Chapter 899 Oregon Laws 1999

Session Law

 

AN ACT

 

HB 5061

 

Relating to state financial administration; 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 Higher Education for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, out of the General Fund, the amount of $609,050,116, which may be expended for support of education and general services of higher education.

      SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other law, the amount of $601,804,587 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 Department of Higher Education for support of education and general services of higher education.

      SECTION 3. (1) 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, for allocation to the Department of Higher Education to support:

 

      (a)     Additional funding for

               state institutions of higher

               education that successfully

               meet performance targets....................... $              730,000

      (b)    The Oregon Wide Area

               Network................................................... $           1,630,000

      (c)     The Oregon Engineering

               Education Investment

               Fund established under

               ORS 351.666............................................ $           5,000,000

 

      (2) If any of the moneys described in subsection (1) of this section are not allocated or obligated by the Emergency Board prior to November 1, 2000, such unallocated and unobligated moneys on that date become available for any other purpose for which the Emergency Board may lawfully allocate funds.

      SECTION 4. Sections 1 and 2 of this 1999 Act do not prohibit the Department of Higher Education or the State Board of Higher Education from expending moneys in addition to the appropriations and limitations made by sections 1 and 2 of this 1999 Act if such additional moneys are otherwise available as provided by law for expenditure by the department or board for gift, grant and contract activities, auxiliary enterprise activities and student loans.

      SECTION 5. Notwithstanding any other law, the amount of $4,886,091 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from funds allocated to the Department of Higher Education from the Sports Lottery Account.

      SECTION 6. In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropriated to the Department of Higher Education, for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, out of the General Fund, the sum of $18,317,636, which may be expended only for debt service and administrative costs relating to debt service on outstanding general obligation bonds sold pursuant to Article XI-G of the Oregon Constitution.

      SECTION 7. In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there are appropriated to the Department of Higher Education, for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, out of the General Fund, the following amounts, which may be expended only for the following purposes:

      (1) For support of the Agricultural Experiment Station and the branch experiment stations of Oregon State University, $52,453,236.

      (2) For support of the Extension Service of Oregon State University, $35,609,938.

      (3) For support of the Forest Research Laboratory of Oregon State University, $5,005,151.

      SECTION 8. Notwithstanding any other law, the following amounts 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, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the Department of Higher Education, for the following purposes:

      (1) For support of the Agricultural Experiment Station and the branch experiment stations of Oregon State University, $14,489,620.

      (2) For support of the Extension Service of Oregon State University, $21,605,633.

      (3) For support of the Forest Research Laboratory of Oregon State University, $9,945,284.

      SECTION 9. Sections 7 and 8 of this 1999 Act do not prohibit the Department of Higher Education or the State Board of Higher Education from expending moneys in addition to the appropriations and limitations made by sections 7 and 8 of this 1999 Act if such additional moneys are otherwise available as provided by law for expenditure by the department or board for gift, grant and contract activities and auxiliary enterprise activities.

      SECTION 10. If House Bill 5057 becomes law, sections 7, 8 and 9 of this 1999 Act are repealed.

      SECTION 11. Notwithstanding any other law, sections 1 to 5 and 7 to 10 of this 1999 Act are subject to Oregon Department of Administrative Services rules related to allotting, controlling and encumbering funds.

      SECTION 12. 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 July 30, 1999

 

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

 

Effective date July 30, 1999

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