ORS 530.050
Management of lands acquired

  • powers of forester
  • rules

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Under the authority and direction of the State Board of Forestry except as otherwise provided for the sale of forest products, the State Forester shall manage the lands acquired pursuant to ORS 530.010 (State Board of Forestry authorized to acquire lands) to 530.040 (Exchange of forestland or timber) so as to secure the greatest permanent value of those lands to the state, and to that end may:

(1)

Protect the lands from fire, disease and insect pests, cooperate with the counties and with persons owning lands within the state in the protection of the lands and enter into all agreements necessary or convenient for the protection of the lands.

(2)

Sell forest products from the lands, and execute mining leases and contracts as provided for in ORS 273.551 (Mining and drilling leases on state lands).

(3)

Enter into and administer contracts for the sale of timber from lands owned or managed by the State Board of Forestry and the State Forestry Department.

(4)

Enter into and administer contracts for activities necessary or convenient for the sale of timber under subsection (3) of this section, either separately from or in conjunction with contracts for the sale of timber, including but not limited to activities such as timber harvesting and sorting, transporting, gravel pit development or operation, and road construction, maintenance or improvement.

(5)

Permit the use of the lands for other purposes, including but not limited to forage and browse for domestic livestock, fish and wildlife environment, landscape effect, protection against floods and erosion, recreation, and protection of water supplies when, in the opinion of the board, the use is not detrimental to the best interest of the state.

(6)

Grant easements, permits and licenses over, through and across the lands. The State Forester may require and collect reasonable fees or charges relating to the location and establishment of easements, permits and licenses granted by the state over the lands. The fees and charges collected shall be used exclusively for the expenses of locating and establishing the easements, permits and licenses under this subsection and shall be placed in the State Forestry Department Account.

(7)

Require and collect fees or charges for the use of state forest roads. The fees or charges collected shall be used exclusively for purposes of maintenance and improvements of the roads and shall be placed in the State Forestry Department Account.

(8)

Reforest the lands and cooperate with the counties, and with persons owning timberlands within the state, in the reforestation, and make all agreements necessary or convenient for the reforestation.

(9)

Require such undertakings as in the opinion of the board are necessary or convenient to secure performance of any contract entered into under the terms of this section or ORS 273.551 (Mining and drilling leases on state lands).

(10)

Sell rock, sand, gravel, pumice and other such materials from the lands. The sale may be negotiated without bidding, provided the appraised value of the materials does not exceed $2,500.

(11)

Enter into agreements, each for not more than 10 years duration, for the production of minor forest products.

(12)

Establish a forestry carbon offset program to market, register, transfer or sell forestry carbon offsets. In establishing the program, the forester may:

(a)

Execute any contracts or agreements necessary to create opportunities for the creation of forestry carbon offsets; and

(b)

Negotiate prices that are at, or greater than, fair market value for the transfer or sale of forestry carbon offsets.

(13)

Establish a forestry renewable woody biomass conversion program to market, register, transfer or sell forestry woody biomass conversion offtakes. In establishing the program, the forester may:

(a)

Execute any contracts or agreements necessary to create opportunities for the creation of forestry woody biomass conversion offtakes; and

(b)

Negotiate prices that are at, or greater than, fair market value for the transfer or sale of forestry woody biomass conversion offtakes.

(14)

Do all things and make all rules, not inconsistent with law, necessary or convenient for the management, protection, utilization and conservation of the lands. [Amended by 1953 c.65 §5; 1955 c.421 §3; 1957 c.228 §1; 1959 c.141 §1; 1963 c.475 §1; 1965 c.128 §1; 1967 c.396 §3; 1983 c.759 §9; 2001 c.752 §8; 2005 c.103 §37; 2015 c.447 §1; 2023 c.442 §31]
Note: Section 30, chapter 442, Oregon Laws 2023, provides:
Sec. 30. Low carbon fuels derived from woody biomass residues. (1) The College of Forestry at Oregon State University, in collaboration with the Department of Environmental Quality and the State Forestry Department, shall conduct research to develop methodologies and data necessary to establish fuel pathways, consistent with the clean fuels program adopted under ORS 468A.265 (Definitions) to 468A.277 (Rules), for low carbon fuels derived from woody biomass residues from forestry operations. In carrying out the research under this section, the College of Forestry shall:

(a)

Coordinate with the Department of Environmental Quality to ensure that the methodologies and data are consistent with the methodologies and data used to determine lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions and carbon intensity under the clean fuels program.

