(1) There is created a revolving fund known as the Emergency Fund, which shall be deposited and maintained with the State Treasurer in the sum of $200,000.

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 656.642

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.

(2) The Emergency Fund shall be disbursed by checks or orders issued by the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation and drawn upon the State Treasurer:

(a) To pay compensation benefits.

(b) To refund to employers amounts paid to the Industrial Accident Fund in excess of the amounts required by this chapter.

(c) To distribute any surplus to employers as required by ORS § 656.526.

(d) To distribute any moneys recovered from an employer or third party in which the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation has no equity.

(e) To pay administrative expenses. [Formerly 656.464; 1971 c.357 § 1; 1983 c.740 § 245]