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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.475 - Issuance of duplicate instrument; affidavit of owner, payee or representative.

(1) Upon satisfactory showing by the lawful owner of an instrument of the loss, destruction or theft of the instrument, the proper officer, board, department or commission that issued the original instrument, or the issuer’s duly authorized legal successor, may issue a duplicate in lieu thereof for the same amount as the original. The duplicate shall bear the signature of the officer charged with the duty of signing instruments as of the date of issuance of the duplicate.
(2) Before a duplicate instrument is issued, the person making application for its issue shall furnish to the issuing officer a written statement signed by the person specifically alleging that the person is the lawful owner, payee or legal representative of the lawful owner or payee of the original instrument giving the date of issue, the number, amount, for what services or claim the original instrument was issued and that the original instrument has been lost, destroyed or stolen, and has not been paid. A certificate may be furnished in lieu of an affidavit or affirmation if the lawful owner, payee or legal representative is:
(a) The federal government; or
(b) This state or any board, department, commission or subdivision of this state, or any officer thereof in official capacity.
(3) The officer, board, department or commission issuing the duplicate instrument shall search its records to determine whether the original instrument was paid. If the original instrument is found, it shall immediately be returned to the State Treasurer or, if a record of payment is found, the State Treasurer shall be notified immediately. The State Treasurer shall promptly return the instrument to the presenting or payer bank for credit or shall promptly notify the presenting or payer bank of the record of payment. The State Treasurer is not liable for inability to obtain credit from the presenting or payer bank for an instrument returned under this section or for an instrument for which the State Treasurer notifies the presenting or payer bank of a record of payment. [Formerly 291.520; 1969 c.142 §1; 1973 c.478 §2; 1979 c.763 §2; 1993 c.694 §43; 2005 c.22 §220; 2005 c.110 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.480 - Adoption of uniform procedure for issuing duplicate instruments.

State officers, boards, departments or commissions lawfully issuing instruments upon the State Treasurer may adopt the uniform procedure of issuing and delivering to all parties entitled thereto duplicate instruments to replace those lost, stolen or destroyed, in accordance with ORS 293.475. [Formerly 291.522; 1969 c.142 §2; 1979 c.763 §3; 2005 c.110 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.485 - Effect of wrongful payment; liability of officer.

When any instrument is paid, other than as authorized by ORS 293.465 to 293.480, such wrongful payment shall not relieve the political body issuing the instrument from liability to the true and lawful owner thereof; but the officer or person making such wrongful payment and the sureties on the official bond of the officer or person, if any, shall be responsible to the political body represented by the officer or person in making such payment, for the full amount of the loss occasioned thereby. [Formerly 291.524]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.490 - Payment upon death of person entitled to money from state if estate not in probate.

(1) Except for property described under ORS 98.302 to 98.436, and as otherwise directed by law, upon the death of any person entitled to payment of money in the State Treasury or on deposit with a state agency or officer, if the estate is not to be administered in a court having probate jurisdiction, the State Treasurer or the state agency or officer authorized to disburse the funds may pay or cause to be paid the money due, as provided in subsection (3) of this section. Except as to payment of salary or wages due a deceased state officer or employee from the State of Oregon, no payment under this section shall be made in excess of $10,000.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, moneys on deposit with a state agency or officer representing unpaid wages collected on behalf of a person by the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall be payable pursuant to subsection (3) of this section.
(3) Payment authorized by subsection (1) of this section shall be made to the following groups of survivors of the decedent, their guardians or the conservators of their estates, in equal shares to all survivors in a group, and in the order listed, with no payment to survivors in any group if there is any survivor in any group preceding it as listed:
(a) Surviving spouse.
(b) The trustee of a revocable inter vivos trust created by the decedent, unless within six months after the decedent dies a will executed by the decedent requiring distribution of the amount to a different person is admitted to probate.
(c) In equal shares to the children of the decedent and to the issue of any deceased child by right of representation.
(d) Parents.
(e) Brothers and sisters.
(f) Nephews and nieces. [Formerly 291.526; 1965 c.401 §1; 1973 c.823 §125; 1979 c.763 §4; 1981 c.594 §2; 1989 c.171 §39; 1993 c.694 §33; 1995 c.290 §1; 2023 c.9 §17]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.495 - Procedure for payment.

