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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.289 - Legislative findings.

The Legislative Assembly finds that:
(1) State forestlands are especially vulnerable to the effects of uncontrolled gatherings of persons at large commercial events; and
(2) To avoid detriment to the best interest of the state it is necessary to protect the health of state forestlands, the viability of state forestlands as a public resource, the well-being of fish and wildlife and the health and safety of persons on state forestlands through the establishment of reasonable health and safety standards to mitigate the adverse effects of large commercial events held on state forestlands. [2015 c.713 §2]
Note:
See note under 526.287.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.291 - Large commercial event permits; fees; rules.

(1) An organizer may not organize, hold or sponsor a large commercial event on state forestland unless the organizer holds a large commercial event permit issued by the State Forestry Department.
(2) A permit issued under this section does not entitle an organizer to make any permanent physical alterations to or on state forestland.
(3) The department may issue a permit to a person that demonstrates compliance with, or the ability and willingness to comply with, applicable health and safety standards governing large commercial events on state forestland. The application shall include all of the following:
(a) The name and address of the applicant.
(b) A description adequate to allow the department to accurately identify the location of the proposed event.
(c) The dates of the proposed event.
(d) Estimated total and peak attendance at the proposed event.
(e) Estimated total and peak demand for parking at the proposed event.
(f) The nature of the proposed event.
(g) Other information the department deems appropriate in order to ensure the identification of and compliance with applicable health and safety standards.
(4) The department may not issue a permit that authorizes a large commercial event to continue for more than 120 hours in any 90-day period.
(5) Subsection (3) of this section does not require the department to issue a large commercial event permit to a person that has a history of:
(a) Acting as an organizer for a gathering without obtaining a required large commercial event permit; or
(b) Violating, or recklessly allowing others to violate, the terms and conditions of a large commercial event permit issued to the person.
(6) The department, with the consent of the permit holder, may amend a large commercial event permit.
(7)(a) The department may charge a fee for reviewing and processing an application for a large commercial event permit. The fee may not exceed an amount reasonably calculated to reimburse the department for its reasonable and necessary costs in receiving, processing and reviewing applications for permits. An application fee is refundable only if the application is withdrawn prior to any review of the application by the department.
(b) The department may adopt rules establishing a fee schedule for large commercial event permits. The department may establish fees under the schedule in amounts that the department deems adequate to fund an effective monitoring and enforcement program for large commercial events.
(c) The fees established or authorized under this subsection are in addition to any other fees or charges authorized by law. [2015 c.713 §3]
Note:
See note under 526.287.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.294 - Large commercial event health and safety standards; rules.

(1) The State Forestry Department may adopt rules establishing health and safety standards for large commercial events held on state forestlands. The department shall consult with the Oregon Health Authority and the Department of Environmental Quality prior to establishing health and safety standards under this section. The State Forestry Department shall design the standards to protect the health of state forestlands, the viability of state forestlands as a public resource, the well-being of fish and wildlife and the health and safety of persons on state forestlands. The standards may address matters that include, but need not be limited to:
(a) Alcohol consumption;
(b) Buffer zones between large commercial events and ecologically sensitive areas;
(c) Buffer zones between large commercial events and known cultural resources;
(d) Buffer zones between large commercial events and forest practices as defined in ORS 527.620;
(e) Crowd and traffic control;
(f) Fire and flammable material use;
(g) Insurance and bonding;
(h) Lighting;
(i) Noise levels and hours; and
(j) Sanitation.
(2) The department shall include applicable health and safety standards in the terms and conditions of any large commercial event permit issued under ORS 526.291. [2015 c.713 §4]
Note:
See note under 526.287.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.297 - Suspension or revocation of permit.

The State Forestry Department may suspend or revoke a large commercial event permit if:
(1) An emergency, significant law enforcement problem, substantial threat to public safety or welfare or substantial threat to public property arises from, or is likely to affect, event activities; or
(2) The department discovers that a violation of permit terms and conditions has occurred. [2015 c.713 §5; 2017 c.17 §45]
Note:
See note under 526.287.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.299 - Organizer responsibility for compliance with permit terms and conditions.

