Chapter 708 Oregon Laws 2003

AN ACT

SB 5501

Relating to the financial administration of the State Department of Agriculture; appropriating money; limiting expenditures; and declaring an emergency.

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

SECTION 1. (1) There is appropriated to the State Department of Agriculture, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2003, out of the General Fund, the amount of $11,549,410 for agency operations.

(2) For purposes of subsection (1) of this section, “agency operations” includes, but is not limited to, entertainment for the purpose of furthering economic development.

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $52,468,224 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2003, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, and including federal funds for contract services, collected or received by the State Department of Agriculture, for agency operations.

SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $7,985,327 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2003, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from lottery moneys allocated from the Parks and Natural Resources Fund to the State Department of Agriculture for the Oregon Plan to be used for salmon and watershed activities.

SECTION 4. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $4,939,936 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2003, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from federal funds collected or received by the State Department of Agriculture.

SECTION 5. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $34,000 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2003, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from lottery moneys allocated from the Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to the State Department of Agriculture for deposit in the County Fair Account established by ORS 565.445 to support county fairs.

SECTION 6. This 2003 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2003 Act takes effect July 1, 2003.

Filed in the office of Secretary of State August 26, 2003

Effective date August 26, 2003

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