Oregon Revised Statutes Public Financial Administration § 294.730

(1) There is created a Local Government Employer Benefit Trust Fund, separate and distinct from the General Fund. The State Treasurer shall be the custodian of such fund and the fund shall consist of:

(2) Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the department and, notwithstanding ORS 657.505, shall be the sole source of funds for payment to the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund for benefits attributable to a political subdivision during its period of participation in the fund and repayment of advances and the interest thereon due to any shortages in the fund.

(3) Interest earned upon any moneys in the fund is continuously appropriated to the department for the payment of:

(4) When insufficient interest exists to pay obligations under subsection (3) of this section, such amounts may be paid from the fund. When the fund again begins earning interest, all obligations paid pursuant to this subsection shall be repaid to the fund before any allocation is made under subsection (5) of this section.

(5) As soon as possible after the end of each calendar quarter, the State Treasurer shall review the applicable quarterly interest earnings and payments made therefrom and distribute any excess interest earnings to the political subdivision accounts that had a positive balance on the last day of the applicable quarter. Such allocation shall be in a ratio that the political subdivision positive account balance on the last day of the calendar quarter bears to the total balance of all political subdivisions with positive account balances on the last day of the calendar quarter. The amounts distributed for the quarter ending June 30 shall be included in the account reserve ratio determination for such June 30.

(6) The Director of the Employment Department is authorized to requisition from the fund such amounts determined to be necessary for the payment of benefits attributable to wages of political subdivisions.

(7) Interest accrued each quarter on advances pursuant to subsection (2) of this section shall be allocated each quarter to those political subdivision accounts with a negative balance on the last day of such calendar quarter. The allocation shall be in a ratio that the political subdivision negative account balance on the last day of the calendar quarter bears to the total balance of all political subdivisions with negative account balances on the last day of the calendar quarter. The amounts allocated for the quarter ending June 30 shall be included in the account reserve ratio determination for such June 30.