(1) Payment authorized by ORS 293.490 may be made only upon receipt by the State Treasurer or other state officer authorized to disburse moneys due the decedent of an affidavit from one of the survivors in a group of survivors listed in ORS 293.490 (3), that:
(a) The decedent died testate or intestate, as the case may be.
(b) The estate of the decedent will not be probated.
(c) The aggregate sums due the decedent from the State of Oregon, except for salary or wages, do not exceed the principal sum of $10,000.
(d) The relationship of the claimants to the decedent is described in ORS 293.490 (3), specifying the particular relationship of each claimant; that there is no other survivor in the group that includes the claimants; and that there is no survivor in any group preceding the group that includes the claimants as listed in ORS 293.490 (3).
(e) The expenses of last illness and funeral of the decedent will be paid out of the moneys so paid by the State Treasurer or other disbursing officer, to the full amount thereof, if necessary.
(2) The State Treasurer or other officer making disbursement shall be under no obligation to determine the truth of the affidavit. The payment of the amount due such decedent, made in good faith to the claimants, shall constitute a full acquittance and release of the State Treasurer or other disbursing officer for the amount so paid.
(3) In the event that a warrant, check or order has been lost, stolen or destroyed, the proper survivors, as specified in ORS 293.490, may obtain payment of the amount thereof by filing with the State Treasurer or other disbursing officer a written statement in accordance with ORS 293.475. [Formerly 291.528; 1965 c.401 §2; 1979 c.763 §5; 1981 c.594 §8; 1999 c.59 §76]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.500 - Probate proceedings unnecessary; accounting to administrator.

It shall not be necessary to institute probate proceedings to establish the right of any of the surviving parties named in ORS 293.490 to collect the amounts due the decedent under ORS 293.490 and 293.495; but if, after payment of such amounts, the estate of the decedent is probated, the person receiving the moneys due the decedent shall account therefor to the administrator of the estate of the decedent. [Formerly 291.530]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.505 - Secretary of State as Auditor of Public Accounts; claim disapproved in performance of constitutional functions not to be paid.

(1) The performance of functions as provided by law by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services or any other state agency in the processing, approval and disapproval of claims for payment from any moneys in the State Treasury and in the drawing of warrants in payment thereof does not constitute or affect the performance of constitutional functions of the Secretary of State as Auditor of Public Accounts.
(2) A claim for payment from any moneys in the State Treasury may not be paid, notwithstanding approval thereof or the drawing of a warrant in payment thereof as otherwise provided by law, if the claim is disapproved by the Secretary of State in the performance of constitutional functions as Auditor of Public Accounts. [1967 c.454 §29]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.510 - Presentment of claims to Secretary of State not required.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the presentment of claims for payment from any moneys in the State Treasury to the Secretary of State as Auditor of Public Accounts and the audit, allowance or other approval of those claims by the Secretary of State as Auditor of Public Accounts before the drawing of warrants in payment of those claims or otherwise before payment of those claims is not required by statute. Any reference to the audit, allowance or other approval by the Secretary of State of those claims before payment in any general or specific statute is intended to be and shall be considered a reference to the performance of constitutional functions of the Secretary of State as Auditor of Public Accounts, and is not intended to be and shall not be considered a statutory requirement that those functions be performed before payment of those claims. [1967 c.454 §30]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.515 - Withholding salary of state official or employee failing to settle accounts or correct delinquencies or errors in audit reports; notice and hearing; exemptions.

(1) In the discharge of the constitutional duties of Auditor of Public Accounts, the Secretary of State may certify to the Governor the failure of any state official or state employee:
(a) To settle accounts or render such statements as may be required with respect to the custody or disposition of public funds or other state property; or
(b) To correct any major delinquencies, deficiencies, improper procedures or errors appearing in audit reports within a reasonable time.
(2) Within 90 days of certification to the Governor under subsection (1) of this section, the state official or employee responsible shall notify the Secretary of State and the Governor, in writing, of the measures to be taken to settle accounts or render the statements under subsection (1)(a) of this section or to correct the delinquencies, deficiencies, improper procedures or errors in the audit reports. The Governor may extend the 90-day period for good cause.
(3) The Governor may issue an order requiring the state official or employee to correct any failure certified by the Secretary of State under subsection (1) of this section and may issue an order withholding the payment of the salary of the official or employee until the failure is corrected.
(4) An order issued by the Governor to withhold salary shall be entered only after notice, opportunity to be heard and hearing pursuant to the provisions of ORS chapter 183 governing contested cases.
(5) The provisions of this section do not apply to classified employees under the State Personnel Relations Law, the Legislative Assembly, members of the judiciary or any statewide elected official. [1979 c.612 §1]
Note:
293.515 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 293 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.525 - Payments to and by state agencies by electronic funds transfers; rules; penalty for failure to comply.

