ORS 291.055
State agency fee approval

  • exemptions
  • restoration of temporarily reduced fees

(1)

Notwithstanding any other law that grants to a state agency the authority to establish fees, all new state agency fees or fee increases adopted during the period beginning on the date of adjournment sine die of a regular session of the Legislative Assembly and ending on the date of adjournment sine die of the next regular session of the Legislative Assembly:

(a)

Are not effective for agencies in the executive department of government unless approved in writing by the Director of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services;

(b)

Are not effective for agencies in the judicial department of government unless approved in writing by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court;

(c)

Are not effective for agencies in the legislative department of government unless approved in writing by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

(d)

Shall be reported by the state agency to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services within 10 days of their adoption; and

(e)

Are rescinded on adjournment sine die of the next regular session of the Legislative Assembly as described in this subsection, unless otherwise authorized by enabling legislation setting forth the approved fees.

(2)

This section does not apply to:

(a)

Any tuition or fees charged by a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities).

(b)

Taxes or other payments made or collected from employers for unemployment insurance required by ORS chapter 657 or premium assessments required by ORS 656.612 (Assessments for department activities) and 656.614 (Self-Insured Employer Adjustment Reserve) or contributions and assessments calculated by cents per hour for workers’ compensation coverage required by ORS 656.506 (Assessments for programs).

(c)

Fees or payments required for:

(A)

Health care services provided by the Oregon Health and Science University, by the Oregon Veterans’ Homes pursuant to ORS 408.362 (Definitions) and 408.365 (Use of state moneys for operation of Oregon Veterans’ Homes) to 408.385 (Roseburg Oregon Veterans’ Home) and by other state agencies and institutions pursuant to ORS 179.610 (Definitions for ORS 179.610 to 179.770) to 179.770 (Rules).

(B)

Copayments and premiums paid to the Oregon medical assistance program.

(C)

Assessments paid to the Department of Consumer and Business Services under sections 3 and 5, chapter 538, Oregon Laws 2017.

(d)

Fees created or authorized by statute that have no established rate or amount but are calculated for each separate instance for each fee payer and are based on actual cost of services provided.

(e)

State agency charges on employees for benefits and services.

(f)

Any intergovernmental charges.

(g)

Forest protection district assessment rates established by ORS 477.210 (Duty of owner to protect forestland) to 477.265 (Board to deal with budgets annually) and the Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund fees established by ORS 477.760 (Reserve base of fund fixed).

(h)

State Department of Energy assessments required by ORS 456.595 (Petroleum supplier assessment) and 469.421 (Fees) (8).

(i)

Assessments on premiums charged by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services pursuant to ORS 731.804 (Assessments) or fees charged by the director to banks, trusts and credit unions pursuant to ORS 706.530 (Annual fees paid by banking institutions and non-Oregon institutions) and 723.114 (Annual fees paid by credit unions).

(j)

Public Utility Commission operating assessments required by ORS 756.310 (Annual fees payable by utilities and telecommunications providers) or charges paid to the Residential Service Protection Fund required by chapter 290, Oregon Laws 1987.

(k)

Fees charged by the Housing and Community Services Department for intellectual property pursuant to ORS 456.562 (Department intellectual property).

(L)

New or increased fees that are anticipated in the legislative budgeting process for an agency, revenues from which are included, explicitly or implicitly, in the legislatively adopted budget or the legislatively approved budget for the agency.

(m)

Tolls approved by the Oregon Transportation Commission pursuant to ORS 383.004 (Establishment of tolls).

(n)

Portal provider fees as defined in ORS 276A.270 (Definitions) and established by the State Chief Information Officer under ORS 276A.276 (Ability to offer government services through portal) (3) and recommended by the Electronic Government Portal Advisory Board.

(o)

Fees set by the State Parks and Recreation Director and approved by the State Parks and Recreation Commission under ORS 390.124 (Commission rulemaking authority) (2)(b).

(3)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

Fees temporarily decreased for competitive or promotional reasons or because of unexpected and temporary revenue surpluses may be increased to not more than their prior level without compliance with subsection (1) of this section if, at the time the fee is decreased, the state agency specifies the following:

(A)

The reason for the fee decrease; and

(B)

The conditions under which the fee will be increased to not more than its prior level.

(b)

Fees that are decreased for reasons other than those described in paragraph (a) of this subsection may not be subsequently increased except as allowed by ORS 291.050 (Definitions for ORS 291.050 to 291.060) to 291.060 (Report of fees to Legislative Assembly) and 294.160 (Opportunity for public comment on new fee or fee increase). [1995 c.576 §2; 1997 c.37 §1; 1997 c.684 §3; 2003 c.605 §3; 2005 c.727 §§14,15; 2005 c.744 §§24d,24e; 2005 c.777 §16; 2007 c.531 §§14,15; 2007 c.827 §§2,3; 2009 c.829 §4; 2009 c.867 §40; 2011 c.637 §98; 2011 c.688 §1; 2013 c.492 §30; 2013 c.698 §§9,36; 2013 c.768 §127; 2015 c.70 §§19,20; 2015 c.807 §§44a,44b; 2017 c.17 §§23,24; 2017 c.385 §§2,3; 2017 c.444 §§4,5; 2017 c.538 §§15,16; 2019 c.224 §6]
Note: See note under 291.050 (Definitions for ORS 291.050 to 291.060).

