Oregon Statutes 496.385 – Nongame Wildlife Fund
(1) There is established as a separate and distinct fund in the State Treasury a Nongame Wildlife Fund. The Nongame Wildlife Fund shall consist of:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 496.385
- 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) An amount credited to the fund under ORS § 305.690 to 305.753, which shall be transferred by the Department of Revenue to the fund.
(b) Gifts, grants and donations, in money or otherwise, for use as described in subsection (2) of this section, which the State Treasurer may solicit and accept from private and public sources and shall cause to be deposited and credited to the Nongame Wildlife Fund.
(c) Interest or other earnings on the amounts described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection which shall inure to the benefit of the Nongame Wildlife Fund.
(2) Moneys contained in the Nongame Wildlife Fund are continuously appropriated for the purposes specified in ORS § 496.390. [1979 c.566 § 3; 1987 c.758 § 4; 1989 c.987 § 22; 2007 c.822 § 21]