74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 507
 
                         House Bill 2238
 
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of Governor Theodore R.
  Kulongoski for Department of Revenue)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Eliminates requirement that councils of governments send copies
of budget documents to Department of Revenue for further filing
with Division of Audits.
  Applies to fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2007.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to councils of governments; creating new provisions;
  amending ORS 294.930; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 294.930 is amended to read:
  294.930. (1) The Department of Revenue shall exercise the same
powers and authority with regard to councils of governments and
the budgets and budget committees of councils of governments as
the department exercises under ORS 294.495 to 294.510 with regard
to municipal corporations.
    { - (2) On or before July 15 of each year, or upon such other
date as the Department of Revenue shall designate, each council
of governments shall file with the Department of Revenue a true
copy of its budget as finally adopted, a copy of the notices
required to be published under ORS 294.915 (1) and 294.920 (2)
and a copy of the resolution adopting the budget. - }
    { - (3) The copies of budgets filed with the Department of
Revenue under subsection (2) of this section shall be turned over
to the Division of Audits created by ORS 297.010 on or before the
end of the fiscal year for which the budget was prepared, and
shall be retained by the Division of Audits for a period of two
years following the end of the fiscal year for which the budget
was prepared. - }
   { +  (2) Each council of governments shall keep for a period
of two years following the end of the fiscal year for which the
budget was adopted:
  (a) A copy of the budget as finally adopted;
  (b) Copies of the notices required to be published under ORS
294.915 and 294.920; and
  (c) A copy of the resolution adopting the budget.
  (3) If requested by the Department of Revenue, the Division of
Audits or a county assessor within the two-year period described
in subsection (2) of this section, a council of governments shall
send copies of the budget, notices and resolution to the entity
making the request. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + The amendments to ORS 294.930 by section 1 of
this 2007 Act apply to fiscal years beginning on or after July 1,
2007. + }
  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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