Source: Section 291.055 — State agency fee approval; exemptions; restoration of temporarily reduced fees, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors291.­html.

291.001
Use of accounting terms
291.002
Definitions
291.003
Federal laws and rules govern use of federal funds
291.011
Blanket fidelity bonds for state officers and personnel
291.015
Fiscal responsibilities of department
291.016
Making administrative and organizational surveys
291.018
Conducting research
291.026
Examining agency records and financial affairs
291.028
Submitting suggestions to Governor for improvement of state governmental administration
291.030
“Agency” defined for ORS 291.032 and 291.034
291.032
Providing technical services involving management and organization
291.034
Providing technical services involving data processing
291.040
State financial report
291.042
Copyright, patent or other use of state data processing programs, information or materials
291.044
State agency quarterly report of employee pay-line exceptions
291.045
Definitions for ORS 291.045 and 291.047
291.047
Public contract approval by Attorney General
291.049
Ratification of public contract when performance begun prior to contract approval
291.050
Definitions for ORS 291.050 to 291.060
291.055
State agency fee approval
291.060
Report of fees to Legislative Assembly
291.100
Financial management
291.110
Achieving performance outcomes
291.120
Distribution of agency savings
291.190
Short title
291.195
Policy for financial expenditure planning
291.200
Budget policy
291.201
“Tax expenditure” defined for ORS 291.201 to 291.222
291.202
Budget and tax expenditure report of Governor
291.203
Tax expenditure report by Governor
291.204
Instructions to agencies for submitting budget information
291.206
Guidance of agencies in completing agency request budgets
291.208
Filing agency request budgets with department
291.210
Preparing tentative budget
291.214
Governor to prepare recommendations regarding certain tax expenditures
291.215
Governor’s budget to include amount for deferred maintenance and capital improvements
291.216
Governor’s budget
291.217
Outcomes-based budget
291.218
Printing Governor’s budget and tax expenditure report
291.220
Furnishing information and assistance to legislature
291.222
Furnishing information and assistance to Governor-elect
291.223
Furnishing budget estimates to Legislative Fiscal Officer and Legislative Revenue Officer
291.224
Inclusion of capital construction program in Governor’s budget
291.227
Maximum supervisory ratios of certain state agencies
291.232
Declaration of policy
291.234
Department to make allotments to state officers and agencies of appropriations and funds
291.236
Application of allotment system
291.238
Expenditures without allotment prohibited
291.242
Allotment required before expenditure of appropriation
291.244
Department action on estimates
291.246
Allotments to be made for purpose or classification of expenditure prescribed in appropriation measure
291.248
Notice of allotment
291.250
Claims and encumbrances limited by amount and purpose of allotment
291.252
Modification of allotment previously made
291.258
Approval of department required for establishment of new personnel position or classification
291.260
Approving, modifying or disapproving requests and budgets to be submitted to the federal government
291.261
Reducing allotment to prevent deficit
291.263
Vacant positions
291.272
Definitions for ORS 291.272 to 291.278
291.274
Determination of funds and appropriations to be assessed
291.276
Department allocation of governmental service expenses among state agencies
291.278
Transfer of allocated amounts
291.285
Payment of accounting charges from Economic Development Fund
291.290
Cash account of state agency for receipts from Economic Development Fund
291.307
Appropriation from General Fund to constitute a credit only
291.322
Definitions for ORS 291.322 to 291.334
291.324
Emergency Board created
291.326
Powers of board concerning expenditures by state agencies
291.328
Board may require presentation of evidence to support requests for action
291.330
Members of board
291.332
Meetings of board
291.334
Assistance of Legislative Fiscal Office to board
291.342
Annual estimation of state revenues
291.345
Appropriation of certain excess corporate income and excise tax revenues to State School Fund
291.348
Biennial estimate of General Fund and State Lottery Fund revenues
291.349
Revenue estimate
291.351
Certification of costs
291.357
Limitation on rate of growth of appropriations for general governmental purposes
291.371
Salary plan review by legislative review agency
291.373
Reporting of substantive program changes
291.375
Legislative review of applications for federal financial assistance
291.377
Report to legislative review agency of state position reclassifications
291.405
Assessment of state agencies for mass transit purposes
291.407
Mass Transit Assistance Account
291.445
Certificate of state agency that issues general obligation bonds
291.730
Cryptocurrency payments
291.990
Penalties
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