(1) Upon consultation with the State Treasurer’s office, a state agency by rule may:
(a) Require that payments to the agency above designated amounts be made by electronic funds transfer. All electronic funds transfer entries through an automated clearinghouse shall follow standards adopted by the State Treasurer that shall be substantially similar to those adopted by the National Automated Clearing House Association.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law requiring payment by check or other means, establish a program under which electronic funds transfer is the primary method for payments made by the agency.
(2)(a) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a state agency may assess a penalty not to exceed five percent of the amount of the payment for failure to comply with the agency’s rules requiring payments to the agency by electronic funds transfer.
(b) An agency that adopts rules under subsection (1)(b) of this section may not assess a penalty for failure to comply with the rules against any payee that is unable to receive payment by electronic funds transfer. Nothing in this paragraph authorizes a state agency to assess a penalty for failure to comply with rules adopted under subsection (1)(b) of this section.
(c) An agency that adopts rules under subsection (1)(b) of this section may not require a payee to open a bank account as a condition of receipt of payment.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the Department of Revenue may not require electronic funds transfer as the primary method for payment of:
(a) Estimated tax, as defined in ORS 316.557;
(b) Tax due to the department as shown on an individual income tax return filed under ORS chapter 316; or
(c) Refunds of overpayments issued by the department under ORS 314.415.
(4) As used in this section:
(a) "Electronic funds transfer" is the movement of funds by nonpaper means, usually through a payment system including, but not limited to, an automated clearinghouse or the Federal Reserve’s Fedwire system.
(b) "State agency" means an agency as defined by ORS 183.310 (1). [1991 c.369 §§1,2; 2005 c.28 §1]
Note:
293.525 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 293 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.537 - Tobacco Settlement Funds Account; sources; uses; investment.

(1) The Tobacco Settlement Funds Account is established as an account in the General Fund. Except as provided in section 2, chapter 11, Oregon Laws 2003, the account shall consist of all moneys paid to this state under the Master Settlement Agreement of 1998.
(2) Before July 1 of each odd-numbered year, the Department of Justice shall submit for approval to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services the estimated costs that will be incurred by the Department of Justice in the subsequent biennium in enforcing the provisions of ORS 180.400 to 180.455, 323.106, 323.804 and 323.806. On July 1 of each odd-numbered year, a sum equal to the amount approved by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall be transferred from the Tobacco Settlement Funds Account to the Tobacco Enforcement Fund established under ORS 180.205. If the Department of Justice determines during a biennium that it needs funds for purposes described in this subsection in addition to the amount approved by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, the Department of Justice may request transfer of additional moneys from the Tobacco Settlement Funds Account and the additional amount approved by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall be transferred to the Tobacco Enforcement Fund.
(3) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, all moneys in the Tobacco Settlement Funds Account are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to be expended as directed by the Legislative Assembly.
(4) All moneys in the Tobacco Settlement Funds Account shall be invested as provided in ORS 293.701 to 293.790. [2001 c.977 §§1,2,3; 2002 s.s.5 c.2 §17; 2003 c.11 §8; 2003 c.801 §24; 2007 c.853 §1; 2023 c.401 §15]
Note:
293.537 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 293 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.540 - Health Care Trust Fund; sources; uses; investment.

