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OR Rev Stat § 526.192 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.192 - Attorney General to conduct proceedings.

After request of the State Board of Forestry pursuant to ORS 35.235 (1), the Attorney General shall commence and prosecute, in any court of competent jurisdiction in the name of the State of Oregon, the necessary or appropriate suit, action or proceeding for condemnation of the amount of or interest in the property required for such purposes, and for the assessment of the damages for the taking thereof. [1959 c.287 §12; 1983 c.740 §208]
OR Rev Stat § 526.194 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.194 - Disposition or leasing of property.

The State Board of Forestry may sell, lease, exchange, permit use of or otherwise dispose of any real property, or interest therein, acquired pursuant to ORS 526.162 to 526.194, when, in the judgment of the board, such will best serve the interests of the state. In the case of real property, interest in or title to the same may be conveyed by deed or other instrument executed in the name of the state, by and through the board. All funds or moneys derived from the sale or lease of any such property shall be paid by the board to the State Treasurer and by the State Treasurer credited to the funds from which moneys originally were used for the acquisition of the property involved. [1959 c.287 §11]
OR Rev Stat § 526.215 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.215 - Oregon State University research and experimentation programs.

To aid in the economic development of the State of Oregon, Oregon State University shall institute and carry on research and experimentation to develop the maximum yield from the forestlands of Oregon, to obtain the fullest utilization of the forest resource, and to study air and water pollution as it relates to the forest products industries. [1961 c.297 §2(1); 1967 c.377 §6; 2013 c.768 §145a; 2015 c.767 §179]
OR Rev Stat § 526.225 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.225 - Forest Research Laboratory; cooperative programs; advisory committee.

(1) The Forest Research Laboratory is established at Oregon State University. In administering the laboratory, Oregon State University shall cooperate with individuals, corporations, associations and public agencies wherever and whenever advisable to further the purposes of ORS 526.215, and may enter into any necessary agreements therefor. (2) In order that there may be close coordination between the research and experimentation programs and the wise management and use of Oregon’s forests for the production of goods and services that benefit all its citizens, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, in consultation with Oregon State University, shall appoint a Forest Research Laboratory Advisory Committee composed of 15 members. Nine members shall be individuals who are actively and principally engaged in timber management on forestlands, harvesting or the processing of forest products, one of whom shall be from a small woodland owner’s association, three members shall be individuals who are the heads of state and federal public forestry agencies and three members shall be individuals from the public at large. No individual who is a public member may have any relationship or pecuniary interest that would interfere with that individual representing the public interest. The advisory committee shall render practical counsel in the fields of forest management and use and forest harvest and utilization as they relate to the economic and social well-being of the people of Oregon. [1961 c.297 §2(2); 1965 c.253 §31; 1965 c.433 §1; 1975 c.96 §1; 1991 c.223 §1; 2015 c.767 §180]
OR Rev Stat § 526.231 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.231 - Findings.

The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that: (1) Nonindustrial private forests make a vital contribution to Oregon by providing jobs, products, an expanded tax base and other social and economic benefits. (2) Providing a source of forest tree seedlings to owners of nonindustrial private forests is essential to securing the benefits described in subsection (1) of this section. [2005 c.541 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 526.233 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.233 - Application of antitrust laws.

The Legislative Assembly intends that ORS 526.237 and the amendments to ORS 526.235 by section 4, chapter 541, Oregon Laws 2005, authorize the displacement of competition in the forest tree seedling industry to a limited degree. The regulatory program of the State Forester described in ORS 526.237 is intended to grant immunity from state and federal antitrust laws to a cooperative and its members that enter into an agreement with the forester or the State Board of Forestry for the members to produce nonindustrial private forest tree seedlings for the forester and the board. The activities that any person performs in compliance with ORS 526.237 may not be considered in restraint of trade, a conspiracy or combination or any other unlawful activity in violation of ORS 646.705 to 646.805 or federal antitrust laws. [2005 c.541 §2] Note: See note under 526.231.
OR Rev Stat § 526.235 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.235 - State forest nursery; securing seedlings; sale of seedlings and stock; disposition of sales receipts.

