(2) The Community Mental Health Housing Fund shall be administered by the authority to provide housing for persons with chronic mental illness. As used in this subsection, "housing" may include acquisition, maintenance, repair, furnishings and equipment.
(3)(a) There is established within the Community Mental Health Housing Fund a Community Housing Trust Account. With approval of the State Treasurer and upon request of the Director of the Oregon Health Authority, moneys in the account may be invested as provided in ORS 293.701 to 293.857.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 270.150, the authority shall deposit into the Community Housing Trust Account the proceeds, less costs to the state, received by the authority from the sale of F. H. Dammasch State Hospital property under ORS 426.508. The authority may expend, for the purposes set forth in ORS 426.504, any earnings credited to the account, including any interest earned on moneys deposited in the account, and up to five percent of the sale proceeds initially credited to the account by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. At least 95 percent of the sale proceeds shall remain in the account in perpetuity. Proceeds deposited in the account may not be commingled with proceeds from the sale of any surplus real property owned, operated or controlled by the authority and used as a state training center.
(c) Interest earned on moneys in the Community Housing Trust Account may be expended in the following manner:
(A) Seventy percent of interest earned on deposits in the account shall be expended for community housing purposes; and
(B) Thirty percent of interest earned on deposits in the account shall be expended for institutional housing purposes.
(d) Interest earned on deposits in the Community Housing Trust Account shall not be used to support operating expenses of the authority.
(4) The Community Mental Health Housing Fund shall consist of:
(a) Moneys appropriated to the fund by the Legislative Assembly;
(b) Sale proceeds and earnings from the account under subsection (3) of this section;
(c) Proceeds from the sale, transfer or lease of any surplus real property owned, operated or controlled by the authority and used as community housing;
(d) Moneys reallocated from other areas of the authority’s budget;
(e) Interest and earnings credited to the fund; and
(f) Gifts of money or other property from any source, to be used for the purposes of developing housing for persons with chronic mental illness.
(5) The authority shall adopt policies:
(a) To establish priorities for the use of moneys in the Community Mental Health Housing Fund for the sole purpose of developing housing for persons with chronic mental illness;
(b) To match public and private moneys available from other sources for developing housing for persons with chronic mental illness; and
(c) To administer the fund in a manner that will not exceed the State Treasury’s maximum cost per transaction.
(6) The authority shall collaborate with the Housing and Community Services Department to ensure the highest return and best value for community housing from the Community Mental Health Housing Fund.
(7) The authority shall provide a report of revenues to and expenditures from the Community Mental Health Housing Fund as part of its budget submission to the Governor and Legislative Assembly under ORS chapter 291. [1999 c.983 §4; 2001 c.954 §31; 2007 c.70 §212; 2007 c.217 §7; 2009 c.595 §431]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services
Chapter 426 - Persons With Mental Illness; Dangerous Persons; Commitment; Housing
Section 426.005 - Definitions for ORS 426.005 to 426.390.
Section 426.020 - Superintendent; chief medical officer.
Section 426.060 - Commitment to Oregon Health Authority; powers of authority; placement; transfer.
Section 426.070 - Initiation; notification required; recommendation to court; citation.
Section 426.074 - Investigation; procedure; content; report.
Section 426.075 - Notice and records of treatment prior to hearing; procedures.
Section 426.110 - Appointment of examiners; qualifications; costs.
Section 426.120 - Examination report; rules.
Section 426.123 - Observation of person in custody; warning; evidence.
Section 426.125 - Qualifications and requirements for conditional release.
Section 426.127 - Outpatient commitment.
Section 426.129 - Community liaison.
Section 426.133 - Assisted outpatient treatment.
Section 426.140 - Place of confinement; attendant.
Section 426.150 - Transportation to treatment facility.
Section 426.160 - Disclosure of record of commitment proceeding.
Section 426.180 - Emergency commitment of individuals in Indian country.
Section 426.220 - Voluntary admission; leave of absence; notice to parent or guardian.
Section 426.231 - Hold by licensed independent practitioner; when authorized; statement required.
Section 426.232 - Emergency admission; notice; limit of hold.
Section 426.235 - Transfer between hospital and nonhospital facilities.
Section 426.238 - Classifying facilities.
Section 426.241 - Payment of care, custody and treatment costs; denial of payment; rules.
Section 426.250 - Payment of costs related to commitment proceedings.
Section 426.273 - Trial visits.
Section 426.275 - Effect of failure to adhere to condition of placement.
Section 426.278 - Distribution of copies of conditions for outpatient commitment or trial visit.
Section 426.295 - Judicial determination of competency; restoration of competency.
Section 426.297 - Payment of expenses for proceeding under ORS 426.295.
Section 426.330 - Presentation and payment of claims.
Section 426.335 - Limitations on liability.
Section 426.385 - Rights of committed persons.
Section 426.495 - Definitions for ORS 426.490 to 426.500; rules.
Section 426.500 - Powers and duties of Oregon Health Authority; rules.
Section 426.502 - Definitions for ORS 426.502 to 426.508.
Section 426.506 - Community Mental Health Housing Fund; Community Housing Trust Account; report.
Section 426.650 - Voluntary admission to state institution; rules.