(1) There is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund, the Health Care Trust Fund. The Health Care Trust Fund shall consist of moneys, in amounts directed by the Legislative Assembly, paid to this state by United States tobacco products manufacturers under the Master Settlement Agreement of 1998.
(2) All earnings on moneys in the Health Care Trust Fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services and shall be expended only for the purpose of financing health programs.
(3) Moneys in the Health Care Trust Fund shall be invested as provided in ORS 293.701 to 293.790 and the earnings from such investments shall be credited to the fund. Earnings shall be distributed annually or as directed by the Director of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. [2001 c.986 §§1,2,3]
Note:
293.540 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 293 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.550 - Receipt and disposition generally of federal aid moneys; deposit in special fund.

(1) The Governor may apply for, accept and receive, or authorize any state agency to apply for, accept and receive, financial assistance and grants from the United States or any of its agencies, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, for financing the cost of any federally sponsored program or project deemed beneficial to the State of Oregon. Applications for grants, except where precluded by federal law, shall include requests for funds adequate to accomplish the objectives of the grant proposal including moneys to pay for the audit, or audits, of the financial transactions as required by the grantor or state statutes. Moneys included in a grant award budgeted for auditing the grant or program shall not be used for any other purpose. Regulations established by the federal government relating to such grants shall be applicable to the extent they are not in conflict with state laws.
(2) The Governor may disburse or supervise the disbursement of federal aid received under the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, or the Governor may designate a state agency to disburse or supervise the disbursement of such federal aid.
(3) The Governor shall deposit money received pursuant to this section in a special fund with the State Treasurer as provided in ORS 293.265 to 293.275. The money shall be expended, pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, for the purposes for and in accordance with the terms by which it is received, subject to the provisions of subsection (5) of this section and ORS 291.260.
(4) Subsections (1) to (3) of this section shall not supersede the provisions of any special statute empowering a state agency to apply for, accept and receive federal aid for any specific purpose.
(5) Funds received under subsection (1) of this section shall be expended subject to expenditure limitations imposed on the receiving state agency by the Legislative Assembly or, in the absence of such limitations, only after approval of the Legislative Assembly or of the Emergency Board, if approval is required during the interim between sessions of the Legislative Assembly.
(6) In any case where prior approval of the authority to expend any funds available under subsection (1) of this section is imposed as a term or condition to receipt of such funds, the Legislative Assembly or the Emergency Board may approve expenditure of such funds prior to their receipt. [1965 c.11 §1; 1967 c.57 §1; 1979 c.456 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.555 - Receipt and disposition of moneys received from federal government in lieu of ad valorem property taxes.

The State Treasurer shall receive any moneys that may be paid to the state by the United States, or any agency thereof, in lieu of ad valorem property taxes, and shall retain or transfer to the respective county treasurers the moneys so received in compliance with the annual apportionment made by the Department of Revenue. [Formerly 291.532]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.560 - Apportionment among counties of moneys received from federal government from forest reserves.

(1) Except for a distribution charge that shall be deducted to meet expenses incurred by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services in administering this section, all sums received by the state from the United States Government as its distributive share of the amounts collected by the United States Government for forest reserve rentals, sales of timber, and other sources from forest reserves within the State of Oregon, shall, upon receipt, be distributed among the several counties in which such forest reserves are located. The distribution charge shall be 60 cents per county and is in addition to the transaction charge approved for the department during the budgetary process. The amount of the distribution charges is continuously appropriated to the department to meet expenses incurred in administering this section.
(2) The department shall ascertain from the proper United States officers having the records of receipts from forest reserves, the amount of receipts from each forest reserve in this state for each year for which money is received by the state, less the share of each forest reserve of the deduction made under subsection (1) of this section. A separate account shall be kept of the sum, less the deduction, received from each forest reserve, which sum shall be paid only to the county or counties in which the forest reserve is located. Each county shall receive such proportional amount of the sum as the area of the forest reserve included within the boundaries of the county bears to the total area of the forest reserve within the state. The department shall in all cases when possible make all computations upon the net areas of such forest reserves according to the data furnished by the federal officials. [Formerly 291.534; 1985 c.787 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.565 - Apportionment among counties of moneys received from federal government under Mineral Lands Leasing Act; Federal Mineral Leases Fund.

