Chapter 477 — Chapter 477

ORS 477.152 [Amended by 1953 c.68 §19; 1955 c.450 §1; 1959 c.363 §8; 1961 c.603 §12; 1963 c.107 §5; repealed by 1965 c.253 §153]

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ORS 477.154 [Amended by 1953 c.68 §19; 1963 c.107 §6; repealed by 1965 c.253 §153]

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ORS 477.155 Wildfire response capacity. The State Forestry Department

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ORS 477.156 [Amended by 1953 c.68 §19; 1965 c.253 §99; renumbered 477.535]

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ORS 477.158 [Amended by 1953 c.68 §19; 1957 c.32 §2; 1959 c.363 §9; 1965 c.253 §101; renumbered 477.545]

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ORS 477.160 [Amended by 1953 c.68 §19; 1965 c.253 §100; renumbered 477.540]

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ORS 477.161 [2021 c.592 §28; repealed by 2025 c.590 §1]

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ORS 477.162 [Amended by 1965 c.253 §102; renumbered 477.550]

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ORS 477.164 [Amended by 1953 c.302 §2; renumbered 476.715]

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ORS 477.165 [1953 c.68 §14; 1965 c.253 §94; renumbered 477.510]

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ORS 477.175 Definition of “all possible aid” for agreement. As used in the Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement as set forth in ORS 477.200, “all possible aid” means the assistance that a member can provide in response to a request for aid without materially diminishing the overall fire prevention or protection capabilities of the member at the time of the request and for the duration of the response to provide assistance. [1999 c.258 §3]

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ORS 477.180 Ratification of amendment to agreement; withdrawal if Legislative Assembly fails to ratify amendment. If the Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement is amended in accordance with Article IX of the agreement, the Governor shall invoke Article X of the agreement to withdraw from the agreement until such time as the Legislative Assembly ratifies the amendment, or during the interim between legislative sessions, until such time as the State Forester submits the amendment to the Emergency Board for review. The State Forester shall submit any amendment reviewed by the Emergency Board to the next Legislative Assembly for ratification. If the Legislative Assembly does not ratify the amendment prior to adjournment sine die, the Governor shall immediately invoke Article X of the agreement to withdraw from the agreement. [1999 c.258 §4]

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ORS 477.182 [Amended by 1965 c.253 §111; renumbered 477.645]

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ORS 477.184 [Amended by 1953 c.68 §19; 1955 c.158 §2; 1965 c.253 §112; renumbered 477.650]

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ORS 477.185 Use of local fire protection resources. The Governor shall make reasonable efforts to use local available fire protection resources within Oregon before calling on forces from other members of the Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement. [1999 c.258 §5]

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ORS 477.186 [Amended by 1953 c.68 §19; 1955 c.158 §3; 1957 c.32 §3; 1965 c.253 §113; renumbered 477.655]

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ORS 477.187 [1953 c.68 §8; 1955 c.158 §4; 1965 c.253 §114; renumbered 477.660]

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ORS 477.188 [Amended by 1953 c.68 §19; 1955 c.158 §5; 1965 c.253 §115; 1965 c.428 §§13,14; renumbered 477.665]

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ORS 477.190 Authority of Governor to carry out agreement. The Governor may take any action necessary to carry out the Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement as set forth in ORS 477.200. The Governor may delegate the authority granted under this section or ORS 477.180 and 477.185 to the State Forester. [1999 c.258 §6]

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ORS 477.195 Ratification of Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement. (1) The Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon hereby ratifies the Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement set forth in ORS 477.200, and the provisions of such agreement hereby are declared to be the law of this state upon such agreement becoming effective as provided in subsection (2) of this section

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ORS 477.200 Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement. The provisions of the Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement are as follows

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ORS 477.205 Definitions for ORS 477.205 to 477.281. As used in ORS 477.205 to 477.281

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ORS 477.210 Duty of owner to protect forestland; forester’s duty to provide protection upon noncompliance. (1) During the season of the year when there is danger of fire, every owner of forestland shall provide adequate protection against the starting or spread of fire thereon or therefrom, which protection shall meet with the approval of the State Board of Forestry

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ORS 477.212 [Amended by 1953 c.68 §19; 1965 c.253 §104; renumbered 477.615]

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ORS 477.214 [Repealed by 1953 c.68 §19]

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ORS 477.215 [1953 c.68 §16; 1965 c.253 §105; renumbered 477.620]

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ORS 477.216 [Amended by 1953 c.68 §19; repealed by 1957 c.32 §4 (477.217 enacted in lieu of 477.216)]

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ORS 477.217 [1957 c.32 §5 (enacted in lieu of 477.216); 1959 c.363 §10; 1965 c.253 §117; renumbered 477.565]

