2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 13, Chapters 536 - 644
ORS Chapter 541
541.953 Watershed Improvement Operating Fund; sources; uses.

(1) The Watershed Improvement Operating Fund is established in the State Treasury separate and distinct from the General Fund. The Watershed Improvement Operating Fund shall consist of all moneys placed in the fund as provided by law. All moneys in the Watershed Improvement Operating Fund are continuously appropriated for the following purposes:

(a) Operational activities of the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board for carrying out this section;

(b) Activities of state and local agencies and other public entities for which funding was approved by the board prior to July 21, 2011, and that are related to the restoration and protection of native salmonid populations, watersheds, fish and wildlife habitats and water quality, including but not limited to activities under the Oregon Plan;

(c) Watershed improvement grants described in ORS 541.399 and 541.401 as set forth in the 2009 Edition of Oregon Revised Statutes and issued prior to July 21, 2011, that are not capital expenditures; and

(d) Watershed improvement grants described in ORS 541.399 and 541.401 as set forth in the 2009 Edition of Oregon Revised Statutes and issued prior to July 21, 2011, that are capital expenditures.

(2) Interest accruing to the Watershed Improvement Operating Fund shall be credited to the fund. Funds appropriated and not expended by the completion of a biennium shall remain in the Watershed Improvement Operating Fund.

(3) The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board created under ORS 541.900 shall administer the Watershed Improvement Operating Fund.

(4) The board may accept gifts and grants from any public or private source for the purposes described in subsection (1) of this section. [Formerly 541.379]