(1) Except for a distribution charge that shall be deducted to meet expenses incurred by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services in administering this section, all funds received from the United States Government by the State of Oregon as its distributive share of the amounts collected under the provisions of the Act of Congress of February 25, 1920, 41 Stat. 437, known as the Mineral Lands Leasing Act, and any Act amendatory thereof, shall upon receipt by the State Treasurer be credited to a special fund in the State Treasury to be known as the Federal Mineral Leases Fund and shall be distributed to the counties in which such leased public lands are located. The distribution charge shall be 60 cents per county and is in addition to the transaction charge approved for the department during the budgetary process. The amount of the distribution charges is continuously appropriated to the department to meet expenses incurred in administering this section.
(2) The department shall ascertain from the proper United States officers having the records of receipts from the sources in this state for which money is received by the State of Oregon and shall segregate and pay over by warrant to the county in which the leased public mineral land is located the sums, less the deduction, so received. Where the leased public mineral land is located in more than one county of the state, each shall receive such proportionate amount of the sum as the area of the leased public mineral land included within the boundary of the county bears to the total area of the leased public mineral lands within the state. [Formerly 291.536; 1985 c.787 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.570 - Apportionment among counties of moneys received from federal government under federal Flood Control Act; Federal Flood Control Leases Fund.

(1) All funds received from the United States Government by the State of Oregon as its distributive share of the amounts collected under the federal Flood Control Act and Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, shall upon receipt by the State Treasurer be credited to a special fund in the State Treasury to be known as the Federal Flood Control Leases Fund and shall be distributed to the counties in which the leased flood control lands from which such funds were derived are located.
(2) Prior to the distribution indicated in subsection (3) of this section, a distribution charge shall be deducted to meet expenses incurred by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services in administering this section. The distribution charge shall be 60 cents per county and is in addition to the transaction charge approved for the department during the budgetary process. The amount of the distribution charges is continuously appropriated to the department to meet expenses incurred in administering this section.
(3) The department shall ascertain from the proper United States officers having the record of receipts from such sources, the names of the counties in which the leased flood control lands from which such funds have been received are located, and shall segregate and pay over the sums, less the deduction in subsection (2) of this section, by warrant to such counties. If such lands are located in more than one county, each shall receive an amount proportionate to the area of the leased land within the county. [Formerly 291.538; 1985 c.787 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.575 - Distribution of funds received under the Taylor Grazing Act; Taylor Grazing Fund.

(1) Except for a distribution charge that shall be deducted to meet expenses incurred by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services in administering this section, all funds received from the United States Government as a distributive share of the amounts collected by the United States Government under the provisions of the Act of Congress of June 28, 1934, public document No. 482, known as the Taylor Grazing Act, and any Act amendatory thereof shall, upon receipt by the State Treasurer be credited to a special fund in the State Treasury to be known as the Taylor Grazing Fund and shall be distributed to the several counties in which such public lands are located. The distribution charge shall be 60 cents per county and is in addition to the transaction charge approved for the department during the budgetary process. The amount of the distribution charges is continuously appropriated to the department to meet expenses incurred in administering this section. The department shall ascertain from the proper United States officers, having the records of receipts from grazing permits and leased public lands, the amount of receipts from such sources in this state for each year for which money is received by the state. A separate account shall be kept of the sum received from each grazing district and lease of public lands, which sum shall be segregated by the department and paid to the county in which the grazing district or leased public land is located, based on the number of animal unit months contained in the grazing district or leased public land within the county from which the moneys are collected. However, where the grazing district or leased public land is located in more than one county, each shall receive such proportional amount of the sum as the animal unit months of such grazing district or leased public land included within the boundary of such county shall bear to the total animal unit months of such grazing district or lease.
(2) As used in this section, "animal unit months" means the amount of forage required to sustain a bovine animal for one month. [Formerly 606.220 and then 291.540; 1981 c.296 §1; 1985 c.787 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.595 - Supervision of data processing equipment for accounting system; other uses.

The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall control and supervise the acquisition, installation and use of all electronic or automatic data processing equipment to be used primarily for the purposes of the accounting records and system referred to in ORS 293.590. The adequacy and capacity of that equipment for purposes of the performance of constitutional functions of the Secretary of State as Auditor of Public Accounts shall be as determined by and under the control of the Secretary of State. The department shall authorize use of that equipment for other purposes to the extent that use for those other purposes does not conflict with use for the primary purpose of the accounting records and system. [1967 c.454 §69]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.600 - Financial and statistical reports by state agencies.

