Chapter 853
AN ACT
HB 2143
Relating to tobacco settlement funds; creating new provisions; amending
ORS 293.537; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1. ORS 293.537 is amended to read:
293.537. (1) The Tobacco
Settlement Funds Account is established as an account in the General Fund.
Except as provided in section 2, chapter 11, Oregon Laws 2003, the account
shall consist of all moneys paid to this state under the Master Settlement Agreement
of 1998.
(2) Before July 1 of
each odd-numbered year, the Department of Justice shall submit for approval to
the Oregon Department of Administrative Services the estimated costs that will
be incurred by the Department of Justice in the subsequent biennium in
enforcing the provisions of ORS 180.400 to 180.455, 323.106 and 323.806. On
[June] July 1 of each
odd-numbered year, [the sum of $700,000]
a sum equal to the amount approved by the Oregon Department of Administrative
Services shall be transferred from the Tobacco Settlement Funds Account to
the Tobacco Enforcement Fund established under ORS 180.205. If the
Department of Justice determines during a biennium that it needs funds for
purposes described in this subsection in addition to the amount approved by the
Oregon Department of Administrative Services, the Department of Justice may
request transfer of additional moneys from the Tobacco Settlement Funds Account
and the additional amount approved by the Oregon
Department of Administrative Services shall be transferred to the Tobacco
Enforcement Fund.
(3) Except as provided
in subsection (2) of this section, all moneys in the Tobacco Settlement Funds
Account are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Department of
Administrative Services to be expended as directed by the Legislative Assembly.
(4) All moneys in the
Tobacco Settlement Funds Account shall be invested as provided in ORS 293.701
to 293.790.
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding ORS 293.537, the Department
of Justice shall submit for approval to the Oregon Department of Administrative
Services as soon as possible after the effective date of this 2007 Act the
estimated costs that will be incurred by the Department of Justice during the
2007-2009 biennium in enforcing the provisions of ORS 180.400 to 180.455,
323.106 and 323.806. As soon as possible after the estimate is submitted, a sum
equal to the amount approved by the Oregon Department of Administrative
Services for the 2007-2009 biennium shall be
transferred from the Tobacco Settlement Funds Account to the Tobacco
Enforcement Fund established under ORS 180.205.
SECTION 3. 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 July 31, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 31, 2007
Effective date July 31, 2007
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