Chapter 710
AN ACT
HB 5002
Relating to financial administration of the State Department of
Agriculture; appropriating money; limiting expenditures; and declaring an
emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1. There
are appropriated to the State Department of Agriculture, for the biennium
beginning July 1, 2007, out of the General Fund, the following amounts for the
following purposes:
(1) Administrative and Support
Services............................................ $ 1,687,613
(2) Food Safety..................................... $ 6,778,530
(3) Natural Resources.......................... $ 5,068,725
(4) Agricultural Development............. $ 2,984,794
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding
any other law limiting expenditures, the following amounts are established for
the biennium beginning July 1, 2007, 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............................................ $ 6,587,619
(2) Food Safety..................................... $ 18,550,269
(3) Natural Resources.......................... $ 13,077,983
(4) Agricultural Development............. $ 9,771,657
SECTION 3. Notwithstanding
any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $10,160,792 is established
for the biennium beginning July 1, 2007, 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, 2007, as the maximum limits for payment of
expenses from federal funds other than those described in section 2 of this
2007 Act collected or received by the State Department of Agriculture, for the
following purposes:
(1) Food Safety..................................... $ 343,761
(2) Natural Resources.......................... $ 5,795,834
(3) Agricultural Development............. $ 162,570
SECTION 5. Notwithstanding
any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $35,190 is established for
the biennium beginning July 1, 2007, 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. Notwithstanding
any other law limiting expenditures of the State Department of Agriculture for
the biennium ending June 30, 2007, the expenditure limitations for the
following programs for the biennium ending June 30, 2007, as modified by
Emergency Board action, are changed by the amounts specified:
(1) The expenditure
limit on certain federal funds for food safety, established in section 4 (1),
chapter 716,
(2) The expenditure
limit on certain federal funds for natural resources, established in section 4
(2), chapter 716,
SECTION 7. 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 June 28, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 2, 2007
Effective date June 28, 2007
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