ORS 496.254
Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee
(1)
The Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee is established as an advisory committee to the State Fish and Wildlife Commission and the State Department of Fish and Wildlife for the purpose of carrying out the duties described in subsection (2) of this section. The commission shall determine the number of members of the committee and the geographical representation by the members. The Governor shall appoint the members of the committee. The Associate Director of Outdoor Recreation, or the associate director’s designee, shall serve as a nonvoting, ex officio member.(2)
The committee shall review department policies regarding the use of Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund moneys, other than policies regarding the use of Private Forest Accord Mitigation Subaccount moneys, and make recommendations to the commission and the department regarding the use of fund moneys for implementing and administering department activities.(3)
Members of the committee may not receive compensation for service as members. However, subject to any applicable law regulating travel and other expenses of state officers and employees, a member may be reimbursed for actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred in the performance of official duties from moneys available to the department for the purpose of reimbursement of committee members. [2019 c.531 §2; 2021 c.613 §1; 2022 c.33 §29](2)
The committee shall review department policies regarding the use of Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund moneys and make recommendations to the commission and the department regarding the use of fund moneys for implementing and administering department activities.(3)
Members of the committee may not receive compensation for service as members. However, subject to any applicable law regulating travel and other expenses of state officers and employees, a member may be reimbursed for actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred in the performance of official duties from moneys available to the department for the purpose of reimbursement of committee members.(a)
An incidental take permit related to an approved habitat conservation plan consistent with the Private Forest Accord Report dated February 2, 2022, and published by the State Forestry Department on February 7, 2022, is issued on or before December 31, 2027;(b)
The State Board of Forestry has not made a finding that the habitat conservation plan imposes more than a de minimis difference in economic or resource impacts, at the level of landscapes, relative to rules adopted or amended as part of the rule package described in section 2 of this 2022 Act [527.711 (Private Forest Accord rule package)]; and(c)
The incidental take permit remains in effect.(2)
The legislative intent described in subsection (1) of this section is established by sections 55 to 64 of this 2022 Act. [2022 c.33 §54](2)
If the board finds, pursuant to section 55 (1) and (2) of this 2022 Act, that the habitat conservation plan described in section 55 (1) of this 2022 Act imposes more than a de minimis difference, as described in section 55 (1) of this 2022 Act, the repeal of sections 1 to 8, 10 to 25, 30 to 39, 42 to 44 and 50 to 52 of this 2022 Act by section 60 of this 2022 Act and the amendments to ORS 195.308 (Exception to requirement for compensation), 496.252 (Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund), 496.254 (Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee), 527.620 (Definitions for ORS 527.610 to 527.770), 527.630 (Policy), 527.680 (Violation by operator), 527.685 (Civil penalty considerations), 527.714 (Types of rules), 527.990 (Criminal penalties), 527.992 (Civil penalties), 610.060 (Effect of certain wildlife law provisions on predatory animal control) and 610.105 (Authority to control noxious rodents or predatory animals) by sections 65 to 76 of this 2022 Act become operative on the 150th day after the date the board makes the finding. [2022 c.33 §61](a)
Pursuant to section 55 (1) and (2) of this 2022 Act, the State Board of Forestry does not make a finding or finds that the habitat conservation plan described in section 55 (1) of this 2022 Act does not impose more than a de minimis difference, as described in section 55 (1) of this 2022 Act; and(b)
The incidental take permit is subsequently revoked or invalidated.(2)
If the events described in subsection (1)(a) and (b) of this section occur, the repeal of sections 1 to 8, 10 to 25, 30 to 39, 42 to 44 and 50 to 52 of this 2022 Act by section 60 of this 2022 Act and the amendments to ORS 195.308 (Exception to requirement for compensation), 496.252 (Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund), 496.254 (Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee), 527.620 (Definitions for ORS 527.610 to 527.770), 527.630 (Policy), 527.680 (Violation by operator), 527.685 (Civil penalty considerations), 527.714 (Types of rules), 527.990 (Criminal penalties), 527.992 (Civil penalties), 610.060 (Effect of certain wildlife law provisions on predatory animal control) and 610.105 (Authority to control noxious rodents or predatory animals) by sections 65 to 76 of this 2022 Act become operative on the 240th day after the date that any appeals process related to the revocation or invalidation has been exhausted or foregone, whichever occurs first. [2022 c.33 §62](2)
If an incidental take permit related to an approved habitat conservation plan consistent with the Private Forest Accord Report is not issued on or before December 31, 2027, the repeal of sections 1 to 8, 10 to 25, 30 to 39, 42 to 44 and 50 to 52 of this 2022 Act by section 60 of this 2022 Act and the amendments to ORS 195.308 (Exception to requirement for compensation), 496.252 (Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund), 496.254 (Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee), 527.620 (Definitions for ORS 527.610 to 527.770), 527.630 (Policy), 527.680 (Violation by operator), 527.685 (Civil penalty considerations), 527.714 (Types of rules), 527.990 (Criminal penalties), 527.992 (Civil penalties), 610.060 (Effect of certain wildlife law provisions on predatory animal control) and 610.105 (Authority to control noxious rodents or predatory animals) by sections 65 to 76 of this 2022 Act become operative on June 1, 2028. [2022 c.33 §63]
Source:
Section 496.254 — Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors496.html (accessed May 26, 2025).