Chapter 404 Oregon Laws 1999

Session Law

 

AN ACT

 

HB 5012

 

Relating to the financial administration of the Department of Consumer and Business Services; limiting expenditures; and declaring an emergency.

 

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

 

      SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any other law, $170,978,323 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, as the maximum limit for payment of administrative expenses from assessments, contributions, fees, charges for service and other income, including Miscellaneous Receipts, excluding lottery funds, but including federal funds for occupational safety and health-related activities, manufactured home inspections, senior health insurance benefit programs, and Office of Energy and Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning Council activities, collected or received by the Department of Consumer and Business Services.

      SECTION 2. Section 1 of this 1999 Act does not limit, affect or apply to expenditures from the:

      (1) Workers' Benefit Fund.

      (2) Self-Insured Employer Adjustment Reserve.

      (3) Self-Insured Employer Group Adjustment Reserve.

      (4) Federal Registry Fund for payment to the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council of annual registry fees collected from state certified and licensed appraisers.

      (5) Oregon Medical Insurance Pool Account for payment of

claims and third party administration contracts.

      (6) Consumer and Business Services Fund for payment of contracted collection costs, including contracted processing costs for the Combined Tax Reporting Program, contracted building codes permit issuance costs, and workers' compensation paying agent reimbursements as outlined in ORS 656.307.

      (7) Special payments to the Oregon Health Sciences University for research on occupational illness and disease.

      (8) Expenditures for loans for small scale energy loan projects or for debt service.

      (9) Expenditures made from the Energy Efficient Construction Account.

      SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any other law, the amount of $5,388,424 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from federal funds collected or received by Department of Consumer and Business Services for the Office of Energy.

      SECTION 4. 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 5. 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 July 1, 1999.

 

Approved by the Governor June 29, 1999

 

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 30, 1999

 

Effective date July 1, 1999

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