Chapter 577 Oregon Laws 2011

 

AN ACT

 

SB 5520

 

Relating to the 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, 2011, out of the General Fund, the following amounts for payment of the expenses of the Legislative Administration Committee, of which the committee may expend up to 54 percent during the period beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012, for the following purposes:

 

      (1)    General program                      $ 21,924,669

      (2)    Debt service                               $ 6,531,771

 

          SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $4,108,685 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, 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, 2011, 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. (1) There is appropriated to the Legislative Assembly, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, out of the General Fund, the amount of $11,672,745 for payment of the expenses of the following offices:

          (a) The offices of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

          (b) The majority and minority offices of the Senate and of the House of Representatives; and

          (c) The offices of the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives.

          (2) The offices 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 5. (1) There is appropriated to the Legislative Assembly, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, out of the General Fund, the amount of $15,425,887 for payment of the expenses of members of the Seventy-sixth Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon. The Legislative Assembly may expend up to 54 percent of the amount appropriated under this subsection during the period beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012.

          (2) There is appropriated to the Legislative Assembly, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, out of the General Fund, the amount of $8,679,882 for payment of the expenses of members of the Seventy-seventh 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 676, Oregon Laws 2009, on June 30, 2011, are transferred to the Emergency Board on July 1, 2011, 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 $268,970 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, 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, 2011, 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, 2011, out of the General Fund, the amount of $8,132,958. The committee 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 10. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $1,586,425 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, 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.

 

          SECTION 11. For the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, 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 12. There is appropriated to the Legislative Fiscal Officer, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, out of the General Fund, the amount of $5,599,225. The Legislative Fiscal Officer 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 13. There is appropriated to the Legislative Revenue Officer, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, out of the General Fund, the amount of $1,904,742. The Legislative Revenue Officer 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 14. There is appropriated to the Commission on Indian Services, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, out of the General Fund, the amount of $395,471. The commission 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 15. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $6,431 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, 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 16. 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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