Oregon Revised Statutes Public Financial Administration § 291.242

(1) An appropriation to which the allotment system is applicable does not become available to any state agency for expenditure during any allotment period until:

(2) At the time a state agency submits an estimate to the department under subsection (1)(a) of this section, the agency shall submit a copy of the estimate to the Legislative Fiscal Office. The department may not allot funds under subsection (1)(b) of this section until the agency submits a copy of the estimate to the Legislative Fiscal Office.