Chapter 634 Oregon Laws 2011

AN ACT

SB 5516

Relating to the financial administration of the Judicial 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 Judicial 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) Judicial compensation $ 62,872,712

(2) Operations $ 219,199,988

(3) Mandated payments $ 12,889,672

(4) Electronic court $ 2,000,000

(5) Debt service $ 20,249,238

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 reimbursements from federal service agreements, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds not described in this section, collected or received by the Judicial Department for the following purposes:

(1) Operations $ 42,054,537

(2) Mandated payments $ 535,335

(3) Debt service $ 505,816

SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $10,500,000 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses for electronic court from bond proceeds collected or received by the Judicial Department.

SECTION 4. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $850,620 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from federal funds other than those described in section 2 of this 2011 Act collected or received by the Judicial Department.

SECTION 5. 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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