Chapter 676 Oregon Laws 2009
AN ACT
HB 5025
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 Oregon:
SECTION 1. There are appropriated to the Legislative Administration Committee, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2009, 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 $ 19,708,894
(2) Debt service $ 5,766,596
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $4,575,874 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2009, 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, 2009, 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, 2009, out of the General Fund, the amount of $10,258,085 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, 2009, out of the General Fund, the amount of $15,449,172 for payment of the expenses of members of the Seventy-fifth Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon.
(2) There is appropriated to the Legislative Assembly, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2009, out of the General Fund, the amount of $7,226,709 for payment of the expenses of members of the Seventy-sixth Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon.
SECTION 6. Notwithstanding ORS 293.190, any moneys remaining from the appropriations made by sections 4 and 5 (2), chapter 762, Oregon Laws 2007, on June 30, 2009, are transferred to the Emergency Board on July 1, 2009, to be available for any purpose for which the Emergency Board lawfully may allocate funds.
SECTION 7. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $208,653 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2009, 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, 2009, expenditures by the Legislative Assembly 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, 2009, out of the General Fund, the amount of $8,413,056.
SECTION 10. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $121,966 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2009, 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 11. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $1,391,651 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2009, 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 12. For the biennium beginning July 1, 2009, 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, 2009, out of the General Fund, the amount of $6,000,198.
SECTION 14. There is appropriated to the Legislative Revenue Officer, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2009, out of the General Fund, the amount of $2,147,121.
SECTION 15. There is appropriated to the Commission on Indian Services, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2009, out of the General Fund, the amount of $414,701.
SECTION 16. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $6,280 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2009, 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 2009 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2009 Act takes effect July 1, 2009.
Approved by the Governor July 7, 2009
Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 7, 2009
Effective date July 7, 2009
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