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 3563
 
                         Senate Bill 892
 
Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON RULES
 
 
                             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.
 
  Expands membership of Emergency Board and quorum requirement.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the Emergency Board; creating new provisions;
  amending ORS 291.326 and 291.330; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 291.330 is amended to read:
  291.330. The Emergency Board shall be composed of the President
of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the
 { - chairmen - }   { + chairs + } of the Senate and House Ways
and Means Committees,   { - six - }   { + eight + } members of
the Senate, at least three of whom shall have had some previous
experience on the Ways and Means Committee, to be appointed by
the President of the Senate and confirmed by a majority of all
the members elected to the Senate, and   { - seven - }
 { + eight + } members of the House, at least four of whom shall
have had some previous experience on the Ways and Means
Committee, to be appointed by the Speaker and confirmed by a
majority of all the members elected to the House.
  SECTION 2. ORS 291.326 is amended to read:
  291.326. (1) The Emergency Board, during the interim between
sessions of the Legislative Assembly, may exercise the following
powers:
  (a) Where an emergency exists, to allocate to any state agency,
out of any emergency fund that may be appropriated to the
Emergency Board for that purpose, additional funds beyond the
amount appropriated to the agency by the Legislative Assembly, or
funds to carry on an activity required by law for which an
appropriation was not made.
  (b) Where an emergency exists, to authorize any state agency to
expend, from funds dedicated or continuously appropriated for the
uses and purposes of the agency, sums in excess of the amount of
the budget of the agency as approved in accordance with law.
  (c) In the case of a new activity coming into existence at
  { - such - }  a time   { - as to preclude - }   { + that
precludes + } the possibility of submitting a budget  { + for the
activity + } to the Legislative Assembly for approval, to
approve, or revise and approve, a budget of the money
appropriated for   { - such - }   { + the + } new activity.
 
  (d) Where an emergency exists, to revise or amend the budgets
of state agencies to the extent of authorizing transfers between
expenditure classifications within the budget of an agency.
  (2) No allocation, authorization or approval under subsection
(1)(a), (b) or (c) of this section   { - shall be - }
 { + is + } effective unless made at a meeting at which
 { - 10 - }   { + 13 + } members of the board   { - were - }
 { + are + } present.
  (3)   { - The laws - }   { + Appropriations and limitations of
expenditures + } enacted by the Legislative Assembly   { - making
appropriations and limiting expenditures, or either, are - }
 { + do + } not   { - intended to - }  limit the powers of the
Emergency Board.
  SECTION 3.  { + The amendments to ORS 291.326 by section 2 of
this 2003 Act apply to allocations, authorizations and approvals
made on and after the effective date of this 2003 Act. + }
  SECTION 4.  { + 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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