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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
Senate Bill 5539
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the President of the Senate in conform-
ance with presession filing rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part of the
President (at the request of Oregon Department of Administrative Services)
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to the financial administration of the Department of State Lands; and declaring an emer-
gency.
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, 2025, as the maximum limits for payment
of expenses from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but ex-
cluding lottery funds, federal funds and funds described in sections 2 to 6 of this 2025 Act,
collected or received by the Department of State Lands, for the following purposes:
(1) Common School Fund
programs................................... $ 59,265,951
(2) South Slough National
Estuarine Research
Reserve operations.................... $ 4,039,329
(3) Elliott State Research Forest ... $ 12,086,084
(4) Capital improvements ............... $ 596,145
SECTION 2.
Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of
$2,019,000 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, as the maximum limit for
payment of expenses by the Department of State Lands from the Portland Harbor Cleanup
Fund established by ORS 274.064.
SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $213,600
is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, as the maximum limit for payment
of expenses by the Department of State Lands from the Submerged Lands Enhancement
Fund established by ORS 274.388.
SECTION 4.
Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of
$2,282,425 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, as the maximum limit for
payment of expenses by the Department of State Lands from the Oregon Removal-Fill Miti-
gation Fund established by ORS 196.640.
SECTION 5. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $250,000
is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, as the maximum limit for payment
of expenses by the Department of State Lands from the Oregon Ocean Science Fund estab-
lished by ORS 196.567.
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SECTION 6. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of
$11,151,895 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, as the maximum limit for
payment of expenses by the Department of State Lands from the Oregon Abandoned and
Derelict Vessel Fund established by ORS 274.371.
SECTION 7. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the following amounts
are established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, as the maximum limits for payment
of expenses from federal funds collected or received by the Department of State Lands for
the following purposes:
(1) South Slough National
Estuarine Research
Reserve operations.................... $ 4,325,973
(2) Common School Fund
programs................................... $ 116,945
SECTION 8.
For the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, expenditures by the Department
of State Lands for tenant-incurred utility charges and State Treasurer charges for
investment-related transactions are not limited.
SECTION 9. This 2025 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2025 Act takes effect
July 1, 2025.
Passed by Senate May 14, 2025
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Obadiah Rutledge, Secretary of Senate
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Rob Wagner, President of Senate
Passed by House June 4, 2025
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Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
Received by Governor:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
Approved:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
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Tina Kotek, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Tobias Read, Secretary of State
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