Chapter 792 Oregon Laws 2005

AN ACT

SB 5617

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 Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2005, out of the General Fund, the following amounts for the following purposes:

(1) Operations..................................... $ 2,036,997

(2) Community College Support Fund

for distribution to community

college districts and community

college service districts.................. $ 428,114,455

(3) Debt service on the outstanding

general obligation bonds sold

pursuant to Article XI-G

of the Oregon Constitution........... $ 2,258,575

(4) Portland Community College

Skill Center.................................... $ 330,000

(5) Skills centers at school

districts........................................... $ 330,000

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, but excluding lottery funds, federal funds and those funds described in section 5 of this 2005 Act, collected or received by the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development, for the following purposes:

(1) Department of Community

Colleges and Workforce

Development.................................. $ 11,283,759

(2) Oregon Youth Conservation

Corps.............................................. $ 2,024,309

SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $131,190,831 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2005, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from federal funds other than those described in section 4 of this 2005 Act collected or received by the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development.

SECTION 4. For the biennium beginning July 1, 2005, expenditures by the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development for payments to individuals, organizations or units of government from federal National Emergency Grant funds are not limited.

SECTION 5. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $185,293 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2005, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses by the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development from moneys received from the Western Oregon Timber Tax Account, the Eastern Oregon Timber Tax Account, the Western Oregon Timber Severance Tax Fund and the Eastern Oregon Timber Severance Tax Fund for the Community College Support Fund.

SECTION 6. (1) In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropriated to the Emergency Board, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2005, out of the General Fund, the amount of $664,400, to be allocated to the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development for the development of an integrated kindergarten through grade 16 student data system.

(2) If any of the moneys appropriated by subsection (1) of this section are not allocated by the Emergency Board prior to December 1, 2006, the moneys remaining on that date become available for any purpose for which the Emergency Board lawfully may allocate funds.

SECTION 7. 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 29, 2005

Filed in the office of Secretary of State August 29, 2005

Effective date August 29, 2005

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