ORS 530.500
Authority of State Forester in management, protection, utilization and conservation of lands and waters

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In order to accomplish the purposes of ORS 530.490 (Management, control and protection of Common School Forest Lands and Elliott State Forest), the State Forester 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)

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.

(3)

Enter into and administer contracts for activities necessary or convenient for the sale of timber under subsection (2) 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.

(4)

Permit the use of the lands for other purposes, including but not limited to fish and wildlife environment, landscape effect, protection against flood and erosion, recreation and production and protection of water supplies when the use is not detrimental to the purpose for which the lands are dedicated.

(5)

Contract with other governmental bodies for the protection of water supplies to facilitate the multiple use of publicly owned water supplies for recreational purposes as well as a source of water for domestic and industrial use.

(6)

Grant permits and licenses on, over and across the lands.

(7)

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

(8)

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.

(9)

Do all things and make all rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law, necessary or convenient for the management, protection, utilization and conservation of the lands.

(10)

Require such undertakings as in the opinion of the State Forester are necessary or convenient to secure performance of any agreement authorized in ORS 530.450 (Withdrawal from sale of Elliott State Forest) to 530.520 (Use of receipts). [1957 c.240 §6; 1959 c.141 §2; 1967 c.396 §7; 1969 c.194 §1; 2001 c.752 §9; 2005 c.103 §38; 2015 c.447 §2]

Source: Section 530.500 — Authority of State Forester in management, protection, utilization and conservation of lands and waters; rules, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors530.­html.

Law Review Citations

22 EL 797 (1992)

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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