§ 477.205 Definitions for ORS 477.205 to 477.281
§ 477.210 Duty of owner to protect forestland; foresters duty to provide protection upon noncompliance
§ 477.220 Lands not provided protection; lands not included within ORS 477.205 to 477.281
§ 477.225 Establishment and change of forest protection districts; rules
§ 477.230 Basis for computing cost of protection provided by forester; costs to be in accordance with budget
§ 477.232 Costs in excess of budget; amounts not expended
§ 477.235 Forester to prepare tentative budget estimates for districts
§ 477.240 Advisory and guidance committees
§ 477.245 Owners entitled to be heard on budget matters; public budget meetings to be held in district
§ 477.250 Notice of budget meeting; notice of proposed assessment
§ 477.255 Holding of budget meeting; revision and submission of budget for final approval
§ 477.260 Appeal to board
§ 477.265 Board to deal with budgets annually
§ 477.270 Budgeted cost of forester to be lien; collection; deposit of amounts collected
§ 477.277 Additional assessment to maintain unencumbered balance of Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund
§ 477.281 Limitation on obligation of landowner for fire protection
§ 477.295 Minimum assessment under ORS 477.270; combining lots; fees; rules
§ 477.300 Use of funds in State Forestry Department Account for capital outlay expenditures of district
§ 477.305 Forester to enforce prohibition against littering on forestland in districts

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 477 > Forest Protection Districts

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • 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
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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
  • Fiscal year: means the period beginning on July 1 of any year and ending on June 30 of the next year. See Oregon Statutes 477.001
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Forest patrol assessment: means the costs levied and assessed 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
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Owner: means an individual, a combination of individuals, a partnership, a corporation, the State of Oregon or a political subdivision thereof, or an association of any nature that holds an ownership interest in land. See Oregon Statutes 477.001
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • 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