Bill Text: OR HB5043 | 2013 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the financial administration of the Public Utility Commission; and declaring an emergency.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-04 - Chapter 291, (2013 Laws): Effective date June 4, 2013. [HB5043 Detail]
Download: Oregon-2013-HB5043-Enrolled.html
77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session Enrolled House Bill 5043 Introduced and printed pursuant to House Rule 12.00. Presession filed (at the request of Oregon Department of Administrative Services) CHAPTER ................ AN ACT Relating to the financial administration of the Public Utility Commission; limiting expenditures; and declaring an emergency. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. { + Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the following amounts are established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2013, 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 Public Utility Commission of Oregon, for the following purposes: + } ____NOTE_TO_WEB_CUSTOMERS:__________________________________ THE FOLLOWING TABULAR TEXT MAY BE IRREGULAR. FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION PLEASE SEE THE PRINTED MEASURE. _______________________________________________________________ { + (1)Utility program....................$16,043,988 (2) Residential Service Protection Fund......$10,859,611 (3) Administration.......$12,650,111 (4) Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots...............$338,596 + } ____________________________________________________________ END OF POSSIBLE IRREGULAR TABULAR TEXT ____________________________________________________________ SECTION 2. { + Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $2,444,367 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2013, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from federal funds collected or received by the Public Utility Commission of Oregon. + } SECTION 3. { + For the biennium beginning July 1, 2013, expenditures by the Public Utility Commission of Oregon from the universal service fund established under ORS 759.425 are not limited. + } SECTION 4. { + Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the limitation on expenditures established by section 1 (4), chapter 185, Oregon Laws 2011, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Enrolled House Bill 5043 (HB 5043-A) Page 1 Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the Public Utility Commission of Oregon, is increased by $30,000 for investigations, rate cases and legal expenses of the Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots. + } SECTION 5. { + This 2013 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2013 Act takes effect on its passage. + } ---------- Passed by House May 16, 2013 ............................................................. Ramona J. Line, Chief Clerk of House ............................................................. Tina Kotek, Speaker of House Passed by Senate May 28, 2013 ............................................................. Peter Courtney, President of Senate Enrolled House Bill 5043 (HB 5043-A) Page 2 Received by Governor: ......M.,............., 2013 Approved: ......M.,............., 2013 ............................................................. John Kitzhaber, Governor Filed in Office of Secretary of State: ......M.,............., 2013 ............................................................. Kate Brown, Secretary of State Enrolled House Bill 5043 (HB 5043-A) Page 3