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Public Safety Subcommittee approves Oregon Emergency Management budget, moves related bills to full committee
Summary
The Public Safety Subcommittee accepted the Legislative Fiscal Office recommendation for the Oregon Department of Emergency Management budget, approved a dash‑1 amendment, and forwarded three related bills — the department budget and two implementation bills — to the Ways and Means full committee and the floors.
The Public Safety Subcommittee on May 22 approved the Legislative Fiscal Office recommendation for the Oregon Department of Emergency Management (ODEM) budget and moved the agency’s related implementing bills to the full Ways and Means committee.
The Legislative Fiscal Office analyst told the panel the recommended biennial budget for ODEM is $1,318,042,644, consisting of $33,276,618 General Fund, $186,207,711 other funds and $1,098,558,315 federal funds, and would fund 132 positions (128.5 full‑time equivalent).
The recommendation incorporated a dash‑1 amendment adopted by the subcommittee. “LFO recommends a budget of $33,276,618 General Fund, $186,207,711 other funds, $1,098,558,315 federal funds, and 132 positions, 128.5 FTE,” the Legislative Fiscal Office analyst said while walking the committee through division‑level packages and fund shifts.
Committee members discussed several packages included in the recommendation,…
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