Chapter 530 — Chapter 530

ORS 530.005 Definitions for ORS 530.010 to 530.170 and 530.210 to 530.280. As used in ORS 530.010 to 530.170 and 530.210 to 530.280

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ORS 530.010 State Board of Forestry authorized to acquire lands; limitations; lands designated as state forests. (1) The State Board of Forestry, referred to in this chapter as the board, in the name of the State of Oregon, may acquire, by purchase, donation, devise or exchange from any public, quasi-public or private owner, lands which by reason of their location, topographical, geological or physical characteristics are chiefly valuable for the production of forest crops, watershed protection and development, erosion control, grazing, recreation or forest administrative purposes

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ORS 530.020 Title to acquired lands; encumbrances; Attorney General approval of title; cure of defects; recording. Title to all lands acquired by the State Board of Forestry under ORS 530.010 shall be free and clear of all encumbrances except easements of rights of way and reservations or exceptions of gas, oil, coal, mineral and timber rights, unless the board determines other encumbrances will not unduly limit the management of the lands consistent with ORS 530.010 to 530.170. All titles shall be approved by the Attorney General before conveyance is accepted. However, the Attorney General may approve title to lands proposed to be acquired from counties under the provisions of ORS 530.030 or proposed to be acquired by donation or devise when, in the opinion of the Attorney General, existing defects of title are of formal nature and may be cured by suit to quiet title. In case of acquisition of lands with defective title, the Attorney General may institute suit to quiet title to such lands, and all costs in connection therewith shall be a proper charge against the funds of the board. All deeds, abstracts, title insurance policies, and other evidences of title to lands acquired under ORS 530.010 to 530.040 shall be deposited with the Secretary of State. All deeds shall promptly be recorded in the county in which the lands are situated. [Amended by 1955 c.421 §1; 2009 c.831 §9]

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ORS 530.025 Interests in acquired lands; management of lands; sales. For acquisitions made by the State Board of Forestry on or after July 28, 2009

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ORS 530.030 Conveyance of county lands to state; consideration; adjustment of delinquent fire patrol liens; contracts concerning removal of timber and disposition of proceeds from sale thereof. (1) The county court or board of county commissioners of any county may convey to the state for state forests any lands heretofore or hereafter acquired by such county through foreclosure of tax liens, or otherwise, that are within the classification of lands authorized to be acquired under ORS 530.010, if the State Board of Forestry deems such lands necessary or desirable for acquisition, in consideration of the payment to such county of the percentage of revenue derived from such lands as provided in ORS 530.110. In connection with any such conveyance, the State Board of Forestry shall have authority to make equitable adjustments with any county of accrued delinquent fire patrol liens on lands heretofore or hereafter acquired by such county by foreclosure of tax liens

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ORS 530.040 Exchange of forestland or timber; reservations; hearing; approval of title; status of lands received. (1) It is desirable that lands acquired under the provisions of ORS 530.010 shall be consolidated in areas wherever possible through exchanges of land. It is recognized that the management of state forests will be more economically feasible through such consolidation

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ORS 530.050 Management of lands acquired; powers of forester; rules. Under the authority and direction of the State Board of Forestry except as otherwise provided for the sale of forest products, the State Forester shall manage the lands acquired pursuant to ORS 530.010 to 530.040 so as to secure the greatest permanent value of those lands to the state, and to that end may

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ORS 530.053 Holiday recreational use; armed forces personnel and veterans. If, under ORS 530.050, the State Forester permits the use of lands acquired pursuant to ORS 530.010 to 530.040 for recreation, the State Forester shall authorize the recreational use of the lands without charge to the following persons, upon showing of proper identification and any documentation issued by the State Parks and Recreation Department that is issued to serve as proof of eligibility to use a state park, individual campsite or day use fee area without charge under ORS 390.124 (2)(c)(D)

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ORS 530.055 Leasing lands acquired. Except as limited in this section but subject to separate sale of forest products under ORS 530.059, lands acquired under ORS 530.010 to 530.040 may be leased by the State Forester to any person when approved by the State Board of Forestry and for purposes deemed by the board to be more in the public interest than the purposes for which the land was acquired. [1965 c.128 §3]

