Chapter 72
AN ACT
HB 3532
Relating to county assessment function
funding assistance payments; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding ORS 294.178 (4), for the
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006, and ending June 30, 2007, a county’s
reduction in expenditures certified by the Department of Revenue does not alter
the percentage to be paid to the county under ORS 294.178 (4) or the payments
from the County Assessment Function Funding Assistance Account under ORS
294.178 (3), provided:
(1) The revenue of the
county for the previous fiscal year was supplemented by federal payments
pursuant to the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of
2000 (P.L. 106-393) in an amount equal to at least 10 percent of the
revenue;
(2) The reduction in
county expenditures does not exceed 10 percent of the expenditures certified by
the department; and
(3) The reduction in
county expenditures does not result in a failure by the county to adequately
provide the resources needed to achieve proper compliance with ORS 308.232 and
308.234, ORS chapter 309, other laws requiring equality and uniformity in the
system of property taxation and applicable rules of the department.
SECTION 2. This 2007 Act being necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is
declared to exist, and this 2007 Act takes effect on its passage.
Approved by the Governor May 2, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State May 2, 2007
Effective date May 2, 2007
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