(1) As used in this section, "state agency" means every state officer, board, commission, department, institution, branch or agency of state government whose costs are paid wholly or in part from funds held in the State Treasury.
(2) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services may require periodic and special financial and statistical reports from all state agencies, upon forms which the department may prescribe, in order to assist the department in performing its fiscal functions. [1967 c.454 §70; 2001 c.71 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.605 - Fiscal year.

(1) The fiscal year of this state shall commence on July 1 and close on June 30 of each year. All the accounts of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, Secretary of State and State Treasurer shall be kept and all duties of the department and those officers shall be performed with reference to the beginning and end of the fiscal year.
(2) Whenever it is provided by law that any action or proceeding of the state shall be taken with respect to a budget or tax levy for the calendar year, or for a fiscal year closing on any day other than June 30, each such action or proceeding shall be taken with respect to the fiscal year commencing on July 1 and closing on June 30. [Formerly 291.552; 1967 c.454 §66]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.611 - Accounts and records of Secretary of State as Auditor of Public Accounts.

The Secretary of State shall cause to be maintained accounts and records the Secretary of State considers necessary in the performance of constitutional functions as Auditor of Public Accounts. [1967 c.454 §72]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.620 - Monthly account of and payment by custodians of state property.

All persons, state institutions, commissions, commissioners, departments, boards, and state officers or agents, handling or having the custody or control of any property belonging to the state or to any state institution, board, commission, or department, shall account for and pay over to the State Treasurer monthly all moneys received from the income or rents of such property or from the sale and disposition of surplus products, useless and condemned property, with a verified itemized statement of the source from which the moneys were derived; but this section shall not be construed to include the funds belonging to educational institutions derived from tuition, matriculation or other fees charged students. [Formerly 291.564]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.625 - Statements to be rendered to Secretary of State.

The Secretary of State shall from time to time require all persons receiving moneys or securities, or having the disposition or management of any property of the state, of which an account is kept in the office of the Secretary of State, to render statements thereof to the Secretary of State. All such persons shall render such statement at such time and in such form as the Secretary of State requires. [Formerly 291.566]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.640 - Period covered by biennial reports.

The biennial report of any state officer or agency required to be submitted to the Legislative Assembly or the Governor shall cover the biennial period closing on June 30 next preceding the odd-numbered year regular session of the Legislative Assembly. [Formerly 291.572; 1967 c.454 §77; 2011 c.545 §37]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.660 - Determining date of filing or receipt of reports, claims, tax returns or remittances.

(1) Any report, tax return, remittance to cover a payment or claim for credit or refund required by law to be filed with or made to the state or to a state agency, which is:
(a) Transmitted through the United States mail or by private express carrier, shall be deemed filed or received on the date shown by the cancellation mark or other record of transmittal, or on the date it was mailed or deposited for transmittal if proof satisfactory to the state or state agency establishes that the actual mailing or deposit occurred on an earlier date. If filed or received by check or draft through an automated payment processing system, including but not limited to commercial bank lockbox services, the date of filing or receipt shall be deemed to be the fifth day prior to the system processing date.
(b) Lost in transmission through the United States mail or private express carrier, shall be deemed filed and received on the date it was mailed or deposited for transmittal if the sender:
(A) Can establish by competent evidence satisfactory to the state or state agency that the report, tax return, remittance or claim for credit or refund was deposited on the date due for filing in the United States mail or with a private express carrier, and addressed correctly to the state or state agency; and
(B) Files with the state or state agency a duplicate of the lost report, return, remittance or claim within 30 days after written notification is given by the state or state agency of its failure to receive such document or remittance.
(2) As used in subsection (1) of this section, "private express carrier" means a common carrier that transports small parcels in an expedited manner and has one or more of the following characteristics:
(a) Same day pickup and delivery.
(b) Expedited pickup and delivery.
(c) Residential door-to-door pickup and delivery.
(d) Special or unique handling and packaging features designed to meet a special need. [Formerly 291.578; 1993 c.44 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.665 - Calculation of savings resulting from penalty reductions for certain offenses.

