Chapter 913 Oregon Laws 1999
Session Law
AN ACT
HB 5004
Relating to the financial
administration of the State Department of Agriculture; 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 State
Department of Agriculture, for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, out of the
General Fund, the following amounts for the following purposes:
(a) Agency operations................................... $ 22,754,009
(b) Debt service............................................. $ 279,713
(2) Within the
appropriation made by subsection (1)(a) of this section, payment is authorized
for expenses of the State Department of Agriculture in connection with
entertainment for furthering economic development.
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, but including receipts for federal contract
services, but excluding lottery funds, collected or received by the State
Department of Agriculture, for the following purposes:
(1) Agency operations................................... $ 37,208,475
(2) Debt service............................................. $ 54,230
SECTION 2a. (1) 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 $500,000
for allocation only to the State Department of Agriculture for agency
operations related to Oregon Plan activities.
(2) If all of the moneys
referred to in subsection (1) of this section are not allocated by the
Emergency Board prior to November 1, 2000, the remaining moneys on that date
become available for any other purpose for which the Emergency Board lawfully
may allocate funds.
SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any other law, the amount
of $3.9 million is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, as the
maximum limit for the payment of expenses from lottery moneys allocated from
the parks and natural resources fund to the State Department of Agriculture for
activities and projects to implement section 4 (5), Article XV of the Oregon
Constitution.
SECTION 4.
Notwithstanding any other law, the amount of $5,062,931 is established for the
biennium beginning July 1, 1999, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses
from federal funds received by the State Department of Agriculture.
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. 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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