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ORS 530.059 Procedure for sales of forest products; surety deposit required of bidder. (1) Before offering any forest products for sale under authority of ORS 530.050 or 530.500, the State Forester shall cause the forest products to be appraised. Should the appraised value of the forest products be in excess of $25,000, the State Forester shall not sell the same to a private person, firm or corporation, except after giving notice of the sale as required by this section, and affording an opportunity for competitive bidding either by public auction or through sealed bids, or a combination of both; provided, however, that such notice and opportunity for competitive bidding will not be required for sales in connection with

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ORS 530.060 [Repealed by 1957 c.229 §1]

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ORS 530.061 Surety deposit required of successful purchaser. The State Forester may require the successful purchaser at a forest products sale to provide a surety bond, cash deposit, assignment of surety, irrevocable letters of credit or other securities as determined acceptable by the State Forester for the purpose of securing performance by the purchaser. The required amount of a bond, deposit, assignment, letter of credit or other security may not be more than $500,000. Claims by any person against the bond, deposit, assignment, letter of credit or other security shall be made to the State Forester for determination. If the claim is disputed, the State Forester may request settlement of the claim through compromise or mediation or require that the claim be litigated. Unless there is a claim awaiting determination, the State Forester shall return any unexpended amount from the bond, deposit, assignment, letter of credit or other security no later than 180 days after the earlier of the completion of operations under the sales contract or the termination date in the sales contract. [2014 c.47 §2]

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ORS 530.065 Modifying timber sale contracts. (1) During the period of a timber sale contract made under ORS 530.059, either party may propose to change or modify the terms of the contract if unforeseen circumstances develop. As used in this subsection, “unforeseen circumstances” means acts of nature or other unforeseen circumstances or conditions that

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ORS 530.070 [Repealed by 1957 c.229 §1]

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ORS 530.075 Validation of state acquisition of county land; purposes for which land may be used; disposition of revenue. (1) Notwithstanding ORS chapter 275 or any other law, deeds of conveyance or other instruments transferring county forests, public parks or recreational areas, from a county to the State of Oregon, either acting by and through or for the use and benefit of the State Board of Forestry, are validated and shall be conclusive evidence of the transfer of such lands from the county to the state

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ORS 530.080 [Repealed by 1957 c.229 §1]

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ORS 530.090 [Repealed by 1957 c.229 §1]

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ORS 530.100 [Repealed by 1957 c.83 §26]

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ORS 530.110 Distribution of revenues from lands acquired under ORS 530.010 to 530.040. (1) All revenues derived from lands acquired without cost to the state, or acquired from counties pursuant to ORS 530.030, 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

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ORS 530.115 Disposition of certain moneys described in ORS 530.110; disposition of forest product rehabilitation revenues. (1) Except as set forth in subsection (2) of this section, moneys described in ORS 530.110 (1)(b) and (2)(c) shall be credited to the county in which the lands are situated and shall be paid quarterly to the county by a warrant drawn as provided by law, pursuant to claim therefor, duly approved by the State Board of Forestry. Payment shall be made on or before the last day of each month following the end of the calendar quarters ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31. Money received under this subsection by the county shall be applied in the following order

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ORS 530.120 Account of receipts from lands acquired; annual statement to county. The State Board of Forestry shall keep an accurate account, by legal subdivisions, of all receipts from lands acquired under the provisions of ORS 530.010 to 530.040 and shall credit to each legal subdivision the revenues derived therefrom. The board shall render annually to each county in which lands acquired under the provisions of ORS 530.010 to 530.040 are situated, a statement, by legal subdivisions, showing the revenues derived from each of such legal subdivisions

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ORS 530.130 Issuance of revenue bonds to acquire lands. (1) In compliance with the applicable provisions of ORS chapter 286A, the State Board of Forestry may request the State Treasurer to issue the revenue bonds described in ORS 530.140 to acquire any lands as provided in ORS 530.010 and to sell revenue bonds under ORS 530.140 in the manner the State Treasurer deems advisable. The net proceeds derived from the sale of the revenue bonds, after the payment of bond-related costs, shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the State Forestry Department Account to be used exclusively for the purpose of acquiring lands as provided by ORS 530.010 and 530.025. The State Forestry Department may establish one or more subaccounts, as it determines are desirable for administration of the net proceeds, in the State Forestry Department Account