(1)(a) Within 180 days of June 30, 2021, and every June 30 thereafter, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall calculate the savings to the State of Oregon resulting from the reductions to Class E violations for offenses described in ORS 475.752, 475.814, 475.824, 475.834, 475.854, 475.874, 475.884 and 475.894, including any savings resulting from reductions in arrests, incarceration and supervision.
(b) The savings shall be calculated based on a comparison of the most recent biennium concluded at the time the calculation is made and the biennium ending June 30, 2019.
(2) In making the calculations set forth in this section, the department shall use actual data. The department may use best available estimates when actual data is unavailable. [2021 c.2 §7; 2021 c.591 §7]
Note:
293.665 was enacted into law but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 293 or any series therein by law. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.701 - Definitions for ORS 293.701 to 293.857.

As used in ORS 293.701 to 293.857, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Council" means the Oregon Investment Council.
(2) "Investment funds" means:
(a) Public Employees Retirement Fund referred to in ORS 238.660;
(b) Industrial Accident Fund referred to in ORS 656.632;
(c) Consumer and Business Services Fund referred to in ORS 705.145;
(d) Employment Department Special Administrative Fund referred to in ORS 657.822;
(e) Insurance Fund referred to in ORS 278.425;
(f) Funds under the control and administration of the Department of State Lands;
(g) Oregon Student Assistance Fund referred to in ORS 348.570;
(h) Moneys made available to the Commission for the Blind under ORS 346.270 and 346.569 or rules adopted thereunder;
(i) Forest Development Revenue Bond Fund referred to in ORS 530.147 and State Forestry General Obligation Bond Fund referred to in ORS 530.280;
(j) Oregon War Veterans’ Fund referred to in ORS 407.495;
(k) Oregon War Veterans’ Bond Sinking Account referred to in ORS 407.515;
(L) World War II Veterans’ Compensation Fund;
(m) World War II Veterans’ Bond Sinking Fund;
(n) Funds in the hands of the State Treasurer that are not required to meet current demands and that are invested in the Oregon Short Term Fund established under ORS 293.728 or in another commingled investment vehicle;
(o) State funds that are not subject to the control and administration of officers or bodies specifically designated by law;
(p) Funds derived from the sale of state bonds;
(q) Social Security Revolving Account referred to in ORS 237.490;
(r) Public University Fund established by ORS 352.450;
(s) Local Government Employer Benefit Trust Fund referred to in ORS 657.513;
(t) Education Stability Fund established by ORS 348.696;
(u) Deferred Compensation Fund established under ORS 243.411;
(v) Trust for Cultural Development Account established under ORS 359.405;
(w) The State Library Donation Fund and the Talking Book and Braille Library Endowment Fund subaccount established under ORS 357.195;
(x) Funds in the Unclaimed Property and Estates Fund; and
(y) Funds in the Common School Fund or any subaccount of the fund, that are available for investment.
(3) "Investment officer" means the State Treasurer in the capacity as investment officer for the council. [1967 c.335 §1; 1967 c.399 §5; 1971 c.408 §1; 1975 c.363 §1a; 1975 c.471 §1a; 1977 c.491 §11; 1977 c.892 §31; 1979 c.814 §3; 1980 c.19 §2; 1981 c.660 §47; 1985 c.565 §48; 1985 c.731 §25; 1985 c.759 §38; 1985 c.816 §14; 1987 c.373 §28; 1987 c.616 §6; 1987 c.652 §17; 1989 c.224 §49; 1989 c.597 §8; 1991 c.459 §378; 1993 c.18 §58; 1993 c.210 §19; 1995 c.12 §3; 1997 c.179 §21; 1999 c.274 §21; 1999 c.1078 §67; 2001 c.922 §14; 2001 c.954 §25; 2002 s.s.3 c.6 §9; 2003 c.67 §35a; 2003 c.625 §30; 2003 c.733 §82; 2009 c.541 §11; 2009 c.762 §41; 2009 c.821 §29; 2009 c.831 §17; 2015 c.767 §11; 2015 c.840 §24; 2017 c.717 §18; 2019 c.678 §64; 2020 s.s.1 c.15 §§15,16; 2021 c.424 §§18,19]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.706 - Oregon Investment Council; appointment; term; vacancies.

