2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration
Section 526.460 - Policy to manage forests to maximize benefits.


(2) Nonindustrial private forestlands are an important part of Oregon’s forest resource base. They can make major contributions to Oregon’s economy and provide many other social benefits. Therefore, it is the policy of the State of Oregon to provide conditions favorable for long term forestry investments that lead to increased management of and harvest from these lands. [1979 c.578 §3]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources

Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration

Section 526.005 - Definitions.

Section 526.009 - State Board of Forestry; chairperson; terms; vacancies; confirmation; qualifications; removal.

Section 526.016 - General duties; limits; compensation and expenses; meetings; rules.

Section 526.031 - State Forester; deputy and assistants; compensation.

Section 526.036 - Fidelity bonds.

Section 526.041 - General duties of State Forester; rules.

Section 526.046 - State Forester to cooperate with other agencies and persons; contracts for supervision; costs.

Section 526.052 - Credits for former forest protective association employees.

Section 526.054 - Authority of department to require fingerprints.

Section 526.060 - State Forestry Department Account; subaccounts.

Section 526.065 - Authority to accept gifts and other donations for management of state forests and forest legacy programs; use of moneys in subaccount.

Section 526.111 - State Forestry Department Revolving Account; purposes.

Section 526.121 - Reimbursement of revolving account; keeping records.

Section 526.125 - Tillamook Forest Interpretive Center Fund; sources; use of moneys in fund.

Section 526.135 - Leasing departmental equipment to federal agency.

Section 526.144 - Equipment pool; participation.

Section 526.146 - Charges.

Section 526.148 - Leasing communication equipment.

Section 526.152 - Disposition of equipment; termination of pool.

Section 526.156 - Forest Trust Land Advisory Committee; membership; advisory function.

Section 526.166 - Acquisition of real property by purchase, agreement or donation.

Section 526.168 - Acquisition of real property by eminent domain.

Section 526.225 - Forest Research Laboratory; cooperative programs; advisory committee.

Section 526.231 - Findings.

Section 526.233 - Application of antitrust laws.

Section 526.235 - State forest nursery; securing seedlings; sale of seedlings and stock; disposition of sales receipts.

Section 526.237 - Acquisition of forest tree seedlings; agreements with grower cooperatives; fees.

Section 526.255 - Long range management, marketing and harvest report.

Section 526.265 - Hearings to publish report and receive testimony; management regions.

Section 526.271 - Findings.

Section 526.273 - Cooperation with federal agencies.

Section 526.274 - Authority to participate in federal forest management.

Section 526.275 - Policy regarding Good Neighbor Authority Agreement projects.

Section 526.276 - Reporting on Good Neighbor Authority Agreement projects.

Section 526.277 - Findings.

Section 526.280 - Responsibilities of State Forester; woody biomass utilization; report.

Section 526.287 - Definitions for ORS 526.287 to 526.299 and 526.991.

Section 526.289 - Legislative findings.

Section 526.291 - Large commercial event permits; fees; rules.

Section 526.294 - Large commercial event health and safety standards; rules.

Section 526.297 - Suspension or revocation of permit.

Section 526.299 - Organizer responsibility for compliance with permit terms and conditions.

Section 526.305 - Definitions for ORS 526.305 to 526.370.

Section 526.310 - Forestland classification committees; rules.

Section 526.324 - Classification of forestland by committee; publication.

Section 526.328 - Hearing; final classification.

Section 526.332 - Appeal.

Section 526.340 - Classification by State Forester.

Section 526.350 - Policy in administering forest and fire laws; contracts for care of forestland.

Section 526.360 - State Forester to assist in developing forestland for agricultural uses; supervision of certain burning; refusal of supervision or permit; Certified Burn Manager program; rules; liability for damage.

Section 526.370 - Seeding agreements as condition of supervision of burning on forestlands; seeding at owner’s expense on breach; lien; foreclosure.

Section 526.425 - Management assistance to nonindustrial private forest landowners; rules.

Section 526.450 - Short title.

Section 526.455 - Definitions for ORS 526.450 to 526.475.

Section 526.460 - Policy to manage forests to maximize benefits.

Section 526.465 - Purpose of ORS 526.450 to 526.475.

Section 526.470 - Forest tree seed bank; sale to recover costs; disposition of funds; use of funds for research and development activities.

Section 526.472 - Forest tree seed orchard; purposes; cooperative agreements; recovery of costs; revenues.

Section 526.475 - Appeal of decisions by State Forester.

Section 526.490 - Afforestation of certain idle lands; harvest requirements; inspection fees; lands subject to Oregon Forest Practices Act; rules; fees.

Section 526.500 - Definitions for ORS 526.500 to 526.515.

Section 526.510 - Department to provide technical assistance to governmental units.

Section 526.515 - Gifts, grants and donations; fees for services.

Section 526.600 - Definitions for ORS 526.600 to 526.675.

Section 526.610 - Oregon Forest Resources Institute; board of directors; eligibility.

Section 526.615 - Qualifications of voting members.

Section 526.625 - Effect of failure to maintain qualification; removal of member.

Section 526.635 - Officers.

Section 526.640 - General authority of institute.

Section 526.645 - Additional powers.

Section 526.650 - Expenditure of funds restricted.

Section 526.660 - Application of budget and expenditure control laws.

Section 526.675 - Oregon Forest Resources Institute Fund; use of moneys; rules.

Section 526.695 - Definitions for ORS 526.695 to 526.775.

Section 526.700 - Forest Resource Trust; purpose; trustees; advisory committee; rules; duties.

Section 526.703 - Cost share program; purpose; advance of moneys and assistance.

Section 526.705 - Loan program; financial assistance terms and conditions; rules.

Section 526.710 - State Forestry Department to assist board.

Section 526.725 - Agreements with private, governmental or other organizations; land acquisitions; investment of funds; forestry carbon offsets; trust on governmental agencies or officers not created.

Section 526.730 - Report to legislature.

Section 526.740 - Lien for moneys payable to trust by forestland owner; attachment to severed forest products and accounts receivable.

Section 526.745 - Notice of lien; filing.

Section 526.755 - Foreclosure; costs.

Section 526.760 - Priority; lien survives land foreclosure proceedings.

Section 526.765 - Payment of funds advanced; release of lien.

Section 526.770 - Notice of forest products harvest; contents; forest products purchasers.

Section 526.780 - Agreements for forestry carbon offsets; requirements; creation; disposition of revenues.

Section 526.783 - Development of forestry carbon offset accounting system.

Section 526.786 - Rules relating to forestry carbon offsets; rules advisory committee.

Section 526.801 - Definitions for ORS 526.801 to 526.831 and 526.992.

Section 526.806 - Prohibition against export of unprocessed timber; prohibition against certain public timber purchases.

Section 526.816 - Certification by bidders for public timber.

Section 526.900 - Review of state regulations and policies affecting implementation of conservation strategies.

Section 526.905 - Management plans or policies to reduce risk of loss of forest resources.

Section 526.991 - Criminal penalty for large commercial event offense.

Section 526.992 - Criminal and civil penalties for timber export violation.