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OR Rev Stat § 526.640 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.640 - General authority of institute.

The Oregon Forest Resources Institute shall enhance and provide support for Oregon’s forest products industry. In achieving these objectives the institute may: (1) Increase public understanding of the practice of forestry and the use and benefits of forest products. (2) Support education and cooperative efforts among private forest landowners and within the forest products industry to: (a) Practice good stewardship of the land, and protect water and other public resources to the maximum extent practicable; (b) Encourage the conversion of underproductive rural lands to forest uses, and provide information to private landowners on the means to facilitate such conversions; (c) Encourage, facilitate and assist private forest landowners to meet or exceed state and federal regulations governing forest operations; (d) Evaluate and communicate to private forest landowners the stewardship responsibility expectations of the public; and (e) In cooperation with the State Forestry Department, Oregon State University and other appropriate government or private entities, serve as a clearinghouse for the dissemination of information to private forest landowners, through conferences, workshops and other means, about modern land management practices. (3) Conduct research and help facilitate continued improvement in wood utilization and in secondary wood products manufacturing. (4) Publish and sell publications and other materials relating to any program or function authorized by ORS 526.600 to 526.675. The institute may contract for the publication of the materials described in this subsection, including the research, design and writing of the materials. The contract may include, among other matters, provisions for advance payment or reimbursement for services performed under the contract. The price of such publications shall include the cost of publishing and distributing the materials. All moneys received by the institute from the sale of publications shall be deposited in the Oregon Forest Resources Institute Fund. [1991 c.949 §11; 1997 c.15 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 526.645 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.645 - Additional powers.

In addition to the functions listed in ORS 526.640, the Oregon Forest Resources Institute may: (1) Conduct research and disseminate reliable information based upon such research. (2) Sue and be sued as an institute without individual liability for acts of the board of directors within the scope of the powers conferred upon it by law. (3) Enter into contracts which the board of directors considers necessary to carry out the duties, functions and powers imposed upon the institute by law. (4) Borrow money in amounts not to exceed 50 percent of the board of directors’ estimate of the institute’s revenue from the current year’s harvest. (5) Appoint subordinate officers and employees of the institute and prescribe their duties and fix their compensation. (6) Adopt, rescind, modify or amend all proper orders, regulations, rules and resolutions for the exercise of its duties, functions and powers. [1991 c.949 §12]
OR Rev Stat § 526.650 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.650 - Expenditure of funds restricted.

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 526.645 (2), no funds shall be expended by the Oregon Forest Resources Institute for the purpose of supporting or opposing litigation or other legal action which is unrelated to the administration of the institute. (2) No funds shall be expended by the institute for the purpose of influencing, or attempting to influence, any legislation or any rulemaking or other administrative activity of any state board, commission or agency. [1991 c.949 §13]
OR Rev Stat § 526.655 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.655 - Acceptance of grants, donations and gifts.

The Oregon Forest Resources Institute may accept grants, donations or gifts from any source for expenditures for any purposes consistent with the purposes of ORS 526.600 to 526.675. All funds so received shall be handled as specified in ORS 526.600 to 526.675 for other moneys received by the institute. [1991 c.949 §14]
OR Rev Stat § 526.660 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.660 - Application of budget and expenditure control laws.

The provisions of ORS 576.410 to 576.450 as set forth in the 2001 Edition of Oregon Revised Statutes, pertaining to budget and expenditure control, apply to budgets and expenditures of the Oregon Forest Resources Institute except that: (1) All references in such statutes to the Director of Agriculture shall be considered references to the State Forester. (2) All references in such statutes to the board shall be considered references to the State Board of Forestry. (3) All references in such statutes to the commission shall be considered references to the board of directors of the institute. (4) Copies of proposed budgets required as described by ORS 576.425 (1) as set forth in the 2001 Edition of Oregon Revised Statutes shall not be sent to county extension agents, but shall be available for inspection at the institute office and at the office of the State Forester in Salem. (5) The State Forester shall examine and certify the budget in the manner provided under ORS 576.430 (2) as set forth in the 2001 Edition of Oregon Revised Statutes and make the determination in the same manner as a determination by the Director of Agriculture under ORS 576.445 (2) as set forth in the 2001 Edition of Oregon Revised Statutes. [1991 c.949 §16; 1995 c.225 §6; 2003 c.604 §102]
OR Rev Stat § 526.665 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.665 - Exemption from certain financial administration laws.

