Bill Text: OR HB4175 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to county road funds; and declaring an emergency.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2012-03-27 - Chapter 75, (2012 Laws): Effective date March 27, 2012. [HB4175 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2012-HB4175-Introduced.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2012 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 313

                         House Bill 4175

Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON RULES

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Permits certain counties to use federal forest reserve moneys
in county road funds for law enforcement purposes if sufficient
amount of federal moneys is received by county.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to county road funds; creating new provisions; amending
  section 4, chapter 894, Oregon Laws 2007; repealing section 4,
  chapter 894, Oregon Laws 2007; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. Section 4, chapter 894, Oregon Laws 2007, as amended
by section 1, chapter 556, Oregon Laws 2011, is amended to read:
   { +  Sec. 4. + } (1) Notwithstanding ORS 294.060 and 368.705,
moneys described in ORS 294.060 (1) that are received by Douglas
County and deposited into its road fund may be expended for the
patrolling of Douglas County roads by Douglas County law
enforcement officials.
  (2) Notwithstanding ORS 294.060 and 368.705, moneys described
in ORS 294.060 (1) that are received by Lane County and deposited
into its road fund may be expended for the patrolling of Lane
County roads by Lane County law enforcement officials.
   { +  (3) Except as provided in subsections (1) and (2) of this
section and notwithstanding ORS 294.060 and 368.705, moneys
described in ORS 294.060 (1) that are received by a county and
deposited into the county's road fund may be expended for the
patrolling of roads within the county by county law enforcement
officials only if the average amount of moneys received by the
county under ORS 293.560 (1) over the 10 years immediately
preceding the current fiscal year is greater than 10 percent of
the moneys deposited into the county's general fund for the same
10-year period. + }
    { - (3) This section is repealed on January 2, 2016. - }
    { - (4) This section applies to moneys described in
subsections (1) and (2) of this section that are received before,
on or after September 27, 2007. - }
  SECTION 2.  { + The amendments to section 4, chapter 894,
Oregon Laws 2007, by section 1 of this 2012 Act, apply to moneys
received by a county before, on or after the effective date of
this 2012 Act. + }

  SECTION 3.  { + Section 4, chapter 894, Oregon Laws 2007, as
amended by section 1, chapter 556, Oregon Laws 2011, and section
1 of this 2012 Act, is repealed on January 2, 2016. + }
  SECTION 4.  { + This 2012 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2012 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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