Chapter 604 Oregon Laws 2005

AN ACT

HB 5146

Relating to state financial administration; appropriating money; limiting expenditures; and declaring an emergency.

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

SECTION 1. There are appropriated to the Judicial Department, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2005, 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 courts for the following purposes:

(1) Operations $ 256,236,244

(2) Mandated payments $ 12,526,573

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $24,308,626 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2005, 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, 2005, expenditures by the Judicial Department from amounts waived by jurors in accordance with ORS 10.075 (3), from the Court Forms Revolving Fund for costs of providing forms in accordance with ORS 21.363 and from the Judicial Department Collections Account established under ORS 1.204 (2) for payment of credit card fees or collection costs to the Department of Revenue or private collection agencies are not limited.

SECTION 4. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $1,390,110 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2005, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from federal funds collected or received by the Judicial Department.

SECTION 5. This 2005 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2005 Act takes effect July 1, 2005.

Approved by the Governor July 22, 2005

Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 25, 2005

Effective date July 22, 2005

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