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ORS 477.218 [Amended by 1953 c.68 §19; 1965 c.253 §103; renumbered 477.605]

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ORS 477.220 Lands not provided protection; lands not included within ORS 477.205 to 477.281. (1) The forester is not required to provide protection for forestland that is either a small parcel or a tract isolated from a forest protection district and which land is found by the forester as not practicable to be included in a forest patrol system

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ORS 477.225 Establishment and change of forest protection districts; rules. The State Forester, by rule, shall designate areas of forestland within this state as forest protection districts within which the forester is required to provide protection pursuant to this chapter. In establishing new boundaries or changes in boundaries of the districts, the State Forester may, for the purposes of administrative convenience, designate mountain ranges, rivers, streams, roads or other recognizable landmarks as boundaries. Boundaries may be established or changed only after a public hearing. [Formerly 477.026; 1997 c.274 §4]

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ORS 477.230 Basis for computing cost of protection provided by forester; costs to be in accordance with budget. (1) The annual cost of protection provided by the State Forester for forestland within a forest protection district shall be as described in this section

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ORS 477.232 Costs in excess of budget; amounts not expended. Subject to the forest patrol assessment limitations set forth in ORS 477.230

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ORS 477.235 Forester to prepare tentative budget estimates for districts. The forester shall prepare tentative budget estimates for each forest protection district for the ensuing fiscal year beginning July 1, in a manner consistent with accounting and budgetary procedures prescribed by the State Board of Forestry. [Formerly 477.041; 1967 c.429 §3]

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ORS 477.240 Advisory and guidance committees. In any forest protection district wherein the forester has entered into a cooperative agreement or contract with a forest protective association or agency described in ORS 477.406 (1), and the association or agency has appointed an advisory and guidance committee for the purposes of analysis and review of the protection plans and budgets for the district, the forester shall prepare the protection plans and budgets in conjunction with the committee. [1965 c.253 §63]

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ORS 477.242 [Amended by 1959 c.363 §11; 1965 c.253 §118; renumbered 477.570]

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ORS 477.244 [Amended by 1953 c.68 §19; 1961 c.123 §2; 1961 c.603 §13; 1965 c.253 §119; 1965 c.428 §§15,16; renumbered 477.575]

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ORS 477.245 Owners entitled to be heard on budget matters; public budget meetings to be held in district. (1) All owners of lands assessed under ORS 477.205 to 477.281 shall have an opportunity to be heard on matters pertaining to the budgeting of moneys required to defray the cost of protection in each forest protection district. The forester, under the direction of the State Board of Forestry, shall provide for the holding of a public budget meeting in each district on or before May 1 of each year. The meeting shall be held at any convenient place designated by the forester

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ORS 477.246 [Amended by 1965 c.253 §122; renumbered 477.685]

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ORS 477.248 [Amended by 1965 c.253 §123; renumbered 477.690]

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ORS 477.250 Notice of budget meeting; notice of proposed assessment. (1) Not more than four weeks preceding each budget meeting, the forester shall cause notice of such meeting to be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in one or more newspapers published in or having general circulation in each of the counties in the forest protection district and in such other media of communication as the forester finds advisable. However, the final publication shall be made at least one week prior to the date of the meeting. The notice shall state the time and place where the tentative budget for the district may be inspected and shall state the time and place of the meeting

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ORS 477.255 Holding of budget meeting; revision and submission of budget for final approval. (1) The public budget meeting shall be held at the time and place as stated in the published notice, or at such other time and place to which the meeting may be adjourned

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ORS 477.260 Appeal to board. (1) Any owner of grazing land or timberland within the boundary of the forest protection district who is adversely affected by the proposed budget may file an appeal within 30 days after the date of the public budget meeting

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ORS 477.265 Board to deal with budgets annually. The State Board of Forestry shall annually review the forest protection district budgets, make any changes in the budgets that are proper and consistent with law, and pass final approval on all district budgets and the prorated acreage rates therein. [Formerly 477.051; 1999 c.355 §7]

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ORS 477.270 Budgeted cost of forester to be lien; collection; deposit of amounts collected. (1) Subject to the forest patrol assessment limitations set forth in ORS 477.230

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ORS 477.272 [Repealed by 1953 c.152 §10]

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ORS 477.274 [Repealed by 1953 c.152 §10]

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ORS 477.275 [1981 c.321 §14; 1983 c.109 §1; repealed by 1989 c.769 §6]

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ORS 477.276 [Repealed by 1953 c.152 §10]

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ORS 477.277 Annual surcharge. (1)(a) In addition to any other assessment prescribed by ORS 477.205 to 477.281, a surcharge shall annually be levied and assessed in the amount of $58 for each improved lot or parcel to defray the increased cost of fire suppression on forestland that is caused by the existence of the improvements

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