Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 357 § 357.195 — State
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 357 ·
Oregon Code § 357.195·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
State
Library Donation Fund; Talking Book and Braille Library Endowment Fund.
(1) The State Library Donation
Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the
General Fund. The following moneys shall be placed in the fund:
(a) Gifts and
donations to the State Library;
(b) The interest,
income, dividends or profits received on any property or funds of the State
Library derived from gifts, legacies, devises, bequests, endowments or other
donations;
(c) Other
interest earned by the fund; and
(d) Any other
moneys placed in the fund as provided by law.
(2) Moneys in the
fund that are derived from profits, interest or other earnings traceable to a
specific gift, legacy, devise, bequest, endowment or other donation shall be
used in the same manner as the principal or corpus of the gift, legacy, devise,
bequest, endowment or other donation.
(3) Moneys in the
fund, including moneys in the Talking Book and Braille Library Endowment Fund
subaccount if established pursuant to subsection (5) of this section, may, at
the discretion of the State Library Board, be invested as provided in ORS
293.701 to 293.857.
(4) The State
Treasurer shall credit monthly to the fund any interest or other income derived
from the fund or the investing thereof.
(5) The board may
establish a Talking Book and Braille Library Endowment Fund as a subaccount of
the State Library Donation Fund.
(6) Moneys in the
State Library Donation Fund are continuously appropriated to the State Library
for use by, and support and maintenance of, the State Library. Claims against
the fund shall be approved and warrants issued in the manner provided by law. [Formerly
357.270; 1989 c.966 §42; 2001 c.379 §1; 2005 c.755 §28; 2015 c.328 §20; 2015
c.840 §23]
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01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 357.195
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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