East Oregon cities, counties get $131,890 in spirits revenue from OLCC

Published 4:00 pm Tuesday, December 5, 2006

Baker, Grant, Harney, Malheur, Morrow, Umatilla, Union, and Wallowa counties and their 52 cities received $131,890 from the Oregon Liquor Control Commission’s October distilled spirits revenue allocation.

Here is the disbursement: Baker Co., pop. 16,500, $4,048 – Baker City, $7,093; Haines, $313; Halfway, $249; Huntington, $370; Richland, $107; Sumpter, $121; Unity, $85; Grant Co., pop. 7,685, $1,886 – Canyon City, $463; Dayville, $114; Granite, $21; John Day, $1,314; Long Creek, $157; Monument, $106; Mt. Vernon, $427; Prairie City, $783; Seneca, $157; Harney Co., pop. 7,660, $1,879 – Burns, $2,147; Hines, $1,253; Malheur Co., pop. 31,800, $7,802 – Adrian, $107; Jordan Valley, $171; Nyssa, $2,261; Ontario, $8,008; Vale, $1,417; Morrow Co., pop. 11,945, $2,931 – Boardman, $2,261; Heppner, $1,011; Ione, $242; Irrigon, $1,279; Lexington, $185; Umatilla Co., pop. 72,395, $17,762 – Adams, $235; Athena, $904; Echo, $495; Helix, $135; Hermiston, $10,706; Milton-Freewater, $4,657; Pendleton, $12,124; Pilot Rock, $1,100; Stanfield, $1,531; Ukiah, $185; Umatilla, $4,536; Weston, $516; Union Co., pop. 24,950, $6,121 – Cove, $442; Elgin, $1,179; Imbler, $207; Island City, $680; La Grande, $11,068; North Powder, $349; Summerville, $85; Union, $1,396; and Wallowa Co., pop. 7,130, $1,749 – Enterprise, $1,385; Joseph, $776; Lostine, $178; Wallowa, $620.

The agency distributed $9.5 million statewide in October, using a formula based on Oregon’s population of 3.63 million. The amount was 24.5 cents per capita for counties; 71 cents for cities. The 36 counties received 10 percent of the total, $890,975; 239 cities, 20 percent, $1.78 million; state general fund, 56 percent, $4.99 million; and city revenue sharing account, 14 percent, $1.25 million. In addition, the State Office of Mental Health and Addiction Services received $592,875 and the Oregon Wine Board got $19,613.

OLCC revenue is derived from the sale of distilled spirits in 241 liquor stores, taxes on malt beverages and wine, license fees and fines for liquor law violations. Last month’s revenue share was $13.5 million.

The OLCC collects privilege taxes of $2.60 for a 31-gallon barrel of malt beverage, 67 cents a gallon for taxable wine with an alcohol content of 14 percent or under and 77 cents on taxable wine over 14 percent. Of that, two cents a gallon goes to the Oregon Wine Board to fund research and promotion.