Chapter 537 Oregon Laws 2011

AN ACT

HB 5023

Relating to the financial administration of the State Forestry Department; 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 State Forestry Department, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, out of the General Fund, the following amounts, of which the department may expend up to 54 percent during the period beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012, for the following purposes:

(1) Fire protection $ 32,726,322

(2) Private forests $ 12,389,140

(3) Debt service $ 2,836,524

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the following amounts are established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, as the maximum limits for payment of expenses from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, and including federal funds from the United States Forest Service for fire protection and for research projects, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds not described in this section, collected or received by the State Forestry Department, for the following purposes:

(1) Agency administration $ 24,384,766

(2) Fire protection $ 54,612,737

(3) State forests $ 84,297,595

(4) Private forests $ 9,270,687

(5) Capital improvement $ 4,213,650

(6) Debt service $ 1,684,587

(7) Equipment pool $ 14,659,793

(8) Facilities maintenance

and management $ 4,879,609

SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $2,278,100 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from lottery moneys allocated from the Administrative Services Economic Development Fund, for debt service and costs relating to the purchase of land in the Gilchrist Forest, to the State Forestry Department, for agency administration. The department may expend up to 54 percent of the amount established under this section during the period beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012.

SECTION 4. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the following amounts are established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, as the maximum limits for payment of expenses from federal funds other than those described in section 2 of this 2011 Act collected or received by the State Forestry Department for the following purposes:

(1) Agency administration $ 1,975,772

(2) Fire protection $ 18,019,543

(3) State forests $ 6,519,699

(4) Private forests $ 17,772,720

SECTION 5. For the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, expenditures by the State Forestry Department from federal funds for debt services on Build America Bonds are not limited.

SECTION 6. (1) In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropriated to the Emergency Board, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, out of the General Fund, the amount of $4,781,000, to be allocated to the State Forestry Department for fire protection expenses.

(2) If any of the moneys appropriated by subsection (1) of this section are not allocated by the Emergency Board prior to December 1, 2012, the moneys remaining on that date become available for any purpose for which the Emergency Board lawfully may allocate funds.

SECTION 7. This 2011 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2011 Act takes effect July 1, 2011.

Approved by the Governor June 28, 2011

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 29, 2011

Effective date July 1, 2011

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