Chapter 324 Oregon Laws 1999

Session Law

AN ACT

HB 2053

Relating to audits; creating new provisions; amending ORS 297.230; and declaring an emergency.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. ORS 297.230 is amended to read:

297.230. (1) The Division of Audits shall estimate in advance the expenses that it will incur during the biennium in carrying out the provisions of ORS 297.030, 297.120 and 297.210, and shall charge officers, departments, boards and commissions of state government and other public bodies for their share of such expenses for periods within the biennium and in sufficient amounts to provide reasonable cash operating requirements for the Division of Audits within the biennial period. Each officer, department, board or commission or other public body shall pay to the credit of the Division of Audits Account such charge as an administrative expense from funds or appropriations available to it in the same manner as other claims against the state or public body are paid. [If the estimated expenses for any officer, department, board, commission or public body are more or less than actual expenses for a biennium, the difference shall be taken into account in determining succeeding estimates of expenses.]

(2) Payments authorized under this section shall be consistent with ORS 171.580 and 171.585. The Division of Audits shall report to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee established under ORS 171.580 when estimated expenses for an audit authorized under subsection (1) of this section exceed the estimated expenses for a biennium.

(3) All moneys received from the various state departments, boards, commissions, institutions and state-aided institutions and agencies of the state in the payment of the costs of audits and reviews under ORS 297.210 and 297.230 shall be credited to the Division of Audits Account.

SECTION 2. The amendments to ORS 297.230 by section 1 of this 1999 Act apply to estimates made for biennia beginning on or after July 1, 1999.

SECTION 3. 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 on its passage.

Approved by the Governor June 23, 1999

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 24, 1999

Effective date June 23, 1999

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