Chapter 716 Oregon Laws 2005

AN ACT

HB 5158

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 State Department of Agriculture, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2005, out of the General Fund, the following amounts for the following purposes:

(1) Administrative and Support

Services............................................. $ 1,250,861

(2) Food Safety....................................... $ 6,297,619

(3) Natural Resources............................ $ 3,321,088

(4) Agricultural Development............... $ 2,254,297

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the following amounts are established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2005, as the maximum limits for payment of expenses from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, and including federal funds for contract services, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds not described in this section, collected or received by the State Department of Agriculture, for the following purposes:

(1) Administrative and Support

Services............................................. $ 5,805,178

(2) Food Safety....................................... $ 17,416,077

(3) Natural Resources............................ $ 14,153,474

(4) Agricultural Development............... $ 8,586,678

SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $11,216,224 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2005, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from lottery moneys allocated from the Parks and Natural Resources Fund to the State Department of Agriculture for the Oregon Plan, to be used for salmon and watershed activities.

SECTION 4. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the following amounts are established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2005, as the maximum limits for payment of expenses from federal funds other than those described in section 2 of this 2005 Act collected or received by the State Department of Agriculture, for the following purposes:

(1) Food Safety....................................... $ 585,633

(2) Natural Resources............................ $ 4,500,765

(3) Agricultural Development............... $ 64,874

SECTION 5. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $34,000 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2005, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from lottery moneys allocated from the Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to the State Department of Agriculture for deposit in the County Fair Account established by ORS 565.445, to support county fairs.

SECTION 6. 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 August 17, 2005

Filed in the office of Secretary of State August 17, 2005

Effective date August 17, 2005

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