(1) A state forest nursery may be operated by the forester and the State Board of Forestry to provide forest tree seedlings for the reforestation of forestland. The nursery program may provide for the growth, care and maintenance of nursery stock and for the sale of such stock to private, state and other public owners of forestland. (2) The forester and the board may use means in addition to, or instead of, operating a state forest nursery under subsection (1) of this section to secure forest tree seedlings and may sell those forest tree seedlings to private, state and other public owners of forestland. The means of securing forest tree seedlings may include, but need not be limited to: (a) Contracting with private nurseries to grow forest tree seedlings; (b) Allocating all or part of forest tree seedling production on behalf of the forester and the board to a cooperative of private growers under ORS 526.237; and (c) Leasing or otherwise making state nursery property available for operation by private growers of forest tree seedlings. (3) Each year the forester shall determine the costs of nursery operation and of securing forest tree seedlings under subsection (2) of this section and shall offer nursery stock or otherwise secured forest tree seedlings for sale to forest owners at prices that will recover actual costs. (4) All revenues derived from the selling of nursery stock and otherwise secured forest tree seedlings shall be credited to the State Forestry Department Account and deposited in the State Forest Nursery Subaccount established in ORS 526.060. [1971 c.59 §2; 2005 c.541 §4; 2007 c.248 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 526.237 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.237 - Acquisition of forest tree seedlings; agreements with grower cooperatives; fees.

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Cooperative" means a cooperative of forest tree seedling growers formed under ORS chapter 62 for the purpose of allocating among those growers agreements to grow forest tree seedlings under this section. (b) "Member" means a grower who qualifies and is accepted for membership in the cooperative. (2) The State Forester and the State Board of Forestry may secure forest tree seedlings for the reforestation of forestlands by means that include, but need not be limited to, entering into agreements with a cooperative to allocate among the members of the cooperative the production of forest tree seedlings for the forester and the board in amounts, types and species specified by the board. (3) The forester shall actively supervise the conduct of the cooperative and members in carrying out agreements described in subsection (2) of this section to ensure that the activities of the cooperative and members are consistent with the provision of a reasonably priced, adequate and reliable source of high-quality forest tree seedlings. The forester may inspect during reasonable hours any facility or land used by a member to produce forest tree seedlings for the forester and the board. The forester may examine, test and take samples of forest tree seedlings being produced by the member for the forester and the board. (4) The forester may assess a charge on forest tree seedlings grown by a member under a production allocation. Any charges collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the State Forestry Department Account and are continuously appropriated to the forester for purposes of carrying out the duties of the forester under this section. [2005 c.541 §3] Note: See note under 526.231.
OR Rev Stat § 526.255 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.255 - Long range management, marketing and harvest report.

The forester shall submit a biennial report to the Governor and to those committees of the Legislative Assembly with responsibility for forestry matters. The report shall contain matters that include, but are not limited to: (1) The long range management plans based on current resource descriptions and technical assumptions, including sustained yield calculations for the purpose of maintaining economic stability in each management region. (2) Marketing, reforestation and intensive management programs for the last completed biennium and the current biennium, and projected programs for the ensuing biennium. The marketing report shall include volume and value of new sales, volume and value of timber harvested and timber sales receipts distributed to counties and to the Common School Fund. (3) The programmed harvest level on federal lands or federal policy changes that would impact that level of harvest on lands in Oregon. [1983 c.759 §15]
OR Rev Stat § 526.265 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.265 - Hearings to publish report and receive testimony; management regions.

