Oregon Code § 477.515·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
(1).
(4) Federal lands
included within the regulated area under the provision of the smoke management
plan approved under ORS 477.013 shall also be subject to the fees authorized
under subsection (3) of this section for forestland to be treated by any
prescription burn method subject to the provisions of the State of Oregon Clean
Air Act Implementation Plan and the federal Clean Air Act.
(5) The State
Forester may establish a minimum fee per billing, combining the fees in
subsections (1) and (3) of this section. The combined minimum fee may not
exceed $30.
(6) In order to
efficiently collect fees established by this section, the State Forester is
authorized to enter into contracts or agreements with a federal land management
agency, a person or a public body as defined in ORS 174.109. Such a contract or
agreement may provide for payment methods such as estimated annual payments
with periodic adjustment to ensure the recovery of actual fees due, or
semiannual or quarterly consolidated billings.
(7)
Notwithstanding ORS 291.238, moneys collected under this section shall be
deposited in the Oregon Forest Smoke Management Account established under ORS
477.560. [1989 c.920 §8; 1991 c.919 §15a; 1997 c.274 §53; 2007 c.213 §5]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 477.515
03Subject to legislative amendments
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