Chapter 269 Oregon Laws 1999
Session Law
AN ACT
SB 5501
Relating to the financial
administration of the Commission for the Blind; 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 Commission for
the Blind, for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, out of the General Fund,
the amount of $1,395,570.
SECTION 2. (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, 1999, out of the General Fund, the sum of $8,849,
which may be allocated by the Emergency Board to the Commission for the Blind
for payment of direct expenses related to the Older Blind Program and the
Vocational Rehabilitation Program.
(2) If all moneys
appropriated in subsection (1) of this section are not allocated by the
Emergency Board before November 1, 2000, the unallocated moneys become
available on November 1, 2000, for any other purpose for which the Emergency
Board may lawfully allocate funds.
SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any other law, the amount
of $1,968,512 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, 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 for the Blind.
SECTION 4. Notwithstanding any other law, the amount
of $8,104,764 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, as the
maximum limit for the payment of expenses from federal funds collected or
received by the Commission for the Blind.
SECTION 5. 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 6. 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 16, 1999
Filed in the office of
Secretary of State June 17, 1999
Effective date July 1, 1999
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