ORS 527.840
Program of assistance related to loss of tree canopy

(1)

The State Forestry Department shall develop and implement a program to provide technical and financial assistance to public bodies as defined in ORS 174.109 (“Public body” defined), tribal governments, watershed councils as defined in ORS 541.890 (Definitions for ORS 541.890 to 541.969) and community-based organizations for planning for, responding to and recovering from damage to habitats and urban tree canopies due to pests, diseases or other natural or human-created conditions that lead to loss of tree canopy, including but not limited to:

(a)

Emerald ash borer infestation;

(b)

Japanese beetle infestation;

(c)

Sudden Oak Death;

(d)

Pine bark beetle infestation;

(e)

Climate change;

(f)

Drought; or

(g)

Wildfire.

(2)

The program may include, but need not be limited to, assistance for:

(a)

Vulnerability assessments;

(b)

Tree inventories;

(c)

Response and recovery plan development;

(d)

Community engagement and community-led strategies; and

(e)

Tree removal and replanting with species that are resistant to disease, pest and drought.

(3)

The department shall coordinate with the State Department of Agriculture to support program activities related to any pests or diseases subject to quarantine under the laws of this state or of the United States. [2023 c.442 §29]

Source: Section 527.840 — Program of assistance related to loss of tree canopy, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors527.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

527.260
Injuring forest tree of another or extracting pitch without, or in violation of, a permit prohibited 527.310
Definitions for ORS 527.310 to 527.370 527.315
Process components 527.321
Implementation of process by State Forester 527.335
Investigations by State Forester concerning pests 527.341
Forestland owners to implement strategies to carry out resource management objectives 527.346
State Forester to assist owners unable to take action against pest 527.360
Costs of eradication 527.370
Disposition of receipts 527.610
Short title 527.620
Definitions for ORS 527.610 to 527.770 527.630
Policy 527.633
Conversion of forestland to other uses 527.640
Forest regions 527.650
Forest practice committees 527.660
Committees to review rules 527.665
Notice of reforestation requirements to be given in forestland transfers 527.670
Commencement of operations 527.672
Aerial herbicide applications 527.674
Rules requiring approval of written plan prohibited 527.676
Leaving snags and downed logs in harvest type 2 or 3 units 527.678
Wildlife food plots 527.680
Violation by operator 527.683
Notice of violation 527.685
Civil penalty considerations 527.687
Civil penalty procedure 527.690
Failure to comply with order to reforest or repair damage 527.700
Appeals from orders of State Forester 527.704
Program of inspections 527.706
Program of photogrammetric mapping 527.710
Duties and powers of board 527.711
Private Forest Accord rule package 527.712
Exemption for practices that comply with federal Endangered Species Act agreements 527.714
Types of rules 527.715
Rules to establish standards and procedures 527.721
Coordination with state and local agencies for review and comment on operations 527.722
Restrictions on local government adoption of rules regulating forest operations 527.724
Forest operations to comply with air and water pollution control rules and standards 527.731
Adaptive management program 527.732
Adaptive Management Program Committee 527.733
Independent Research and Science Team 527.734
Considering reports on rules relating to aquatic resources 527.736
Forest practice standards for operations on public and private land 527.738
Riparian prescriptions 527.739
Application of restrictions related to small forestland owner minimum option 527.740
Harvest type 3 limitations 527.745
Reforestation of certain harvest types 527.750
Exceeding harvest type 3 size limitation 527.755
Scenic highways 527.760
Reforestation exemptions for land use changes 527.765
Best management practices to maintain water quality 527.770
Good faith compliance with best management practices not violation of water quality standards 527.780
Exemption from liability for trees or debris left on property 527.785
Exemption from liability for large woody debris left on property 527.786
Definitions 527.787
Registering to receive notice of pesticide application 527.788
Notice to State Forestry Department of proposed pesticide application 527.789
Notice to nearby recipient of proposed pesticide application 527.790
Notice to State Forestry Department prior to pesticide application 527.791
Verifying completion of pesticide application 527.792
Designation of forestland units 527.793
Failure to send notice 527.794
Department reporting system 527.795
Daily spray records 527.796
Interference with pesticide application 527.797
Limitations on pesticide applications 527.798
Reporting points of diversion 527.799
Implementing pesticide application provisions 527.820
Just compensation exemption 527.822
Reports to Legislative Assembly 527.840
Program of assistance related to loss of tree canopy 527.990
Criminal penalties 527.992
Civil penalties

Current through early 2026

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