An organizer may not recklessly allow a person to violate the terms and conditions of a large commercial event permit held by the organizer. As used in this section, "recklessly" has the meaning given that term in ORS 161.085. [2015 c.713 §6]
Note:
See note under 526.287.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.305 - Definitions for ORS 526.305 to 526.370.

As used in ORS 526.305 to 526.370, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Committee" means a forestland classification committee.
(2) "Governing body" means the board of county commissioners or county court of a county, as the case may be. [1965 c.253 §33; 2009 c.69 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.310 - Forestland classification committees; rules.

(1) Pursuant to a request by the State Forester:
(a) The governing body of a county may establish a forestland classification committee of six persons, of whom one shall be appointed by the State Forester, one by the Director of the Oregon State University Extension Service, one by the State Fire Marshal and three by the governing body. Of the members appointed by the governing body, one must be an owner of forestland or the representative of an owner of forestland, and, if the land to be investigated and studied by the committee includes or is expected to include grazing land, one must be an owner of grazing land or the representative of an owner of grazing land; or
(b) The governing bodies of two or more counties may, by written agreement, establish a joint forestland classification committee. One member of a joint committee shall be appointed by the State Forester, one by the Director of the Oregon State University Extension Service and one by the State Fire Marshal. The governing body of each participating county shall appoint two members. Of the members appointed by a governing body to a joint committee, one must be an owner of forestland or the representative of an owner of forestland.
(2) Each appointing authority shall file with the State Forester the name of its appointee or appointees, and the persons so named shall constitute the committee. Unless otherwise provided for by the appointing authority, members of the committee shall serve a term of four years and may be reappointed to any number of terms. Each member of the committee at all times is subject to replacement by the appointing authority, effective upon the filing with the State Forester by that authority of written notice of the name of the new appointee.
(3) The committee shall elect from among its members a chair and a secretary and may elect other officers as it finds advisable. It shall adopt rules governing its organization and proceedings and the performance of its duties, and shall keep written minutes of all its meetings.
(4)(a) The governing body of a county may provide for the committee and its members such accommodations and supplies and such county funds not otherwise appropriated as the governing body finds necessary for the proper performance of the committee’s functions.
(b) The forester may provide for the committee and its members such accommodations and supplies and such forest protection district funds as the forester finds necessary for the proper performance of the committee’s functions.
(5) The members of the committee shall receive no compensation for their services but a governing body or a forest protection district may reimburse them for their actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. [Amended by 1965 c.253 §34; 1967 c.429 §30; 1997 c.274 §42; 2009 c.69 §4; 2013 c.148 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.320 - Determination of forestland.

Upon establishment of a forestland classification committee under ORS 526.310, the committee shall periodically investigate and study all land within the boundaries of its county or counties and determine which of the land is forestland. Such determination shall take into consideration climate, topography, elevation, rainfall, soil conditions, roads, extent of fire hazards, recreation needs, scenic values, and other physical, economic and social factors and conditions relating to the land involved. [Amended by 1965 c.253 §35; 1967 c.429 §31; 2009 c.69 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.324 - Classification of forestland by committee; publication.

(1) Upon the basis of its investigation and determination under ORS 526.320, a committee shall assign all forestland within the boundaries of its county or counties and within a forest protection district to one of the following classifications:
(a) Class 1, timber class, includes forestland suitable for the production of timber and may include lands on which structures are present.
(b) Class 2, timber and grazing class, includes forestland suitable for joint use for timber production and the grazing of livestock and may include lands on which structures are present.
(c) Class 3, agricultural class, includes forestland suitable for grazing of livestock or other agricultural use and may include lands on which structures are present.
(2) The committee shall adopt preliminary classifications and shall cause notice thereof to be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the boundaries of its county or within the boundaries of each of its counties and to be posted in three public places within the boundaries of its county or within the boundaries of each of its counties. The notice shall state the time and place for the public hearing required pursuant to ORS 526.328 and where maps of the preliminary classifications may be inspected. [1965 c.253 §37; 1967 c.429 §32; 2009 c.69 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.328 - Hearing; final classification.

