OAR 629-165-0000
Definitions

The definitions set forth in ORS 477.001 (Definitions) are made a part of this division by this reference; and the following definitions also apply:

(1)

“Administrator” means a staff member of the State Forestry Department designated by the State Forester to act as secretary of the committee and to carry out the provisions of ORS 477.440 (Emergency Fire Cost Committee) to 477.460 (Duties of administrator) in such manner as the committee shall direct.

(2)

“Committee” means the Emergency Fire Cost Committee established pursuant to ORS 477.440 (Emergency Fire Cost Committee).

(3)

“District" means a forest protection district pursuant to ORS 477.225 (Establishment and change of forest protection districts).

(4)

“Emergency fire” means a fire that due to the specific circumstances of the fire, requires more suppression resources to control and extinguish than the district can reasonably provide within the approved district budget, based on declared fire season resource levels, whether or not the fire occurs during a declared fire season (see also OAR 629-165-0005 (Emergency Fires)).

(5)

“Emergency fire suppression costs” means those fire suppression costs attributable to an emergency fire that exceed:

(a)

The costs of the fire suppression response provided by the approved district budget as further described in OAR 629-165-0005 (Emergency Fires); and

(b)

An additional per fire or per day cost of suppression further defined in OAR 629-165-0010 (Additional Amount Not Considered Emergency Fire Suppression Costs).

(6)

“Fiscal year” means the period beginning July 1 of any year and ending June 30 of the next year.

(7)

“Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund (OFLPF or the fund)” means that account established in the State Treasury as a trust fund for the purpose of equalizing emergency fire suppression costs and other listed purposes pursuant to ORS 477.750 (Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund) to 477.775 (Emergency fire suppression costs insurance).

(8)

“Regular fire suppression costs ” means those fire suppression costs which are annually budgeted for and incurred by a forest protection district pursuant to ORS 477.205 (Definitions for ORS 477.205 to 477.281) to 477.281 (Limitation on obligation of landowner for fire protection).

Source: Rule 629-165-0000 — Definitions, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=629-165-0000.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 629-165-0000’s source at or​.us