Chapter 758
AN ACT
SB 5518
Relating to financial administration of the Judicial Department;
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 Judicial
Department, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2007, out of the General Fund,
the following amounts to be used for payment of expenses of the Supreme Court,
Court of Appeals, Oregon Tax Court, State Court Administrator and trial courts
for the following purposes:
(1) Operations............................... $ 299,471,211
(2) Mandated payments............... $ 15,374,442
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other law limiting
expenditures, the amount of $32,410,076 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, but excluding
lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the Judicial
Department.
SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any other law limiting
expenditures, the amount of $980,381 is established for the biennium beginning
July 1, 2007, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from federal funds
collected or received by the Judicial Department.
SECTION 4. For the biennium beginning July 1, 2007,
expenditures by the Judicial Department from amounts waived by jurors in
accordance with ORS 10.075 (3), from the Court Forms Revolving Fund for costs
of providing forms in accordance with ORS 21.363 and from the Judicial
Department Collections Account established under ORS 1.204 (2) for payment of
credit card fees or collection costs are not limited.
SECTION 5. 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 July 12, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 16, 2007
Effective date July 12, 2007
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