Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 477 § 477.554 — Program establishment; content

Program establishment; content. (1) With the advice and assistance of the advisory committee established under ORS 477.556, and subject to the review of the State Board of Forestry, the State Forester shall adopt and implement programs for meeting the objectives set forth in ORS 477.013 and 477.552 to 477.562. The programs shall include: (a) Collection, analysis and distribution of information regarding prescribed burning and other alternative fuel management techniques; (b) Assistance to landowners wanting to evaluate alternative burning and nonburning fuel management strategies and the collection of data regarding fuel conditions existing before and after treatment; (c) Aerial monitoring of prescribed burning activity; (d) Distribution of information to the Department of Environmental Quality on progress toward meeting federal and state air quality standards; (e) Establishment of a system to track forest burning on a geographically specific basis; and (f) Collection, analysis and distribution of information regarding emissions from wildfires for comparison with prescribed burning. (2) The programs shall be administered by the State Forestry Department. [1989 c.920 §3; 1997 c.274 §50; 2007 c.213 §2]