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ORS 530.140 Forest development revenue bonds. (1) The State Board of Forestry may request the State Treasurer to sell revenue bonds of the State of Oregon, to be known as Oregon forest development revenue bonds, in an amount authorized under ORS 286A.035. The bonds shall not constitute a general obligation of the state, nor be a lien on any of the lands acquired by the state under ORS 530.010

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ORS 530.143 Revenue bond refunding. Revenue bonds issued under ORS 530.140 may be refunded as provided under ORS chapter 286A. [2009 c.831 §5]

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ORS 530.147 Forest Development Revenue Bond Fund. (1) The Forest Development Revenue Bond Fund is established separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Forest Development Revenue Bond Fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys in the fund may be invested as provided in ORS 286A.025 and 293.701 to 293.857. All moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the State Board of Forestry for the purposes of paying bond-related costs when due on the revenue bonds issued under ORS 530.140 on or after July 28, 2009

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ORS 530.150 [Amended by 1957 c.83 §17; 1975 c.614 §18; repealed by 2009 c.831 §19]

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ORS 530.160 [Amended by 1957 c.83 §18; repealed by 2009 c.831 §19]

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ORS 530.170 Disposition of revenues from lands acquired under former statute. Revenues from lands acquired by the state pursuant to section 5, chapter 478, Oregon Laws 1939, shall be disposed of as provided by law at the time of such acquisition. However, the county court or board of county commissioners of any county from which such lands were acquired may, by resolution duly made and entered, and delivery of a certified copy thereof to the State Board of Forestry, elect to have such revenues disposed of as provided in ORS 530.110 (1). [Amended by 1957 c.83 §19; 2007 c.71 §173]

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ORS 530.175 Forest Acquisition County Reimbursement Fund. (1) The Forest Acquisition County Reimbursement Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Forest Acquisition County Reimbursement Fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys in the Forest Acquisition County Reimbursement Fund are continuously appropriated to the State Forestry Department for use as provided in this section

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ORS 530.180 [2009 c.831 §7; repealed by 2011 c.9 §72]

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ORS 530.181 State Forest Acquisition Fund. The State Forest Acquisition Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. The State Forest Acquisition Fund shall consist of moneys deposited in the fund under section 13, chapter 906, Oregon Laws 2009, and section 16, chapter 624, Oregon Laws 2011, and may include fees, revenues or other income deposited into the fund by the Legislative Assembly. The moneys in the State Forest Acquisition Fund and the interest earnings on moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the State Board of Forestry for the purpose of acquiring parcels in the Gilchrist area of Klamath County for use as state forestland. [2009 c.906 §14; 2011 c.624 §17]

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ORS 530.210 Definitions for ORS 530.210 to 530.280. When used in ORS 530.210 to 530.280, unless the context clearly would be otherwise

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ORS 530.220 Oregon Forest Rehabilitation Act. ORS 530.210 to 530.280 shall be known as the Oregon Forest Rehabilitation Act

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ORS 530.230 Issuance of general obligation bonds. In order to provide funds for the purposes specified in Article XI-E of the Oregon Constitution, the State Board of Forestry may request the State Treasurer to issue bonds in accordance with the provisions of ORS chapter 286A. [Amended by 1981 c.660 §44; 2007 c.783 §214; 2009 c.831 §14]

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ORS 530.240 Use of proceeds from general obligation bonds. The net proceeds, after payment of bond-related costs, arising from the sale of each issue of bonds under ORS 530.210 to 530.280 shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the State Forestry Department Account and shall be used exclusively for the rehabilitation, reforestation, management and development of state-owned forestlands and the acquisition of lands for said purposes. Moneys acquired under ORS 530.230 shall be in addition to and not in lieu of moneys regularly appropriated or otherwise made available to the State Board of Forestry for the administration, management and protection of state forestlands. The State Forestry Department may establish one or more subaccounts, as the department determines are desirable for administration of the net proceeds arising from the sale of each issue of bonds, in the State Forestry Department Account. [Amended by 1957 c.83 §20; 2009 c.831 §15]