(1) The committee shall hold a public hearing within the boundaries of its county or within the boundaries of each of its counties at the time and place stated in the notice published under ORS 526.324 (2), or at such other time and place as the hearing may then be adjourned to, to receive from any interested persons objections, remonstrances or suggestions relating to the preliminary classifications. Following the hearing the committee may make such changes to the preliminary classifications as it finds to be proper, and thereafter shall adopt final classifications.
(2) All action by the committee in adopting final classifications shall be by formal written order that must include a statement of findings of fact on the basis of which the order is made and must include a list of tax lots affected by the classifications or reclassifications. The committee shall prepare one or more maps showing the final classifications, but the maps may not be included as part of the formal written order. The original of the order shall be filed with the county clerk of its county or with the county clerk of each of its counties. The order need not meet the requirements of ORS 205.232, 205.234 and 205.236 to be filed and recorded. A copy of the order certified by the secretary of the committee shall be sent to the State Forester. [1965 c.253 §38; 2009 c.69 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.332 - Appeal.

(1) Any owner of land classified under ORS 526.328 or 526.340 who is aggrieved by the classification may, within 30 days after the date of the order making the classification, appeal to the circuit court for the county in which the property is located. If the forestland classification committee has been established for more than one county and the property is located in more than one of those counties, the owner of the land may appeal to the circuit court for any of those counties. Notice of an appeal shall be promptly served on the secretary of the committee or, if the classification was made under ORS 526.340, on the State Forester.
(2) The appeal shall be tried by the circuit court as an action not triable by right to a jury.
(3) The State Forester may intervene as a matter of right in an appeal under this section from a forestland classification committee order. The State Forester may defend a forestland classification committee order whether or not the forestland classification committee also defends the order. [1965 c.253 §39; 1979 c.284 §163; 2009 c.69 §8; 2013 c.148 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.340 - Classification by State Forester.

(1) The State Forester may identify and classify forestland in a county, consistent with ORS 526.324 and 526.328, if:
(a) The governing body of a county has failed to establish a forestland classification committee within two years after the State Forester made a request under ORS 526.310 (1);
(b) A forestland classification committee has failed to adopt and file a final classification pursuant to ORS 526.328 within the five-year period after the date the forestland classification committee was first established; or
(c) A forestland classification committee has failed to act in a manner consistent with ORS 526.310, 526.320, 526.324 and 526.328.
(2) Classifications by the State Forester have the same force and effect as though made by a forestland classification committee. However, classifications made by the State Forester cease to be effective if replaced by classifications made pursuant to ORS 526.320, 526.324 and 526.328. [Amended by 1965 c.253 §40; 1997 c.274 §43; 2009 c.69 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.350 - Policy in administering forest and fire laws; contracts for care of forestland.

(1) All forest laws relating to forestland classified pursuant to ORS 526.328 or 526.340, and all rules promulgated under such laws, shall be so administered as best to promote the primary use for which that land is classified. Any contract by the State Board of Forestry or the State Forester with any forest protective association or agency for the care of any such forestland shall provide that the care shall be in accord with the provisions of this section relating to that land.
(2) It shall be the policy of the board and the forester as to all forestland classified in:
(a) Class 1, to give primary consideration to timber production and reforestation, in preference to grazing or agricultural uses, not excluding, however, recreation needs or scenic values.
(b) Class 2, to give equal consideration and value to timber production and the development or maintenance of grazing, either as a temporary use for the interim between logging and reforestation or as a permanent or semipermanent joint use.
(c) Class 3, to give primary consideration to the development of grazing or agriculture, in preference to timber production.
(3) The forester, on forestland classified pursuant to ORS 526.328 or 526.340, shall administer the forest laws of this state in accordance with the policy stated in this section as it applies to the land involved. [Amended by 1965 c.253 §41]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.360 - Assistance with developing lands; supervision of certain burning; refusal of supervision or permit; Certified Burn Manager program; rules; liability for damage.

