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Subcommittee backs $661 million recommended budget for Oregon Department of Forestry, with special-purpose funding shifted to end-of-session appropriation
Summary
The Ways and Means Natural Resources Subcommittee advanced Senate Bill 5521 as amended, recommending a $661.4 million biennial budget for the Oregon Department of Forestry. The recommendation shifts a $16 million general-fund special-purpose appropriation for severity resources to an end-of-session omnibus appropriation handled by the Emergency
The Ways and Means Natural Resources Subcommittee voted June 25 to advance Senate Bill 5521, the agency budget for the Oregon Department of Forestry, recommending a $661,446,170 biennial package that includes general fund, lottery, other funds and federal funds expenditure limitation and 1,412 positions (1,080.92 FTE).
The Legislative Fiscal Office summary presented to the committee lists $162,654,771 in general fund, $2,558,120 in lottery funds for debt service, $411,190,881 in other funds expenditure limitation and $85,042,398 in federal funds expenditure limitation. The recommended budget excludes a $16 million general-fund special purpose appropriation for severity resources from the agency's bill and accounts for it instead in an end-of-session omnibus or emergency-board appropriation; LFO and members said that is…
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