Except as otherwise provided in ORS 526.600 to 526.675, ORS 291.026, 291.201 to 291.222, 291.232 to 291.260, 291.322 to 291.334, 292.210 to 292.250, 293.260 to 293.280, 293.295 to 293.346 and 293.590 to 293.640 do not apply to the Oregon Forest Resources Institute or to the administration and enforcement of ORS 526.600 to 526.675. [1991 c.949 §17]
OR Rev Stat § 526.670 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.670 - Books and records; audit.

The Oregon Forest Resources Institute shall keep accurate books, records and accounts of all its dealings which shall be open to inspection and audit by the Secretary of State. [1991 c.949 §18]
OR Rev Stat § 526.675 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.675 - Oregon Forest Resources Institute Fund; use of moneys; rules.

(1) The Oregon Forest Resources Institute Fund is created in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Except as otherwise provided by law, all moneys received by the Oregon Forest Resources Institute shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the fund. All moneys in the fund are appropriated continuously to the institute to carry out its duties, functions and powers. Interest earnings on all moneys in the fund shall be retained in the fund. (2) The board of directors of the institute may repay moneys from the fund to persons who paid a privilege tax levied under ORS 321.017. The board may repay the amount of tax paid upon application by the person who paid the tax. The board shall adopt rules necessary for the implementation of this subsection. Rules adopted by the board shall include standards for the repayment of moneys and limits on the amount that may be requested. [1991 c.949 §20; 2003 c.423 §6]
OR Rev Stat § 526.695 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.695 - Definitions for ORS 526.695 to 526.775.

As used in ORS 526.695 to 526.775, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Contract" means the contract signed by the forestland owner and the State Forester, acting on behalf of the Forest Resource Trust pursuant to ORS 526.705. (2) "Ecosystem services" means environmental benefits arising from the conservation and management of forestland, including, but not limited to, fish and wildlife habitat, clean water and air, pollination, mitigation of environmental hazards, control of pests and diseases, carbon sequestration, avoidance of carbon dioxide emissions and maintenance of soil productivity. (3) "Forestland owner" means the individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, joint stock company, trustee, business trust or unincorporated organization holding fee simple ownership of land capable of producing forest products. (4) "Forest products" includes, but is not limited to, trees, logs, poles, lumber, chips or pulp that flow from investment of the Forest Resource Trust. (5) "Forest Resource Trust programs" means the voluntary cost share program established by ORS 526.703, the voluntary loan program established by ORS 526.705 and other programs administered by the State Board of Forestry to further the purposes of the Forest Resource Trust pursuant to ORS 526.695 to 526.775. (6) "Qualified private or local government forestland owner" means a private or local government forestland owner that qualifies for a specific Forest Resource Trust program, as described in rules adopted by the board. [Formerly 526.735]
OR Rev Stat § 526.700 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.700 - Forest Resource Trust; purpose; trustees; advisory committee; rules; duties.

(1) The Forest Resource Trust is established in the State Forestry Department. The Forest Resource Trust shall provide funds for financial, technical and related assistance to qualified private and local government forestland owners for stand establishment and improved management of forestlands for timber production as well as wildlife, water quality and other environmental purposes. (2) The members of the State Board of Forestry shall have overall responsibility for management of the Forest Resource Trust. The board is authorized to establish policies and programs in addition to those created by ORS 526.695 to 526.775 to further the purposes of the trust. (3) The board shall appoint an advisory committee consisting of no more than 15 members representing the public, nonindustrial private forestland owners, the forest products industry, forest consultants and contractors, the financial community, environmental and conservation organizations and other related interests including affected state agencies. The advisory committee shall assist the board in setting policy for the best use and investment of funds available to the trust and otherwise assist board members in the performance of their duties as trustees. (4) In accordance with any applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183, the board shall adopt rules to carry out the duties, functions and powers of the Forest Resource Trust and to guide implementation of the Forest Resource Trust programs. (5) The State Forester is responsible for implementing board policies and programs for the Forest Resource Trust. [1993 c.765 §57; 2007 c.201 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 526.703 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.703 - Cost share program; purpose; advance of moneys and assistance.