(1) The State Board of Forestry, the State Forester and forest protective associations may assist to the extent practical in developing, for forestry, grazing or agricultural uses, lands within a forest protection district, as described in ORS 477.205 to 477.281, for such uses, including the burning of brush or other flammable material for the purpose of:
(a) Removing a fire hazard to any property;
(b) Preparing seed beds;
(c) Removing obstructions to or interference with the proper seeding or agricultural or grazing development or use of that land;
(d) Promoting the establishment of new forest crops on cutover, denuded or underproductive lands;
(e) Implementing pest prevention and suppression activities, as provided in ORS 527.310 to 527.370; or
(f) Promoting improvements to forest health, including improvements to fish and wildlife habitat.
(2) Upon request of the owner or the agent of the owner of lands within a forest protection district, the forester or a forest protective association may perform or supervise burning operations thereon for any of the purposes stated in subsection (1) of this section. The owner or the agent of the owner shall supply such personnel and equipment and shall perform such fire control actions and activities as the forester or forest protective association may require while there is danger of the fire spreading. The forester or forest protective association may refuse to perform or supervise burning or to issue any burning permit when, in the judgment of the forester or forest protective association, conditions so warrant.
(3) To accomplish the purposes set forth in subsection (1) of this section, the board shall establish by rule a Certified Burn Manager program.
(4) The rules shall include:
(a) Certification standards, requirements and procedures;
(b) Standards, requirements and procedures to revoke certification;
(c) Actions and activities that a Certified Burn Manager must perform;
(d) Actions and activities that a Certified Burn Manager may not allow or perform;
(e) Limitations on the use of a Certified Burn Manager; and
(f) Any other standard, requirement or procedure that the board considers necessary for the safe and effective administration of the program.
(5) The rules may establish and impose fees for participation in the program.
(6) When a burning for any of the purposes stated in subsection (1) of this section on lands within a forest protection district is started under the supervision of and supervised by the forester, a forest protective association or a Certified Burn Manager, a person may not be held liable for property damage resulting from that burning unless the damage is caused by the negligence of the person. [Amended by 1965 c.253 §42; 1967 c.429 §33; 1999 c.101 §2; 2021 c.592 §26; 2023 c.611 §18]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.370 - Seeding agreements as condition of supervision of burning on forestlands; seeding at owner’s expense on breach; lien; foreclosure.

(1) The forester may, as a condition precedent to supervising of any burning as provided in ORS 526.360, require the owner or the agent of the owner in control of the land involved to agree in writing to seed properly the land over which the burning operation is to be conducted, with such seed or seed mixtures as may be suitable for that area.
(2) In the event of failure by the owner or agent of the owner to seed the property in accordance with such agreement, the governing body of that county may cause the seeding to be done and the cost thereof may be recovered by the governing body from the owner or the agent of the owner by legal action. The cost shall constitute a lien upon the land seeded. The governing body shall cause a written statement and notice of such lien, describing the land and stating the amount of the cost, to be certified under oath and filed in the office of the county clerk within 90 days following the completion of reseeding. The lien may be foreclosed, within six months after such filing, by suit, in the manner provided by law for foreclosure of liens for labor and material. [Amended by 1965 c.253 §43; 1999 c.101 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.404 - Small Forestland Investment in Stream Habitat Program Fund.

(1) The Small Forestland Investment in Stream Habitat Program Fund is established, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Small Forestland Investment in Stream Habitat Program Fund shall be credited to the fund.
(2) Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the State Forestry Department to be distributed by the Small Forestland Owner Assistance Office described in ORS 526.400 as grants to small forestland owners under the Small Forestland Investment in Stream Habitat Program established under ORS 526.402.
(3) The fund shall consist of:
(a) Moneys appropriated to the department for deposit in the fund or otherwise transferred to the fund.
(b) Any gifts, grants, contributions or other donations for use as described in subsection (2) of this section that are received by the department from any public or private source and caused to be deposited in the fund or otherwise transferred to the fund. [2022 c.33 §18]
Note:
526.404 is repealed only if certain conditions are met. See sections 54 and 60 to 64, chapter 33, Oregon Laws 2022 (third note following 526.400).
Note:
See second note under 526.400.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.406 - Adopting rules as part of rule package.

The State Board of Forestry shall adopt the rules described in ORS 526.400, 526.402 and 527.738 as part of the rule package described in ORS 527.711. [2022 c.33 §20]
Note:
526.406 is repealed only if certain conditions are met. See sections 54 and 60 to 64, chapter 33, Oregon Laws 2022 (third note following 526.400).
Note:
See second note under 526.400.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.425 - Management assistance to nonindustrial private forest landowners; rules.

