Chapter 687 Oregon Laws 2009

AN ACT

HB 5049

Relating to financial administration of the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board; limiting expenditures; and declaring an emergency.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. Of the moneys deposited into the Watershed Improvement Operating Fund established under ORS 541.379, the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board shall allocate $6,325,505 to the Department of State Police for fish and wildlife activities to implement section 4 (10), Article XV of the Oregon Constitution.

SECTION 2. Of the moneys deposited into the Watershed Improvement Operating Fund established under ORS 541.379, the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board shall allocate $927,570 to the State Department of Fish and Wildlife for activities and projects to implement section 4 (10), Article XV of the Oregon Constitution.

SECTION 3. Of the moneys deposited into the Watershed Improvement Operating Fund established under ORS 541.379, the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board shall allocate $4,705,277 to the State Department of Agriculture for activities and projects to implement section 4 (10), Article XV of the Oregon Constitution.

SECTION 4. Of the moneys deposited into the Watershed Improvement Operating Fund established under ORS 541.379, the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board shall allocate $5,551,244 to the Department of Environmental Quality for activities and projects to implement section 4 (10), Article XV of the Oregon Constitution.

SECTION 5. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $15,092,018 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2009, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses by the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board from lottery moneys deposited into the Watershed Improvement Operating Fund established under ORS 541.379, for operating expenses, activities and projects to implement section 4 (10), Article XV of the Oregon Constitution.

SECTION 6. Of the moneys deposited into the Watershed Improvement Grant Fund established under ORS 541.397, the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board shall allocate $4,403,869 to the State Department of Fish and Wildlife for expenses of implementing section 4 (10), Article XV of the Oregon Constitution.

SECTION 7. Of the moneys deposited into the Watershed Improvement Grant Fund established under ORS 541.397, the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board shall allocate $272,563 to the Department of State Police for expenses of implementing section 4 (10), Article XV of the Oregon Constitution.

SECTION 8. Of the moneys deposited into the Watershed Improvement Grant Fund established under ORS 541.397, the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board shall allocate $5,191,094 to the State Department of Agriculture for activities and projects to implement section 4 (10), Article XV of the Oregon Constitution.

SECTION 9. Of the moneys deposited into the Watershed Improvement Grant Fund established under ORS 541.397, the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board shall allocate $100,000 to the Water Resources Department for expenses of implementing section 4 (10), Article XV of the Oregon Constitution.

SECTION 10. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $5,750,000 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2009, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from lottery funds collected or received by the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board from the Restoration and Protection Research Fund established under ORS 541.378.

SECTION 11. Of the moneys deposited into the Restoration and Protection Research Fund established under ORS 541.378, the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board shall allocate $499,223 to the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries for expenses of implementing section 4 (10), Article XV of the Oregon Constitution.

SECTION 12. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $23,220,144 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2009, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses for agency operations related to Oregon Plan activities from federal funds collected or received by the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board.

SECTION 13. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $2,009,705 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 Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board for agency operations related to Oregon Plan activities.

SECTION 14. (1) The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board shall establish by rule a process for allocating on a quarterly basis available moneys in the Restoration and Protection Subaccount of the Parks and Natural Resources Fund, established under ORS 541.377, to fulfill the biennial allocations made in this 2009 Act. Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, all quarterly allocations shall be set at one-eighth of the biennial allocations.

          (2) If, in any quarter, the moneys transferred from the State Lottery Fund to the Parks and Natural Resources Fund are insufficient to pay for the quarterly allocations established under subsection (1) of this section, the allocations shall be reduced proportionately by amounts sufficient to accommodate the revenue shortfall.

SECTION 15. 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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