Chapter 912 Oregon Laws 1999

Session Law

AN ACT

SB 5506

Relating to the financial administration of the Department of Corrections; 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 Corrections, for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, out of the General Fund, the following amounts for the following purposes:

(1) Institutions, Correctional Programs,

and Inmate Work Programs.................. $ 430,445,302

(2) Community Corrections......................... $ 173,479,461

(3) Central Support/Operations

and Administration................................. $ 71,155,890

(4) Capital Improvements............................ $ 1,297,826

(5) Debt Service............................................. $ 80,209,053

SECTION 2. 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, including Anti-Drug Abuse Act funds, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the Department of Corrections, for the following purposes:

(1) Institutions, Correctional

Programs, and Inmate

Work Programs...................................... $ 47,704,608

(2) Central Support/Operations

and Administration................................. $ 15,584,146

(3) Capital Improvement.............................. $ 1,370,875

SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any other law, the amount of $8,041,851 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from federal funds collected or received by the Department of Corrections for Institutions.

SECTION 4. Section 2 (1) of this 1999 Act does not limit, affect or apply to expenditures for the purchase of raw materials for Inmate Work Programs.

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. 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, the sum of $1,190,230 for allocation only to the Department of Corrections, after the April 2000 prison population forecast, for population management and rebalance issues. Any moneys that remain unallocated and unobligated by the Emergency Board on November 1, 2000, become available for any purpose for which the Emergency Board may lawfully allocate funds.

SECTION 7. 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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