Recognizing that nonindustrial private forests make a vital contribution to Oregon by providing jobs, products, tax base and other social and economic benefits, it is hereby declared to be the public policy of the State of Oregon to encourage management of nonindustrial private forestlands for tree production. Therefore, under the direction of the State Board of Forestry and to the extent funds are available, the State Forester shall:
(1) Provide for coordinated technical and financial assistance to the nonindustrial private forest landowner;
(2) Provide management planning for nonindustrial private forestlands;
(3) Advise and encourage nonindustrial private forest landowners to carry out young growth management activities, such as converting underproductive forestlands, reforestation, release, precommercial thinning and salvaging insect or disease damaged trees;
(4) Administer federal programs, such as the Agricultural Conservation Program or Forestry Incentives Program, that are designed to help encourage management of nonindustrial private forestlands;
(5) Advise and encourage nonindustrial private forest landowners to form cooperatives or aggregates for the purpose of more efficiently carrying out their young growth management activities;
(6) Periodically advise and recommend changes to the Legislative Assembly on laws conflicting with the intent of this statute; and
(7) In compliance with ORS chapter 183, promulgate rules consistent with law for providing management planning for nonindustrial private forestlands. [Formerly 526.048]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.450 - Short title.

ORS 315.104, 318.031 and 526.450 to 526.475 may be cited as the "Woodland Management Act of 1979." [1979 c.578 §1]
Note:
The amendments to 526.450 by section 5, chapter 883, Oregon Laws 2007, become operative January 2, 2028. See section 10, chapter 883, Oregon Laws 2007, as amended by section 36, chapter 33, Oregon Laws 2009. The text that is operative on and after January 2, 2028, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
ORS 318.031 and 526.450 to 526.475 may be cited as the "Woodland Management Act of 1979."
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.460 - Policy to manage forests to maximize benefits.

(1) The State of Oregon recognizes that the forest makes a vital contribution to Oregon. Economic benefits provided include a large tax base, substantial employment and wood products for a world market. The environmental benefits include maintenance of a forest cover and soil, air and water resources. Other benefits provided are habitats for wildlife and aquatic life, recreation and forest range. Management of all forestlands in Oregon should be encouraged to provide continuous production of all forest benefits.
(2) Nonindustrial private forestlands are an important part of Oregon’s forest resource base. They can make major contributions to Oregon’s economy and provide many other social benefits. Therefore, it is the policy of the State of Oregon to provide conditions favorable for long term forestry investments that lead to increased management of and harvest from these lands. [1979 c.578 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.465 - Purpose of ORS 526.450 to 526.475.

The purpose of ORS 315.104, 318.031 and 526.450 to 526.475 is to encourage long term forestry investments that lead to increased management of Oregon’s forestlands by:
(1) Providing the forest owner with tax relief during the timber growth period.
(2) Promoting programs that provide forest credit on young stands and encourage harvesting of mature forest crops.
(3) Promoting the establishment of new forest crops on cutover, denuded or underproductive privately owned forestlands.
(4) Protecting the public interest by assuring that the citizens of the state and future generations shall have the benefits to be derived from the continuous production of forest products from the private forestlands of Oregon, including jobs, taxes, water, erosion control and habitat for wild game. [1979 c.578 §4]
Note:
The amendments to 526.465 by section 7, chapter 883, Oregon Laws 2007, become operative January 2, 2028. See section 10, chapter 883, Oregon Laws 2007, as amended by section 36, chapter 33, Oregon Laws 2009. The text that is operative on and after January 2, 2028, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
The purpose of ORS 318.031 and 526.450 to 526.475 is to encourage long term forestry investments that lead to increased management of Oregon’s forestlands by:
(1) Promoting programs that provide forest credit on young stands and encourage harvesting of mature forest crops.
(2) Promoting the establishment of new forest crops on cutover, denuded or underproductive privately owned forestlands.
(3) Protecting the public interest by assuring that the citizens of the state and future generations shall have the benefits to be derived from the continuous production of forest products from the private forestlands of Oregon, including jobs, taxes, water, erosion control and habitat for wild game.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.470 - Forest tree seed bank; sale to recover costs; disposition of funds; use of funds for research and development activities.

