72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
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amended section is new. Matter within { - braces and minus
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LC 3809
Senate Bill 945
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.
Changes permissible use of certain moneys in Tobacco Use
Reduction Account.
Transfers moneys from Problem Gambling Treatment Fund to
Administrative Services Economic Development Fund.
Authorizes use of moneys from Health Care Trust Fund and
Tobacco Settlement Funds Account for Oregon Health Plan.
Transfers moneys from various state funds to General Fund.
Transfers portion of increased fees from certain vehicle
registration fees to State Forestry Department.
Directs state agencies to identify savings from changes in law
related to Public Employees Retirement System. Transfers amount
of savings to General Fund.
Declares emergency, effective on passage.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an
emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
amount of $10 million from the Tobacco Use Reduction Account
established by ORS 431.832 shall be used by the Department of
Human Services for the biennium beginning July 1, 2003, for the
state medical assistance program. + }
SECTION 2. { + Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
amount of $1,278,546 shall be transferred from the Problem
Gambling Treatment Fund established by ORS 409.435 to the
Administrative Services Economic Development Fund established by
ORS 461.540, to be available for the biennium beginning July 1,
2003, for the purposes for which moneys in the Administrative
Services Economic Development Fund may be used. + }
SECTION 3. { + (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the amount of $8,208,216 shall be transferred from the Health
Care Trust Fund established in ORS 293.540 to the Department of
Human Services for the state medical assistance program for the
biennium beginning July 1, 2003.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the amount of
$34 million shall be transferred from the Tobacco Settlement
Funds Account established in ORS 293.537 to the Department of
Human Services for the state medical assistance program for the
biennium beginning July 1, 2003. + }
SECTION 4. { + Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not
later than June 1, 2005, the following amounts shall be
transferred from amounts contained on June 30, 2003, in the
following funds, accounts and other sources, to the General Fund
to be available for general governmental expenses:
(1) Bureau of Labor and Industries, Wage Security Fund, ORS
652.409, $2 million.
(2) Department of Consumer and Business Services, Consumer and
Business Services Fund, ORS 705.145, $19,480,057.
(3) Employment Department:
(a) Supplemental Employment Department Administration Fund, ORS
657.783, $14 million.
(b) Oregon JOBS Plus Unemployment Wage Fund, ORS 657.925,
$3,973,194.
(4) Department of Transportation, Environmental Quality
Information Account, ORS 802.100 (3), $4,908,661.
(5) State Forestry Department, State Forestry Department
Account, ORS 526.060, $15 million. + }
SECTION 5. { + (1) Notwithstanding ORS 366.512 and 390.134 and
section 18, chapter 618, Oregon Laws 2003 (Enrolled House Bill
2041), $3,986,904 of the amounts attributable to the increase in
registration fees for campers, motor homes and travel trailers by
the amendments to ORS 803.420 by section 2, chapter 618, Oregon
Laws 2003 (Enrolled House Bill 2041), shall be transferred to the
State Forestry Department for deposit in the State Forest
Enhancement Donation Subaccount of the State Forestry Department
Account established under ORS 526.060 for expenses that relate to
the acquisition, development, maintenance or care of parks or
recreation areas in state forests.
(2) After the transfer under subsection (1) of this section has
been made, the remainder of the amounts attributable to the
increase in registration fees for campers, motor homes and travel
trailers by the amendments to ORS 803.420 by section 2, chapter
618, Oregon Laws 2003 (Enrolled House Bill 2041), shall be
deposited in the State Parks and Recreation Department Fund
established under ORS 390.134. + }
SECTION 6. { + Section 5 of this 2003 Act applies to amounts
attributable to the increase in registration fees for campers,
motor homes and travel trailers by the amendments to ORS 803.420
by section 2, chapter 618, Oregon Laws 2003 (Enrolled House Bill
2041), that are collected on or after January 1, 2004, and before
July 1, 2005. + }
SECTION 7. { + Notwithstanding and in lieu of the distribution
percentages of ORS 530.110 (1)(c) and (2)(d), and notwithstanding
the amount limit specified in ORS 530.110 (1)(a), for the
biennium beginning July 1, 2003:
(1) Twenty-five percent of all revenues remaining after the
percentage disposed of as provided in ORS 530.110 (1)(a) shall be
credited to the State Forests Protection Subaccount of the State
Forestry Department Account established under ORS 526.060.
(2) Twenty-five percent of all revenues remaining after the
percentage disposed of as provided in ORS 530.110 (2)(a) and (b)
shall be credited to the State Forests Protection Subaccount of
the State Forestry Department Account established under ORS
526.060. + }
SECTION 8. { + (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
all state agencies that pay wages from other fund accounts shall:
(a) Identify all other fund accounts from which such payments
are made;
(b) Identify the balance in each of the other fund accounts as
of June 30, 2003;
(c) Compute the difference between the total amount budgeted
for the state agency from other fund accounts for the biennium
beginning July 1, 2003, for Public Employees Retirement System
employer contributions and the amount of employer contributions
required for the same biennium based on changes to the employer
contribution rates established for the state agency under ORS
238.225 that are made pursuant to section 10, chapter 68, Oregon
Laws 2003 (Enrolled House Bill 2004);
(d) If House Bill 3659 becomes law, reduce the amount computed
under paragraph (c) of this subsection by the amounts that will
be billed to the state agency for the biennium beginning July 1,
2003, for bond-related costs under section 3, chapter ___, Oregon
Laws 2003 (Enrolled House Bill 3659), or for financing costs
allocated under ORS 283.089 (8), as amended by section 11,
chapter ___, Oregon Laws 2003 (Enrolled House Bill 3659);
(e) Apportion to each other fund account a portion of the
amount computed under paragraph (d) of this subsection;
(f) For each other fund account, identify the lesser of the
amount of the other fund account balance identified in paragraph
(b) of this subsection and the amount apportioned under paragraph
(e) of this subsection; and
(g) Not later than February 1, 2004, provide a report to the
Legislative Fiscal Office and the Oregon Department of
Administrative Services describing the results of the
computations and apportionments required under paragraphs (a) to
(f) of this subsection and the information used in making the
computations and apportionments.
(2) Not later than June 1, 2005, for each state agency, the
amount identified under subsection (1)(f) of this section shall
be transferred to the General Fund to be available for general
governmental expenses.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) 'Other funds' means moneys from sources other than the
General Fund that are continuously appropriated to a state
agency.
(b) 'Other funds' does not include federal funds or moneys
derived from sources dedicated by provisions of the Oregon
Constitution that may not be transferred to the General Fund.
(c) 'Other fund account' means a fund or account containing
other funds.
(d) 'State agency' means any state officer, board, commission,
division, bureau, department, institution or agency of state
government as defined by ORS 174.111. + }
SECTION 9. { + 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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