Chapter 573 Oregon Laws 2011

AN ACT

SB 5513

Relating to the financial administration of the State Department of Fish and Wildlife; 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 Department of Fish and Wildlife, 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) Fish Division $ 5,175,443

(2) Wildlife Division $ 793,838

(3) Administrative Services

Division $ 640,890

(4) Debt service $ 338,094

(5) Capital improvement $ 142,194

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 Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds not described in this section, collected or received by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, for the following purposes:

(1) Fish Division $ 66,770,907

(2) Wildlife Division $ 38,818,764

(3) Administrative Services

Division $ 39,082,952

(4) Capital improvement $ 7,711,722

(5) Department of State Police

enforcement contract $ 21,275,954

SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the following amounts are established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from lottery moneys allocated from the Parks and Natural Resources Fund to the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, for activities and projects to implement section 4 (8), Article XV of the Oregon Constitution, 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) Fish Division $ 4,531,217

(2) Wildlife Division $ 1,293,181

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 Department of Fish and Wildlife, for the following purposes:

(1) Fish Division $ 86,750,972

(2) Wildlife Division $ 20,939,782

(3) Administrative Services

Division $ 2,107,896

SECTION 5. (1) Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the limitation on expenditures established by section 2 (2)(c), chapter 668, Oregon Laws 2009, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2009, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts and including federal funds for contract services, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds not described in section 2, chapter 668, Oregon Laws 2009, collected or received by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife for wildlife diversity, is increased by $100,000.

(2) Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the limitation on expenditures established by section 4 (1)(a), chapter 668, Oregon Laws 2009, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2009, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from federal funds other than those described in section 2, chapter 668, Oregon Laws 2009, collected or received by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife for fish propagation, is increased by $1,350,000.

(3) Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the limitation on expenditures established by section 4 (2)(b), chapter 668, Oregon Laws 2009, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2009, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from federal funds other than those described in section 2, chapter 668, Oregon Laws 2009, collected or received by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife for wildlife habitat, is increased by $400,000.

SECTION 6. 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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