The Deferred Compensation Fund shall be held by the State Treasurer, who shall be custodian of the fund. Another person may be appointed as custodian of the fund if the State Treasurer and the Public Employees Retirement Board agree to the appointment. On request from the Director of the Public Employees Retirement System or the director's designee, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall draw warrants and issue payments on the Deferred Compensation Fund for the payment of benefits, the payment of expenses incurred by the system in the administration of ORS 243.401 to 243.507, and the payment of refunds or other amounts that by reason of excessive contributions or other error are owed to state plan participants or local plan participants or the beneficiaries of those participants.
ORS 243.416