(1) The State Board of Forestry shall establish a voluntary cost share program to ensure that the purposes of the Forest Resource Trust are achieved. The purpose of the program is to provide financial and other incentives for stand establishment and improved management of nonindustrial private forestlands. (2) In advancing moneys and providing other assistance for stand establishment and improved forest management, the State Forester shall: (a) Give priority, to the extent possible, to lands zoned for forest use under county comprehensive plans and to other lands with moderate to high probability of success for long-term stand establishment and improved forest management activities; and (b) Assist landowners in securing payments for ecosystem services. [2007 c.201 §2] Note: 526.703 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 526 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 526.710 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.710 - State Forestry Department to assist board.

To assist the State Board of Forestry in carrying out the duties of the Forest Resource Trust, the State Forestry Department shall: (1) Identify potentially suitable lands, and educate the owners of those lands on Forest Resource Trust programs. (2) Provide technical and other management assistance to participating landowners. (3) Monitor compliance with Forest Resource Trust programs by participating landowners. (4) Encourage involvement of the landowner. (5) Encourage the use of private contractors, consultants, forestry extension programs, nongovernmental organizations and landowner cooperatives. (6) Develop project plans in cooperation with landowners that establish clear benchmarks for compliance with terms of the plan. (7) Release from financial obligation for any portion of the qualified private and local government forestlands included under Forest Resource Trust programs and irretrievably lost to insects, disease, fire, storm, flood or other natural destruction through no fault of the landowner. (8) Secure provisions for access to the land by the State Forester. (9) Give consideration to conservation plans or strategies adopted by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife when setting priorities for Forest Resource Trust programs. [1993 c.765 §59; 2007 c.201 §4]
OR Rev Stat § 526.720 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.720 - Forest Resource Trust Fund.

The Forest Resource Trust Fund is created in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. The Forest Resource Trust Fund shall consist of all moneys received from whatever source to carry out the duties, functions and powers of the Forest Resource Trust. All earnings on moneys in the fund shall be retained in the fund. All moneys in the fund are appropriated continuously to the State Forestry Department to carry out the duties, functions and powers of the Forest Resource Trust, including State Forestry Department administrative expenses. [1993 c.765 §61]
OR Rev Stat § 526.725 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.725 - Agreements with private, governmental or other organizations; land acquisitions; investment of funds; forestry carbon offsets; trust on governmental agencies or officers not created.

(1) The State Board of Forestry or the State Forester may enter into agreements with private, governmental or other organizations and may accept contributions, gifts or grants from any source to carry out the duties, functions and powers of the Forest Resource Trust. All moneys received by the board or the State Forester pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Forest Resource Trust Fund. (2) The board may acquire, on behalf of the Forest Resource Trust, through exchange, lease or purchase, land only to the extent necessary to carry out the duties, functions and powers of the trust. (3) Agreements with private, governmental or other organizations under subsection (1) of this section may specify the terms under which funds are invested and benefits accrue to the contributing party to the extent the agreement is consistent with the provisions of ORS 526.695 to 526.775. (4) The State Forester may, on behalf of the Forest Resource Trust, market, register, transfer or sell forestry carbon offsets attributable to the lands enrolled in the stand establishment program under ORS 526.705. Prices for the transfer or sale of forestry carbon offsets may be negotiated but must be at or greater than fair market value. (5) Nothing in ORS 526.695 to 526.775 is intended to create an enforceable trust on any agency or officer of the State of Oregon. [1993 c.765 §62; 2001 c.752 §7; 2007 c.201 §9]
OR Rev Stat § 526.730 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.730 - Report to legislature.

The State Board of Forestry, after consultation with the advisory committee appointed pursuant to ORS 526.700, shall prepare and submit a report to the Seventy-sixth Legislative Assembly that contains the following information regarding the Forest Resource Trust Fund: (1) Program accomplishments; (2) Financial assistance payments to participating landowners; (3) Revenues received by the fund; and (4) Expenditures made from the fund. [1993 c.765 §63; 2007 c.201 §5]
OR Rev Stat § 526.735 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.735

[1995 c.207 §2; 2001 c.51 §2; 2007 c.201 §6; renumbered 526.695 in 2007]
OR Rev Stat § 526.740 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.740 - Lien for moneys payable to trust by forestland owner; attachment to severed forest products and accounts receivable.

