Oregon Statutes 477.560 – Oregon Forest Smoke Management Account; moneys paid to account; use
(1) The Oregon Forest Smoke Management Account is established separate and distinct from the General Fund in the State Treasury.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 477.560
- Department: means the State Forestry Department. See Oregon Statutes 477.001
- Forester: means the State Forester or authorized representative. See Oregon Statutes 477.001
- Forestland: means any woodland, brushland, timberland, grazing land or clearing that, during any time of the year, contains enough forest growth, slashing or vegetation to constitute, in the judgment of the forester, a fire hazard, regardless of how the land is zoned or taxed. See Oregon Statutes 477.001
- State Forester: means the person appointed State Forester pursuant to ORS § 526. See Oregon Statutes 477.001
- State Treasury: includes those financial assets the lawful custody of which are vested in the State Treasurer and the office of the State Treasurer relating to the custody of those financial assets. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(2) The following moneys shall be credited to the Oregon Forest Smoke Management Account:
(a) Nonrefundable registration fees received by the State Forestry Department for Class 1 forestland under ORS § 526.324 to be burned west of the summit of the Cascade Mountains, not including Hood River County.
(b) Fees received by the State Forester for Class 1 forestland under ORS § 526.324 treated by a prescription burn method under ORS § 477.515 (1) west of the summit of the Cascade Mountains, not including Hood River County.
(c) Fees for federal forestland included within the regulated area under ORS § 477.013 to be treated by any prescription burn method subject to the provisions of the State of Oregon Clean Air Act Implementation Plan and the federal Clean Air Act received by the State Forester.
(3) The moneys in the Oregon Forest Smoke Management Account are appropriated continuously for and shall be used by the State Forester exclusively for the administration of the smoke management program approved under ORS § 477.013 and 477.554. [1989 c.920 § 7; 1997 c.274 § 52; 2007 c.213 § 4]