Chapter 621 Oregon Laws 2011

AN ACT

HB 5030

Relating to the financial administration of the Department of Human Services; 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 Department of Human Services, 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) Central services $ 7,986,427

(2) Children, adults and

families $ 791,697,292

(3) Seniors and people with

disabilities $ 1,215,553,855

(4) Debt service $ 17,918,806

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 Medicare receipts and including federal funds for indirect cost recovery, Social Security Supplemental Security Income recoveries and the Child Care and Development Fund, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds not described in this section, collected or received by the Department of Human Services, for the following purposes:

(1) Central services $ 922,642

(2) Children, adults and

families $ 163,393,241

(3) Seniors and people with

disabilities $ 168,513,232

(4) Shared services $ 97,624,914

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, excluding federal funds described in section 2 of this 2011 Act, collected or received by the Department of Human Services, for the following purposes:

(1) Central services $ 8,872,315

(2) Children, adults and

families $ 964,839,803

(3) Seniors and people with

disabilities $ 2,153,082,499

SECTION 4. For the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, expenditures by the Department of Human Services for federal food stamp benefit payments are not limited.

SECTION 5. (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 $5,000,000, to be allocated to the Department of Human Services for child welfare differential response services.

(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 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 July 1, 2011.

Approved by the Governor July 6, 2011

Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 6, 2011

Effective date July 6, 2011

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