Chapter 762
AN ACT
SB 5522
Relating to financial administration of legislative branch agencies;
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 Legislative
Administration Committee, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2007, out of the
General Fund, the following amounts for payment of the expenses of the
Legislative Administration Committee for the following purposes:
(1) General program.................... $ 23,132,874
(2) Debt service............................. $ 1,768,181
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other law limiting
expenditures, the amount of $3,150,341 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 Legislative
Administration Committee.
SECTION 3. For the biennium beginning July 1, 2007,
expenditures by the Legislative Administration Committee from the Stores
Revolving Account and the Property and Supplies Stores Account established by
ORS 173.790 are not limited.
SECTION 4. There is appropriated to the Legislative
Assembly, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2007, out of the General Fund, the
amount of $11,182,173 for payment of the expenses of the following offices:
(1) The offices of the
President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(2) The majority and
minority offices of the Senate and of the House of Representatives; and
(3) The offices of the
Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives.
SECTION 5. (1) There is appropriated to the Legislative
Assembly, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2007, out of the General Fund, the
amount of $14,803,583 for payment of the expenses of members of the
Seventy-fourth Legislative Assembly of the State of
(2) There is
appropriated to the Legislative Assembly, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2007,
out of the General Fund, the amount of $7,672,848 for payment of the expenses
of members of the Seventy-fifth Legislative Assembly of the State of
SECTION 6. In addition to and not in lieu of any other
appropriation, including the appropriations made by sections 4 and 5 (1) of
this 2007 Act, any difference between the amount appropriated by section 5 (1),
chapter 714, Oregon Laws 2005, and the amount actually expended within the
appropriation on or before June 30, 2007, is considered an appropriation for
payment of expenses of the Seventy-fourth Legislative Assembly of the State of
Oregon.
SECTION 7. Notwithstanding any other law limiting
expenditures, the amount of $202,969 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 Legislative Assembly of the
State of Oregon.
SECTION 8. For the biennium beginning July 1, 2007,
expenditures by the Legislative Administration Committee from the Lounge
Revolving Account established by ORS 171.117 for the costs of food served in
members’ lounges and reimbursed through receipts on the basis of sales or by
payroll deductions from members are not limited.
SECTION 9. There is appropriated to the Legislative
Counsel Committee, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2007, out of the General
Fund, the amount of $8,666,603.
SECTION 10. Notwithstanding any other law limiting
expenditures, the amount of $1,272,873 is established for the biennium
beginning July 1, 2007, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses by the
Legislative Counsel Committee from the ORS Revolving Account established by ORS
171.305 for personnel costs connected with the editing of the Oregon Revised
Statutes.
SECTION 11. Notwithstanding any other law limiting
expenditures, the amount of $148,399 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 Legislative Counsel Committee
from state agencies or other offices for bill drafting and any other legal services
authorized or required by law to be rendered by the Legislative Counsel
Committee, including duties under ORS 183.710 to 183.725 provided pursuant to
policies established by the Legislative Counsel Committee.
SECTION 12. For the biennium beginning July 1, 2007,
expenditures by the Legislative Counsel Committee from the ORS Revolving
Account established by ORS 171.305 and from the Legislative Publications
Account established by ORS 171.245, for services and supplies connected with
printing and distributing legislative publications and the Oregon Revised
Statutes, are not limited.
SECTION 13. There is appropriated to the Legislative
Fiscal Officer, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2007, out of the General
Fund, the amount of $5,776,393.
SECTION 14. There is appropriated to the Legislative
Revenue Officer, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2007, out of the General
Fund, the amount of $1,835,130.
SECTION 15. There is appropriated to the Commission on
Indian Services, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2007, out of the General
Fund, the amount of $368,382.
SECTION 16. Notwithstanding any other law limiting
expenditures, the amount of $6,109 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 Commission on Indian Services.
SECTION 17. 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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