72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
 
Note: For budget, see 2003-05 Biennial Budget
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 9523
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                        Senate Bill 5523
                 Ordered by the Senate August 12
           Including Senate Amendments dated August 12
 
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the
  President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing
  rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part
  of the President (at the request of Budget and Management
  Division, Oregon Department of Administrative Services)
 
 
                             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.
 
  Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Judicial Department
for biennial expenses.
  Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other
revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery
funds and federal funds, collected or received by department.
  Excludes from expenditure limitation expenditures from amounts
waived by jurors or for payment of credit card fees or collection
costs.
  Limits biennial expenditures of department from federal funds.
  Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2003.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the financial administration of the Judicial
  Department; creating new provisions; amending sections 1 and 2,
  chapter 130, Oregon Laws 2001; appropriating money; limiting
  expenditures; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + There is appropriated to the Judicial
Department, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2003, out of the
General Fund, the following amounts to be used for payment of
expenses of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Oregon Tax
Court, State Court Administrator and Trial Court Operations: + }
 
____NOTE_TO_WEB_CUSTOMERS:__________________________________
THE FOLLOWING TABULAR TEXT MAY BE IRREGULAR.
FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION PLEASE SEE THE PRINTED MEASURE.
_______________________________________________________________
 
   { +
(1Oper....................$247,190,807
  (2) Mandated paymen12,173,406 + }
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END OF POSSIBLE IRREGULAR TABULAR TEXT
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  SECTION 2.  { + Notwithstanding any other law limiting
expenditures, the amount of $23,587,834 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, but excluding lottery funds and federal
funds, collected or received by the Judicial Department. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + For the biennium beginning July 1, 2003,
expenditures from amounts waived by jurors in accordance with ORS
10.075 (3) and expenditures from the Judicial Department
Collections Account established under ORS 1.204 (2) for payment
of credit card fees or collection costs paid to the Department of
Revenue or private collection agencies are not limited. + }
  SECTION 4.  { + Notwithstanding any other law limiting
expenditures, the amount of $2,350,733 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
Judicial Department. + }
  SECTION 5. Section 1, chapter 130, Oregon Laws 2001, is amended
to read:
   { +  Sec. 1. + } There is appropriated to the Judicial
Department, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2001, out of the
General Fund, the following amounts to be used for payment of
expenses of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Oregon Tax
Court, the State Court Administrator and Trial Court Operations:
 
____NOTE_TO_WEB_CUSTOMERS:__________________________________
THE FOLLOWING TABULAR TEXT MAY BE IRREGULAR.
FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION PLEASE SEE THE PRINTED MEASURE.
_______________________________________________________________
 
  (1) Operations..........$220,678,727
  (2) Mandated payments{ -
$ 15,868,536 - }
 
 
____NOTE_TO_WEB_CUSTOMERS:__________________________________
THE FOLLOWING TABULAR TEXT MAY BE IRREGULAR.
FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION PLEASE SEE THE PRINTED MEASURE.
_______________________________________________________________
 
                       { +
$ 13,968,536 + }
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END OF POSSIBLE IRREGULAR TABULAR TEXT
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  SECTION 6. Section 2, chapter 130, Oregon Laws 2001, is amended
to read:
   { +  Sec. 2. + } Notwithstanding any other law, there is
appropriated to the Judicial Department, for the biennium
beginning July 1, 2001, out of the General Fund,
 { - $163,837,787 - }   { + $165,737,787 + } for payment of
indigent defense fees, to be allotted quarterly by the Judicial
Department in a manner that causes expenditures not to exceed the
appropriation made by this section. Amounts appropriated that are
determined by the department to be in excess of the amounts
needed to pay indigent defense costs may be transferred to the
operating budget of the Judicial Department.
  SECTION 7.  { + 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. + }
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