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OR HB5034
Relating to the financial administration of the Public Utility Commission of Oregon; declaring an emergency.
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Introduced
01/13/2025
01/13/2025
In Committee
06/03/2025
06/03/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025 Legislative Measures
Bill Summary
The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates an agency budget. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8). Limits certain biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscella- neous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the Public Utility Commission of Oregon. Limits biennial expenditures by the commission from federal funds. Authorizes specified nonlimited expenditures. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
AI Summary
This bill establishes specific financial expenditure limits for the Public Utility Commission of Oregon for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025. The bill sets maximum spending caps for different program areas: $48,114,451 for the utility program, $12,698,515 for the Residential Service Protection Fund, $12,130,019 for administration, and $1,060,019 for the Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots. Additionally, the bill allows a maximum expenditure of $1,510,497 from federal funds and declares that expenditures from the universal service fund (a fund established to support telecommunications services in underserved areas) will not be limited. The bill includes an emergency clause, which means it is considered immediately necessary for public welfare and will take effect on July 1, 2025. This type of legislation is typical for state agencies to establish clear budgetary parameters and ensure financial transparency and accountability for the upcoming biennium.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (0)
No sponsors listed
Last Action
Third reading. Carried by Nguyen D. Passed. Ayes, 34; Nays, 16--Boice, Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Cate, Drazan, Edwards, Evans, Helfrich, Javadi, Lewis, McIntire, Osborne, Owens, Skarlatos, Wright, Yunker; Excused, 5--Chaichi, Levy B, Nelson, Nguyen H, Wallan; Excused for Business of the House, 4--Diehl, Harbick, Reschke, Scharf. (on 06/05/2025)
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