Exemptions for certain expenditures of moneys from Water Supply Development Account; loan and grant agreements. (1) Unless otherwise specified in an Act referencing this section, an expenditure of moneys from the Water Supply Development Account is not subject to ORS 541.663, 541.666, 541.669, 541.673 or 541.677 if the expenditure is for a project specifically named in an Act as subject to this section and the Act

(a) Appropriates moneys to the account from the General Fund; or

(b) Authorizes a transfer of lottery bond proceeds to the account.

(2) A recipient of funding for a project described in subsection (1) of this section shall provide information requested by the Water Resources Department to comply with the provisions of ORS 541.651 to 541.696 unless ORS 541.651 to 541.696 are excluded in the Act referenced in subsection (1) of this section, and shall enter into a grant or loan agreement prior to the department disbursing funds to the recipient. [2017 c.725 §20; 2020 s.s.2 c.10 §64; 2025 c.82 §5]

Note: 541.657 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 541 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.