72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 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
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .
 
LC 3618
 
                          Senate Bill 4
 
Sponsored by Senator SHIELDS
 
 
                             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 as
introduced.
 
  Authorizes State Forestry Department to apply for, accept and
utilize federal grants for forest legacy programs.
  Sunsets January 2, 2006.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to federal forest programs; creating new provisions;
  amending ORS 526.065; limiting expenditures; and declaring an
  emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 526.065 is amended to read:
  526.065. (1) The State Forestry Department may receive gifts,
grants, bequests, endowments and donations of moneys, labor or
materials from public and private sources for the purpose of
contributing to the management and enhancement of state forests,
including but not limited to activities such as recreation,
education, interpretation, research and monitoring, cultural
resources management and habitat improvement.
   { +  (2) The department may participate in a federal forest
legacy program and apply for, accept and utilize grants from the
federal government to accomplish the goals of the federal forest
legacy program. + }
    { - (2) - }   { + (3) + } The   { - State Forestry - }
department shall deposit moneys received under this section into
the State Forest Enhancement Donation Subaccount created under
ORS 526.060. The department may expend moneys, materials or labor
received under this section only for the purposes specified in
the gift, grant, bequest, endowment or donation. If no purpose is
specified, the department may use the moneys, materials or labor
for the management and enhancement of state forests.
  SECTION 2. ORS 526.065, as amended by section 1 of this 2003
Act, is amended to read:
  526.065. (1) The State Forestry Department may receive gifts,
grants, bequests, endowments and donations of moneys, labor or
materials from public and private sources for the purpose of
contributing to the management and enhancement of state forests,
including but not limited to activities such as recreation,
education, interpretation, research and monitoring, cultural
resources management and habitat improvement.
    { - (2) The department may participate in a federal forest
legacy program and apply for, accept and utilize grants from the
federal government to accomplish the goals of the federal forest
legacy program. - }
    { - (3) - }   { + (2) + } The department shall deposit moneys
received under this section into the State Forest Enhancement
Donation Subaccount created under ORS 526.060. The department may
expend moneys, materials or labor received under this section
only for the purposes specified in the gift, grant, bequest,
endowment or donation. If no purpose is specified, the department
may use the moneys, materials or labor for the management and
enhancement of state forests.
  SECTION 3.  { + The amendments to ORS 526.065 by section 2 of
this 2003 Act become operative on January 2, 2006. + }
  SECTION 4.  { + Notwithstanding any other law limiting
expenditures, the limitation on expenditures 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 Forestry Department, is increased by $1,055,000 for the
purposes of carrying out the implementation of a federal forest
legacy program in this state. + }
  SECTION 5.  { + Notwithstanding any other law limiting
expenditures, the limitation on expenditures 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 Forestry Department, is increased by $30,000 for the
purposes of administering a federal forest legacy program in this
state. + }
  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 on its
passage. + }
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