(1) The State Forester may conduct biennial public hearings in each management region to report the matters included in ORS 526.255 and to accept public testimony. (2) For the purpose of this section and ORS 526.255, the following forest management regions are established: (a) Northwest Region, consisting of Clatsop, Columbia, Tillamook, Washington and Yamhill Counties. (b) Willamette Region, consisting of Multnomah, Clackamas, Marion, Polk, Lincoln, Benton, Linn and Lane Counties. (c) Southern Region, consisting of Douglas, Coos, Curry, Josephine and Jackson Counties. (d) Eastern Region, consisting of Hood River, Wasco, Gilliam, Sherman, Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Jefferson, Wheeler, Grant, Baker, Deschutes, Crook, Klamath, Lake, Harney and Malheur Counties. [1983 c.759 §16]
OR Rev Stat § 526.271 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.271 - Findings.

The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that: (1) The State Forestry Department is well-positioned, due to experience in managing Oregon forests and its understanding of science-based, active forest management, to facilitate state government participation in forest management on federal lands located within the state. (2) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife has expertise with fish and wildlife habitat and the Department of Environmental Quality has expertise with water quality. Both departments have an important role to play in the management of federal forests located within the state. (3) A collaborative relationship between the State Forestry Department, the federal government, other agencies of the executive department, as defined in ORS 174.112, interested persons and nongovernmental organizations may restore the health, diversity and resilience of federal forests by increasing the information shared and by providing a variety of perspectives on site-specific and landscape-level determinations. (4) In cooperation with the State Forestry Department and the federal government, many communities in wildfire-prone areas have completed a community wildfire protection plan that identifies priority areas for hazardous fuel removal from federal lands. (5) The federal government has provided opportunities for agencies of the executive department, as defined in ORS 174.112, to become involved, to a greater extent, in the management of federal lands. [2005 c.772 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 526.273 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.273 - Cooperation with federal agencies.

The State Forestry Department shall cooperate with federal agencies to increase the effectiveness of activities undertaken pursuant to ORS 526.271, 526.274 and 526.275. [2021 c.592 §27a] Note: 526.273 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 § 526.274 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.274 - Authority to participate in federal forest management.

In furtherance of the policy established in ORS 526.271, the State Board of Forestry, in consultation with the Governor, may: (1) In conformance with federal law, including Public Law 108-7, direct the State Forester to facilitate the development of stewardship contracts utilizing private contractors and, when appropriate, to seek and enter into a stewardship contract agreement with federal agencies to carry out forest management activities on federal lands. The State Forester may, under the stewardship contract agreements: (a) Perform road and trail maintenance; (b) Set prescribed fires to improve forest health, composition, structure and condition; (c) Manage vegetation; (d) Perform watershed restoration and maintenance; (e) Restore wildlife habitat; (f) Control exotic weeds and species; and (g) Perform other activities related to stewardship. (2) Create a forum for interagency cooperation and collaborative public involvement regarding federal forest management issues that may include, at the discretion of the board, the appointment of advisory committees, the use of existing advisory committees and procedures for holding public hearings. (3) Provide guidelines for the State Forestry Department and State Forester to follow that contain directions regarding the management of federal lands and that specify the goals and objectives of the board regarding the management of federal lands. (4) Participate, to the extent allowed by federal law, in the development of federal forest policies and the forest management planning processes of federal agencies. (5) Provide guidelines for the department to follow in implementing this section. (6) Coordinate with Oregon State University, the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Oregon Forest Resources Institute, the Department of Environmental Quality, the Oregon Business Development Department, the State Department of Energy and other agencies of the executive department, as defined in ORS 174.112, to assist the State Forestry Department in carrying out the provisions of this section. [2005 c.772 §2] Note: See note under 526.271.
OR Rev Stat § 526.275 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.275 - Policy regarding Good Neighbor Authority Agreement projects.

