As used in ORS § 468A.183 to 468A.199:

(1) ‘Biological carbon sequestration’ means the removal of carbon from the atmosphere by plants and microorganisms and storage of carbon dioxide in vegetation, such as grasslands, marshes or forests, or in soils and oceans.

(2) ‘Climate resilience’ means the capability to anticipate, prepare for, respond to and recover from significant climate-related threats while minimizing damage to social well-being, the economy and ecosystem functions.

(3) ‘Environmental justice community’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 182.535.

(4) ‘Natural and working lands’ means:

(a) Lands:

(A) Actively used by an agricultural owner or operator for an agricultural operation, including but not limited to active engagement in farming or ranching;

(B) Producing forest products;

(C) Consisting of forests, woodlands, grasslands, sagebrush steppes, deserts, freshwater and riparian systems, wetlands, coastal and estuarine areas or the submerged and submersible lands within Oregon’s territorial sea and marine habitats associated with those lands;

(D) That are privately owned and that are eligible for special assessment under ORS Chapter 308A;

(E) Used for recreational purposes, including, but not limited to, parks, trails, greenbelts and other similar open space lands; or

(F) Consisting of trees, other vegetation and soils in urban and near-urban areas, including, but not limited to, urban watersheds, street trees, park trees, residential trees and riparian habitats; and

(b) Lands described in paragraph (a) of this subsection that are:

(A) Held in trust by the United States for the benefit of any of the nine federally recognized Indian tribes in this state;

(B) Held in trust by the United States for the benefit of individual members of any of the nine federally recognized Indian tribes in this state;

(C) Within the boundaries of the reservation of any of the nine federally recognized Indian tribes in this state; or

(D) Otherwise owned or controlled by any of the nine federally recognized Indian tribes in this state.

(5) ‘Natural climate solution’ means an activity that enhances or protects net biological carbon sequestration on natural and working lands, while maintaining or increasing ecosystem resilience and human well-being. [2023 c.442 § 53]

468A.183 to 468A.199 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS Chapter 468A or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.