Chapter 477 — Chapter 477

ORS 477.278 [Repealed by 1953 c.152 §10]

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ORS 477.280 [Repealed by 1953 c.152 §10]

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ORS 477.281 Limitation on obligation of landowner for fire protection. (1) The obligation of an owner of timberland or grazing land for payment of assessments and taxes for fire protection of forestland is limited to

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ORS 477.282 [1953 c.152 §2; 1965 c.253 §116; renumbered 477.670]

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ORS 477.284 [1953 c.152 §3; repealed by 1965 c.253 §153]

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ORS 477.285 [Formerly 477.035; repealed by 1989 c.769 §6]

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ORS 477.286 [1953 c.152 §4; 1965 c.253 §106; renumbered 477.625]

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ORS 477.288 [1953 c.152 §5; 1965 c.253 §109; renumbered 477.635]

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ORS 477.290 [1961 c.603 §14; 1965 c.253 §110; renumbered 477.640]

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ORS 477.291 [Formerly 477.039; repealed by 1999 c.355 §17]

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ORS 477.295 Minimum assessment under ORS 477.270; combining lots; fees; rules. (1)(a) For purposes of making the levy and assessment of costs against forestland under ORS 477.270, the minimum cost to provide fire protection or suppression for any lot or parcel of real property separately assessed for ad valorem taxes or other taxes provided by law in lieu thereof, on the current assessment roll shall be not less than $20, which amount must be paid into the Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund. Such assessments shall be determined under ORS 477.230 and 477.270

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ORS 477.300 Use of funds in State Forestry Department Account for capital outlay expenditures of district. (1) Moneys available at any time in the State Forestry Department Account for the purposes of this chapter, particularly ORS 477.205 to 477.281, which moneys are not specifically obligated for other purposes, may be used by the forester with the approval of the State Board of Forestry for capital outlay expenditures in any forest protection district. Prior to the making of such capital outlay expenditures, the forester and board may specify that the account shall be reimbursed for all or a part of such expenditures, over a period not to exceed 10 years, from any one or a combination of the following sources

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ORS 477.302 [Amended by 1965 c.253 §126; renumbered 477.705]

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ORS 477.304 [Amended by 1965 c.253 §127; renumbered 477.710]

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ORS 477.305 Forester to enforce prohibition against littering on forestland in districts. The forester is authorized to enforce the provisions of ORS 164.805 insofar as such affects forestland within forest protection districts established under this chapter. [1965 c.428 §2; 1971 c.743 §387]

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ORS 477.306 [Amended by 1965 c.253 §132; renumbered 477.730]

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ORS 477.308 [Amended by 1965 c.253 §133; renumbered 477.735]

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ORS 477.310 [Amended by 1959 c.363 §12; 1965 c.253 §134; renumbered 477.090]

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ORS 477.312 [Amended by 1959 c.363 §13; repealed by 1965 c.253 §153]

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ORS 477.314 [Repealed by 1965 c.253 §153]

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ORS 477.315 Definitions for ORS 477.315 to 477.325. As used in ORS 477.315 to 477.325

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ORS 477.317 State Forester assistance to rangeland protection association. (1) The forester may enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with a rangeland protection association under the provisions of ORS 477.320 for the purpose of providing the assistance described in subsections (2) and (3) of this section

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ORS 477.320 Request of rangeland owners for protection; hearings; determination; cooperative agreements for protection. (1) Owners of rangeland may request the State Board of Forestry to hold a hearing on the subject of providing protection from fire for rangeland. Upon receipt of such request, the board or its authorized representative shall hold one or more public hearings in order to receive from interested persons information relating to the providing of such protection, and shall cause public notice of the time and place of each hearing to be given. The board or its authorized representatives shall keep the records of the proceedings of such hearings as public records

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ORS 477.321 Rangeland Protection Association Fund. (1) The Rangeland Protection Association Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund

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ORS 477.322 Disposal and transfer of motor vehicles and equipment. Notwithstanding ORS 283.310 and 283.315, the State Forestry Department may

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ORS 477.323 Funding and assistance for rangeland protection associations. The State Forestry Department

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ORS 477.325 Budget for rangeland protection; collection of costs; disposition of receipts. (1) Before June 1 each year, the owners of rangeland to be protected under ORS 477.320, and all rangeland protection associations, shall prepare in cooperation with the State Board of Forestry or its authorized representative, and submit to the board, a proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning on the next succeeding July 1. The budget shall include the proposed cost of such protection. At the meeting of the board under ORS 477.265, the board shall review the budget, make any changes therein that are proper and consistent with law, and pass final approval thereon