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ORS 530.250 State Forester to rehabilitate state forestlands; assistants, equipment and contracts; rules. (1) The State Forester, under the direction of the State Board of Forestry, shall rehabilitate, reforest and develop state-owned forestlands so as to secure the highest permanent usefulness to the whole people of the state. In the management and control of such land, the State Forester may employ assistants and such other help as in the judgment of the State Forester may be necessary and may purchase machinery, equipment and supplies required to accomplish the purposes hereof. The State Forester may enter into any and all contracts, in the name of the board, deemed necessary for the rehabilitation, reforestation and development of said lands

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ORS 530.255 Hardwood species for reforestation. (1) When making reforestation plans for state-owned or state-managed lands the State Forester, insofar as edaphic conditions permit, shall select suitable hardwood species as well as coniferous species

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ORS 530.260 [Amended by 1975 c.462 §15; repealed by 1981 c.660 §18]

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ORS 530.270 [Repealed by 1981 c.660 §18]

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ORS 530.280 State Forestry General Obligation Bond Fund. (1) The State Forestry General Obligation Bond Fund is established separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the State Forestry General Obligation Bond Fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys in the fund may be invested as provided in ORS 286A.025 and 293.701 to 293.857. All moneys in the State Forestry General Obligation Bond Fund are continuously appropriated to the State Forestry Department for the purposes of paying bond-related costs when due on the general obligation bonds issued under Article XI-E of the Oregon Constitution. However, an agreement for exchange of interest rates may not be paid from moneys derived under paragraph (a) of this subsection or from General Fund moneys appropriated under paragraph (d) of this subsection to fulfill a pledge of the full faith and credit of the state set forth in Article XI-E of the Oregon Constitution. The State Forestry General Obligation Bond Fund shall consist of the following

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ORS 530.290 [Repealed by 1991 c.220 §15]

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ORS 530.300 [Amended by 1955 c.115 §3; repealed by 1969 c.428 §5]

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ORS 530.410 [Amended by 1955 c.121 §1; repealed by 1957 c.240 §10]

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ORS 530.420 [Repealed by 1957 c.240 §10]

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ORS 530.430 [Amended by 1953 c.76 §2; 1955 c.121 §2; repealed by 1957 c.240 §10]

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ORS 530.440 [1955 c.121 §3; repealed by 1957 c.240 §10]

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ORS 530.450 [1957 c.240 §1; repealed by 2025 c.325 §6]

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ORS 530.460 Lands suited for growing forest products to be designated Common School Forest Lands and withdrawn from sale. (1) The Department of State Lands and the State Board of Forestry shall designate and set aside those lands owned by the State of Oregon, under the jurisdiction of the Department of State Lands, which are primarily suited for the growing of timber and other forest products

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ORS 530.470 Determination of lands to be designated Common School Forest Lands. (1) Periodically as is necessary, the Department of State Lands and the State Board of Forestry shall proceed to designate and set aside Common School Forest Lands as rapidly as forestry data and information are obtained from field examinations of the lands eligible for dedication under ORS 530.460 to 530.520

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ORS 530.480 Legal descriptions of lands; resolutions of State Land Board and State Board of Forestry. As the Common School Forest Lands are determined as required by ORS 530.460 to 530.520, such lands shall be described by legal subdivision. The State Land Board and the State Board of Forestry, respectively in their regular meetings, shall by separate board resolutions designate and set aside such lands as a part of the Common School Forest Lands. A copy of each board resolution certified by the Director of the Department of State Lands or the State Forester, respectively, together with the description of the lands involved, shall be filed with the Secretary of State, who shall keep such copies and descriptions in conjunction with the auditing records of the State Forestry Department Account. [1957 c.240 §4; 1969 c.594 §58; 2025 c.325 §7]

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