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Additive" means an increase in the pace, scale and quality of forest, rangeland and water restoration services on federal lands within Oregon, including but not limited to services to produce timber harvest volumes that exceed outputs that would be produced by federal land management agencies alone. (b) "Federal land management agencies" means the United States Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. (c) "Forest, rangeland and water restoration services" means activities that: (A) Treat insect-infested or disease-infected trees; (B) Reduce hazardous fuels; or (C) Restore or improve forest, rangeland or watershed health, including but not limited to fish or wildlife habitat health. (d) "Good Neighbor Authority Agreement" means the Good Neighbor Authority Agreement that the Governor, the State Forester and the State Fish and Wildlife Director entered into with the United States Forest Service on March 29, 2016. (2) It is the policy of the state to pursue projects under the Good Neighbor Authority Agreement that increase timber harvest volume, contribute to job creation, reduce wildfire risks to all lands, improve wildlife habitat and watershed health and stimulate local economies. To the extent allowed by the agreement, state agencies that are signatories to the agreement shall work with federal land management agencies to give priority to projects that: (a) Consist of additive activities; (b) Maximize economic benefit to this state; and (c) Recover the state agency costs of implementing the projects. [2018 c.96 §1] Note: 526.275 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 § 526.276 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.276 - Reporting on Good Neighbor Authority Agreement projects.

The State Forestry Department shall report outcomes from all projects pursued in this state under the Good Neighbor Authority Agreement described in ORS 526.275. No later than December 31 of every even-numbered year, the department shall submit the report, in the manner provided by ORS 192.245, to an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly relating to economic development. [2019 c.273 §1] Note: 526.276 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 § 526.277 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.277 - Findings.

The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that: (1) Forestlands in federal, state and private ownership comprise some of the most important environmental, economic and recreational resources in the State of Oregon. However, federal lands, and to a lesser extent state and private lands, are increasingly jeopardized by the risk of drought-induced mortality, severe insect and disease outbreaks and catastrophic wildfires. (2) Enhancing forest health, wildlife habitat and other ecological values and reducing the risk of severe insect and disease outbreaks and catastrophic wildfires through forest management are of interest to the residents of this state. Federal and state funds have not proved sufficient to carry out the management activities necessary to achieve these goals on federal lands, and it is unlikely that the funds will be available on a continuous basis. (3) The development of new market-based solutions to reduce the risk of severe insect and disease outbreaks and catastrophic wildfires may reduce the requirement for public funding. The development of biomass markets, including energy markets, that use woody biomass unsuitable for lumber, pulp and paper products as a primary source of raw material may assist in the creation of a sustainable, market-based model for restoring complexity and structure to Oregon’s forests. (4) A biomass-based industry may provide a renewable source of energy, reduce net greenhouse gas emissions, reduce air pollution from wildfires, improve fish and wildlife habitat, create jobs and provide economic benefits to rural communities. Through the collection and conversion of woody biomass, ancillary benefits may be realized through the improvement in forest health, the protection of infrastructure and the stabilization of soils within critical watersheds. (5) The collection and conversion of woody biomass diminishes fuel loads and is an ecologically and economically sustainable practice where the reintroduction of fire is not appropriate. (6) The policy of this state is to support efforts to build, and place in service, biomass-fueled energy production facilities that utilize biomass collected from forests or derived from other sources such as agricultural crop residue when: (a) The facilities utilize sustainable supplies of biomass from cost-effective sources; (b) The use of woody biomass for energy maintains or enhances the biological productivity of the land, taking into consideration transportation costs, existing forest conditions, management objectives, vegetation growth rates and the need to sustain water quality and fish and wildlife habitat; and (c) The set of forest values to be sustained, in addition to wood and biomass for energy, is considered. Forest values include forest products, water, wildlife and recreation. [2005 c.772 §3; 2011 c.276 §4] Note: See note under 526.271.
OR Rev Stat § 526.285 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration|Section 526.285 - Contracts for providing woody biomass from state-managed forestlands.

Notwithstanding ORS 530.059, the State Forester may enter into contracts under ORS 530.050 to provide a supply of woody biomass from forestlands managed by the State Forestry Department as needed to facilitate the development of projects, including but not limited to bioenergy projects. The department shall ensure that the provisions of contracts described in this section comply with applicable state forestland management plans. A contract described in this section is a sale of timber for purposes of the public contracting exemption described in ORS 279A.025 (2)(L). [2011 c.276 §2]