(b)

Research any methods to convert biomass feedstocks to low carbon fuels, with particular focus on wood slash piles that would otherwise be burned on lands managed by the State Forester or lands used by the College of Forestry to carry out research.

(2)

No later than July 31, 2025, the College of Forestry shall submit its findings in a report, in the manner provided by ORS 192.245 (Form of report to legislature), to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to natural resources. The report must include, but need not be limited to:

(a)

Progress in establishing fuel pathways and carbon intensity values for low carbon fuels derived from woody biomass residues from forestry operations; and

(b)

The impact converting woody biomass residues to low carbon fuels has on:

(A)

Greenhouse gas and black carbon emissions;

(B)

Snowpack in the Cascade Mountains;

(C)

Water quality and drought; and

(D)

Wildfire.

(3)

The College of Forestry may collaborate with the Department of Environmental Quality or any other relevant state agency to prepare the report described in subsection (2) of this section. [2023 c.442 §30]

Source: Section 530.050 — Management of lands acquired; powers of forester; rules, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors530.­html.

Notes of Decisions

Statutory contract was not created under this section that requires state to secure greatest permanent value of forestlands transferred to state by counties because legislature did not clearly and unmistakably express intent to create contract. County of Linn v. State of Oregon, 319 Or App 288, 510 P3d 962 (2022), Sup Ct review denied

530.005
Definitions for ORS 530.010 to 530.170 and 530.210 to 530.280
530.010
State Board of Forestry authorized to acquire lands
530.020
Title to acquired lands
530.025
Interests in acquired lands
530.030
Conveyance of county lands to state
530.040
Exchange of forestland or timber
530.050
Management of lands acquired
530.053
Holiday recreational use
530.055
Leasing lands acquired
530.059
Procedure for sales of forest products
530.061
Surety deposit required of successful purchaser
530.065
Modifying timber sale contracts
530.075
Validation of state acquisition of county land
530.110
Distribution of revenues from lands acquired under ORS 530.010 to 530.040
530.115
Disposition of certain moneys described in ORS 530.110
530.120
Account of receipts from lands acquired
530.130
Issuance of revenue bonds to acquire lands
530.140
Forest development revenue bonds
530.143
Revenue bond refunding
530.147
Forest Development Revenue Bond Fund
530.170
Disposition of revenues from lands acquired under former statute
530.175
Forest Acquisition County Reimbursement Fund
530.181
State Forest Acquisition Fund
530.210
Definitions for ORS 530.210 to 530.280
530.220
Oregon Forest Rehabilitation Act
530.230
Issuance of general obligation bonds
530.240
Use of proceeds from general obligation bonds
530.250
State Forester to rehabilitate state forestlands
530.255
Hardwood species for reforestation
530.280
State Forestry General Obligation Bond Fund
530.450
Withdrawal from sale of Elliott State Forest
530.460
Lands suited for growing forest products to be designated Common School Forest Lands and withdrawn from sale
530.470
Determination of lands to be designated Common School Forest Lands
530.480
Legal descriptions of lands
530.490
Management, control and protection of Common School Forest Lands and Elliott State Forest
530.500
Authority of State Forester in management, protection, utilization and conservation of lands and waters
530.510
Exchanges of land
530.520
Use of receipts
530.600
Definitions for ORS 530.600 to 530.628
530.602
Findings
530.604
Community forest authorities
530.606
Creation of authority
530.608
Board of directors of authority
530.610
Levy of taxes prohibited
530.612
Powers of authority
530.614
Authorization to issue bonds or other obligations
530.616
Authorization to borrow moneys or to issue, sell and assume bond anticipation notes
530.618
Effect of bonds or other obligations on municipality
530.620
Loan repayment
530.622
Authorities may act jointly
530.624
Assets and income of authority exempt from taxation
530.626
Earnings in excess of amounts required for authority
530.628
Application of laws to authority and to issuance of bonds
530.990
Penalties for forest management violations
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