Oregon Statutes 293.169 – Notification to agency to stop issuing checks or warrants or initiating electronic funds transfers; resumption of checks, warrants or electronic funds transfers
(1) The State Treasurer may notify a state agency that it must stop issuing checks or warrants on, or initiating electronic funds transfers from, a specified fund or account if:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 293.169
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- State Treasury: includes those financial assets the lawful custody of which are vested in the State Treasurer and the office of the State Treasurer relating to the custody of those financial assets. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(a) The General Fund is exhausted as described in ORS § 293.165 (2);
(b) Warrants drawn on the General Fund are being registered under ORS § 293.167;
(c) An appropriation or other authorization to expend moneys has not been approved for the state agency; or
(d) There are no moneys in the fund or account on or from which the state agency proposes to issue checks or warrants or to initiate electronic funds transfers.
(2) A notice issued by the State Treasurer under this section must specify the fund or account on or from which the state agency may no longer issue checks or warrants or initiate electronic funds transfers. When the conditions described in subsection (1) of this section that led to the notice from the State Treasurer are no longer in effect, the State Treasurer shall notify the state agency that it may resume issuance of checks or warrants or initiation of electronic funds transfers.
(3) A state agency that receives a notice from the State Treasurer under subsection (1) of this section must cease issuing checks or warrants drawn on, or initiating electronic funds transfers from, the specified fund or account. If authorized to do so by the State Treasurer, a state agency that ceases issuance of checks or warrants or initiation of electronic funds transfers under this section may pay obligations by warrants that may be registered under ORS § 293.167 if the checks or warrants are drawn on, or the electronic funds transfers are from, moneys in the General Fund.
(4) As used in this section, ‘state agency’ means any board, commission, department, institution, branch or agency the costs of which are paid in whole or in part from funds held in the State Treasury. [2003 c.81 § 9]
293.169 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS Chapter 293 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
[Formerly 291.380; 2003 c.81 § 7; renumbered 293.167 in 2003]