Chapter 395 Oregon Laws 1999
Session Law
AN ACT
SB 5541
Relating to the financial
administration of the Department of Revenue; appropriating money; limiting
expenditures; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. (1) There is appropriated to the Department
of Revenue, for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, out of the General Fund,
the amount of $93,294,967 for the purpose of administrative expenses.
(2) 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 $1,925,896, which may be allocated by the Emergency Board to the Department
of Revenue for payment of expenses related to the department's implementation
of new technology to improve the tax processing systems of the department.
(3) If all of the $1,925,896
appropriated in subsection (2) of this section is 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 2. (1) In addition to and not in lieu of any
other appropriation, there is appropriated to the Department of Revenue for the
purpose of making payments authorized by ORS 307.244 and 310.630 to 310.690 the
amount of $9,000,000 out of the General Fund, for the purpose of the Elderly
Rental Assistance program for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999.
(2) 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 $750,000, which may be allocated by the Emergency Board to the Department
of Revenue for payment of expenses related to the Elderly Rental Assistance
program.
(3) If all of the $750,000
appropriated in subsection (2) of this section is 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. In addition to and not in lieu of any other
appropriation, there is appropriated to the Department of Revenue the amount of
$1 out of the General Fund for the purpose of Deferred Collection of Homestead
Property Taxes (Senior Citizen Property Tax Deferral outlined in ORS 311.666 to
311.701) for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999.
SECTION 4. There is transferred to the General Fund,
for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, the amount of $17,000,000 from the
Senior Property Tax Deferral Revolving Account created under ORS 311.701.
SECTION 5. After July 1, 1999, if the sum appropriated
by section 3 of this 1999 Act plus the balance in the revolving account are not
sufficient to make the payments required by ORS 311.701 (1), the State
Treasurer shall advance, as an investment of the General Fund, such amounts as
may be necessary to make such payments during the biennium beginning July 1,
1999. Any moneys so advanced shall be repaid in accordance with ORS 311.701 (5)
with interest thereon computed with the rates described in ORS 311.674 (3) or
311.711 (4).
SECTION 6. Notwithstanding any other law, the amount
of $12,586,180 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, as the
maximum limit for payment of expenses from fees, moneys or other revenues
collected or received, excluding lottery funds and federal funds, including
Miscellaneous Receipts, except those deposited in the Multistate Tax Commission
Revolving Account and the Senior Property Tax Deferral Revolving Account by the
Department of Revenue.
SECTION 7.
Section 6 of this 1999 Act does not limit expenditures for expenses of the
Multistate Tax Commission.
SECTION 8. 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 9. 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 29, 1999
Filed in the office of
Secretary of State June 29, 1999
Effective date July 1, 1999
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