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ORS 477.355 Fire wardens generally. (1) The State Forester shall appoint one or more district fire wardens for each forest protection district

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ORS 477.360 Duties of fire warden for forest protection district. The district fire warden, under the direction of the State Forester, has charge of the fire prevention and suppression system in the forest protection district of the warden and such other duties as are required by law and the rules of the State Board of Forestry. Any other wardens serving in the district are subject to the direction of the district fire warden. [Formerly 477.008; 1999 c.355 §12]

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ORS 477.365 Duties and powers of wardens. (1) Under instructions from the forester as to their exercise of state authority, all wardens shall

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ORS 477.370 [Formerly 477.014; 1987 c.158 §104; repealed by 1997 c.274 §55]

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ORS 477.375 [1965 c.253 §91; repealed by 1997 c.274 §55]

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ORS 477.405 [1965 c.253 §77; repealed by 1967 c.429 §23 (477.406 enacted in lieu of 477.405)]

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ORS 477.406 Cooperative contracts or agreements for forest protection or forest related activities; negotiation. (1) For the prevention, mitigation and suppression of fire on forestland or on land other than forestland, or both, the forester and a forest protective association may

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ORS 477.408 Provisions of contract or agreement. Contracts or agreements under ORS 477.406 may provide, among other things, for any or all of the parties to do any one or more of the following

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ORS 477.409 Contracts for off-season services for fire prevention and suppression personnel. (1) The Department of Transportation and the Douglas Forest Protective Association, the Coos Forest Protective Association, the Walker Range Forest Protective Association or any successor association may enter into contracts that provide for seasonal fire prevention and suppression personnel employed by an association to render off-season services to the Department of Transportation. Services provided under a contract described in this section must be off-season services that State Forestry Department personnel were authorized to perform under one or more contracts or agreements between the Department of Transportation and the State Forestry Department entered into on or before January 1, 2012

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ORS 477.410 Liability of parties; responsibility for equipment; unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation; sovereign immunity. (1) Unless otherwise provided in a contract or agreement, and except as provided in subsection (2) of this section

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ORS 477.412 Disposition and use of moneys received by forester under contract or agreement. All money received by the forester pursuant to a contract or agreement described in ORS 477.406 shall be paid into the State Treasury, credited to the State Forestry Department Account and used pursuant to law for the purposes of the contract or agreement. [1967 c.429 §28]

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ORS 477.415 [1965 c.253 §78; 1967 c.429 §35; 1981 c.321 §8; repealed by 2025 c.581 §9]

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ORS 477.420 [Formerly 477.133; repealed by 1967 c.429 §61]

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ORS 477.425 [Formerly 477.135; 1967 c.429 §13; 1977 c.182 §2; repealed by 1981 c.321 §12]

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ORS 477.430 [1965 c.253 §82; 1967 c.429 §5; repealed by 1981 c.321 §12]

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ORS 477.440 Emergency Fire Cost Committee; members; terms; vacancies. (1) As used in this section

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ORS 477.445 Committee oversight of distribution of fire emergency funds. The Emergency Fire Cost Committee shall

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ORS 477.450 Election of committee chairperson. (1) The Emergency Fire Cost Committee shall meet and elect one of its members as chairperson

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ORS 477.455 Meetings of committee; committee administrator and staff. (1) Regular meetings of the Emergency Fire Cost Committee shall be held quarterly

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ORS 477.460 Duties of administrator; compensation and expenses. (1) The administrator described in ORS 477.455 shall

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ORS 477.490 [2021 c.592 §7; 2023 c.611 §1; repealed by 2025 c.590 §1]

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ORS 477.491 Assignments of property to wildfire hazard zones null and void. (1) As used in this section, “order” has the meaning given that term in ORS 183.310

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ORS 477.502 Landscape Resiliency Fund. The Landscape Resiliency Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Landscape Resiliency Fund shall be credited to the fund. The fund shall consist of all moneys placed in the fund as provided by law and any gifts, grants, donations, endowments or bequests from any public or private source. Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the State Forestry Department for landscape resilience projects and implementing ORS 477.503. [2023 c.611 §4]

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