(1) A state forest tree seed bank may be operated by the State Forester and the State Board of Forestry to provide forest tree seed for the raising of forest tree seedlings suitable for reforestation. Such tree seed bank is to provide for the research and development, production, purchase, collection, storage, care and maintenance of forest tree seed and for the sale of such tree seed to private, state and other public owners of forest nurseries or forestland.
(2) Each year the State Forester shall determine the costs of tree seed bank operation and shall offer tree seed for sale to forest or nursery owners at prices that will recover actual costs.
(3) All revenues derived from the operation of the tree seed bank shall be credited to the State Forestry Department Account and deposited in the State Forest Tree Seed Bank Subaccount established in ORS 526.060.
(4) In order to develop and produce high quality forest tree seed, the moneys deposited in the State Forest Tree Seed Bank Subaccount may be used for research and development activities, including establishing and maintaining seed production areas, seed orchards or select forest trees from which seed, cuttings or pollen may be collected. The activities described in this subsection may be conducted independently by the State Forester or in collaboration, partnership or cooperation with private entities and public bodies as defined in ORS 174.109. [1979 c.578 §5; 2005 c.541 §5; 2007 c.248 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.472 - Forest tree seed orchard; purposes; cooperative agreements; recovery of costs; revenues.

(1) A state forest tree seed orchard may be operated by the State Forester and the State Board of Forestry to produce high quality forest tree seed suitable for reforestation. The purposes of the state forest tree seed orchard are to:
(a) Grow, care for and maintain seed orchard stock and produce seed, pollen, cuttings and other propagules for reforestation uses by private entities and public bodies as defined in ORS 174.109;
(b) Promote the conservation of genetic resources; and
(c) Support research and development activities for the purpose of producing high quality, well adapted seeds.
(2) The State Forester may enter into cooperative cost sharing and management agreements with private entities and public bodies as defined in ORS 174.109 to carry out the purposes set forth in subsection (1) of this section.
(3) Each year the State Forester shall determine the costs of operating the state forest tree seed orchard and shall recover actual costs.
(4) All revenues derived from the operation of the state forest tree seed orchard shall be credited to the State Forestry Department Account and deposited in the State Forest Tree Seed Orchard Subaccount established in ORS 526.060. [2007 c.248 §3]
Note:
526.472 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.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.475 - Appeal of decisions by State Forester.

(1) Any owner affected by a determination of the State Forester made under ORS 315.104, 318.031 and 526.450 to 526.475 may appeal to the State Board of Forestry under such rules as it may adopt. An appeal to set aside any decision of the board with respect to ORS 315.104 or 318.031 may be taken within 60 days of the decision to the Oregon Tax Court in the manner provided for tax cases under ORS chapter 305.
(2) Any owner affected by a determination of the Department of Revenue made under ORS 315.104 or 318.031 may appeal directly to the tax court under ORS 305.404 to 305.560. [1979 c.578 §11; 1995 c.650 §40]
Note:
The amendments to 526.475 by section 8, chapter 883, Oregon Laws 2007, become operative January 2, 2028. See section 10, chapter 883, Oregon Laws 2007, as amended by section 36, chapter 33, Oregon Laws 2009. The text that is operative on and after January 2, 2028, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
(1) Any owner affected by a determination of the State Forester made under ORS 318.031 and 526.450 to 526.475 may appeal to the State Board of Forestry under such rules as it may adopt. An appeal to set aside any decision of the board with respect to ORS 318.031 may be taken within 60 days of the decision to the Oregon Tax Court in the manner provided for tax cases under ORS chapter 305.
(2) Any owner affected by a determination of the Department of Revenue made under ORS 318.031 may appeal directly to the tax court under ORS 305.404 to 305.560.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.500 - Definitions for ORS 526.500 to 526.515.

As used in ORS 526.500 to 526.515, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Urban forest" means the area in and around a city that contains trees and associated plant and animal life. The area may be public or private and may include single trees, small groups of trees or trees in large groups that would be identified commonly as a forest or woodland.
(2) "Urban and community forestry" means the practice of managing, planning, maintaining and promoting the health of the urban forest as a community resource. [1993 c.347 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.505 - Policy.

