Oregon Statutes 477.300 – Use of funds in State Forestry Department Account for capital outlay expenditures of district
(1) Moneys available at any time in the State Forestry Department Account for the purposes of this chapter, particularly ORS § 477.205 to 477.281, which moneys are not specifically obligated for other purposes, may be used by the forester with the approval of the State Board of Forestry for capital outlay expenditures in any forest protection district. Prior to the making of such capital outlay expenditures, the forester and board may specify that the account shall be reimbursed for all or a part of such expenditures, over a period not to exceed 10 years, from any one or a combination of the following sources:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 477.300
- association: means an association, group or agency composed of owners of forestlands, organized for the purpose of protecting such forestlands from fire. See Oregon Statutes 477.001
- Board: means the State Board of Forestry. See Oregon Statutes 477.001
- Department: means the State Forestry Department. See Oregon Statutes 477.001
- District: means a forest protection district organized under ORS § 477. 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
(a) Forest patrol assessments of the district involved.
(b) Moneys derived from an association under ORS § 477.406.
(c) Moneys derived from municipal, county, state or federal agencies under this chapter, for the protection of their forestland from fire.
(2) Any reimbursement of capital outlay expenditures required by the forester and board under subsection (1) of this section shall be a pro rata amount from the source or sources involved, based upon forestland acreage being protected in the district for which the expenditures are made. [Formerly 477.016]
[Amended by 1965 c.253 § 126; renumbered 477.705]
[Amended by 1965 c.253 § 127; renumbered 477.710]