ORS 368.706: Expending road fund moneys of certain counties for patrolling.

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 294.060 and 368.705, moneys described in ORS 294.060 (1) that are received by a county listed in subsection (2) of this section and deposited into that county’s road fund may be expended for patrolling within the county by the county’s law enforcement officials. (2) Subsection (1) of this section applies to: (a) Coos County; (b) Curry County; (c) Douglas County; (d) Grant County; (e) Josephine County; (f) Klamath County; (g) Lane County; and (h) Linn County. (3) Moneys in a county’s road fund and expended for patrolling under subsection (1) of this section may be used solely for direct costs and indirect costs associated with patrolling. (4) As used in this section: (a)(A) “Direct costs” means costs that can, with a high degree of accuracy, be identified specifically with or directly assigned to a particular award, project, program, service or other organizational activity. (B) “Direct costs” includes, but is not limited to, salaries, travel, equipment and supplies directly related to patrolling by the county’s law enforcement officials. (b)(A) “Indirect costs” means costs incurred for common or joint objectives that are not direct costs. (B) “Indirect costs” includes, but is not limited to, the costs of operating and maintaining facilities, depreciation, administrative expenses and dispatch. (c) “Patrolling” means the activities of a county law enforcement official that are in response to calls for service or initiated by the county law enforcement official. [2007 c.894 §4; 2011 c.556 §1; 2012 c.75 §1; 2013 c.479 §1; 2025 c.29 §1]