Trees not only are important to the economic and environmental well-being of Oregon, but also represent a significant component of the quality of life for urban residents. As a matter of policy, it is important to promote and protect the human habitat values that accrue from a healthy urban forest. Therefore, it is declared to be the public policy of the State of Oregon to encourage cities to plant and properly care for trees within the cities’ urban growth boundaries and develop management plans to protect and promote urban forests. [1993 c.347 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.510 - Department to provide technical assistance to governmental units.

(1) The State Forestry Department shall provide technical assistance to cities, counties, other governmental units, nonprofit and civic organizations and other groups interested in planting and caring for trees in communities. Technical assistance may include, but is not limited to, the following areas:
(a) Establishing and maintaining local urban and community forestry programs;
(b) Developing local tree management ordinances;
(c) Developing public information programs to promote awareness of the values and benefits of the urban forest as a resource of the urban community;
(d) Implementing appropriate tree management and care practices;
(e) Performing street tree inventories; and
(f) Planning and coordinating local tree planting projects.
(2) The department shall make the fullest use of cooperative agreements, projects and resource sharing with local grassroots organizations, community action groups, businesses, local and state agencies, federal agencies, public and private schools, colleges and universities in designing, developing and implementing local programs, plans and activities. [1993 c.347 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.515 - Gifts, grants and donations; fees for services.

(1) The State Forestry Department may receive and disburse such gifts, grants, bequests, federal moneys and endowments and donations of labor, material, seedlings, trees and equipment from public and private sources for the purpose of conducting an urban and community forestry program. In addition, the department is authorized to charge fees for services and for attendance at workshops and conferences and to sell various publications and other materials that the department prepares.
(2) All revenues received under subsection (1) of this section and any interest earned on all cash balances except federal moneys shall be credited to the State Forestry Department Account and may be expended only for urban and community forestry purposes. [1993 c.347 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.520 - Urban tree canopy assessment.

(1) The State Forestry Department shall acquire and maintain a statewide urban tree canopy assessment tool.
(2) The assessment tool must provide geospatial mapping that includes:
(a) A visualization of urban tree canopies, viewable at the census tract level;
(b) Community demographic, economic, social and health data;
(c) A comprehensive inventory of tree canopies on public lands;
(d) Rights of way and their associated jurisdictions;
(e) An urban green space assessment that includes an evaluation of vegetation health and a comparison of pervious surfaces to impervious surfaces within the green space; and
(f) An assessment of tree canopy and green space in the urban-rural gradient.
(3) The department may integrate the urban tree canopy assessment tool with data from other agency mapping tools, including the environmental justice mapping tool developed pursuant to ORS 182.555.
(4) The department shall make the urban tree canopy assessment tool available on a website maintained by the department, along with guidance for using the tool to promote environmental, social and economic well-being.
(5) Using the urban tree canopy assessment tool, the department shall designate as green infrastructure improvement zones areas of this state that have a high level of poverty density and any of the following:
(a) Low levels of tree canopy cover;
(b) Poor vegetation health;
(c) High risk of pests, disease or other threats to plant life; or
(d) Other needs for revegetation or holistic native plant restoration. [2023 c.442 §28]
Note:
526.520 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.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.600 - Definitions for ORS 526.600 to 526.675.

As used in ORS 526.600 to 526.675, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Institute" means the Oregon Forest Resources Institute.
(2) "Producer" means a producer of forest products and includes any person, partnership, association, corporation, cooperative or other business entity involved in the growing, harvesting or producing of timber or timber products. "Producer" does not include landowners who meet the requirement of ORS 526.610 (4). [1991 c.949 §2; 1995 c.225 §2; 2003 c.423 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.605 - Findings.

The State of Oregon recognizes that the forest products industry is one of the largest industries in the state. It provides monetary returns to labor, forestland owners, mill owners and operators, public timber purchasers, timber harvesters, investors and others. It is a source of local and state taxes. It is a major supporter of many secondary businesses that supply goods and services in our communities. The welfare of the state is therefore largely dependent on the health and vigor of the forest products industry. The Oregon Forest Resources Institute’s objectives support this important industry and the wise stewardship of natural resources for the benefit of Oregonians. [1991 c.949 §3; 2003 c.423 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.610 - Oregon Forest Resources Institute; board of directors; eligibility.

