(a) Fifteen percent shall be credited to the State Forests Protection Subaccount of the State Forestry Department Account until the amount in such subaccount reaches $475,000. Thereafter, the revenues shall be disposed of as stated in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection, unless needed to maintain the $475,000 level. All moneys in the State Forests Protection Subaccount are continuously appropriated to the State Forester who may use such money under the following priorities:
(A) First, in addition to or in lieu of other moneys available, to pay the cost of protection, as determined under ORS 477.270, for lands acquired under ORS 530.010 to 530.040.
(B) Second, to provide moneys needed for activities authorized by subsection (3) of this section.
(C) From remaining moneys, to pay costs incurred in the suppression of fire originating on or spreading from an operation area, as defined in ORS 477.001, on state-owned forestland acquired under ORS 530.010 to 530.040. The State Forester shall make payments with approval of the State Board of Forestry for such fire suppression costs, except that no payments shall be made for such costs or portion thereof when other parties are responsible under law or contracts for the payment of such costs.
(b) Seventy-five percent of all such revenues remaining after the percentage disposed of as stated in paragraph (a) of this subsection, shall be disposed of as provided in ORS 530.115.
(c) Twenty-five percent of all such revenues remaining after the percentage disposed of as stated in paragraph (a) of this subsection, shall be used for the purposes set out in subsection (3) of this section.
(2) Except as provided in ORS 530.147 and 530.280, all revenues from lands other than lands designated in subsection (1) of this section, acquired under ORS 530.010 to 530.040, shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the State Forestry Department Account and shall be used in accordance with the following distribution:
(a) Until each legal subdivision of the lands has been credited with an amount equal to the purchase price thereof, the revenues shall reimburse the State Forestry Department Account. If sufficient revenue to reimburse the State Forestry Department Account is not generated from the purchased parcels within five years from the date of acquisition, the State Forester, with the consent of the affected county, shall deduct all or portions of the unreimbursed purchase costs from the revenue distributed to that county in accordance with ORS 530.115 (1). After the State Forestry Department Account has been reimbursed for the purchase price of the lands, the revenue from the lands shall be distributed according to the formula specified in paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of this subsection.
(b) The percentage required under subsection (1)(a) of this section shall be credited to the State Forests Protection Subaccount, and the revenues shall be disposed of as stated in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this subsection.
(c) Seventy-five percent of all such revenues remaining after paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection have been complied with, shall be disposed of as provided in ORS 530.115.
(d) Twenty-five percent of all such revenues remaining after the percentage disposed of as stated in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection, shall be used for the purposes set out in subsection (3) of this section.
(3) Unless otherwise consented to in advance and in writing by the counties from which the state has acquired lands without cost to the state or pursuant to ORS 530.130, the moneys in the State Forestry Department Account derived from those percentages of revenues set out in subsections (1)(c) and (2)(d) of this section shall be used exclusively for the following purposes and in the following order:
(a) First, for the payment of bond related costs for bonds issued under ORS 530.140 prior to July 28, 2009.
(b) Second, to the Forest Acquisition County Reimbursement Fund to the extent necessary for paying tax revenue reimbursements to counties under ORS 530.175.
(c) Third, for such other purposes as are necessary in carrying out ORS 530.010 to 530.110. [Amended by 1953 c.65 §5; 1957 c.83 §14; 1965 c.317 §6; 1965 c.423 §2; 1969 c.428 §1; 1991 c.459 §423; 1991 c.876 §1; 1997 c.249 §180; 2007 c.911 §8; 2009 c.831 §§10,11]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources
Chapter 530 - State Forests; Community Forests
Section 530.005 - Definitions for ORS 530.010 to 530.170 and 530.210 to 530.280.
Section 530.025 - Interests in acquired lands; management of lands; sales.
Section 530.050 - Management of lands acquired; powers of forester; rules.
Section 530.053 - Holiday recreational use; armed forces personnel and veterans.
Section 530.059 - Procedure for sales of forest products; surety deposit required of bidder.
Section 530.065 - Modifying timber sale contracts.
Section 530.110 - Distribution of revenues from lands acquired under ORS 530.010 to 530.040.
Section 530.130 - Issuance of revenue bonds to acquire lands.
Section 530.140 - Forest development revenue bonds.
Section 530.147 - Forest Development Revenue Bond Fund.
Section 530.175 - Forest Acquisition County Reimbursement Fund.
Section 530.181 - State Forest Acquisition Fund.
Section 530.210 - Definitions for ORS 530.210 to 530.280.
Section 530.255 - Hardwood species for reforestation.
Section 530.280 - State Forestry General Obligation Bond Fund.
Section 530.470 - Determination of lands to be designated Common School Forest Lands.
Section 530.510 - Exchanges of land.
Section 530.520 - Use of receipts; manner of paying administrative expenses.
Section 530.600 - Definitions for ORS 530.600 to 530.628.
Section 530.604 - Community forest authorities.
Section 530.606 - Creation of authority; modification; dissolution.
Section 530.608 - Board of directors of authority; officers; terms; rules.
Section 530.610 - Levy of taxes prohibited.
Section 530.612 - Powers of authority.
Section 530.614 - Authorization to issue bonds or other obligations; method of issuance.
Section 530.618 - Effect of bonds or other obligations on municipality.
Section 530.620 - Loan repayment.
Section 530.622 - Authorities may act jointly; limits on acquisition of forestlands.
Section 530.624 - Assets and income of authority exempt from taxation; exceptions.
Section 530.626 - Earnings in excess of amounts required for authority.
Section 530.628 - Application of laws to authority and to issuance of bonds.
Section 530.990 - Penalties for forest management violations.