(1) There is created the Oregon Investment Council, consisting of five voting members and one nonvoting member.
(2) The Governor shall appoint four voting members, subject to Senate confirmation in the manner provided in ORS 171.562 and 171.565. The members appointed by the Governor must be qualified by training and experience in the field of investment or finance.
(3) The Governor may appoint a member of the council under subsection (2) of this section who is also a member of the Public Employees Retirement Board appointed under ORS 238.640 (4). Except as provided in this subsection, members appointed by the Governor may not hold any other public office or public employment.
(4) The State Treasurer shall be a voting member.
(5) The Director of the Public Employees Retirement System shall be an ex officio member of the council with no voting power.
(6) The term of office of each appointed member of the council is four years, but each appointed member serves at the pleasure of the Governor. A vacancy in the appointed membership occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment, but for the unexpired term only. [1967 c.335 §2; 1987 c.877 §1; 2001 c.217 §1; 2003 c.69 §3; 2003 c.625 §§24,25; 2005 c.180 §§1,2; 2007 c.623 §2; 2013 c.468 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.708 - Conflicts of interest for council members.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Business" has the meaning given that term in ORS 244.020.
(b) "Business with which the person is associated" has the meaning given that term in ORS 244.020.
(c) "Relative" has the meaning given that term in ORS 244.020.
(2) When a person who is a member of the Oregon Investment Council becomes aware that action on a matter pending before the council might lead to private pecuniary benefit or detriment to the person, to a relative of the person or to a business with which the person or a relative of the person is associated, the member shall notify in writing the State Treasurer or the Deputy State Treasurer that any action, decision or recommendation by the member might constitute an actual or potential conflict of interest. The member shall provide the notice not later than three business days after the member becomes aware of the possibility of an actual or potential conflict.
(3) Subsection (2) of this section does not apply if the pecuniary benefit or detriment arises out of circumstances described in ORS 244.020 (13).
(4) Complaints of violations of this section may be made to the Oregon Government Ethics Commission for review and investigation as provided by ORS 244.260 and for possible imposition of civil penalties as provided by ORS 244.350 or 244.360.
(5) Nothing in this section excuses a member of the council from compliance with ORS 244.120. [2005 c.179 §2; 2007 c.865 §21; 2007 c.877 §38; 2009 c.68 §19; 2011 c.68 §6; 2015 c.620 §8]
Note:
293.708 was added to and made a part of 293.701 to 293.857 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.711 - Compensation and expenses of council members; chairperson.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a member of the Oregon Investment Council is entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495.
(2) A member of the council who is also a member of the Public Employees Retirement Board is entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 238.640 (7) and (8).
(3) The council shall select one of its members as chairperson, for a term and with powers and duties necessary for the performance of the functions of the office as the council determines.
(4) A person may not serve as chairperson of the council for more than four years in any 12-year period. [1967 c.335 §§3,4; 1969 c.314 §19; 2001 c.217 §2; 2003 c.69 §4; 2003 c.625 §§26,27; 2005 c.180 §§3,4; 2007 c.623 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.712 - Continuing education requirements for members of council.

The chairperson of the Oregon Investment Council, after consultation with the State Treasurer, shall prescribe continuing education requirements for members of the council. Such continuing education requirements must relate to fiduciary duties, best practices or both. [2017 c.500 §10]
Note:
293.712 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 293 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.713 - When compensation of council member as director of business prohibited.

A member of the Oregon Investment Council is prohibited from accepting compensation for service, except per diem and reimbursement for travel expenses, on the board of directors of any business in which the state has an equity interest, other than publicly traded common stock. [1993 c.718 §3]
Note:
293.713 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 293 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 293 - Administration of Public Funds › Section 293.714 - Council meetings; recordings; logs.

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 192.650 (1) and (2), full sound recordings shall be made of every meeting of the Oregon Investment Council. The full sound recordings shall be produced on equipment selected by the Oregon Investment Council for compatibility with equipment for reproduction by the State Archives.
(2) The council shall maintain a written log of each sound recording that gives a true reflection of the matters discussed at the meeting and where those matters are found on the sound recording.
(3) Notwithstanding ORS 192.650 (1), the council shall make the full sound recording and written log of each sound recording of each meeting available to the public prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting of the council. [2005 c.180 §5]
Note:
293.714 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 293 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.