Chapter 231 Oregon Laws 1999

Session Law

AN ACT

HB 5043

Relating to the financial administration of the Department of State Police; 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 State Police, for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, out of the General Fund, the following amounts for the following purposes:

(1) State police activities

and operations................................................. $ 160,055,333

(2) Fish and wildlife

activities and operations.................................. $ 5,426,634

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other law, there are established for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, as the maximum limits for payment of expenses from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts and federal funds for the Law Enforcement Data System message switch reengineering, but excluding lottery funds collected or received by the Department of State Police, the following amounts for the following purposes:

(1) State police activities

and operations................................................. $ 41,562,857

(2) Fish and wildlife activities

and operations................................................. $ 14,469,536

(3) State Fire Marshal activities

and operations................................................. $ 12,925,061

SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any other law, there are established for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, as the maximum limits for payment of expenses from federal funds collected or received by the Department of State Police, the following amounts for the following purposes:

(1) State police activities

and operations................................................. $ 30,600,523

(2) Fish and wildlife

activities and operations.................................. $ 349,764

SECTION 4. Section 2 of this 1999 Act does not limit payments to cities, counties and districts for 9-1-1 emergency telephone systems. Section 3 of this 1999 Act does not limit payments to cities and counties for federal emergency management assistance.

SECTION 5. Notwithstanding any other law, the amount of $2,559,704 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, as the maximum limit for payment of fish and wildlife activities and operations expenses from moneys or other revenues allocated to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services Operating Fund from lottery funds made available under section 4 (5), Article XV of the Oregon Constitution.

SECTION 6. In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropriated to the Emergency Board, out of the General Fund, for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, the sum of $515,373 for allocation only to the Department of State Police for state police activities and operations. Any moneys that remain unallocated and unobligated by the Emergency Board on November 1, 2000, become available for any purpose for which the Emergency Board may lawfully allocate funds.

SECTION 7. Notwithstanding any other law, all sections of this 1999 Act are subject to Oregon Department of Administrative Services rules related to allotting, controlling, and encumbering funds.

SECTION 8. This 1999 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 1999 Act takes effect July 1, 1999.

Approved by the Governor June 7, 1999

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 7, 1999

Effective date July 1, 1999

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