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Oregon Revised Statutes Protection from Fire § 477.560

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) The Oregon Forest Smoke Management Account is established separate and distinct from the General Fund in the State Treasury.

(2) The following moneys shall be credited to the Oregon Forest Smoke Management Account:

(a) Nonrefundable registration fees received by the State Forestry Department for Class 1 forestland under ORS 526.324 to be burned west of the summit of the Cascade Mountains, not including Hood River County.

(b) Fees received by the State Forester for Class 1 forestland under ORS 526.324 treated by a prescription burn method under ORS 477.515 (1) west of the summit of the Cascade Mountains, not including Hood River County.

(c) Fees for federal forestland included within the regulated area under ORS 477.013 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   1 received by the State Forester.

(3) The moneys in the Oregon Forest Smoke Management Account are appropriated continuously for and shall be used by the State Forester exclusively for the administration of the smoke management program approved under ORS 477.013 and 477.554.

1  42 U.S.C.A. § 7401 et seq.
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