Chapter 542 Oregon Laws 2011

AN ACT

HB 5046

Relating to the financial administration of the Department of Transportation; appropriating money; limiting expenditures; and declaring an emergency.

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

SECTION 1. There is appropriated to the Department of Transportation, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, out of the General Fund, the amount of $15,416,053 for debt service on the Oregon Wireless Interoperability Network. The department may expend up to 54 percent of the amount appropriated under this section during the period beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012.

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 federal funds received as reimbursement from the United States Department of Transportation, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds not described in this section, collected or received by the Department of Transportation, for the following purposes:

(1) Capital improvement $ 3,259,788

(2) Maintenance and emergency

relief programs $ 422,692,999

(3) Preservation program $ 337,950,628

(4) Bridge program $ 615,101,034

(5) Operations program $ 134,632,484

(6) Modernization program $ 389,941,008

(7) Special programs $ 210,507,947

(8) Local government program $ 379,936,641

(9) Driver and motor vehicle

services $ 158,812,409

(10) Motor carrier transportation $ 58,211,333

(11) Transportation program

development $ 138,146,777

(12) Connect Oregon program $ 84,585,824

(13) Public transit $ 25,714,385

(14) Rail $ 32,355,501

(15) Transportation safety $ 13,954,591

(16) Central services $ 187,800,947

(17) Debt service $ 369,150,392

SECTION 3. 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 Department of Transportation, for the following purposes:

(1) Driver and motor

vehicle services $ 3,396,725

(2) Motor carrier transportation $ 5,585,990

(3) Transportation program

development $ 165,703

(4) Public transit $ 55,206,867

(5) Rail $ 34,606,903

(6) Transportation safety $ 17,601,075

(7) Central services $ 19,722

SECTION 4. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $80,977,033 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 to the Department of Transportation for debt service. 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 5. For the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, expenditures by the Department of Transportation from federal funds for debt service on Build America Bonds are not limited.

SECTION 6. For the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, expenditures by the Department of Transportation from the Oregon Transportation Infrastructure Fund established under ORS 367.015 for debt service and for internally reimbursed expenditures are not limited.

SECTION 7. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the limitation on expenditures established by section 1 (2), chapter 739, Oregon Laws 2009, for the biennium ending June 30, 2011, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts and federal funds received as reimbursement from the United States Department of Transportation, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds not described in section 1, chapter 739, Oregon Laws 2009, collected or received by the Department of Transportation, is increased by $12,500,000.

SECTION 8. 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 on its passage.

Approved by the Governor June 28, 2011

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

Effective date June 28, 2011

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