There is created the Oregon Forest Resources Institute. The institute shall be governed by a board of directors appointed by the State Forester. In making the appointments, the State Forester shall take into consideration any nominations or recommendations made to the State Forester by producers or organizations that represent producers. The board shall consist of 11 voting members plus two nonvoting members appointed as follows:
(1) Three voting members to represent small producers of 20 million board feet or less per year.
(2) Three voting members to represent medium producers of more than 20 million board feet but less than 100 million board feet per year.
(3) Three voting members to represent large producers of 100 million board feet or more per year.
(4) One voting member who is an owner of between 100 and 2,000 acres of forestland and who has no direct financial interest in any forest products processing activity.
(5) After consideration of the recommendations of the other appointed members in subsections (1) to (4) of this section, one voting member who is an hourly wage employee of a producer or a person who represents such employees. The member appointed under this subsection need not comply with the requirements of ORS 526.615 (3) to (6).
(6)(a) Two nonvoting members:
(A) The Dean of the College of Forestry at Oregon State University.
(B) An individual jointly appointed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to represent the public. The public representative may not be a member of or significantly affiliated with any organization of or business in the timber industry or any organization or business known to support or promote environmental or conservation issues. A person appointed under this subparagraph serves at the pleasure of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(b) Members referred to in this subsection are not subject to ORS 526.615 to 526.625. [1991 c.949 §4; 1993 c.584 §3; 1995 c.225 §3; 1999 c.40 §1; 2003 c.423 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.615 - Qualifications of voting members.

Except as provided in ORS 526.610 (5), each voting member of the board of directors of the Oregon Forest Resources Institute shall have the following qualifications:
(1) Be a citizen of the United States.
(2) Be a bona fide resident of this state.
(3) Be a producer in this state, an employee of such a producer or own between 100 and 2,000 acres of forestland in this state on which harvest taxes are paid, but have no direct financial interest in any forest products processing activity.
(4) Have been actively engaged in producing forest products for a period of at least five years.
(5) Derive a substantial proportion of income from the production of forest products.
(6) Have demonstrated, through membership in producers’ organizations or organizations representing landowners who meet the requirements of ORS 526.610 (4), a profound interest in the development of Oregon’s forest products industry. [1991 c.949 §6; 1995 c.225 §4; 1999 c.40 §2; 2003 c.423 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.620 - Terms of voting members; vacancies.

Each voting member of the board of directors of the Oregon Forest Resources Institute shall be appointed for a term ending three years from the date of the expiration of the term for which the member’s predecessor was appointed. If there is a vacancy on the board of a voting member, other than a vacancy caused by expiration of a term, the State Forester shall fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term with a person who represents the same class as the member whose term was vacated. [1991 c.949 §7; 1995 c.225 §5; 2003 c.423 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.625 - Effect of failure to maintain qualification; removal of member.

(1) The State Forester shall immediately declare the office of any member of the board of directors of the Oregon Forest Resources Institute vacant whenever the member becomes a resident of another state or is unable to perform the duties of office. In addition, the State Forester shall immediately declare the office of any member of the board who represents producers vacant if the member ceases to be an active producer in the state.
(2) The State Forester may remove any member of the board of directors for inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct in office, but not until after a public hearing thereon and service upon such member of a copy of the charges together with a notice of the time and place of such hearing. Service shall be made not less than 10 days prior to the hearing. At the hearing the member shall be given an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel and shall be permitted to present evidence to answer the charges and explain the facts alleged. [1991 c.949 §8; 2003 c.423 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.630 - Expenses of members and staff.

Directors, officers and employees of the institute may receive their actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties. The board of directors shall adopt uniform and reasonable rules governing the incurring and paying of such expenses. [1991 c.949 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration › Section 526.632 - Employees not subject to certain personnel regulation.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, wages or salaries of employees of the Oregon Forest Resources Institute are not subject to personnel compensation plans for state employees established by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services under ORS 240.235 to 240.250. [1993 c.584 §2]