74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
Enrolled
Senate Bill 5548
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the
President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing
rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part
of the President (at the request of Budget and Management
Division, Oregon Department of Administrative Services)
CHAPTER ................
AN ACT
Relating to state financial administration; appropriating money;
and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + As used in sections 1 to 4 of this 2007 Act, '
state agency' means every state officer, board, commission,
department, institution, branch or agency of the state
government, the costs of which are paid wholly or in part from
funds held in the State Treasury. + }
SECTION 2. { + (1) Notwithstanding ORS 291.230 to 291.260, and
subject to any rule that may be adopted by the Oregon Department
of Administrative Services, any obligations incurred by a state
agency on or after July 1, 2007, that do not exceed the level of
expenditures authorized under ORS 291.230 to 291.260 or otherwise
authorized for the last quarter of the 2005-2007 biennium are
hereby authorized, and necessary funds are appropriated therefor,
unless the Oregon Department of Administrative Services
determines that the state agency's expenditure level should be
modified, based on pending legislation.
(2) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services by rule
shall specify the means whereby funds expended pursuant to
subsection (1) of this section are reconciled and charged to the
state agency's 2007-2009 legislatively approved budget during the
2007-2009 biennium.
(3) All payments for debt service, certificates of
participation and other financing agreements are hereby
authorized during the period commencing July 1, 2007. + }
SECTION 3. { + Sections 1 to 4 of this 2007 Act apply to a
state agency for which no budget has become law on or before July
1, 2007. + }
SECTION 4. { + (1) If there is no 2007-2009 legislatively
adopted budget upon final adjournment of the regular session of
the Seventy-fourth Legislative Assembly against which any
expenditure authorized by section 2 (1) of this 2007 Act can be
applied, the expenditure shall be considered to have been made
from funds appropriated to the Oregon Department of
Administrative Services. For the purpose of paying the incurred
expenses of state agencies, there is appropriated to the Oregon
Department of Administrative Services any cash or other funds
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remaining in the accounts of the state agency for which no budget
has been adopted and for which no expenditure authority exists
when the Legislative Assembly adjourns sine die. The Oregon
Department of Administrative Services may apply for reimbursement
from the Emergency Board of any expenditure made under this
subsection during the 2007-2009 biennium.
(2) If, after final adjournment of the regular session of the
Seventy-fourth Legislative Assembly, the Governor vetoes a
legislatively adopted budget against which any expenditure
authorized by section 2 (1) of this 2007 Act can be applied, the
expenditure shall be considered to have been made from funds
appropriated to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services.
For the purpose of paying the incurred expenses of state
agencies, there is appropriated to the Oregon Department of
Administrative Services any cash or other funds remaining in the
accounts of the state agency for which a legislatively adopted
budget has been vetoed and for which no expenditure authority
exists when the Governor vetoes the budget. The Oregon Department
of Administrative Services may apply for reimbursement from the
Emergency Board of any expenditure made under this subsection
during the 2007-2009 biennium. + }
SECTION 5. { + Sections 1 to 4 of this 2007 Act are repealed
on July 31, 2007. + }
SECTION 6. { + 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. + }
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Passed by Senate June 24, 2007
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Secretary of Senate
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President of Senate
Passed by House June 27, 2007
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Speaker of House
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Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Secretary of State
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