(1) From and after recording of the notice of lien pursuant to ORS 526.745, the Forest Resource Trust has a lien for the moneys payable to the trust by the forestland owner under the terms of the contract. (2) The lien created by subsection (1) of this section constitutes a general lien upon all forest products grown or growing on the forestland described in the contract, whether standing on the forestland, severed and remaining on the forestland, severed and transported to another area for sale or processing, or made into forest products on the forestland. If the forest product is severed and delivered to a purchaser or mill, the lien continues against the forest product and the lien also attaches to accounts receivable evidencing indebtedness of the purchaser or mill. The lien attaches to the accounts receivable on the date on which the forestland owner sells the forest products and relates to the date on which notice of lien was filed under ORS 526.745. [1995 c.207 §3; 2001 c.51 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 526.745 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.745 - Notice of lien; filing.

(1) The State Forester may file a notice of lien under ORS 526.740 anytime after the contract is executed. (2) The State Forester shall file the notice of lien with the recording officer of the county or counties where the forestland is located. The notice shall be in writing verified by the State Forester and shall contain: (a) The name of each owner of the forestland identified in the contract; (b) A legal description of the forestland identified in the contract in conformance with ORS 93.600; (c) A description of the forest products to be covered by the lien; (d) A statement that the lien includes a lien on accounts receivable from the sale of any forest products covered by the lien and that the lien on forest products and accounts receivable shall have priority as of the date of filing of the notice of lien under this section; and (e) A statement of the amount of funds to be paid under the contract. (3) Within 10 days after the State Forester files the notice of lien under this section, the State Forester shall send a copy of the notice to each of the following persons whose interest in the forestland referred to in subsection (2)(a) of this section is of record as of the date the State Forester files the notice of lien with the county recording officer: (a) Each seller on a land sale contract covering all or any part of the forestland referred to in subsection (2)(a) of this section; (b) Each mortgagee upon a mortgage covering all or part of the forestland referred to in subsection (2)(a) of this section; and (c) Each beneficiary of a trust deed covering all or part of the forestland referred to in subsection (2)(a) of this section. [1995 c.207 §4]
OR Rev Stat § 526.750 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.750 - Recording of notice; fee.

The recording officer of the county shall record the notices made under ORS 526.745. The record shall be indexed in the same manner as the record of deeds and mortgages. The recording officer shall charge and collect from the Forest Resource Trust, for the benefit of the county, the fee established in ORS 205.320. [1995 c.207 §5]
OR Rev Stat § 526.755 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.755 - Foreclosure; costs.

(1) The lien created by and filed under ORS 526.740 and 526.745 shall be foreclosed in the manner provided by law for the foreclosure of liens generally. (2) In all suits under ORS 526.695 and 526.740 to 526.775, the court, upon entering judgment for the plaintiff, shall allow as a part of the costs all moneys paid for the filing and recording of the lien, all moneys paid for sending notices of the lien to third parties pursuant to ORS 526.745 (3), all moneys paid for title reports and policies required for preparing and foreclosing the lien, and a reasonable amount for attorney fees at trial and on appeal to the party who prevails on the issue of the validity of the lien. [1995 c.207 §6]
OR Rev Stat § 526.760 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.760 - Priority; lien survives land foreclosure proceedings.

(1) The lien on forest products and accounts receivable created by ORS 526.740 is valid and shall have priority over all other liens, security interests and encumbrances on the forest products and accounts receivable covered by the lien even though it does not create a lien on the land on which the forest products are growing, except that ad valorem taxes and duly perfected liens, security interests and encumbrances which were perfected prior to the filing of the notice of lien under ORS 526.745 shall have priority over a lien created under ORS 526.740. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the lien upon forest products and accounts receivable created by ORS 526.740 shall survive the foreclosure of any land sale contract, mortgage, trust deed or other lien or encumbrance upon or security interest in the forest products or the forestland described in the notice of lien filed under ORS 526.745, and shall remain in full force and effect until released, fully satisfied or foreclosed. [1995 c.207 §7]