Chapter 388 Oregon Laws 2007

 

AN ACT

 

HB 5041

 

Relating to financial administration of the Department of Revenue; 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 Department of Revenue, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2007, out of the General Fund, the amount of $140,962,302 for the purpose of administrative expenses.

 

          SECTION 2. In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropriated to the Department of Revenue, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2007, out of the General Fund, the amount of $7,500,000 for the purpose of making payments authorized by ORS 307.244 and 310.630 to 310.706 for the elderly rental assistance program.

 

          SECTION 3. In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropriated to the Department of Revenue, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2007, out of the General Fund, the amount of $1 for the purpose of making payments related to the deferred collection of homestead property taxes pursuant to the property tax deferral program described in ORS 311.666 to 311.701 and to special assessments described in ORS 311.702 to 311.735.

 

          SECTION 4. After July 1, 2007, if the amount appropriated by section 3 of this 2007 Act plus the balance in the Senior Property Tax Deferral Revolving Account is not sufficient to make the payments required by ORS 311.701 (1), the State Treasurer shall advance to the Department of Revenue such amounts as may be necessary to make such payments during the biennium beginning July 1, 2007.

 

          SECTION 5. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $26,933,913 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2007, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, except those deposited in the Multistate Tax Commission Revolving Account and the Senior Property Tax Deferral Revolving Account, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the Department of Revenue.

 

          SECTION 6. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there is appropriated to the Department of Revenue, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2007, out of moneys received by the department under ORS 323.005 to 323.482 and 323.500 to 323.645, prior to any other distribution of those moneys, the amount of $5,408,718, for paying the expenses of the department for the administration and enforcement of ORS 323.005 to 323.482 and 323.500 to 323.645, and for reimbursing the Department of Justice and the Department of State Police for their expenses for administration and enforcement of ORS 323.005 to 323.482 and 323.500 to 323.645.

          (2) The Department of Revenue, the Department of Justice and the Department of State Police shall allocate expenses for administration and enforcement in a reasonable manner between revenues received under ORS 323.005 to 323.482 and those received under ORS 323.500 to 323.645.

 

          SECTION 7. For the biennium beginning July 1, 2007, expenditures by the Department of Revenue for expenses of the Multistate Tax Commission are not limited.

 

          SECTION 8. 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 July 1, 2007.

 

Approved by the Governor June 12, 2007

 

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 13, 2007

 

Effective date July 1, 2007

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