(1) The State Forestry Department and the State Department of Agriculture shall, in consultation with relevant state agencies and other public or private organizations, review state statutes, rules, policies and programs that affect landowner decisions to implement conservation strategies.

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 526.900

  • Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
  • Department: means the State Forestry Department. See Oregon Statutes 526.005

(2) The review conducted under subsection (1) of this section shall include:

(a) Establishing a statewide strategy for the implementation and coordination of incentives, regulatory disincentives, expedited permit processes and related taxes.

(b) The development of a stewardship agreement program for rural lands that establishes a baseline management standard for landowners and a voluntary higher standard that provides natural resource benefits and regulatory certainty for landowners. [2001 c.708 § 17]

 

526.900 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.

 

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