Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 316 § 316.502 — Distribution of revenue to General Fund; working balance; refundable credit

Distribution of revenue to General Fund; working balance; refundable credit payments. (1) The net revenue from the tax imposed by this chapter, after deducting refunds and amounts described in ORS 285B.630 and 285C.635, shall be paid over to the State Treasurer and held in the General Fund as miscellaneous receipts available generally to meet any expense or obligation of the State of Oregon lawfully incurred. (2) A working balance of unreceipted revenue from the tax imposed by this chapter may be retained for the payment of refunds, but such working balance shall not at the close of any fiscal year exceed the sum of $1 million. (3) Moneys are continuously appropriated to the Department of Revenue to make: (a) The refunds authorized under subsection (2) of this section; and (b) The refund payments in excess of tax liability authorized under ORS 315.133, 315.262, 315.264, 315.266, 315.273, 315.519 and 316.090 and section 3, chapter 589, Oregon Laws 2021. [1969 c.493 §70; 1977 c.761 §2; 2003 c.473 §12; 2005 c.826 §§4,4a; 2005 c.832 §§55,60; 2007 c.843 §§84,85,86,87; 2007 c.868 §§6,6a,7,7a; 2007 c.906 §§19,19a,20,20a; 2011 c.83 §17; 2013 c.722 §53; 2013 c.750 §47; 2013 c.763 §7; 2015 c.701 §4; 2021 c.589 §9; 2022 c.115 §13; 2023 c.298 §9; 2023 c.538 §8; 2023 c.602 §47a; 2024 c.70 §65a; 2025 c.36 §5]