74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
HA to A-Eng. HB 2143
 
LC 1024/HB 2143-A2
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                   A-ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 2143
 
              By JOINT COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
 
                             June 21
 
  On page 1 of the printed A-engrossed bill, delete lines 5
through 26 and delete page 2 and insert:
  '  { +  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 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. + } ' .
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