred to in subsection (1) of this section.

(3) The Legislative Counsel Committee shall establish [such] the charges [as may be] necessary to recover the costs of publishing the materials sold and distributed under this section.

SECTION 2. ORS 171.295 is amended to read:

171.295. (1) In any contract for the printing of [any editions of] the Oregon Revised Statutes, [provision may be made] the Legislative Counsel Committee may provide for preservation or purchase, on behalf of the state, of the [type or plates] medium from which the [editions] statutes were printed[, for use in producing future editions or publications].

(2) The [Legislative Counsel] committee may permit the use of [such type or plates] the medium or material printed [therewith] from the medium for the production of pamphlets of particular portions of the [statute laws] statutes requested by any public agency, under [such] the terms and conditions [as] that the committee considers reasonable.

SECTION 3. ORS 171.305 is amended to read:

171.305. (1) The proceeds from the sale of [any] an edition or publication made pursuant to ORS 171.275 shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of a revolving account for the use of the Legislative Counsel Committee in publishing and distributing future editions or publications. The account, to be known as the ORS Revolving Account, [shall be] is continuously appropriated to the committee for [such] this purpose.

(2) There shall also be deposited to the credit of the ORS Revolving Account any moneys received through the sale of [type metal or plates] a medium of publication belonging to the Legislative Counsel Committee or any moneys received by the committee in connection with the use of [type or plates] a medium, or material printed [therewith] with a medium pursuant to ORS 171.295.

(3) The Legislative Counsel Committee, from time to time, may cause to be transferred from the ORS Revolving Account to the General Fund [such] the moneys [as] that the committee [may consider] considers unnecessary for use in publishing and distributing future editions or publications.

(4) Any unexpended and unobligated balance in the ORS Revolving Account in excess of $400,000 as of July 1 of any odd-numbered year, as certified by the Legislative Counsel, shall be transferred from the account to the General Fund to be available for general governmental expenditures.

SECTION 4. ORS 171.315 is amended to read:

171.315. (1) The Legislative Counsel[, in addition to distribution otherwise authorized of copies of Oregon Revised Statutes, including index and annotations,] shall [furnish free of charge] provide one set of Oregon Revised Statutes, including an index and annotations:

(a) For each member of the Legislative Assembly. [who did not serve during the session immediately preceding, one set and, throughout the term of the member, the current replacement parts therefor as issued. Such sets shall be furnished, for issuance to the members, to the Legislative Administrator.]

[(b) For each member of the Legislative Assembly who served during the session immediately preceding, one set for official use during each session. Such sets shall be furnished, for issuance to the members, to the Legislative Administrator, who upon final adjournment of each session shall collect sets issued pursuant to this paragraph for reissue during subsequent sessions. Current replacement parts for these sets shall be furnished as issued.]

[(c)] (b) For each judgeship, the salary of which is paid by the state[, one set and current replacement parts therefor as issued, for each county in which the judge regularly holds court. Sets and current replacement parts distributed pursuant to this paragraph shall be delivered by the recipients to their successors in office].

(2)(a) The costs of [furnishing] providing sets [and replacement parts therefor] to members of the Legislative Assembly shall be paid from the appropriations made for the payment of the expenses of the Legislative Assembly. The Legislative Counsel shall provide the sets to the Legislative Administrator.

(b) The costs of [furnishing] providing sets [and replacement parts therefor] pursuant to subsection [(1)(c)] (1)(b) of this section shall be paid from the state appropriations made for the payment of the expenses of the various judgeships.

SECTION 5. ORS 171.640 is amended to read:

171.640. (1) As used in this section:

(a) “Appointing authority” means the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, subject to the rules of the respective bodies over which each presides.

(b) “Interim committee” includes any committee of three or more members of the Legislative Assembly appointed pursuant to the provisions of this section to pursue the functions described in ORS 171.610, whether [such] the appointing authority designates the committee [is called] an interim committee, task force, special committee or any other term customarily used in describing legislative committees functioning during the interim period.

(2) Upon or during the interim following adjournment of a regular session of the Legislative Assembly, the appointing authorities may appoint interim committees [which may consist] of members of the house over which the particular authority presides, or members of both houses, [including or not including public members,] and may assign [thereto] the general topic of study or concern to the committee.

(3) [Chairpersons and members of interim committees shall be appointed by the appointing authorities. Public members may be appointed to serve on joint interim committees by the appointing authorities acting in consultation with each other. Public members may also be appointed by the appointing authority to serve on other interim committees created.] The appointing authorities [shall] may appoint members of the public to an interim committee. The appointing authorities must consult with each other before appointing members of the public to a joint interim committee. The appointing authority may appoint the chairperson of an interim committee. An appointing authority must notify the Legislative Administration Committee in writing of the appointment and membership of all interim committees created.

(4) An interim committee created under authority of this section is subject to the provisions of ORS 171.605 to 171.635 and has the authority contained in ORS 171.505 and 171.510. [Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 171.206,] An interim committee created under authority of this section may file its written report at any time within 30 days after its final meeting, or at such later time as the appointing authority or, in the case of a joint committee, as the appointing authorities may designate.

(5) [The] An appointing authority [or authorities may cause to be employed such] may employ the persons [as are] that the appointing authority considers necessary to [the performance of] perform the function of the interim committees created under authority of this section. The appointing authority [or authorities] shall fix the duties and amounts of compensation of employees. Interim committees shall use the services of permanent legislative staff to the greatest extent practical.

(6) Members of the Legislative Assembly [shall be] are entitled to an allowance as authorized by law for each day that they are engaged in interim committee business [as] that is approved by the appointing authority [or authorities]. Claims for expenses incurred in performing functions of an interim committee shall be paid out of funds appropriated for the expenses of the Legislative Assembly.

Approved by the Governor June 4, 2003

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 5, 2003

Effective date January 1, 2004

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